Combined Estimated Long-Term Fund Flows and ETF Net Issuance By: ICI | October 25, 2023
• Washington, DC; October 25, 2023—Total estimated outflows1 from long-term mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $11.86 billion for the week ended October 18, 2023, the Investment Company Institute reported today.
Equity funds2 had estimated outflows of $5.10 billion for the week, compared to estimated outflows of $10.60 billion in the previous week. Domestic equity funds had estimated outflows of $3.39 billion, and world equity funds had estimated outflows of $1.71 billion.
Hybrid funds2—which can invest in stocks and fixed-income securities—had estimated outflows of $2.42 billion for the week, compared to estimated outflows of $2.18 billion in the previous week.
Bond funds2 had estimated outflows of $3.09 billion for the week, compared to estimated inflows of $614 million during the previous week. Taxable bond funds saw estimated outflows of $2.33 billion, and municipal bond funds had estimated outflows of $759 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 $1.26 billion for the week, compared to estimated outflows of $463 million in the previous week.
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