OTIC(SZ:000962) Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-10-20 03:24Group 1: Rare Metal ETF Performance - The liquidity of the rare metal ETF showed a turnover rate of 2.52%, with a transaction volume of 91.66 million yuan [3] - The latest scale of the rare metal ETF reached 3.639 billion yuan, ranking first among comparable funds [3] - In the past week, the rare metal ETF saw an increase of 366 million shares, marking significant growth and leading among comparable funds [3] - Over the last five trading days, the rare metal ETF experienced net inflows on four days, totaling 718 million yuan [3] - As of October 17, the net value of the rare metal ETF has increased by 6.69% over the past three years [3] - The highest monthly return since inception was 24.02%, with the longest consecutive monthly increase being five months and a maximum increase of 66.25% [3] - The average monthly return during the rising months was 8.60% [3] Group 2: Industry Trends and Supply Dynamics - In the first eight months of 2025, global power battery installations reached 691.3 GWh, a year-on-year increase of 34.9% [4] - The global energy storage industry is also experiencing high growth, with expectations for large-scale storage installations to reach 205 GWh in 2025, up 51% year-on-year [4] - The dual growth of the new energy vehicle and energy storage sectors is providing strong support for lithium metal demand [4] - On the supply side, the lithium market has been in a state of oversupply due to previous industry expansion, leading to continued price pressure [4] - However, the implementation of "anti-involution" policies in the domestic industry is gradually pushing lithium prices to stabilize and rise [4] - The "anti-involution" measures are expected to clear inefficient production capacity in the lithium industry, supporting performance recovery for related companies [4] - In September 2025, the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced a cobalt export quota policy, which may exacerbate supply tightness in the global cobalt market [4] - The DRC is projected to account for 76% of global cobalt production in 2024 [4] Group 3: Top Holdings in Rare Metal Index - The top ten weighted stocks in the CSI Rare Metal Theme Index include Northern Rare Earth, Luoyang Molybdenum, Huayou Cobalt, Salt Lake Potash, Ganfeng Lithium, Tianqi Lithium, China Rare Earth, Zhongjin Lingnan, Shenghe Resources, and Western Superconducting, collectively accounting for 59.91% of the index [3]