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Appendix H

Publications and Statistical Releases

ICI is the primary source of analysis and statistical information on the investment company industry. ICI publications are available on the Institute’s website at www.ici.org.

Industry and Financial Analysis

  • Ongoing Charges for UCITS in the European Union, 2019, ICI Research Perspective, October 2020
  • The Impact of COVID-19 on Economies and Financial Markets, Report of the COVID-19 Market Impact Working Group, October 2020
  • Experiences of European Markets, UCITS, and European ETFs During the COVID-19 Crisis, Report of the COVID-19 Market Impact Working Group, October 2020
  • Experiences of US Exchange-Traded Funds During the COVID-19 Crisis, Report of the COVID-19 Market Impact Working Group, November 2020
  • Experiences of US Money Market Funds During the COVID-19 Crisis, Report of the COVID-19 Market Impact Working Group, December 2020
  • Trends in the Expenses and Fees of Funds, 2020, ICI Research Perspective, March 2021
  • Experiences of US Bond Mutual Funds, ICI Viewpoints series, March–April 2021
    • Growth in Bond Mutual Funds: A Question of Balance
    • Growth in Bond Mutual Funds: See the Whole Picture
    • What’s in a Name, Redux: For Bond Mutual Funds, “Corporate” Matters
    • Bond Mutual Fund Outflows: A Measured Investor Response to a Massive Shock
  • The Closed-End Fund Market, 2020, ICI Research Perspective, May 2021
  • Ongoing Charges for UCITS in the European Union, 2020, ICI Research Perspective, September 2021

Retirement and Investor Research

  • What Does Consistent Participation in 401(k) Plans Generate? Changes in 401(k) Plan Account Balances, 2010–2018, ICI Research Perspective, October 2020
  • Ownership of Mutual Funds, Shareholder Sentiment, and Use of the Internet, 2020, ICI Research Perspective, October 2020
  • Characteristics of Mutual Fund Investors, 2020, ICI Research Perspective, October 2020
  • Defined Contribution Plan Participants’ Activities, First Three Quarters of 2020, ICI Research Report, November 2020
  • Profile of Mutual Fund Shareholders, 2020, ICI Research Report, January 2021
  • The Role of IRAs in US Households’ Saving for Retirement, 2020, ICI Research Perspective, January 2021
  • The BrightScope/ICI Defined Contribution Plan Profile: A Close Look at ERISA 403(b) Plans, 2017, January 2021
  • Defined Contribution Plan Participants’ Activities, 2020, ICI Research Report, February 2021
  • American Views on Defined Contribution Plan Saving, 2020, ICI Research Report, February 2021
  • 401(k) Plan Asset Allocation, Account Balances, and Loan Activity in 2018, ICI Research Perspective, March 2021
  • What US Households Consider When They Select Mutual Funds, 2020, ICI Research Perspective, April 2021
  • Ten Important Facts About 401(k) Plans, May 2021
  • Defined Contribution Plan Participants’ Activities, First Quarter 2021, ICI Research Report, June 2021
  • The Economics of Providing 401(k) Plans: Services, Fees, and Expenses, 2020, ICI Research Perspective, June 2021
  • The BrightScope/ICI Defined Contribution Plan Profile: A Close Look at 401(k) Plans, 2018, July 2021
  • The IRA Investor Profile: Traditional IRA Investors’ Activity, 2010–2018, ICI Research Report, August 2021
  • Who Participates in Retirement Plans, 2018, ICI Research Perspective, September 2021
  • Target Date Funds: Evidence Points to Growing Popularity and Appropriate Use by 401(k) Plan Participants, ICI Research Perspective, September 2021
  • Defined Contribution Plan Participants’ Activities, First Half 2021, ICI Research Report, September 2021

Operations

  • Reverse Distribution Mechanism and Negative Yields: Considerations and Recommended Practices, December 2020
  • Blue-Sky Operational Considerations in the Bank, Trust, and Retirement Channels, June 2021
  • 529 Plan Use Within Advisory Programs, July 2021

Independent Directors Council

  • Directors Practices Study, September 2021

Investment Company Fact Book

ICI’s annual data and analysis resource, 2021 Investment Company Fact Book: A Review of Trends and Activities in the Investment Company Industry, provides current information and historical trends for registered investment companies, reporting on retirement assets, characteristics of mutual fund owners, use of index funds, and other trends. It is available in both PDF and HTML versions at www.icifactbook.org. The HTML version provides downloadable data for all charts and tables.

ICI Viewpoints

The Institute’s blog, ICI Viewpoints, features analysis and commentary from Institute experts in economics, law, fund operations, and government affairs on the key issues facing funds, their shareholders, directors, and investment advisers. ICI Viewpoints is available on the Institute’s website at www.ici.org/viewpoints.

Statistical Releases

The ICI Research Department released more than 300 statistical reports in this fiscal year. The most recent ICI statistics and an archive of statistical releases are available at www.ici.org/research/stats. To subscribe to ICI’s statistical releases, visit www.ici.org/pdf/stats_subs_order.pdf.

  • Trends in Mutual Fund Investing
  • Estimated Long-Term Mutual Fund Flows
  • Estimated Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) Net Issuance
  • Combined Estimated Long-Term Mutual Fund Flows and ETF Net Issuance
  • Money Market Fund Assets
  • Monthly Taxable Money Market Fund Portfolio Data
  • Retirement Market Data
  • Mutual Fund Distributions
  • Institutional Mutual Fund Shareholder Data
  • Closed-End Fund Data
  • Exchange-Traded Fund Data
  • Unit Investment Trust Data
  • Worldwide Regulated Open-End Fund Data