The assets managed by China’s private funds grew last month as those of its mutual funds shrank, with investors diversifying their portfolios amid a sell-off of semiconductor shares.The net assets under management (AUM) of domestic mutual funds shrank by 560 billion yuan (US$83.3 billion), or 1.4 per cent month on month, in July to 39.11 trillion yuan, according to data released by the China" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="169718" data-entity-type="organization">Asset Management Association of China on Wednesday.The decrease ended a four-month run of mutual fund growth, with net AUM hitting a record high 39.67 trillion yuan by the end of June, data from the association, which is backed by the China-securities-regulatory-commission" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="21605" data-entity-type="organization">China Securities Regulatory Commission, showed.
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Chip sell-off helps boost China’s private funds as US$83.3b is pulled out of mutual funds
In July, China's domestic mutual funds saw their net assets under management (AUM) decrease by 560 billion yuan (US$83.3 billion), a 1.4% drop month-on-month, totaling 39.11 trillion yuan. This decline ended a four-month period of growth for mutual funds, which had reached a record high of 39.67 trillion yuan in June.
Themis QiSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-27 · 04:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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In July, China's domestic mutual funds saw their net assets under management (AUM) decrease by 560 billion yuan (US$83.3 billion), a 1.4% drop month-on-month, totaling 39.11 trillion yuan. This decline ended a four-month period of growth for mutual funds, which had reached a record high of 39.67 trillion yuan in June. Concurrently, assets managed by China's private funds grew. This shift in investor behavior is attributed to a sell-off of semiconductor shares, prompting investors to diversify their portfolios. The data was released by the Asset Management Association of China.
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Mutual fund net AUM hit a record high of 39.67 trillion yuan by the end of June.
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The decrease in mutual fund AUM ended a four-month run of growth.
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Domestic mutual funds' net assets under management (AUM) shrank by 560 billion yuan (US$83.3 billion) in July.
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Assets managed by China's private funds grew in July as mutual fund assets shrank.
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