Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-09-19 03:14Group 1: Liquidity and Performance of Rare Metal ETF - The rare metal ETF had an intraday turnover of 2.39%, with a transaction volume of 62.4557 million yuan [3] - Over the past week, the average daily transaction volume of the rare metal ETF reached 250 million yuan, ranking first among comparable funds [3] - The rare metal ETF's scale increased by 66.2844 million yuan in the past week, achieving significant growth and ranking first among comparable funds [3] - The ETF's shares grew by 262 million shares in the past week, also ranking first among comparable funds [3] - In the last five trading days, the rare metal ETF attracted a total of 175 million yuan in inflows [3] - As of September 18, 2025, the net value of the rare metal ETF increased by 87.33% over the past year [3] - The highest monthly return since inception was 24.02%, with the longest consecutive monthly increase being four months and a maximum increase of 58.56% [3] - The average monthly return during the rising months was 8.77%, and the annualized return over the past three months exceeded the benchmark by 6.60% [3] Group 2: Industry Insights and Developments - The concept of the "Asian Lithium Belt" was introduced, spanning 2,800 kilometers across four provinces, with multiple large and super-large lithium mines discovered [4] - According to a report by CITIC Securities, the profitability growth rate of the metal sector is expected to rise further in the first half of 2025, maintaining strong performance [4] - Sub-sectors such as rare earths, tungsten, nickel, cobalt, tin, antimony, and copper are performing exceptionally well [4] - The metal sector's dividends and fund holdings are on the rise, with valuations reaching their highest levels since 2022, although still below the 2021 peak [4] - The top ten weighted stocks in the CSI Rare Metal Theme Index account for 57.58% of the index, including companies like Northern Rare Earth, Luoyang Molybdenum, and Tianqi Lithium [4] - Investors can also participate in the rare metal sector through the Rare Metal ETF linked fund (014111) [4]