An aqueous dispersion is prepared by subjecting (meth)acrylate containing
a polyfluoroalkyl group and a polymerizable monomer containing no
fluorine atom to an emulsification treatment in the presence of a
surfactant and a polypropyleneglycol-based compound having a molecular
weight of 250 to 5,000, followed by copolymerization reaction in the
presence of a polymerization initiator. The resulting aqueous dispersion,
even if prepared from (meth)acrylate copolymer containing mixed
perfluoroalkyl groups including perfluoroalkyl groups having 12 or more
carbon atoms as polyfluoroalkyl groups, has a distinguished emulsion
stability and thus can be effectively used as a water and oil repellent,
etc.