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Updated: Estimated Long-Term Fund Flows and ETF Net Issuance
By: Investment Company Institute | May 15, 2019

Washington, DC, May 15, 2019—Total estimated outflows1 from long-term mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $2.26 billion for the week ended May 8, 2019, the Investment Company Institute reported today.

Equity funds2 had estimated outflows of $8.27 billion for the week, compared to estimated outflows of $5.95 billion in the previous week. Domestic equity funds had estimated outflows of $10.17 billion, and world equity funds had estimated inflows of $1.90 billion.

Hybrid funds2—which can invest in stocks and fixed-income securities—had estimated outflows of $834 million for the week, compared to estimated outflows of $2.47 billion in the previous week.

Bond funds2 had estimated inflows of $7.59 billion for the week, compared to estimated inflows of $9.13 billion during the previous week. Taxable bond funds saw estimated inflows of $5.26 billion, and municipal bond funds had estimated inflows of $2.33 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 outflows of $748 million for the week, compared to estimated outflows of $192 million in the previous week.

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