ICI.org – Washington, DC – The estimated value of all exchange-traded fund1 (ETF) shares issued exceeded that of shares redeemed by $11.98 billion for the week ended September 28, 2016, the Investment Company Institute reported today. In addition to this report, ICI will also be publishing long-term mutual fund flows and a report that combines data for ETFs and mutual funds, available on the ICI website.
ETF Estimated Net Issuance Millions of dollars
| 9/28/2016 | 9/21/2016 | 9/14/2016 | 9/7/2016 | 8/31/2016 | ||
| Equity | 8,784 | -1,731 | 1,487 | 3,414 | 4,599 | |
| Domestic | 10,106 | -775 | 157 | 2,487 | 3,653 | |
| World | -1,322 | -956 | 1,331 | 927 | 946 | |
| Hybrid | 39 | 20 | 31 | 28 | 30 | |
| Bond | 2,827 | 3,596 | -2,417 | 630 | 1,137 | |
| Taxable | 2,764 | 3,471 | -2,539 | 849 | 1,011 | |
| Municipal | 63 | 125 | 121 | -219 | 126 | |
| Commodity | 325 | 533 | -898 | 458 | -601 | |
| Total | 11,975 | 2,419 | -1,797 | 4,530 | 5,166 | |
Note: Components may not add to the total because of rounding. Includes funds not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Equity ETFs2 had estimated net issuance of $8.78 billion for the week, compared to estimated negative net issuance of $1.73 billion in the previous week. Domestic equity ETFs had estimated net issuance of $10.11 billion, and world equity ETFs had estimated negative net issuance of $1.32 billion.
Hybrid ETFs2—which can invest in stocks and fixed-income securities—had estimated net issuance of $39 million for the week, compared to estimated net issuance of $20 million in the previous week.
Bond ETFs2 had estimated net issuance of $2.83 billion for the week, compared to estimated net issuance of $3.60 billion during the previous week. Taxable bond ETFs saw estimated net issuance of $2.76 billion, and municipal bond ETFs had estimated net issuance of $63 million.
Commodity ETFs2—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 net issuance of $325 million for the week, compared to estimated net issuance of $533 million during the previous week.