Updated: Estimated Long-Term Fund Flows and ETF Net Issuance By: Investment Company Institute | February 20, 2019
Washington, DC, February 20, 2019—Total estimated inflows1 to long-term mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $8.51 billion for the week ended February 13, 2019, the Investment Company Institute reported today.
Equity funds2 had estimated inflows of $3 million for the week, compared to estimated inflows of $1.27 billion in the previous week. Domestic equity funds had estimated outflows of $155 million, and world equity funds had estimated inflows of $158 million.
Hybrid funds2—which can invest in stocks and fixed-income securities—had estimated outflows of $880 million for the week, compared to estimated inflows of $710 million in the previous week.
Bond funds2 had estimated inflows of $9.74 billion for the week, compared to estimated inflows of $16.09 billion during the previous week. Taxable bond funds saw estimated inflows of $6.75 billion, and municipal bond funds had estimated inflows of $2.99 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 outflows of $353 million for the week, compared to estimated outflows of $621 million in the previous week.