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Updated: Estimated Long-Term Fund Flows and ETF Net Issuance
By: Investment Company Institute | November 15, 2017

Washington, DC, November 15, 2017—Total estimated inflows1 to long-term mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $7.76 billion for the week ended November 8, 2017, the Investment Company Institute reported today.

Equity funds2 had estimated inflows of $2.84 billion for the week, compared to estimated outflows of $1.62 billion in the previous week. Domestic equity funds had estimated outflows of $3.66 billion, and world equity funds had estimated inflows of $6.50 billion.

Hybrid funds2—which can invest in stocks and fixed-income securities—had estimated outflows of $373 million for the week, compared to estimated outflows of $999 million in the previous week.

Bond funds2 had estimated inflows of $5.44 billion for the week, compared to estimated inflows of $7.45 billion during the previous week. Taxable bond funds saw estimated inflows of $4.54 billion, and municipal bond funds had estimated inflows of $903 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 outflows of $153 million for the week, compared to estimated outflows of $242 million in the previous week.

https://www.ici.org/research/stats/flows/combined/combined_flows_11_15_17

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