Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-07-10 04:43Core Viewpoint - The significant increase in Northern Rare Earth's semi-annual performance by 1882.54% to 2014.71% has stimulated a strong rally in the entire rare earth permanent magnet sector, leading to active trading in related ETFs [1] ETF Market Summary - Four rare earth-related ETFs saw a half-day increase of over 3%, with the rare earth ETF (516780) and the rare earth ETF by Harvest (516150) both exceeding a transaction amount of 100 million yuan [1] - The rare earth ETF (159713) recorded a 3.57% increase, with a scale of 4.42 million shares and a half-day transaction amount of 56.03 million yuan [3] - The rare earth ETF by Harvest (516150) has a larger scale of 20.88 million shares and a half-day increase of 3.4%, with a transaction amount of 172 million yuan [3] ETF Scale Changes - The rare earth ETF by Harvest (516150) and the rare earth ETF (516780) have seen significant increases in shares this year, with the former increasing by 495 million shares, resulting in a year-to-date change rate of 31.07% [2] Investment Logic - The marginal improvement in supply and demand for upstream rare earth resource companies is driven by strengthened expectations of supply contraction and increased demand from relaxed export controls, suggesting potential benefits from rising rare earth prices [2] - In the medium to long term, as rare earth prices steadily recover, the profitability of downstream magnetic material companies is expected to continue to improve [2] Key Weight Stocks in the Index - The major weight stocks in the China Securities Rare Earth Industry Index include Northern Rare Earth (13.25%), China Rare Earth (5.54%), and Lingyi Technology (5.11%), among others, indicating a high concentration of companies deeply involved in the rare earth supply chain [4]