By The Investment Company Institute
U.S.-registered investment companies* managed $17.1 trillion in assets at year-end 2013 (Figure 1.1), $2.3 trillion more than at year-end 2012. Major U.S. stock indexes rose 30 percent or more over the year, contributing to the growth in total net assets of funds invested in domestic equity markets. International stock markets also rallied, gaining nearly 20 percent on average and increasing the assets of funds invested in international equities. In addition, the U.S. dollar weakened against the euro—raising the dollar value of euro-denominated securities and thus the dollar value of equity and bond funds holding euro-denominated assets.
