OREANDA-NEWS. As of August 1, 2015, the aggregate amount of the National Wealth Fund was 4 398.15 billion rubles which is equivalent to 74.56 billion US dollars including:
1) In separate accounts to record funds of the National Wealth Fund with the Bank of Russia:
* 20.98 billion US dollars;
* 21.99 billion euros;
* 4.03 billion pounds sterlings;

2) 195.03 billion rubles and 6.25 billion US dollars were deposited with Vnesheconombank.

3) under an individual decision by the Russian Government 3.00 billion US dollars were placed in debt instruments of foreign states without placing demands on long-term credit ratings.

4) in bonds of Russian issuers related to implementing infrastructure projects, a list of which is approved by the Russian Government - 112.63billion rubles and 1.21 billion US dollars;

5) in preferred shares of credit institutions - 278.99 billion rubles;

6) on deposits of OJSC Bank VTB and Bank GPB (JSC) in order to fund infrastructure projects a list of which is approved by the Russian Government - 164.43 billion rubles.

The aggregate calculated income from placing funds of the National Wealth Fund in foreign currency accounts of the Bank of Russia recalculated in dollars for a period from January 15 to July 31, 2015, was 0.04 billion US dollars, which is equivalent to 2.59 billion rubles. The exchange rate difference from recalculating monetary resources of the Fund from January 1 to July 31, 2015 was 19.49 billion rubles including:
* balances in foreign exchange accounts with the Bank of Russia - (-)2.01 billion rubles;
* funds deposited with Vnesheconombank in US dollars - 17.09 billion rubles;
* funds placed in debt instruments of foreign states without placing demands on long-term credit ratings -8.20 billion rubles.
* foreign-currency denominated bonds of Russian issuers related to implementing infrastructure projects, a list of which is approved by the Russian Government - (-)3.79 billion rubles.

In July of 2015, incomes from investing financial resources of the National Wealth Fund were transferred to the federal budget:
a) in Vnesheconombank's deposits in the amount of 2.37 billion rubles which is equivalent to 0.04 billion US dollars;
b) in preferred shares of credit institutions in the amount of 2.85 billion rubles which is equivalent to 0.05 billion US dollars;
c) on the deposit of OJSC Bank VTB in the amount of 0.67 billion rubles which is equivalent to 0.01 billion US dollars.

The aggregate income from placing financial resources of the Fund on authorized financial assets with the exception of accounts with the Bank of Russia from January to July of 2015 amounted to 19.99 billion rubles which is equivalent to 0.35 billion US dollars.