ETF Assets Reclaim RMB 5 Trillion, Shares Up 374.2 Billion, 48 New Funds

As of August 10, 2026, the total assets of ETFs across the market reached RMB 5,004.195 billion, reclaiming the RMB 5 trillion threshold for the first time since May 14, 2026. On that day, total ETF shares stood at 3,380.224 billion. Since the second half of 2026, ETF total assets have maintained overall growth, with shares increasing by 374.2 billion to reach 3.4 trillion, and total assets rising by RMB 253.4 billion. In the second half of the year, 48 new ETF products were launched, bringing the total number of ETF products to 1,629.

In terms of fund flows, on August 10, in the non-currency ETF market, Huaan Gold ETF saw its fund shares increase by 144 million, with net inflows of RMB 1.292 billion; E Fund ChiNext ETF saw shares increase by 235 million, with net inflows of RMB 831 million; Yongying CSI Shanghai-Hong Kong-Shenzhen Gold Industry Stock ETF saw shares increase by 310 million, with net inflows of RMB 663 million. During the same period, Southern CSI 1000 ETF saw shares decrease by 928 million, with net outflows of RMB 2.889 billion; Southern CSI 500 ETF saw shares decrease by 206 million, with net outflows of RMB 1.649 billion; ChinaAMC CSI 1000 ETF saw shares decrease by 504 million, with net outflows of RMB 1.610 billion.

Looking at the structure of share changes, over the past week, the industry with the largest increase in shares was the materials industry, tracked by 2 funds; the theme with the largest increase was the CSI Software Services Index, tracked by 5 funds; the index with the largest increase was SSH Gold Stocks, tracked by 6 funds. Since the second half of 2026, the theme with the largest increase in shares has been finance, tracked by 31 funds; the index with the largest increase has been semiconductor materials and equipment; the index with the highest returns has been gold stocks.