Number of shareholders on the rise, number of investors in equity funds decreases (Shareholding statistics of Deutsches Aktieninstitut, first half of 2013) (in German)

In the first half of the year 2013 the number of direct shareholders has increased by 7.1 percent. Compared to 2012 additional 323.000 people have decided to invest in shares, so that there are now 4.9 million direct shareholders in Germany (7.1 percent of the population). This is the highest number since 2003. However, in the same space of time the number of people who invest in equity-based funds has decreased. Taking both developments together, the number of indirect and direct shareholders has slightly decreased by 100.000.