There has been considerable growth in recent years in the mutual fund industry. The number of mutual funds worldwide grew from 6,778 in 1997 to 9,599 in 2018. According to the Investment Company Institute (ICI), more than 101.6 million U.S. investors had $21.4 trillion in assets (including those of exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, and unit investment trusts) invested in mutual funds in 2018. Although there have been occasional downturns in total net assets due to economic recessions (such as the Great Recession, which lasted from December 2007 to June 2009), corporate scandals, or other factors, the industry has always bounced back. In 2007, total assets under management (AUM) in the U.S. mutual fund industry reached a record $12 trillion, but in 2008, at the height of the Great Recession, total AUM declined to $9.6 trillion. As the recession lessened, AUM rebounded. Between 2009 and 2017, total net assets of worldwide regulated open-end funds grew by about 46 percent.
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