Estimated Long-Term Fund Flows and ETF Net Issuance By: ICI | October 16, 2019
Washington, DC; October 16, 2019—Total estimated outflows1 from long-term mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $5.98 billion for the week ended October 9, 2019, the Investment Company Institute reported today.
Equity funds2 had estimated outflows of $11.53 billion for the week, compared to estimated outflows of $13.85 billion in the previous week. Domestic equity funds had estimated outflows of $10.87 billion, and world equity funds had estimated outflows of $660 million.
Hybrid funds2—which can invest in stocks and fixed-income securities—had estimated outflows of $688 million for the week, compared to estimated outflows of $1.15 billion in the previous week.
Bond funds2 had estimated inflows of $5.81 billion for the week, compared to estimated inflows of $8.42 billion during the previous week. Taxable bond funds saw estimated inflows of $3.86 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 $425 million for the week, compared to estimated inflows of $489 million in the previous week.
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