{"id":24250651,"date":"2026-07-14T14:32:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T11:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fra.gov.eg\/fra_news\/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b1%d9%82%d8%a7%d8%a8%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%8a%d8%a9-329-%d8%a3%d9%84%d9%81-%d9%85%d8%b3%d8%aa%d8%ab%d9%85%d8%b1-%d9%88%d8%b5%d8%a7%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%a3%d8%b5%d9%88\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T14:19:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T11:19:57","slug":"%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b1%d9%82%d8%a7%d8%a8%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%8a%d8%a9-329-%d8%a3%d9%84%d9%81-%d9%85%d8%b3%d8%aa%d8%ab%d9%85%d8%b1-%d9%88%d8%b5%d8%a7%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%a3%d8%b5%d9%88","status":"publish","type":"fra_news","link":"https:\/\/fra.gov.eg\/en\/fra_news\/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b1%d9%82%d8%a7%d8%a8%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%8a%d8%a9-329-%d8%a3%d9%84%d9%81-%d9%85%d8%b3%d8%aa%d8%ab%d9%85%d8%b1-%d9%88%d8%b5%d8%a7%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%a3%d8%b5%d9%88\/","title":{"rendered":"FRA: Gold and Silver Funds Reach 329,000 Investors, EGP 9.35bn Net Assets in June \u2013 Tuesday 14 July 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #800000\">The number of investors in precious metals funds grew by 14% in Q2 2026.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #800000\">Individual investors capture 71% of the market, heavily backed by a 70%+ youth demographic (ages 20\u201340).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #800000\">Q2 2026 marked the launch of Egypt&#8217;s first silver investment funds, successfully broadening available financial instruments.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000\">Dr. Islam Azzam &#8211; FRA Chairman:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #800000\">\u00a0\u201cThe indicators reflect growing investor confidence, while strong youth participation highlights the need for further expansion in financial technology (fintech).\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left\">Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), chaired by Dr. Islam Azzam, has released its quarterly performance report on precious metals investment funds, tracking market developments up to June 25, 2026. The report highlights the performance of gold and silver investment funds, the expansion of investor base and key demographic and geographic trends, reflecting sustained and robust market growth.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left\">According to the report, the total net assets of gold and silver investment funds rose to EGP 9.35 billion by the end of June 2026, up from EGP 9.28 billion at the end of March.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left\">The investor base also registered remarkable growth, with the number of clients increasing to approximately 329,000 by the end of June, compared to 289,000 at the end of March. This represents a 14% growth rate over the three-month period, underscoring the continuous demand for this recently introduced investment instrument in the Egyptian market.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left\">Regarding investor demographics, the report indicated that individual retail clients represent 71% of the total investor base, compared to 29% for institutional investors. Within the retail segment, male investors account for 83%, while female investors make up 17%.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left\">The report revealed that young adults aged 20 to 30 led the investor base at 39.4%, closely followed by the 30 to 40 age group at 32%. This highlight underscores the growing appeal of precious metals funds among youth. Geographically, the Greater Cairo area accounted for the largest share of investors in these funds.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left\">By the end of June, the number of clients investing specifically in gold funds reached approximately 306,500 clients spread across 7 funds, managing a total of EGP 9.2 billion in assets.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left\">The report also noted the continuous diversification of available investment products, driven by the rollout of new funds in both gold and silver during the second quarter of the year. This expansion has widened market options and supported broader portfolio diversification.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left\">For silver investments, the report highlighted the sector&#8217;s debut with the launch of its first two funds during the second quarter, securing EGP 146.1 million in total assets from approximately 22,300 clients.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left\">Dr. Islam Azzam, FRA Chairman stated that these positive indicators reflect growing investor confidence and the continuous development of Egypt&#8217;s precious metals investment fund market. He added that this momentum reinforces the funds&#8217; role in providing diversified investment instruments that cater to the needs of various investor segments, supporting FRA\u2019s ongoing efforts to deepen and enhance the attractiveness of the non-banking financial sector.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left\">He explained that young adults aged 20 to 40 accounting for more than 70% of investors in gold and silver funds underscores the preference of younger demographics for innovative financial instruments. This trend demands further expansion in using financial technology (fintech) and introducing new products. It also highlights the need to enhance transparency, efficiency and investor protection in light of the regulatory frameworks established &#8211; and continuously updated &#8211; by the Authority.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":124,"featured_media":23520580,"parent":0,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[142,144],"tags":[3791,5034,5422],"fra_news_taxonomy":[2137,2138],"news_paper_taxonomy":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fra.gov.eg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fra_news\/24250651"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fra.gov.eg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fra_news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fra.gov.eg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/fra_news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fra.gov.eg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/124"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fra.gov.eg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23520580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fra.gov.eg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24250651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fra.gov.eg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24250651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fra.gov.eg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24250651"},{"taxonomy":"fra_news_taxonomy","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fra.gov.eg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fra_news_taxonomy?post=24250651"},{"taxonomy":"news_paper_taxonomy","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fra.gov.eg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_paper_taxonomy?post=24250651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}