Core Insights - The non-cash ETF market experienced a significant contraction, with a reduction of over 500 billion yuan in January 2026, primarily driven by a decline in equity ETFs [1][6][7] - Despite the overall shrinkage, thematic ETFs, particularly those focused on gold and technology sectors, saw substantial inflows, with several new products entering the 500 billion yuan tier [2][4][5] ETF Market Overview - The total scale of non-cash ETFs as of the end of January was 5.31 trillion yuan, reflecting a decrease of 536.76 billion yuan from the previous month [7] - Broad-based ETFs saw a reduction of 909.96 billion yuan, bringing their total scale below 1.66 trillion yuan [7] - The three ETFs linked to the CSI 300, CSI 1000, and SSE 50 indices experienced the largest declines, with the CSI 300 ETF alone shrinking by 574.30 billion yuan [7][8] Thematic ETF Performance - The gold-themed ETFs collectively grew by 820.73 billion yuan in January, reaching a total scale of 3.01 trillion yuan [9][10] - Notable new entrants to the 500 billion yuan category included the Bosera Gold ETF, Huaxia Hang Seng Technology ETF, and Harvest SSE Sci-Tech Chip ETF, all of which showed strong performance in terms of net value returns [2][4][5] - The Bosera Gold ETF reported a net value return of nearly 20% in January, contributing to its growth of 135.59 billion yuan [3][4] Fund Management Insights - As of the end of January, Huaxia Fund led the market with four non-cash ETFs exceeding 500 billion yuan, while Bosera and Harvest Funds each had two [5] - The number of ETFs in the 1 billion yuan category decreased from seven to five, indicating a consolidation in the market [4][5] Redemption Trends - Significant redemptions were observed in the EasyOne SSE Sci-Tech 50 ETF and Southern CSI 1000 ETF, which saw net redemptions of 226.92 billion and 149.40 billion units, respectively, marking the largest monthly redemptions since their inception [4][8]