Updated: Estimated Long-Term Fund Flows and ETF Net Issuance By: Investment Company Institute | January 30, 2019
Washington, DC, January 30, 2019—Total estimated inflows1 to long-term mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $9.23 billion for the week ended January 23, 2019, the Investment Company Institute reported today.
Equity funds2 had estimated inflows of $1.48 billion for the week, compared to estimated outflows of $2.78 billion in the previous week. Domestic equity funds had estimated outflows of $571 million, and world equity funds had estimated inflows of $2.06 billion.
Hybrid funds2—which can invest in stocks and fixed-income securities—had estimated inflows of $355 million for the week, compared to estimated inflows of $16 million in the previous week.
Bond funds2 had estimated inflows of $6.80 billion for the week, compared to estimated inflows of $9.33 billion during the previous week. Taxable bond funds saw estimated inflows of $5.37 billion, and municipal bond funds had estimated inflows of $1.43 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 $584 million for the week, compared to estimated outflows of $213 million in the previous week.