Investors put $47 billion more cash into U.S. mutual funds in December 2007 than they took out, up from $45 billion in December 2006.
Net inflow increased to $29 billion, from $8.9 billion, at domestic stock funds, as net inflow fell to $17 billion, from $28 billion, at international and global funds, according to Financial Research Corp., Boston.
On the fixed-income side, tax-free bond funds suffered $3.6 billion in net outflow, compared with $1 billion in net inflow for December 2006.