Five China funds targeting Ant IPO rake in $9b from over 10m investors

Five China funds targeting Ant IPO rake in $9b from over 10m investors

People walk by the Alibaba Group logo. Photo: Bloomberg

Five newly launched Chinese funds targeting Ant Group’s upcoming mega stock listing raised 60 billion yuan ($8.93 billion) cumulatively from more than 10 million retail investors, selling out within days, the funds‘ distributor said.

An average of eight investors placed orders each second during the subscription period, highlighting retail frenzy over Ant‘s initial public offering (IPO) despite possible U.S. sanctions against the Chinese fintech giant.

Bring stories like this into your inbox every day.

Sign up for our newsletter - The Daily Brief
Subscribe to Newsletter