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关注银行间科创债券品种和非指数成分券:科创债持续扩容,挖掘科创债投资价值
Hengtai Securities·2025-07-28 11:28
  1. Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The policy support for science - innovation bonds has led to significant growth in issuance and trading activity. The bonds have unique characteristics compared to overall credit bonds, and specific types of science - innovation bonds show investment value [2]. - It is recommended to focus on inter - bank science - innovation bonds (medium - term notes and general short - term financing) and target bonds excluding science - innovation bond ETF index component bonds [2]. 3. Summary by Directory 3.1 Policy Support for Science - Innovation Bonds - Issuance and Listing Review Rules: In December 27, 2024, the Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Beijing stock exchanges issued rules for the issuance and listing review of special - variety corporate bonds, including science - innovation bonds. Four types of issuers (science - innovation enterprises, science - innovation upgrade, science - innovation investment, and science - innovation incubation) can issue such bonds under certain conditions, with specific requirements for the proportion of funds invested in the science - innovation field and supporting mechanisms [7]. - Support for Issuance and Construction of a Multi - tiered Bond Market: On May 7, 2025, the People's Bank of China and the China Securities Regulatory Commission jointly issued an announcement to support the issuance of science - innovation bonds, aiming to enrich the product system, build a multi - tiered bond market, and improve supporting mechanisms. The issuance subject scope was expanded to financial institutions, technology - based enterprises, private equity investment institutions, and venture capital institutions [10]. 3.2 Overview of Outstanding Science - Innovation Bonds - Distribution of Different Bond Types: Medium - term notes and corporate bonds are the core issuance types of science - innovation bonds. Exchange - issued science - innovation bonds are more active than those issued in the inter - bank market. In terms of issuance quantity and bond balance, exchange - issued bonds account for 57.93% and 66.28% respectively, while inter - bank issued bonds account for 42.07% and 33.72% [14]. - Remaining Maturity Characteristics: The remaining maturity of outstanding science - innovation bonds is mainly short - to medium - term, concentrated below 5 years. In terms of bond quantity, those with a remaining maturity below 5 years account for 89.44%, and in terms of bond balance, they account for 88.80% [16]. - Comparison of Basic Elements with Overall Credit Bonds: Outstanding science - innovation bonds are concentrated in high - credit - rated bonds. The proportion of AAA - rated bonds is 77.45%, 30.68% higher than that of overall credit bonds. They have a longer issuance term and a lower coupon rate compared to overall credit bonds [17][19]. 3.3 Overview of the Primary Market for Science - Innovation Bonds - Issuance Volume: With strong policy support, the issuance volume of science - innovation bonds has increased significantly. In May 2025, the issuance volume increased by 120.51% year - on - year, and from May to July 18, 2025, the issuance volume reached 7668.48 billion yuan, accounting for 22.32% of the total issuance volume [25]. - Rating Distribution: Science - innovation bonds are concentrated in the AAA high - credit - rating category. The issuance volume and quantity of AAA - rated bonds account for 84.55% and 71.38% respectively, indicating high overall credit quality [29]. - Industry Distribution: Compared to overall credit bonds, the industry distribution of science - innovation bonds is more balanced. Although the issuance scale in the banking, non - banking, comprehensive, and building decoration industries is high, the issuance scale in industries such as coal, steel, and electronics is significantly higher than that of overall credit bonds. Science - innovation bonds have certain interest - rate advantages in most industries, with the lowest rate in the national defense and military industry at 0.89% [30][35]. - Regional Distribution: Science - innovation bonds in economically developed regions have a large issuance scale and a low issuance rate. Beijing has the largest issuance scale, accounting for 27.85% of the total, followed by Shanghai at 9.29% [36]. - Issuance Industries after the New Policy: With policy support, the issuance scale of science - innovation bonds in the financial industry has increased significantly. After the new policy, the issuance quantity of science - innovation bonds in the banking and non - banking financial industries accounted for 5.81% and 15.83% respectively [41]. 3.4 Overview of the Secondary Market for Science - Innovation Bonds - Trading Volume: After the new policy, the trading activity of science - innovation bonds has increased significantly. In May 2025, the trading volume was 196.097 billion yuan, a 71.01% month - on - month increase. After the issuance subject was expanded to financial institutions, the trading activity of bank - issued science - innovation bonds ranked first [45][49]. - Monthly Average Volatility: Before the new policy, the monthly average volatility of science - innovation bonds remained above 2% for six consecutive months, while after the new policy, it was below 2%, indicating a significant reduction [50]. - Turnover Rate: The turnover rate of science - innovation bonds has been rising, increasing from 6.25% in April to 9.16% in June 2025, which has improved the liquidity and pricing efficiency of the secondary market [53]. - Price Fluctuations: After the new policy, the quantile curves of price fluctuations of science - innovation bonds have converged, and the trading volatility has narrowed [54]. - Credit Spread Curve: Among different types of science - innovation bonds, inter - bank medium - term notes and general short - term financing bonds have certain cost - effectiveness. Non - AAA science - innovation bond index component bonds have relative value [59][71]. 3.5 Investment Recommendations - Recommend focusing on inter - bank science - innovation bonds (medium - term notes and general short - term financing) and target bonds excluding science - innovation bond ETF index component bonds [79].