ICI.org – Washington, DC, – The combined assets of the nation’s mutual funds increased by $85.61 billion, or 0.5 percent, to $15.90 trillion in May, according to the Investment Company Institute’s official survey of the mutual fund industry. In the survey, mutual fund companies report actual assets, sales, and redemptions to ICI.
Total Net Assets of Mutual Funds*
Billions of dollars
| May 2016 |
Apr 2016 |
% change |
May 2015 |
|
| Total long-term |
13,198.5 |
13,101.1 |
0.7 |
13,727.8 |
| Equity |
8,261.8 |
8,186.3 |
0.9 |
8,757.2 |
| Domestic equity |
6,120.6 |
6,034.8 |
1.4 |
6,458.1 |
| World equity |
2,141.2 |
2,151.5 |
-0.5 |
2,299.1 |
| Hybrid |
1,366.5 |
1,361.3 |
0.4 |
1,428.1 |
| Bond |
3,570.1 |
3,553.5 |
0.5 |
3,542.5 |
| Taxable bond |
2,936.2 |
2,928.5 |
0.3 |
2,967.6 |
| Municipal bond |
634.0 |
625.0 |
1.4 |
574.9 |
| Total money market |
2,705.6 |
2,717.4 |
-0.4 |
2,602.1 |
| Taxable money market |
2,497.4 |
2,503.1 |
-0.2 |
2,357.9 |
| Tax-exempt money market |
208.2 |
214.3 |
-2.8 |
244.2 |
| Total |
15,904.1 |
15,818.5 |
0.5 |
16,329.9 |
* Data for exchange-traded funds and funds that invest primarily in other mutual funds were excluded from the series.
Note: Components may not add to the total because of rounding.
Net New Cash Flow of Mutual Funds*
Millions of dollars
| May 2016 |
Apr 2016 |
Jan–May 2016 |
Jan–May 2015 |
|
| Total long-term |
-6,595 |
-4,424 |
-8,634 |
78,445 |
| Equity |
-18,084 |
-23,665 |
-47,765 |
21,723 |
| Domestic equity |
-17,665 |
-19,213 |
-64,071 |
-36,692 |
| World equity |
-419 |
-4,452 |
16,306 |
58,415 |
| Hybrid |
-1,403 |
262 |
-10,074 |
11,063 |
| Bond |
12,892 |
18,979 |
49,204 |
45,659 |
| Taxable bond |
5,593 |
13,400 |
21,958 |
37,181 |
| Municipal bond |
7,299 |
5,579 |
27,247 |
8,478 |
| Total money market |
-10,633 |
-37,544 |
-47,119 |
-125,369 |
| Taxable money market |
-4,559 |
-26,407 |
293 |
-108,773 |
| Tax-exempt money market |
-6,073 |
-11,137 |
-47,412 |
-16,596 |
| Total |
-17,228 |
-41,968 |
-55,753 |
-46,924 |
* Data for exchange-traded funds and funds that invest primarily in other mutual funds were excluded from the series.
Note: Components may not add to the total because of rounding.
Highlights: Long-term funds—equity, hybrid, and bond funds—had a net outflow of $6.59 billion in May, versus an outflow of $4.42 billion in April.
Equity funds posted an outflow of $18.08 billion in May, compared with an outflow of $23.66 billion in April. Among equity funds, world equity funds (U.S. funds that invest primarily overseas) posted an outflow of $419 million in May, versus an outflow of $4.45 billion in April. Funds that invest primarily in the United States had an outflow of $17.67 billion in May, versus an outflow of $19.21 billion in April. The liquidity ratio of equity funds (the percentage of liquid assets over total net assets) was 3.4 percent in May, unchanged from April.
Hybrid funds posted an outflow of $1.40 billion in May, compared with an inflow of $262 million in April.
Bond funds had an inflow of $12.89 billion in May, compared with an inflow of $18.98 billion in April. Taxable bond funds had an inflow of $5.59 billion in May, versus an inflow of $13.40 billion in April. Municipal bond funds had an inflow of $7.30 billion in May, compared with an inflow of $5.58 billion in April.
Money market funds had an outflow of $10.63 billion in May, compared with an outflow of $37.54 billion in April. In May funds offered primarily to institutions had an inflow of $667 million and funds offered primarily to individuals had an outflow of $11.30 billion.
Number of Mutual Funds
|
|
May 2016 |
Apr 2016 |
May 2015 |
| Total long-term |
7,682 |
7,667 |
7,480 |
| Equity |
4,784 |
4,776 |
4,694 |
| Domestic equity |
3,266 |
3,265 |
3,260 |
| World equity |
1,518 |
1,511 |
1,434 |
| Hybrid |
725 |
722 |
681 |
| Bond |
2,173 |
2,169 |
2,105 |
| Taxable bond |
1,596 |
1,592 |
1,547 |
| Municipal bond |
577 |
577 |
558 |
| Total money market |
450 |
456 |
520 |
| Taxable money market |
321 |
327 |
359 |
| Tax-exempt money market |
129 |
129 |
161 |
| Total |
8,132 |
8,123 |
8,000 |
* Data for exchange-traded funds and funds that invest primarily in other mutual funds were excluded from the series.
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