ETF flows $30.23B net

The Investment Company Institute said on May 12 that exchange-traded funds recorded $30.23 billion in estimated net issuance for the week ended May 6. Equity ETFs drew $19.60 billion and bond ETFs took in $10.62 billion, according to the group’s weekly release. The figures matched a market summary circulated on May 14 that cited the same weekly flow data. The ICI also published a broader report on May 13 showing that ETF inflows offset mutual fund withdrawals during the same week. ### Where did the $30.23 billion number come from? The Investment Company Institute, a U.S. fund-industry trade group, published the $30.23 billion figure in its “Estimated ETF Net Issuance” release dated May 12, 2026. The report said ETF shares issued exceeded shares redeemed by that amount in the week ended May 6. ICI’s table showed that the $30.23 billion total was the sum of estimated flows across equity, hybrid, bond and commodity ETFs. (ici.org) The report said components may not add exactly to the total because of rounding. ### Which ETF categories took most of the money? Equity ETFs brought in $19.60 billion in the week ended May 6, the largest category in the ICI breakdown. Domestic equity ETFs accounted for $19.89 billion, while world equity ETFs posted negative net issuance of $293 million. (ici.org) Bond ETFs added $10.62 billion, according to the same release. Taxable bond ETFs drew $9.33 billion and municipal bond ETFs took in $1.29 billion. (ici.org) Hybrid ETFs added $181 million, while commodity ETFs posted negative net issuance of $170 million. ### Why do some posts cite taxable bond ETF inflows above $10 billion? The May 12 ETF-only release put taxable bond ETF net issuance at $9.33 billion for the week ended May 6. (ici.org) Any post describing taxable bond ETF inflows as $10.62 billion is conflating the taxable-bond line with the total bond ETF line, based on ICI’s published table. ICI’s broader combined-funds report, published on May 13, also separated ETF issuance from mutual fund cash flow. (ici.org) That report showed total bond fund inflows of $23.97 billion across mutual funds and ETFs combined, including $21.60 billion into taxable bond funds, which is a different measure from ETF-only issuance. ### How did ETFs compare with mutual funds in the same week? (ici.org) ICI said on May 13 that long-term mutual funds had estimated outflows of $21.38 billion in the week ended May 6. ETF net issuance of $30.23 billion more than offset those withdrawals, leaving combined long-term mutual fund and ETF inflows of $8.85 billion. The combined report showed a split between vehicles and asset classes. (ici.org) Equity funds overall had estimated outflows of $13.02 billion because mutual fund redemptions outweighed ETF creations, while bond funds overall had estimated inflows of $23.97 billion. ### What exactly does “net issuance” measure? ICI said weekly ETF net issuance is an estimate of industry totals and differs from mutual fund net new cash flow. (ici.org) The group said ETF issuance measures gross issuance less gross redemptions, while mutual fund flow data measure net new cash flow and exclude reinvested dividends. The ICI also said weekly figures are estimates based on reporting that covers more than 98% of mutual fund and ETF assets. (ici.org) The group said actual monthly ETF issuance and mutual fund flow data are collected and reported separately, and weekly figures can later be revised. ### Where can readers check the next update? ICI’s statistics pages list the weekly ETF net issuance release and the combined long-term flow report as recurring publications. (ici.org) The ETF-only release for this set of data was dated May 12, 2026, and the combined report followed on May 13, 2026. The next weekly update will appear on those same ICI statistics pages, alongside downloadable flow tables that break out domestic equity, world equity, taxable bond and municipal bond categories. (ici.org 1) (ici.org 2)