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Release: Estimated ETF Net Issuance
In an October 2026 release, the Investment Company Institute estimated net ETF issuance of $53.26 billion for the week to October 14, 2026.
Investment Company Institute in the Research Library
8 papers indexed, Oct 2025 to Oct 2026.
5 carry an ETFIQ take.
Investment Company Institute is an industry body that publishes research and statistics on funds. The library holds 8 of its public papers, published Oct 2025 to Oct 2026, on flows, bonds, themes. Description in ETFIQ’s words.
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Release: Active and Index Investing, August 2026
The Investment Company Institute's September 2026 release shows index mutual funds and ETFs at $22.40 trillion in August, ahead of $18.87 trillion in active funds.
Release: Exchange-Traded Fund Data, August 2026
The Investment Company Institute's September 2026 release puts combined US ETF assets at $16.27 trillion in August, a monthly gain of 3.8 percent.
ETF Tax Treatment Supports Fairness, Efficiency, and Long-Term Investing
A June 2026 Investment Company Institute article, noting ETFs are held by about 20 million US households, defends the tax rule behind in-kind redemptions.
What’s Next for ETFs: Innovation, Distribution, and the Investor Experience
In June 2026, the Investment Company Institute previewed its Nashville ETF Conference of June 8 to 10, with ETF share classes, AI and tokenization on the agenda.
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2026 Investment Company Fact Book
The Investment Company Institute's April 2026 Fact Book puts US ETF net assets at $13.4 trillion across 4,495 funds at year-end 2025.
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Trends in the Expenses and Fees of Funds, 2025
The Investment Company Institute's March 2026 fee study finds index equity ETFs kept an asset-weighted average expense ratio of 0.14% in 2025.
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ETF Share Class Operational Considerations
An October 2025 Investment Company Institute paper says at least 75 asset managers had sought SEC relief to add ETF share classes to existing mutual funds.
Where ETFIQ’s figures meet Investment Company Institute’s
5 papers with an ETFIQ takeRelease: Estimated ETF Net IssuancePaper: estimated net ETF issuance of $53.26 billion for the week to October 14, 2026. ETFIQ: +$127.9bn net flow, Sep 21, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, summed over the 746 of 4,807 ETFs ETFIQ covers with a daily figure, Oct 20, 2026.Release: Active and Index Investing, August 2026Paper: index mutual fund and ETF assets of $22.40 trillion in August, against $18.87 trillion for active. ETFIQ: +$127.9bn net flow, Sep 21, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, summed over the 746 of 4,807 ETFs ETFIQ covers with a daily figure, Oct 20, 2026.2026 Investment Company Fact BookPaper: US ETF net assets of $13.4 trillion across 4,495 funds at year-end 2025. ETFIQ: +$127.9bn net flow, Sep 21, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, summed over the 746 of 4,807 ETFs ETFIQ covers with a daily figure, Oct 20, 2026.Trends in the Expenses and Fees of Funds, 2025Paper: an asset-weighted average expense ratio of 0.14% for index equity ETFs in 2025, unchanged from the year before. ETFIQ: +$127.9bn net flow, Sep 21, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, summed over the 746 of 4,807 ETFs ETFIQ covers with a daily figure, Oct 20, 2026.ETF Share Class Operational ConsiderationsPaper: at least 75 asset managers had applied to the SEC to run ETF share classes, as of September 29, 2025. ETFIQ: +$127.9bn net flow, Sep 21, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, summed over the 746 of 4,807 ETFs ETFIQ covers with a daily figure, Oct 20, 2026.
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