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Estimated Weekly Value of ETF Net Issuance Flows

* May 10, 2016

Washington, DC, May 10, 2016—The estimated value of all exchange-traded fund1 (ETF) shares redeemed exceeded that of shares issued by $8.77 billion for the week ended May 4, 2016, the Investment Company Institute reported today.

Equity ETFs2 had estimated negative net issuance of $10.39 billion for the week, compared to estimated net issuance of $4.94 billion in the previous week. Domestic equity ETFs had estimated negative net issuance of $10.50 billion, and world equity ETFs had estimated net issuance of $110 million.

Hybrid ETFs2—which can invest in stocks and fixed-income securities—had net issuance of $4 million for the week, compared to estimated net issuance of $23 million in the previous week.

Bond ETFs2 had estimated net issuance of $255 million, compared to estimated net issuance of $1.01 billion during the previous week. Taxable bond ETFs saw estimated net issuance of $108 million, and municipal bond ETFs had estimated net issuance of $147 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 $1.36 billion, compared to estimated negative net issuance of $128 million during the previous week.

https://www.ici.org/research/stats/flows/etf/etf_flows_05_10_16

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