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Invesco's May AUM Up 2.1% on Improved Money Market Assets

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Invesco Ltd. (IVZ - Free Report) announced an increase in its preliminary month-end assets under management (“AUM”) for May 2017. The company’s AUM came in at $859 billion, up 2.1% from $841.4 billion recorded in the prior month.

The rise reflected favorable market returns, higher Money Market AUM and inflows into PowerShares QQQs and net long-term inflows. Further, FX increased April AUM by $0.9 billion.

Invesco’s preliminary average total AUM for the quarter through May 31 was $843.3 billion while preliminary average active AUM was $687.7 billion.

At the end of the reported month, Invesco’s Equity AUM grew 1.9% from the prior month to $394.5 billion. Further, Fixed Income AUM of $208.4 billion rose 1.2% from $206 billion in Apr 2017.

Additionally, Balanced AUM came in at $51.6 billion, jumping 3.4% from Apr 2017. Alternatives AUM rose marginally from the preceding month to $128.8 billion. Also, Money Market AUM was $75.7 billion, rising 8.1% from the prior month.

In the last three months, shares of Invesco have gained 9.1%, outperforming the Zacks categorized Investment Management industry’s rally of 4.2%.



Apart from Invesco, another investment manager, Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN - Free Report) , declared preliminary AUM of $744.7 billion by its subsidiaries for May 2017, a slight rise from the prior month. Legg Mason, Inc. came out with its May 2017 AUM of $726.6 billion, down nearly 1% from the prior month.

Currently, Invesco carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).

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