Updated: Estimated Long-Term Fund Flows and ETF Net Issuance By: Investment Company Institute | January 24, 2018
Washington, DC, January 24, 2018—Total estimated inflows1 to long-term mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $20.92 billion for the week ended January 17, 2018, the Investment Company Institute reported today.
Equity funds2 had estimated inflows of $11.87 billion for the week, compared to estimated inflows of $17.38 billion in the previous week. Domestic equity funds had estimated inflows of $1.72 billion, and world equity funds had estimated inflows of $10.15 billion.
Hybrid funds2—which can invest in stocks and fixed-income securities—had estimated outflows of $247 million for the week, compared to estimated outflows of $149 million in the previous week.
Bond funds2 had estimated inflows of $9.25 billion for the week, compared to estimated inflows of $18.92 billion during the previous week. Taxable bond funds saw estimated inflows of $6.79 billion, and municipal bond funds had estimated inflows of $2.46 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 $45 million for the week, compared to estimated outflows of $2 million in the previous week.