Funds can be divided into broad sense and narrow sense. Broadly speaking, they refer to a certain amount of funds set up for a certain purpose, such as trust and investment funds, provident funds, retirement funds and so on. In a narrow sense, they refer to funds with specific purposes and uses. Usually, funds mainly refer to securities investment funds.
The income of securities investment funds comes from the future, and the performance of the income is inseparable from the performance of the investment target market, which has certain risks.
The net fund value generally refers to the net fund unit value, which refers to the current net total assets of the fund divided by the total fund share. The calculation formula is: net fund unit value = net total assets/fund share.
The net fund value can be used for the subscription and redemption of open-end funds. The Measures for the Administration of Information Disclosure of Securities Investment Funds have different time requirements for the publication of fund net value according to different types of fund products.
According to different standards, securities investment funds can be divided into different types:
First, according to whether fund units can be increased or redeemed, they are 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.
Two, according to the different organizational forms, can be divided into enterprise funds and contract 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.
Three, according to the different investment risks and benefits, can be divided into growth, income and balanced funds.
Four, according to the different investment objects, can be divided into stock funds, bond funds, money market funds, futures funds, etc.