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Core Viewpoint - The report highlights a significant shift in the investment preferences of public fund of funds (FOF), with a clear inclination towards index funds, particularly bond ETFs, as evidenced by their increased allocation in the third quarter of 2023 [1][6]. Group 1: FOF Investment Trends - In the third quarter, the allocation to index bond funds by FOFs increased from 11.14% at the end of the second quarter to 14.94%, with a total holding size of 15.672 billion yuan, ranking second among all fund types [2][9]. - The most favored index funds by FOFs are not stock ETFs but rather gold ETFs and bond ETFs, with the top ten heavily weighted index funds all being bond ETFs [2][8]. Group 2: Specific Fund Holdings - A total of 98 FOFs held the Huaan Gold ETF, with a holding of 208 million shares valued at 1.735 billion yuan, reflecting an increase of over 7 million shares compared to the previous quarter [3][4]. - The second to fourth most held ETFs by FOFs include the Hai Fu Tong Zhong Zheng Short Bond ETF, Peng Yang Zhong Dai 30-Year Treasury ETF, and Hua Xia Hang Seng Technology ETF, with respective FOF holdings of 67, 54, and 39 [4][5]. Group 3: Overall FOF and ETF Growth - As of the end of the third quarter, the total market size of FOFs reached 187.246 billion yuan, an increase of 30.802 billion yuan, representing a quarter-on-quarter growth of 19.69% [9]. - The total size of index funds reached 7.75 trillion yuan, up from 6.51 trillion yuan at the end of the second quarter, with ETFs alone accounting for 5.77 trillion yuan, including 2.04 trillion yuan in new growth this year [10].