Updated: Estimated Long-Term Fund Flows and ETF Net Issuance By: Investment Company Institute | January 16, 2019
Washington, DC, January 16, 2019—Total estimated inflows1 to long-term mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $18.35 billion for the week ended January 9, 2019, the Investment Company Institute reported today.
Equity funds2 had estimated inflows of $11.33 billion for the week, compared to estimated outflows of $11.30 billion in the previous week. Domestic equity funds had estimated inflows of $6.63 billion, and world equity funds had estimated inflows of $4.70 billion.
Hybrid funds2—which can invest in stocks and fixed-income securities—had estimated inflows of $11 million for the week, compared to estimated outflows of $5.42 billion in the previous week.
Bond funds2 had estimated inflows of $6.30 billion for the week, compared to estimated outflows of $14.17 billion during the previous week. Taxable bond funds saw estimated inflows of $4.35 billion, and municipal bond funds had estimated inflows of $1.95 billion.
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 $711 million for the week, compared to estimated inflows of $478 million in the previous week.
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