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FYI: Stock prices may have hit a road bump this week, but the same can't be said about ETF inflows. Investors added $4.2 billion to U.S.-listed exchange-traded funds during the period, pushing year-to-date inflows to a record $289.4 billion, above 2016's previous annual record of $287.5 billion. Regards, Ted http://www.etf.com/sections/weekly-etf-flows/weekly-etf-flows-2017-08-17-2017-08-11