NewTimeSpace News: As of 14:05 on March 19, 2026, the CSI Sub-sector Chemical Industry Theme Index (000813) dropped 3.98%. Its constituent stocks saw a mixed performance of rises and falls: Baofeng Energy led the gains with an increase of 1.60%, Hangyang Co., Ltd. rose 1.37% and Satellite Chemical advanced 0.92%; Rongsheng Petrochemical topped the decliners with a fall of 8.93%, Tun Kun Group dropped 8.87% and Xin Fengming declined 7.66%. The Hwabao WP CSI Subdivision Chemical Industry Theme ETF(516020) fell 3.98% to a latest quote of RMB 0.92. Over a longer period, as of March 18, 2026, the ETF had a cumulative increase of 19.38% in the past three months, ranking 3rd among 6 comparable funds in terms of growth rate. (The stocks listed above are only constituent stocks of the index and do not constitute any specific investment recommendation.)

In terms of liquidity, the Hwabao WP CSI Subdivision Chemical Industry Theme ETFposted an intraday turnover rate of 4.96% with a trading volume of RMB 337 million. As of March 18, its average daily trading volume reached RMB 528 million in the past week, ranking top 2 among comparable funds.

In terms of scale, the Hwabao WP CSI Subdivision Chemical Industry Theme ETFachieved a remarkable growth with a scale increase of RMB 3.698 billion in the past three months, ranking 3rd among 6 comparable funds in terms of newly added scale. (Data source: Wind)

In terms of shares, the Hwabao WP CSI Subdivision Chemical Industry Theme ETFsaw a significant rise with a share increase of 3.271 billion in the past three months, ranking 3rd among 6 comparable funds in terms of newly added shares. (Data source: Wind)

Data showed that leveraged funds have been continuously building positions in the ETF. The latest margin purchase amount of the Hwabao WP CSI Subdivision Chemical Industry Theme ETFreached RMB 7.5773 million, with the latest margin balance standing at RMB 72.8897 million. (Data source: Wind)

As of March 18, the net asset value of the Hwabao WP CSI Subdivision Chemical Industry Theme ETFhad risen 54.14% in the past two years. In terms of earnings capacity, as of March 18, 2026, since its establishment, the ETF has achieved a maximum monthly return of 21.66%, a longest consecutive rising period of 10 months with a cumulative increase of 75.49% during the period, and an average yield of 6.42% in rising months. As of March 18, 2026, the ETF has an annualized return of 3.23% outperforming the benchmark since its establishment.

As of March 13, 2026, the Sharpe ratio of the Hwabao WP CSI Subdivision Chemical Industry Theme ETFstood at 2.35 in the past year, ranking top 2 among 4 comparable funds and delivering higher returns at the same risk level.

In terms of drawdown, as of March 18, 2026, the maximum drawdown of the Hwabao WP CSI Subdivision Chemical Industry Theme ETFwas 8.22% year-to-date, with a drawdown of 0.14% relative to the benchmark, representing a relatively low drawdown risk among comparable funds.

On the fee front, the management fee rate of the Hwabao WP CSI Subdivision Chemical Industry Theme ETFis 0.50% and the custodian fee rate is 0.10%.

In terms of tracking accuracy, as of March 18, 2026, the tracking error of the Hwabao WP CSI Subdivision Chemical Industry Theme ETFwas 0.009% in the past two months, indicating a relatively high tracking accuracy among comparable funds.

The Hwabao WP CSI Subdivision Chemical Industry Theme ETFclosely tracks the CSI Sub-sector Chemical Industry Theme Index. The CSI Sub-sector Theme Index series consists of 7 indices including the CSI Sub-sector Non-ferrous Metals Index and the CSI Sub-sector Machinery Index. It selects listed company securities with relatively large scale and good liquidity from the relevant sub-sectors as index samples respectively, so as to reflect the overall performance of listed company securities in the relevant sub-sectors.

Data showed that as of February 27, 2026, the top 10 weight stocks of the CSI Sub-sector Chemical Industry Theme Index (000813) were Wanhua Chemical, Salt Lake Industry Group, Zangge Mining, Tinci Materials, Hualu Hengsheng, Yuntianhua Group, Juhua Group, Hengli Petrochemical, Baofeng Energy and Rongsheng Petrochemical, accounting for a total of 45.18% of the index's weight. (The stocks listed above are only constituent stocks of the index and do not constitute any specific investment recommendation.)

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