(1) The nature of funds is different. The funds of contractual funds are trust property, and the funds of corporate funds are corporate capital of the company. ?

(2) Different status of investors. The investor of a contractual fund is one of the parties to the fund contract; Investors of corporate funds are shareholders of the fund company. Therefore, investors of contractual funds have no right to manage fund assets, while shareholders of corporate funds have the right to manage fund companies through shareholders' meetings. ?

(3) The operating basis is different. Contractual funds operate the fund according to the fund contract, and corporate funds operate the fund according to the articles of association of the fund company. ?

Although contract funds and corporate funds have the above differences, for investors, there is not much difference between investment company funds and investment contract funds. Their investment method is to pool investors' funds, disperse the fund assets in many financial products according to the investment objectives and strategies stipulated when the fund was established, and then distribute the proceeds to investors.