Asset Management

AI hype propels EU metaverse fund assets past $1bn

Metaverse funds in Europe have seen assets surge to an all-time high, fuelled by growing hype around AI stocks

Funds are piling into Metaverse-linked stocks
Funds are piling into Metaverse-linked stocks Photo: Didem Mente/Anadolu via Getty Images

Amundi and Invesco are among a cohort of asset managers that have benefitted from the recent buzz around AI and subsequent rally in tech stocks, with assets overseen by European funds focused on the metaverse reaching a record high.

According to exclusive data provided to Financial News from Morningstar, metaverse funds in Europe saw their collective assets rise to $1.1bn at the end of March — more than double the $403m they oversaw a year previously.

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