

Group 1 - The Federal Reserve's interest rate cut expectations are rising, significantly supporting the precious metals market [1] - The volatility in U.S. employment data has led to a near certainty of a rate cut in September, which will lower real interest rates and enhance the attractiveness of gold [1] - Central banks in emerging markets are actively purchasing gold, with China increasing its gold reserves for nine consecutive months, providing long-term support for gold prices [1] Group 2 - As of August 13, 2025, the CSI Hong Kong-Shenzhen Gold Industry Stock Index (931238) rose by 1.33%, with notable increases in constituent stocks such as Jiangxi Copper (00358) up 6.30% and Zijin Mining (601899) up 3.65% [3] - The Gold Stock ETF (159322) increased by 1.46%, with a recent price of 1.25 yuan, and has shown a cumulative increase of 1.48% over the past week [3] - The Gold Stock ETF has a one-year net value increase of 30.95%, with a maximum monthly return of 16.59% since inception [3] Group 3 - The Gold Stock ETF has a Sharpe ratio of 1.25 over the past year, ranking it in the top 1/3 of comparable funds, indicating higher returns for the same level of risk [4] - The fund has experienced a relative drawdown of 3.00% year-to-date, with a recovery time of 7 days, the fastest among comparable funds [4] - The Gold Stock ETF closely tracks the CSI Hong Kong-Shenzhen Gold Industry Stock Index, which includes 50 large-cap companies involved in gold mining, refining, and sales [4][5]