Overall costs rose 7% to RON28.2 million (EUR9.4 million), the fund said in its financial report.
SIF Banat-Crisana said net profit fell to RON14.2 million (EUR3.4 million), from RON33 million in the first half of 2010. The figures are unchanged from a monthly report published mid-June.
End-June, the fund posted net assets of RON1.44 billion, up 0.8% from RON1.43 billion in the year-ago period.
At 11:00 local time, SIF Banat-Crisana traded up 1.6% at RON0.762 a share in Bucharest. (EUR1=RON4.2855)