Shanghai Stock Exchange bond ETF scale increased by nearly 60% in the year, with a net inflow of 7.2 billion yuan

The Associated Press reported on May 20 that since this year, the overall performance of the bond market has strengthened, and the scale of bond ETFs has continued to grow. As of May 20, the scale of bond ETF in Shanghai Stock Exchange had reached 85.2 billion yuan, an increase of 57% over the beginning of the year and 175% over the beginning of 2023. The net inflow of funds in the year exceeded 31 billion yuan. At present, there are 15 bond ETF products in Shanghai Stock Exchange, among which the net inflow of government bond ETF and short-term financing ETF since this year is 7.9 billion yuan and 7.2 billion yuan respectively. Recently, the scale of short-term ETF exceeded 30 billion yuan, becoming the largest bond ETF product in China. Bond ETFs have brought steady investment returns to investors. Since this year, the average annual yield of Shanghai bond ETF has reached 7.48%, of which the annual yield of 30-year treasury bond ETF has reached 17.84%. From the perspective of the liquidity of the secondary market, the overall activity of Shanghai bond ETFs has also further increased, with the average daily turnover of 18.71 billion yuan since this year, an increase of 23% over 2023, and the average daily turnover of short-term financing ETFs within the year reached 7 billion yuan. Recently, several fund managers have reported bond ETFs, which shows that they are optimistic about the product layout of bond ETFs for a long time. (Reporter Zhou Xiaoya)