Industry ETF Barometer | Guotai Communication ETF (515880) is actively traded, and two battery ETFs have gained over 5.5% in the first half of the day

The Economic Daily Reporter: Liu Mingtāo The Economic Daily Editor: Peng Shuiping

This morning, the communication ETF Guotai (515880) saw active trading, with its first-half trading volume reaching RMB 1.715 billion. In addition, five ETFs, including the Sci-Tech Innovation chip ETF Harvest (588200), the chemical industry ETF (159870), and the non-ferrous metal ETF (512400), also saw their first-half trading value exceed RMB 1 billion. For cross-border ETFs, the S&P oil and gas ETF Harvest (159518) surged significantly higher today on higher volume, with its first-half trading value as high as RMB 6.705 billion.

In terms of the ETF gainers list, today the entire new energy sector surged. The battery ETF, the energy storage battery ETF, the solar PV ETF, and the new energy ETF all rose by around 5%. Among them, the battery ETF performed more strongly overall. Two related ETFs’ first-half gains exceeded 5.5%, placing them among the top performers.

From an investment logic perspective, downstream lithium battery applications are developing toward diversification. At present, the entire solid-state system is in the industrial pilot-line implementation stage. New material system segments, such as solid-state electrolytes, new anode materials, and new equipment-related processes including dry mixing, pressing (“Kun” pressing), fiber formation, adhesive frame printing, and isostatic pressing, offer greater room for upside.

Commentary: The Battery ETF E Fund (159175) and the Battery ETF (561910) both rose during the morning of China Merchants today, increasing by 5.6% and 5.54% respectively. Among them, the Battery ETF (561910) has a relatively larger fund scale, with 5.1 billion units, and a trading value of RMB 198 million. The two ETFs above track the CSI Battery Theme Index. ETFs that track this index also include the lithium battery ETF Fullgoal (561160) and the battery ETF Harvest (159796), among others.

The constituent stocks of the CSI Battery Theme Index are made up of 50 stocks. These stocks are all listed companies whose businesses involve power, energy storage, consumer electronics batteries, and upstream and downstream companies in the industrial chain, reflecting the overall performance of battery theme companies. In terms of the index’s total market value distribution, the number of constituent stocks and their weights within each market-cap segment are relatively balanced.

CSI Battery Theme Index key weighted stocks

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