Fund Flows
Week to Sep 2: long-term +8.1bn, equity -5.5bn, bond +12.7bn, commodity +2.6bn.
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Weekly ICI net flows into long-term mutual funds and ETFs — equity (US vs non-US), hybrid, bond and commodity — tracked against what the index did. Covers 98%+ of industry assets, so it is the closest public read on where household and advisor money is actually moving. The study also shows what the flows are worth as a forecast, which is close to nothing: they run +0.50 correlated with the SAME month and -0.06 (US equity) with the next. A positioning gauge and a recap input, not a trade trigger.
- 151 monthly and 103 weekly ICI prints since 2014-01.
- Week to Sep 2: long-term +8.1bn, equity -5.5bn, bond +12.7bn, commodity +2.6bn.
- Coincident, not leading: flows track the current month (+0.50) and not the next one (-0.13).
When to run this study
Run after the ICI release — Wednesday around midday ET, covering the week ended the prior Wednesday. Best used as the positioning paragraph in a weekly recap: who added, who sold, and whether the week broke the recent run. It is a coincident gauge, not a leading one, so do not read a big inflow or outflow print as a forecast of next week.
Historical results
Net flows, week ended 2026-09-02 ($bn)
| Category | This week | Prior 4wk avg | vs 4wk avg | Last 13wk total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total long-term | 8.12 | 18.97 | -10.85 | 282.30 |
| Equity | -5.46 | -0.22 | -5.24 | 85 |
| US equity | -5.14 | -4.44 | -0.70 | 68.50 |
| Non-US equity | -0.33 | 4.21 | -4.54 | 16.50 |
| Hybrid | -1.67 | -1.37 | -0.30 | -18.80 |
| Bond | 12.68 | 18.37 | -5.69 | 209.80 |
| Commodity | 2.57 | 2.19 | 0.38 | 6.40 |