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Estimated Weekly Value of ETF Net Issuance Flows

* May 24, 2016

Washington, DC, May 24, 2016—The estimated value of all exchange-traded fund1 (ETF) shares issued exceeded that of shares redeemed by $2.01 billion for the week ended May 18, 2016, the Investment Company Institute reported today.

Equity ETFs2 had estimated negative net issuance of $2.03 billion for the week, compared to estimated negative net issuance of $2.98 billion in the previous week. Domestic equity ETFs had estimated negative net issuance of $666 million, and world equity ETFs had estimated negative net issuance of $1.36 billion.

Hybrid ETFs2—which can invest in stocks and fixed-income securities—had estimated negative net issuance of $83 million for the week, compared to estimated negative net issuance of $7 million in the previous week.

Bond ETFs2 had estimated net issuance of $3.52 billion for the week, compared to estimated negative net issuance of $465 million during the previous week. Taxable bond ETFs saw estimated net issuance of $3.31 billion, and municipal bond ETFs had estimated net issuance of $212 million.

Commodity ETFs2—which are ETFs (both registered and not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that invest primarily in commodities, currencies, and futures—had estimated net issuance of $595 million for the week, compared to estimated net issuance of $1.06 billion during the previous week.

https://www.ici.org/research/stats/flows/etf/etf_flows_05_24_16

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