Here's a look back at 2023's top-read stories each month in the advisor-sold asset management industry:

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January
Vanguard Leads an Inflows Pack and an Outflows Pack. Wait, What?
The M* team updates U.S. flows data for December 2022 for ETFs and long-term, open-end mutual funds.

February
Joe Neuberger and a Vanguard Vet Take Over a Fund Firm
The Midwestern asset manager's founder is staying on as a PM at the 34-year-old shop.

March
For Cap Group, Is the Fifth Time the Charm?
The team at an investment research giant reveals nominees (three PMs and three fund firms) for its annual awards.

April
April Fools For Fundsters
A veteran asset management industry consultant and his team offer up some laughs with their annual "news" roundup for April Fools' Day.

May
Will the Mountain Come to Bob?
What are the Desmarais thinking? Word is that a sale of a Beantown fund firm is close.

June
With $951MM, Baird Repeats Its Win
The M* team updates U.S. flows data for May 2023 for ETFs and long-term, open-end mutual funds.

July
A Blockchain Creator Joins the Mutual Fund World
A startup RIA with a famed founder from the blockchain world is seeking to shake up the mutual fund industry.

August
Watch For Interval Funds' Widening Lead Over Tender-Offer Funds
The team at a research ally to fundsters expects very different fates for the two product structures.

September
Six of 2023's Most Powerful Women In Asset Management
Fundsters make up 24 percent of a trade pub's new list of powerful women in finance.

October
JPM Leads With $47B
The M* team updates U.S. flows data for September 2023 for ETFs and long-term, open-end mutual funds.

November
A $55MM-AUM ETF Gobbles One MF, But ...
A second merger into the ETF is still pending shareholder approval.

December
A $1.5B-AUM Quant Shop Launches Its First Stock ETF
The new, actively managed offering is the SoCal firm's fifth fund.

(By comparison, here's MFWire's list of top-read 2022 stories.) 

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