Group 1: Fund Performance - In the first half of the year, 74.59% of the 23,802 funds in the A-share market achieved positive returns, with 84 funds exceeding 50% returns and 383 funds exceeding 30% returns [2] - The average return of actively managed equity funds was 6.89%, with 74.19% of products achieving positive returns, and 347 products exceeding 20% returns [3] - The top-performing fund, CITIC Construction Investment North Exchange Selected Mixed Fund A/C, achieved a return of 82.45%, ranking first among over 4,000 similar funds [4] Group 2: Sector Highlights - The North Exchange 50 Index rose by 39.45% in the first half of the year, significantly benefiting related theme funds [4] - The pharmaceutical sector saw a rise of 18.27%, with several funds focused on this sector also performing well [4][5] Group 3: Fund Distribution and Dividends - Public funds distributed a total of 1,275.11 billion yuan in dividends, a 37.53% increase compared to the same period last year [7] - Bond funds contributed over 80% of the total dividends, while equity funds saw their dividend scale double [7] - The top dividend-paying fund was Huatai-PB CSI 300 ETF, with a distribution of 8.394 billion yuan [8] Group 4: Fund Issuance Trends - A total of 680 new funds were launched in the first half of the year, marking a 7.94% increase year-on-year [9] - Equity funds accounted for over 70% of the new fund issuance, with 390 stock funds launched, indicating a significant increase in demand [10] - The net subscription amount for non-money public funds reached 5.318 billion yuan, a 189.65% increase compared to the previous year [10]