Ceska Narodni Banka : Statistics on investment funds – commentary

May 2021

Commentary on the aggregated sectoral balance sheet

Net assets value

The net assets value of investment funds was CZK 661.9 billion at the end of May. This means an increase of CZK 6.6 billion compared to April (monthly transactions accounted for CZK +7.7 billion). Compared to the same period last year, the net assets value of investment funds rose by 18.5%. The biggest month-on-month change in the net assets value was recorded for real estate funds, up by CZK 2.1 billion to CZK 127.3 billion.

Investment in bonds

The value of bond holdings was CZK 161.5 billion at the end of May. Compared to the previous month, the total volume of bonds in the funds' portfolio increased by CZK 0.8 billion (monthly transactions accounted for CZK +1.7 billion). The proportion of debt securities in the funds' net assets value declined to 24.4% compared to the previous month.

Investment in equity securities

During the month under review, the volume of equity securities in the funds' portfolio increased. As of the end of the month, the value of holdings of equity securities amounted to CZK 332.6 billion, of which CZK 143.6 billion was investment in the shares and units of investment funds and CZK 189.0 billion was investment in shares and other equity. The value of equity securities grew by CZK 4.4 billion compared to April (monthly transactions accounted for CZK +6.4 billion). The share of equity securities in the funds' net assets value increased to 50.2% compared to the previous month.

Other investment

The value of funds invested in other assets increased in the period under review. The total volume of other investment was CZK 213.1 billion in May, of which CZK 53.2 billion was fixed investment and CZK 70.5 billion was investment in deposits. The proportion of other investment in the funds' net assets value increased to 32.2% compared to the previous month.

Reporting population

At the end of May 2021, a total of 588 resident investment funds were active in the Czech Republic, of which 62 were equity funds, 61 bond funds, 77 mixed funds, 93 real estate funds, 291 other funds and four funds without an investment policy.

Balance sheet total - breakdown by asset item

Net assets value - breakdown by investment policy

Notes:

• Investment funds mean investment and mutual funds other than money market funds. In accordance with Regulation of the European Central Bank concerning the balance sheet of the monetary financial institutions sector (ECB/2013/33), money market funds fall into this sector and the data for money market funds are not part of the investment fund statistics.
• Transactions mean changes in stocks which occurred during the relevant period owing to purchases/sales of the given instrument. Monthly transactions are calculated from differences in outstanding amounts adjusted for reclassifications, price changes, exchange rate variations and potential other changes which do not arise from financial transactions (non-transaction effects).
• Other investment is understood to mean funds invested in assets other than bonds and equity securities (especially deposits, loans and real estate).
• The time series for investment fund statistics are available in the ARAD time series system.