E_Fund_Management_Co.,_Ltd

E Fund Management

E Fund Management

Chinese asset manager

E Fund Management (Chinese: 易方达基金管理) is a Chinese asset management company founded in 2001. It is considered the largest asset management company in China.[3][4]

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History

The company was established on 17 April 2001.[2] The initial shareholders were GF Securities, Guangdong Yuecai Trust, Guangdong Securities (liquidated in 2005[5]), Chongqing International Trust, Tianjin Trust and Northern International Trust.[6]

In 2004, the Midea Group acquired the company's shares from Tianjin Trust and Northern International Trust[6] and in 2005, increased its ownership to 25% after acquiring Guangdong Securities' stake.[7] In 2007, the Midea group transferred its entire stake in the company to the Infore Group.[8][9] He Jianfeng (son of Midea Group founder He Xiangjian) is considered to be the owner of the Infore Group.[8][9]

In 2008, the company established a Hong Kong Subsidiary named E Fund Management (Hong Kong) Co., Limited.[10]

The company's flagship mutual fund is the E Fund Blue Chip Selected Mixed Fund which had $8.3 billion in assets under management as of April 2023. In 2020 it has a return of 95% in 2020 which attracted significant subscriptions but in 2021 and 2022 it dropped 10% and 16% respectively.[11][12]

References

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    Zhou, Twinkle; March 2022, senior reporter (31 March 2022). "US$425B Chinese asset manager seeks to launch Singapore unit". Asian Private Banker. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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    "美的电器：成易方达并列最大股东-搜狐财经". business.sohu.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
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    "Here comes the son |". Week in China. 9 June 2017. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
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    "E Fund wants to help connect Chinese investors to global markets". South China Morning Post. 22 December 2017. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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    "China's biggest fund manager bets on Tencent, liquor distillers, dairy producer". South China Morning Post. 31 March 2023. Archived from the original on 28 April 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
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    Zhen, Summer; Shen, Samuel (9 June 2023). "China mutual fund sales dry up amid market gloom". Reuters. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
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