Investors putting money back into stock-market funds, but flows still solidly negative for 2019

Another round of stock-market gains saw investors add fresh money to equity funds in the latest week, data showed Friday, though flows remain solidly negative for the year to date.

Flows into equities came to $9.7 billion in the weekly period ending Nov. 13, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Of that, $14.6 billion moved into exchange-traded funds, while mutual funds saw $5 billion in outflows. Bond funds, meanwhile, continued to see inflows across categories.

Heavy outflows from equity funds have been a feature of the market even as...