Over 1,600 funds paid dividends totaling 53.1 billion yuan in the first quarter, with bond funds accounting for the majority of dividend distributions.

In the first quarter of 2026, the public fund market once again distributed generous “red envelopes” to holders. Based on the dividend distribution date, over 1,600 funds (share classes counted separately) across the market paid dividends, totaling more than 53.12 billion yuan. Among them, leading broad-based ETFs and high-performing equity funds “acted generously,” while bond funds dominated in terms of the number of dividend distributions. In terms of absolute dividend amounts, the top three dividend recipients were all large-cap broad-based index ETFs. Currently, the largest domestically managed ETF product, the CSI 300 ETF by Huatai-PineBridge, topped the list with approximately 9.81B yuan in dividends. The CSI 300 ETF by E Fund and the CSI 500 ETF by Southern Fund ranked second and third, with approximately 4.59B yuan and 1.16B yuan in dividends, respectively. These large-scale funds, after generating substantial returns, all distribute earnings through dividends. (People’s Financial News)