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02/15/17 9:34 AM

#70402 RE: DiscoverGold #70292

Updated: Estimated Long-Term Fund Flows and ETF Net Issuance

* February 15, 2017

Washington, DC, February 8, 2017 - Total estimated inflows1 to long-term mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $24.28 billion for the week ended February 1, 2017, the Investment Company Institute reported today.

Equity funds2 had estimated inflows of $15.05 billion for the week, compared to estimated outflows of $3.93 billion in the previous week. Domestic equity funds had estimated inflows of $11.77 billion, and world equity funds had estimated inflows of $3.28 billion.

Hybrid funds2—which can invest in stocks and fixed-income securities—had estimated outflows of $567 million for the week, compared to estimated outflows of $549 million in the previous week.

Bond funds2 had estimated inflows of $9.39 billion for the week, compared to estimated inflows of $8.16 billion during the previous week. Taxable bond funds saw estimated inflows of $8.52 billion, and municipal bond funds had estimated inflows of $878 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 inflows of $413 million for the week, compared to estimated outflows of $492 million in the previous week.

https://www.ici.org/research/stats/flows/combined/combined_flows_02_08_17

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