Group 1 - The core viewpoint of the news is that while the number of private fund managers and funds decreased in July compared to June, the total fund size increased by 0.42 trillion yuan, reaching 20.68 trillion yuan by the end of July [1][4] - As of the end of July, there were 19,700 active private fund managers managing 139,430 funds, with a total fund size of 20.68 trillion yuan [2][4] - The number of newly registered private equity and venture capital (PE/VC) fund managers increased, indicating a stable market environment for fund establishment [2][5] Group 2 - In July, the number of newly registered private funds was 1,689, with a total new registration scale of 107.43 billion yuan [3][4] - The private equity investment funds saw a slight decrease in the number of funds but an increase in total size, while venture capital funds experienced growth in both number and size [4][5] - The investment market showed significant activity in July, with 823 investment cases reported, a 1% increase month-on-month and a 44% increase year-on-year, with total investment scale reaching 90.88 billion yuan [6]