Battery ETF Huaxia (512460) Makes Impressive Debut, Geopolitical Tensions Rise, New Energy Sector Valuation Imagination Space Opens Up

On March 20, the Huaxia Battery ETF (512460) listed and rose over 2% on its first day, with a intraday high of nearly 6%, becoming a popular investment tool in the recent new energy sector. The fund’s management fee and custody fee combined are only 0.2% per year, the lowest in the market.

Recently, the Middle East situation has been escalating, with high oil prices providing a fertile ground for industry transformation, while technological breakthroughs have opened up valuation imagination. Dahua Jixian’s research report estimates that if oil prices continue to rise by $15 to $20 per barrel, the fuel cost gap between gasoline vehicles and electric vehicles could widen by 20% to 30%. In the face of real savings, consumers’ choices will undergo a fundamental shift. This will temporarily increase China’s electric vehicle penetration rate by 2 to 3 percentage points.

CICC Securities shares a similar view, believing that driven by rising crude oil prices, the global pace of vehicle electrification is expected to accelerate. According to EVTank’s forecast, global electric vehicle sales could reach 26.5 million units by 2026, with further upward revisions possible due to geopolitical factors. According to GGI data, China’s electric vehicle exports are expected to reach 2.6 million units in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 102%. With the implementation of China-Europe price commitment mechanisms, China’s new energy vehicle market in Europe is likely to further expand, driving overall growth. It is projected that in 2026, China’s electric vehicle exports will reach 4 million units, a year-on-year increase of 54%.

The CS Battery Index tracked by the fund covers the entire industry chain of battery themes, focusing on core sectors. The top holdings include leading battery manufacturers such as CATL and EVE Energy, as well as upstream and downstream companies like Tinci Materials and Sungrow. In terms of concept distribution, lithium batteries account for 61.2%, energy storage concepts 55.7%, and solid-state batteries 45.3%, allowing for one-click investment opportunities across the battery industry chain.

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(Edited by: Zhang Xiaobo)

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