BOHAI SECURITIES·2026-01-27 09:09Report Industry Investment Rating No information provided in the report. Core Views - Scale: The growth of passive index funds has slowed down. As of the end of Q4 2025, there were 7,583 equity funds (excluding ETF-linked funds and FOF funds) in the market, an increase of 294 from Q3 2025. The total scale of all equity funds was RMB 9,457.212 billion, a decrease of RMB 27.704 billion from the previous quarter. Passive index funds had the largest increase in both quantity and scale [3]. - Position: The positions of active equity funds decreased slightly. In terms of arithmetic average and stock market value weighted average position levels, the positions of active equity funds decreased by 1.13 pct. and 0.91 pct. respectively. Specifically, the funds with the largest position decreases were partial equity hybrid funds and flexible allocation funds [3]. - Sector distribution and allocation: There was a significant reduction in the allocation to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and an increase in the allocation to the Main Board. In Q4 2025, the total scale of all top ten heavy - held stocks decreased by RMB 67.305 billion compared with the previous quarter. Among them, the scale of the Main Board increased, while the scales of the other sectors decreased. Compared with the allocation ratio of the total A - share floating market value among sectors, active equity funds continued to under - allocate the Main Board and over - allocate the Science and Technology Innovation Board and the Growth Enterprise Market in Q4. Specifically, the under - allocation ratio of the Main Board was - 20.51%, and the over - allocation ratios of the Growth Enterprise Market and the Science and Technology Innovation Board were 13.50% and 7.00% respectively. The under - allocation ratio of the Main Board and the over - allocation ratio of the Science and Technology Innovation Board both narrowed slightly quarter - on - quarter [3]. - Industry allocation: In Q4, the top five industries with an increase in the proportion of holding market value were non - ferrous metals, communication, household appliances, environmental protection, and non - bank finance; the top five industries with a decrease in the proportion of holding market value were electronics, pharmaceutical biology, media, banking, and machinery [3]. - Heavy - held individual stocks: The total market value of active equity funds' holdings of CATL was RMB 181.5 billion, ranking first. The top five stocks in terms of holding market value were CATL, Zhongji Innolight, New Fiber Optic, Kweichow Moutai, and Zijin Mining. Compared with the previous quarter, Tencent Holdings dropped out of the top 5, and Zijin Mining entered the top 5 [3]. - Total shareholding: Stocks such as Foxconn Industrial Internet were reduced, while stocks such as Industrial Bank were increased. In Q4, Industrial Bank, Ping An of China, Meituan - W, Tuojing Technology, and Dongshan Precision had the highest increase in total shareholding. In contrast, Foxconn Industrial Internet, East Money, Alibaba - W, EVE Energy, and CATL had the highest reduction in total shareholding [3]. - Central Huijin ETF holdings: According to the holder data disclosed in the Q4 2025 public fund regular reports, as of the end of Q4 2025, the shareholdings of Central Huijin Investment Co., Ltd. and Central Huijin Asset Management Co., Ltd. in most broad - based and industry - specific ETFs remained stable. Only in some industry - themed ETFs were there small redemption actions observed: the special plan managed by Huijin Asset Management redeemed 16 million shares of the automobile ETF and 338 million shares of the electronics ETF under China Asset Management in Q4 [3]. Summary by Directory 1. Equity Fund Scale, Position, and Sector Distribution - 1.1 Passive index fund quantity and scale growth slow down, active equity fund positions decrease slightly: As of the end of Q4 2025, there were 7,583 equity funds (excluding ETF - linked funds and FOF funds) in the market, an increase of 294 from Q3 2025. The total scale of all equity funds was RMB 9,457.212 billion, a decrease of RMB 27.704 billion from the previous quarter. Passive index funds had the largest increase in both quantity and scale. In Q4 2025, the positions of active equity funds decreased slightly. The arithmetic average and stock market value weighted average position levels decreased by 1.13 pct. and 0.91 pct. respectively. The funds with the largest position decreases were partial equity hybrid funds and flexible allocation funds [10][12]. - 1.2 Significant reduction in the allocation to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and an increase in the allocation to the Main Board: In Q4 2025, the total scale of all top ten heavy - held stocks decreased by RMB 67.305 billion compared with the previous quarter. Among them, the scale of the Main Board increased, while the scales of the other sectors decreased. The allocation ratio of the Main Board increased by 2.14 pct. quarter - on - quarter, and the allocation ratio of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange decreased by 1.54 pct. quarter - on - quarter. Compared with the allocation ratio of the total A - share floating market value among sectors, active equity funds continued to under - allocate the Main Board and over - allocate the Science and Technology Innovation Board and the Growth Enterprise Market in Q4. The under - allocation ratio of the Main Board was - 20.51%, and the over - allocation ratios of the Growth Enterprise Market and the Science and Technology Innovation Board were 13.50% and 7.00% respectively. The under - allocation ratio of the Main Board and the over - allocation ratio of the Science and Technology Innovation Board both narrowed slightly quarter - on - quarter [15][16]. 2. Industry Allocation - 2.1 Heavy - held A - share industry distribution: In Q4 2025, the top ten heavy - held industries of active equity funds were electronics, non - ferrous metals, power equipment, communication, computer, machinery, automobile, non - bank finance, pharmaceutical biology, and household appliances. Compared with Q3 2025, the rankings of non - ferrous metals and other industries increased significantly, while the ranking of pharmaceutical biology decreased significantly. In Q4, the top five industries with an increase in the proportion of holding market value were non - ferrous metals, communication, household appliances, environmental protection, and non - bank finance; the top five industries with a decrease in the proportion of holding market value were electronics, pharmaceutical biology, media, banking, and machinery [22][24]. - 2.2 Heavy - held A - share active allocation: Compared with the weights of CSI 300 constituent stocks, in Q4, active equity funds' heavy - held A - shares maintained a relatively high over - allocation ratio in industries such as electronics, non - ferrous metals, and power equipment. The over - allocation ratio of electronics was 7.31%, that of non - ferrous metals was 4.10%, and that of power equipment was 2.05%. Industries such as banking, non - bank finance, and food and beverage were still under - allocated. The under - allocation ratio of banking was - 9.62%, that of non - bank finance was - 6.44%, and that of food and beverage was - 4.12%. Compared with Q3, the over - allocation ratio of non - ferrous metals increased significantly, while the over - allocation ratio of electronics decreased significantly [28]. 3. Heavy - Held Stock Situation - 3.1 Tencent Holdings drops out of the top 5, Zijin Mining enters the top 5: Among the top 20 heavy - held stocks by market value, the total market value of active equity funds' holdings of CATL was RMB 181.5 billion, ranking first. The top five stocks in terms of holding market value were CATL, Zhongji Innolight, New Fiber Optic, Kweichow Moutai, and Zijin Mining. Compared with the previous quarter, Tencent Holdings dropped out of the top 5, and Zijin Mining entered the top 5. In terms of the number of funds with positions, the top five stocks with the most positions in Q4 were CATL, Zhongji Innolight, Zijin Mining, New Fiber Optic, and Tencent Holdings. Among them, 2,043 active equity funds held positions in CATL. Compared with the previous quarter, Zhongji Innolight's ranking rose by 2 places, and Tencent Holdings' ranking dropped by 2 places [31][33]. - 3.2 Stocks such as Foxconn Industrial Internet are reduced, while Industrial Bank is increased: From the perspective of the change in the total amount of heavy - held stocks held by active equity funds, in Q4, Industrial Bank, Ping An of China, Meituan - W, Tuojing Technology, and Dongshan Precision had the highest increase in total shareholding. In contrast, Foxconn Industrial Internet, East Money, Alibaba - W, EVE Energy, and CATL had the highest reduction in total shareholding [35]. 4. Central Huijin ETF Holdings As of the end of Q4 2025, the shareholdings of Central Huijin Investment Co., Ltd. and Central Huijin Asset Management Co., Ltd. in most broad - based and industry - specific ETFs remained stable. Only in some industry - themed ETFs were there small redemption actions observed: the special plan managed by Huijin Asset Management redeemed 16 million shares of the automobile ETF and 338 million shares of the electronics ETF under China Asset Management in Q4 [37].