Defense Industry Gains Attention Amid Geopolitical Turmoil,Penghua CSI Defense ETF(512670) Rises 1.99% Intraday

NewTimeSpace News: As of 14:40 on March 24, 2026, the CSI Defense Index (399973) surged 2.23%. Among its constituent stocks, Inner Mongolia First Machinery Group rose 8.71%, Aerospace Electrical Equipment advanced 7.36%, Yingliu Co., Ltd. climbed 6.82%, and China North Industries Group Red Arrow Co., Ltd., North Navigation Group and other individual stocks followed the upward trend. The Penghua CSI Defense ETF(512670) gained 1.99% to a latest price of RMB 0.87. Looking back, as of March 23, 2026, the ETF had a cumulative increase of 3.39% in the past three months. (The stocks listed above are only constituent stocks of the index and do not constitute any specific investment recommendation.)

In terms of liquidity, the Penghua CSI Defense ETFrecorded an intraday turnover rate of 3.37% with a trading volume of RMB 88.4415 million. Over a longer timeframe, as of March 23, its average daily trading volume stood at RMB 272 million in the past year.

In terms of scale, the latest scale of the Penghua CSI Defense ETFreached RMB 2.572 billion. (Data source: Wind)

In terms of capital flows, the latest net capital outflow of the Penghua CSI Defense ETFwas RMB 31.2094 million. Looking at the recent trend, it had a total net capital inflow of RMB 36.8308 million in the past 10 trading days. (Data source: Wind)

Data showed that leveraged funds have been continuously building positions in the ETF. The latest margin purchase volume of the Penghua CSI Defense ETFhit RMB 4.4388 million, with the latest margin balance standing at RMB 47.3156 million. (Data source: Wind)

As of March 23, the net asset value (NAV) of the Penghua CSI Defense ETFhad risen 38.00% in the past two years. In terms of earnings capacity, as of March 23, 2026, since its inception, the ETF has achieved a maximum monthly return of 29.21%, a longest consecutive monthly gain streak of 5 months with a cumulative increase of 58.33% during the streak, and a gain-loss month ratio of 40:39, with an average monthly return of 8.06% in positive months. As of March 23, 2026, the ETF has delivered an annualized excess return of 1.59% over the benchmark since its establishment.

In terms of drawdown, as of March 23, 2026, the Penghua CSI Defense ETFhad a relative drawdown of 0.30% against the benchmark since the start of the year.

In terms of fees, the Penghua CSI Defense ETFhas a management fee rate of 0.30% and a custodian fee rate of 0.10%.

In terms of tracking accuracy, as of March 23, 2026, the ETF had a tracking error of 0.036% in the past year.

The Penghua CSI Defense ETFclosely tracks the CSI Defense Index, which selects securities of listed companies affiliated with the ten major military industrial groups, as well as securities of relevant listed companies that provide weapons and equipment for the national armed forces, or have actual equipment contract manufacturing sales volume or signed contracts with the military, as index samples, so as to reflect the overall performance of securities of listed companies in the defense industry.

Data showed that as of February 27, 2026, the top 10 weight stocks of the CSI Defense Index (399973) were Aero Engine Corporation of China, Aerospace Electronics, Feilida Advanced Materials, AVIC Shenyang Aircraft, AVIC Optoelectronic Technology, Raytron Technology, AVIC Xi'an Aircraft, Western Superconducting Technologies, AVIC Aircraft Equipment and Haige Communications in sequence, with the combined weight of the top 10 stocks accounting for 43.14%. (The stocks listed above are only constituent stocks of the index and do not constitute any specific investment recommendation.)

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