Bond mutual funds and ETFs continued to see big outflows in the latest week, though not as large as the prior week, according to ICI'​s "​Combined Estimated Long-​Term Fund Flows and ETF Net Issuance". The January 2, 2019 release, with data as of Dec. 26, 2018, says, "Total estimated outflows from long-​term mutual funds and exchange-​traded funds (​ETFs) were $​37.​84 billion for the week ended December 26, 2018, the Investment Company Institute reported today. Estimated mutual fund outflows were $​46.​20 billion while estimated net issuance for ETFs was $​8.​36 billion. Reports of long-​term flow estimates and ETF net issuance are available on the ICI website." The release adds, "Bond funds had estimated outflows of $​9.​23 billion for the week, compared to estimated outflows of $​12.​22 billion during the previous week. Taxable bond funds saw estimated outflows of $​10.​14 billion, and municipal bond funds had estimated inflows of $​913 million." Crane Data, which has begun "​beta" testing a new Bond Fund Intelligence Daily product, estimates that bond fund outflows almost ceased in the week ended January 2, 2019, as assets declined a mere $​3.​9 billion. (Let us know if you'​d like to see a copy of our new product, which tracks daily assets, yields and NAVs on a subset of the bond fund and ETF universe.)

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