Updated: Estimated Long-Term Fund Flows and ETF Net Issuance By: Investment Company Institute | October 4, 2017
Washington, DC, October 4, 2017—Total estimated inflows1 to long-term mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $260 million for the week ended September 27, 2017, the Investment Company Institute reported today.
Equity funds2 had estimated outflows of $6.40 billion for the week, compared to estimated inflows of $1.01 billion in the previous week. Domestic equity funds had estimated outflows of $9.35 billion, and world equity funds had estimated inflows of $2.94 billion.
Hybrid funds2—which can invest in stocks and fixed-income securities—had estimated outflows of $905 million for the week, compared to estimated inflows of $901 million in the previous week.
Bond funds2 had estimated inflows of $6.71 billion for the week, compared to estimated inflows of $11.08 billion during the previous week. Taxable bond funds saw estimated inflows of $5.96 billion, and municipal bond funds had estimated inflows of $743 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 $861 million for the week, compared to estimated outflows of $134 million in the previous week.
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