What inflation could mean for ETFs Fortune 15 hrs ago Inflation hasn’t been this high since 2008—and every investor should be paying attention. Between a spiking Consumer Price Index—which measures changes in prices over time—and labor shortages; hedge funds, pension funds and other large investors are keeping a close eye on what these indicators mean for the bottom lines of companies they’re investing in. Inflation “is the number one concern among institutional investors,” says Rebecca Corbin, CEO of Corbin Advisors, whose institutional investor sentiment research shows that 69% of institutional investors expect inflation to continue to rise in the second half of this year.