ICBC Lithium Battery ETF (159840) Rises 1.85% in Early Trading; Institutions: Lithium Battery Industry Enters New Growth Cycle in 2026

NewTimeSpace News: As of 10:00 on March 23, 2026, ICBC Lithium Battery ETF (159840) rose 1.85%, with the latest price at 0.88 yuan. Looking at a longer time frame, as of March 20, 2026, ICBC Lithium Battery ETF has cumulatively increased 1.29% over the past two weeks. (The stocks listed above are index constituents only, with no specific recommendation intended.)

In terms of liquidity, ICBC Lithium Battery ETF recorded an intraday turnover rate of 4.89%, with trading volume reaching 75.0901 million yuan. Looking at a longer time frame, as of March 20, the ETF's average daily trading volume over the past week was 143 million yuan, ranking in the top 2 among comparable funds. (Data source: Wind)

In terms of scale, ICBC Lithium Battery ETF's latest assets under management reached 1.531 billion yuan, ranking 2nd out of 6 comparable funds. (Data source: Wind)

In terms of shares, ICBC Lithium Battery ETF's share count increased by 17 million shares over the past week, achieving significant growth, with the new shares ranking 1st out of 6 comparable funds. (Data source: Wind)

Data shows that leveraged funds continue to build positions. ICBC Lithium Battery ETF's latest margin purchase amount reached 4.1941 million yuan, with the latest margin balance at 30.9177 million yuan. (Data source: Wind)

As of March 20, ICBC Lithium Battery ETF's net value has risen 80.59% over the past two years, ranking in the top 2 among comparable funds, and ranking 271st out of 2,613 index equity funds, placing it in the top 10.37%. In terms of return capability, as of March 20, 2026, since its inception, ICBC Lithium Battery ETF's highest monthly return was 31.68%, the longest consecutive rising period was 5 months, the longest consecutive rising gain was 71.07%, and the average return rate during rising months was 9.37%. As of March 20, 2026, ICBC Lithium Battery ETF's annualized excess return over the benchmark since inception was 2.09%.

As of March 20, 2026, ICBC Lithium Battery ETF's Sharpe ratio over the past year was 1.50, ranking in the top 2 out of 5 comparable funds, indicating higher returns for the same level of risk.

In terms of drawdown, as of March 20, 2026, ICBC Lithium Battery ETF's maximum drawdown year-to-date was 8.14%, with a relative benchmark drawdown of 0.13%, representing relatively low drawdown risk among comparable funds. The recovery period after drawdown was 37 days, representing the fastest recovery among comparable funds.

In terms of fees, ICBC Lithium Battery ETF has a management fee of 0.45% and a custody fee of 0.07%, representing the lowest fee structure among comparable funds.

In terms of tracking accuracy, as of March 20, 2026, ICBC Lithium Battery ETF's tracking error year-to-date was 0.010%, demonstrating relatively high tracking precision among comparable funds.

ICBC Lithium Battery ETF closely tracks the CNI New Energy Vehicle Battery Index. The CNI New Energy Vehicle Battery Index reflects the market performance of new energy vehicle battery industry listed companies across the Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Beijing stock exchanges.

Wanlian Securities stated that the lithium battery industry enters a new growth cycle in 2026. Power batteries benefit from three structural supports: increased battery capacity per vehicle, high growth in overseas demand, and accelerated electrification of heavy-duty trucks. Energy storage batteries show a pattern of stable domestic growth and multiple overseas growth points. Meanwhile, the solid-state battery industrialization process is accelerating, with pilot production lines being intensively established. Equipment, electrolyte materials, anodes, and key auxiliary materials segments are expected to benefit first.

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