E Fund (HK) MSCI Asia Pacific Select High Dividend Index ETF (03483.HK) Falls 1.13% Intraday as ICBC Starts Implementation of Interim Dividend

NewTimeSpace News: As of 10:09 on October 15, the E Fund (HK) MSCI Asia Pacific Select High Dividend Index ETF (03483.HK) fell 1.13% to a latest price of HK$18.420. The ETF has traded 55,900 units so far today for a turnover of HK$1.0306 million at an average price of HK$18.437. It is up 0.33% so far this week. Its current net asset value per unit is HK$18.6134, and its assets under management stand at HK$568 million.

(Note on scope: the net asset value per unit and assets under management are as of October 14, 2026; the week-to-date change is measured against the closing price of HK$18.360 on October 9.)

On the news front, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China announced on October 14 the implementation of its A-share 2026 interim dividend distribution: based on about 356.406 billion ordinary shares as of the record date of October 20, 2026, the bank will pay a cash dividend of RMB0.1511 per share (tax inclusive), totalling about RMB53.853 billion, of which about RMB40.738 billion goes to A-share holders; both the ex-dividend date and the payment date are October 21.

The E Fund (HK) MSCI Asia Pacific Select High Dividend Index ETF (03483.HK) tracks the MSCI Asia Pacific Select High Dividend Index, a net total return index representing the performance of 100 relatively high-dividend-yield companies in selected Asia-Pacific markets. Securities are selected from the MSCI Southbound Hong Kong Index, the MSCI Australia Index and the MSCI Japan Index; real estate investment trusts are excluded, and the remaining securities are screened for liquidity, price performance and dividend sustainability. The index is reviewed semi-annually, with a 10% cap on any single security, a 25% cap on any GICS industry, and fixed regional allocations of 60% for Hong Kong and 40% combined for Australia and Japan.

The Wanlian Securities research team believes that Hong Kong stock valuations fell back in September and the market offers medium-to-long-term allocation value, with low-valuation high-dividend and dividend assets worth watching, along with pro-cyclical industries that benefit from improving fundamentals and rising prosperity under supply constraints; the team also believes that the improvement in Hong Kong stocks' forecast earnings in September should support market performance.