According to the classification standard of China Securities Regulatory Commission, bond funds refer to funds with more than 80% of fund assets invested in bonds. Bond funds can also put a small amount of money into the stock market. In addition, investing in convertible bonds and issuing new shares are also important channels for bond funds to obtain income.

In China, bond funds mainly invest in government bonds, financial bonds and corporate bonds. Usually, bonds provide investors with a fixed return and repay the principal at maturity, and the risk is lower than that of stocks. Therefore, compared with stock funds, bond funds have the characteristics of stable income and low risk.

The two main factors affecting the performance of bond funds are interest rate risk, that is, the sensitivity of the bonds invested to interest rate changes (also known as duration) and credit risk. When choosing a bond fund, we must understand its interest rate sensitivity and credit quality.

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Fund classification:

(1) According to whether the fund unit can be increased or redeemed, it can be divided into open-end funds and closed-end funds. Open-end funds are not traded on the market (as the case may be), but are purchased and redeemed by banks, brokers and fund companies, and the fund scale is not fixed; Closed-end funds have a fixed duration and are generally listed and traded on the stock exchange. Investors buy and sell fund shares through the secondary market.

(2) According to different organizational forms, it can be divided into corporate funds and contractual funds. A fund is established by issuing fund shares to establish an investment fund company, which is usually called a corporate fund; The establishment of fund managers, fund custodians and investors through fund contracts is usually called contractual funds. China's securities investment funds are all contractual funds.

(3) According to the different investment risks and returns, it can be divided into growth funds, income funds and balanced funds.

(4) According to different investment objects, it can be divided into stock funds, bond funds, money market funds and futures funds.

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