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Legg Mason AUM Ascends in August, Liquidity Inflows Recorded
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Legg Mason Inc. reported a slight rise in assets under management (AUM) as of Aug 31, 2018, from the prior month. Preliminary month-end AUM came in at $751.8 billion, up from the July 2018 figure of $749.2 billion.
August AUM displayed $0.7-billion fixed income outflows, equity net outflows of $0.6 billion and alternative net outflows of $0.1 billion, fully offset by $2.9 billion of liquidity inflows. Notably, negative foreign exchange impact of $1.7 billion remained an unfavorable factor.
Legg Mason’s equity AUM at the end of August inched up 1.7% from the prior-month figure to $215.7 billion. Fixed income AUM dipped slightly sequentially to $409.5 billion. Further, alternative assets decreased moderately to $65.8 billion.
Fall in fixed income and Alternatives AUM was partly offset by rise in equity AUM, resulting in long-term AUM of $691 billion. The figure marks a marginal fall from the previous month. Moreover, liquid assets, which are convertible into cash, moved up 4.8% to $60.8 billion.
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Franklin Resources (BEN - Free Report) has announced preliminary AUM by its subsidiaries of $722.4 billion for August 2018. Results display 1.5% fall from $733.7 billion recorded as of Jul 31, 2018. Net market losses and net outflows were undermining factors. Also, the figure dipped 3.3% from the previous year.
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (TROW - Free Report) announced preliminary AUM of $1.09 trillion for August 2018. Results reflect nearly 2% rise from $1.07 trillion recorded on Jul 31, 2018. Client transfers from mutual funds to other portfolios, including trusts and separate accounts, were $1.6 billion in August.
Though Invesco Ltd’s (IVZ - Free Report) preliminary month-end AUM as of Aug 31, 2018 of $988 billion remained stable compared to the previous month, all its AUM segments, except Equity AUM, witnessed a fall. While favorable market returns and non-management fee earning AUM benefited the company’s AUM, net long-term outflows and decrease in balanced AUM were the downside. Moreover, foreign exchange dragged down the month’s AUM by $1.2 billion.
Our Viewpoint
Legg Mason has the potential to outperform its peers over the long run, backed by a diversified product mix and leverage to the changing market demography. Nonetheless, absence of continued growth in equity markets and foreign-exchange fluctuations remain headwinds.
Shares of the company have lost around 24.6% over the last six months compared with 8.4% decline recorded by the industry.
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Legg Mason AUM Ascends in August, Liquidity Inflows Recorded
Legg Mason Inc. reported a slight rise in assets under management (AUM) as of Aug 31, 2018, from the prior month. Preliminary month-end AUM came in at $751.8 billion, up from the July 2018 figure of $749.2 billion.
August AUM displayed $0.7-billion fixed income outflows, equity net outflows of $0.6 billion and alternative net outflows of $0.1 billion, fully offset by $2.9 billion of liquidity inflows. Notably, negative foreign exchange impact of $1.7 billion remained an unfavorable factor.
Legg Mason’s equity AUM at the end of August inched up 1.7% from the prior-month figure to $215.7 billion. Fixed income AUM dipped slightly sequentially to $409.5 billion. Further, alternative assets decreased moderately to $65.8 billion.
Fall in fixed income and Alternatives AUM was partly offset by rise in equity AUM, resulting in long-term AUM of $691 billion. The figure marks a marginal fall from the previous month. Moreover, liquid assets, which are convertible into cash, moved up 4.8% to $60.8 billion.
Competitive Landscape
Franklin Resources (BEN - Free Report) has announced preliminary AUM by its subsidiaries of $722.4 billion for August 2018. Results display 1.5% fall from $733.7 billion recorded as of Jul 31, 2018. Net market losses and net outflows were undermining factors. Also, the figure dipped 3.3% from the previous year.
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (TROW - Free Report) announced preliminary AUM of $1.09 trillion for August 2018. Results reflect nearly 2% rise from $1.07 trillion recorded on Jul 31, 2018. Client transfers from mutual funds to other portfolios, including trusts and separate accounts, were $1.6 billion in August.
Though Invesco Ltd’s (IVZ - Free Report) preliminary month-end AUM as of Aug 31, 2018 of $988 billion remained stable compared to the previous month, all its AUM segments, except Equity AUM, witnessed a fall. While favorable market returns and non-management fee earning AUM benefited the company’s AUM, net long-term outflows and decrease in balanced AUM were the downside. Moreover, foreign exchange dragged down the month’s AUM by $1.2 billion.
Our Viewpoint
Legg Mason has the potential to outperform its peers over the long run, backed by a diversified product mix and leverage to the changing market demography. Nonetheless, absence of continued growth in equity markets and foreign-exchange fluctuations remain headwinds.
Shares of the company have lost around 24.6% over the last six months compared with 8.4% decline recorded by the industry.
Legg Mason currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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