Total estimated inflows to long-term mutual funds were $11.25 billion for the week ended Wednesday, January 11, according to the Investment Company Institute (ICI). This intake reverses the red tide of three consecutive weeks of net outflows and marks the first time since the beginning half of 2011 we’ve seen such an impressive total. Most noteworthy are the positive net inflows of $753 million in domestic equity. Investors have not put their dollars in U.S. stock funds since August. Meanwhile, foreign equity also drew $681 million. Taxable bond drove sales with $6.1 billion, while municipal bond garnered $1.7 billion. Hybrid funds gathered nearly $2.0 billion, a record since collecting $2.3 billion in early November.
Source: Investment Company Institute