Updated: Estimated Long-Term Fund Flows and ETF Net Issuance
* March 22, 2017
Washington, DC, March 22, 2017—Total estimated inflows1 to long-term mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $13.83 billion for the week ended March 15, 2017, the Investment Company Institute reported today.
Equity funds2 had estimated inflows of $10.99 billion for the week, compared to estimated inflows of $9.12 billion in the previous week. Domestic equity funds had estimated inflows of $9.01 billion, and world equity funds had estimated inflows of $1.98 billion.
Hybrid funds2—which can invest in stocks and fixed-income securities—had estimated outflows of $242 million for the week, compared to estimated outflows of $376 million in the previous week.
Bond funds2 had estimated inflows of $2.84 billion for the week, compared to estimated inflows of $6.92 billion during the previous week. Taxable bond funds saw estimated inflows of $3.04 billion, and municipal bond funds had estimated outflows of $203 million.
Commodity funds2—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 inflows of $237 million for the week, compared to estimated outflows of $663 million in the previous week.
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