Assets of Czech collective investment funds up 25.4% in July 2012.

By bne IntelliNews September 17, 2012
Net assets of Czech collective investment funds increased by 25.4% y/y to CZK 156.7bn (EUR 6.4bn) as of end-July 2012, speeding up their growth from a 24.9% annual hike in June, data from the central bank showed. In monthly terms, the funds assets were by CZK 2.5bn higher in July, following a CZK 4.2bn rise in the previous month. Equity funds registered the strongest monthly rise of 1.9% to CZK 18.1bn. The value of bond holdings increased by CZK 3.3bn on the month to CZK 70.8bn at end-July. The share of equity securities in the funds net assets value shrank to 26.4% in July from 27.1% in June with their value decreasing by CZK 0.4bn m/m to CZK 41.4bn. There were 223 collective investment funds active in the country as of end-July. Twenty-nine were equity funds, 47 bond funds, 55 mixed funds, 83 real estate funds and nine other funds were active in the Czech Republic as of end-July 2012. Six new collective investment funds started operations in July.

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