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Investment: 48 percent net inflow for an arms company: That's how 450,000 Germans invested in July

Exclusive data from broker Flatex shows: Three stocks were bought particularly frequently, while investors withdrew a lot of money from an entire industry.

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Investment: 48 percent net inflow for an arms company: That's how 450,000 Germans invested in July

Flatex, an online broker, has reported changes in its 450,000 German customers' portfolio positions in July. According to data obtained by Handelsblatt, 21 of the 200 largest stock positions saw net inflows of over 6%. The stock of a German company had the highest inflow at 48%. An analysis by Flatexdegiro of all German customer accounts found that stocks make up 45.7% of invested assets, followed by ETFs at 44%. In July, ETFs gained 0.4% while individual stock positions declined 3.1%.

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