Current Table

NUMBER OF MUTUAL FUNDS BY TYPE, 1985-2011

(End of year)

Year Equity funds Hybrid funds Bond funds Taxable money
market funds
Tax-exempt
money market
funds
Total
1985 562 103 403 350 110 1,528
1990 1,099 193 1,046 505 236 3,079
1995 2,139 412 2,177 676 321 5,725
2000 4,372 519 2,225 704 335 8,155
2005 4,571 482 2,051 593 277 7,974
2007 4,742 476 2,003 545 260 8,026
2008 4,802 483 1,954 534 249 8,022
2009 4,616 471 1,893 476 228 7,684
2010 4,547 475 1,906 442 210 7,580
2011 4,581 495 1,929 431 201 7,637

Source: Investment Company Institute.

 
NUMBER OF MUTUAL FUNDS BY TYPE, 1985-2008

(End of year)

Year Equity funds Hybrid funds Bond funds Taxable money
 market funds
Tax-exempt money
 market funds
Total
1985 562 103 403 348 112 1,528
1990 1,099 193 1,046 506 235 3,079
1995 2,139 412 2,177 674 323 5,725
2000 4,385 523 2,208 703 336 8,155
2003 4,599 508 2,045 662 312 8,126
2004 4,547 510 2,041 639 304 8,041
2005 4,586 505 2,013 595 276 7,975
2006 4,769 508 1,993 574 273 8,117
2007 4,764 488 1,967 546 259 8,024
2008 4,830 492 1,916 536 248 8,022

Source: Investment Company Institute.

 
NUMBER OF MUTUAL FUNDS BY TYPE, 1985-2009

(End of year)

Year Equity funds Hybrid funds Bond funds Taxable money
market funds
Tax-exempt money
market funds
Total
1985 562 103 403 350 110 1,528
1990 1,099 193 1,046 505 236 3,079
1995 2,139 412 2,177 676 321 5,725
2000 4,385 523 2,208 705 334 8,155
2005 4,585 505 2,014 594 276 7,974
2006 4,768 508 1,994 574 273 8,117
2007 4,763 489 1,969 546 259 8,026
2008 4,828 493 1,918 535 248 8,022
2009 4,659 474 1,853 478 227 7,691

Source: Investment Company Institute.

 
NUMBER OF MUTUAL FUNDS BY TYPE, 1985-2010

(End of year)

Year Equity funds Hybrid funds Bond funds Taxable money market funds Tax-exempt money market funds Total
1985 562 103 403 350 110 1,528
1990 1,099 193 1,046 505 236 3,079
1995 2,139 412 2,177 676 321 5,725
2000 4,385 523 2,208 704 335 8,155
2005 4,586 504 2,014 593 277 7,974
2006 4,769 507 1,995 573 274 8,118
2007 4,764 488 1,970 545 260 8,027
2008 4,827 492 1,920 534 249 8,022
2009 4,653 471 1,857 476 228 7,685
2010 4,585 478 1,866 442 210 7,581

Source: Investment Company Institute.