平安固收：2025年4月机构行为思考：流动性环境转好，新增专项债供给偏慢

Group 1: Report Overview - The report is titled "2025 April Institutional Behavior Thinking: Improving Liquidity Environment, Slow Supply of New Special Bonds" and is written by the Fixed Income Team of Ping An Securities Research Institute [1] Group 2: Investment Rating - No industry investment rating is provided in the report Group 3: Core Views - In April 2025, the bond custody balance increased at a year - on - year rate of 15.5%, 0.6 percentage points higher than in March. The monthly new custody scale was 1.7 trillion yuan, remaining at a high level in the same historical period [3][4] - It is expected that the bond supply in May will increase compared to April. The new special bond issuance is slower than in previous years, and there is still supply pressure [39][40] - Banks are expected to maintain their bond - increasing strength, but their ability to absorb supply depends on the central bank's liquidity injection. Insurance is expected to adjust its bond - allocation rhythm according to local government bond supply. The capital increment of asset management accounts is expected to recover [3][43][51] Group 4: Bond Custody Scale - In April 2025, the bond custody balance had a year - on - year growth rate of 15.5%, up 0.6 percentage points from March. The new custody scale was 1.7 trillion yuan, which, although showing a marginal decline month - on - month, was at a high level in the same historical period [3][4] Group 5: Bond Supply by Type - Government bonds and inter - bank certificates of deposit (CDs) increased more than the seasonal average, while treasury bonds increased less. In April, local government bonds and inter - bank CDs increased by 5218 billion yuan and 1668 billion yuan more than the seasonal average respectively, and treasury bonds increased by 825 billion yuan less [8] - The total supply of government bonds (treasury bonds + local bonds) in April was close to 1 trillion yuan, showing a seasonal decline compared to March. However, both treasury bonds and local bonds were higher than the previous year [11] - The net supply of inter - bank CDs in April was 377.9 billion yuan, a significant decline from March, indicating an improvement in banks' asset - liability situation. The supply of corporate credit bonds was 224.2 billion yuan, returning to a high level in previous years [14] Group 6: Bond Allocation by Institutions - Banks and asset management accounts were the main institutions increasing bond holdings. Commercial banks increased their holdings by 797.5 billion yuan. After adjusting for the central bank's reverse repurchase scale in April, the actual purchase amount was in line with the seasonal pattern. Insurance increased holdings by 167.3 billion yuan, 70.9 billion yuan more than the seasonal average, mainly adding local government bonds. Asset management accounts increased holdings by 1.1 trillion yuan, 408.9 billion yuan more than the seasonal average, mainly increasing inter - bank CDs. Foreign investors increased holdings by 88.1 billion yuan, 120.8 billion yuan more than the seasonal average, mainly adding treasury bonds. Securities firms increased holdings by 183.5 billion yuan, 394.7 billion yuan more than the seasonal average, mainly adding treasury bonds [3][18] - Within asset management accounts, wealth management products concentrated on increasing inter - bank CDs from March to April, while funds showed a growing preference for credit bonds [29] Group 7: Outlook - It is expected that the bond supply in May will increase compared to April. The issuance of new special bonds is slower than in previous years, and there is still supply pressure [39][40] - Banks are expected to maintain their bond - increasing strength, but their ability to absorb supply depends on the central bank's liquidity injection. Insurance is expected to adjust its bond - allocation rhythm according to local government bond supply. The capital increment of asset management accounts is expected to recover. If the liquidity injection remains loose, the scale of wealth management products is expected to continue to grow steadily, and funds may still have room to increase bond holdings through leverage [3][43][51]