Shanghai-Shenzhen Stock Connect ETFs Daily Report: Banks Lead Gains Against the Tide! Robot and Communication Sectors Plunge Over 8% - 20260819
NewTimeSpace News: On August 19, 2026, the Shanghai-Shenzhen Stock Connect ETFs market showed broad gains in defensive sectors such as banks and dividend low-volatility, while technology growth products including robots, communications, chips and STAR-chip suffered rare sharp plunges, with an extremely violent rotation in market style.
The banking sector performed strongly on the day, with several related ETFs rising more than 1.6%. The China Universal CSI Banks ETF (512820.SH) rose 1.92%, leading the gainers; China Southern CSI Banks ETF (512700.SH) rose 1.90%; ChinaAMC CSI Banks ETF (515020.SH) rose 1.86%; Fullgoal CSI 800 Banks ETF (159887.SZ) rose 1.83%; Tianhong CSI Bank ETF (515290.SH) rose 1.81%; China Merchants CSI BANK AH Price ETF (517900.SH) rose 1.80%; E Fund CSI Banks ETF (516310.SH) rose 1.73%; Hwabao WP CSI Banks ETF (512800.SH) rose 1.62%.
The dividend low-volatility direction strengthened in tandem: Taikang CSI Dividend Low Volatility ETF (560150.SH) rose 1.26%; Huatai-PB CSI Dividend Low Volatility ETF (512890.SH) rose 1.21%. Overall, the banking and dividend low-volatility directions formed a clear defensive-sector linkage effect, with all top 10 gainers up more than 1.2%.
Shanghai-Shenzhen Stock Connect ETF Top 10 Gainers |
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Rank |
Code |
Name |
Change (%) |
Tracking Index |
Manager |
|
1 |
512820.SH |
China Universal CSI Banks ETF |
1.92 |
CSI Banks Index |
China Universal Asset Management |
|
2 |
512700.SH |
China Southern CSI Banks ETF |
1.90 |
CSI Banks Index |
China Southern Asset Management |
|
3 |
515020.SH |
ChinaAMC CSI Banks ETF |
1.86 |
CSI Banks Index |
China Asset Management |
|
4 |
159887.SZ |
Fullgoal CSI 800 Banks ETF |
1.83 |
CSI 800 Banks Index |
Fullgoal Fund Management |
|
5 |
515290.SH |
Tianhong CSI Bank ETF |
1.81 |
CSI Banks Index |
Tianhong Asset Management |
|
6 |
517900.SH |
China Merchants CSI BANK AH Price ETF |
1.80 |
CSI Bank AH Price Index |
China Merchants Fund Management |
|
7 |
516310.SH |
E Fund CSI Banks ETF |
1.73 |
CSI Banks Index |
E Fund Management |
|
8 |
512800.SH |
Hwabao WP CSI Banks ETF |
1.62 |
CSI Banks Index |
Hwabao WP Fund Management |
|
9 |
560150.SH |
Taikang CSI Dividend Low Volatility ETF |
1.26 |
CSI Dividend Low Volatility Index |
Taikang Fund Management |
|
10 |
512890.SH |
Huatai-PB CSI Dividend Low Volatility ETF |
1.21 |
CSI Dividend Low Volatility Index |
Huatai-PineBridge Fund Management |
|
Source/Compiled by: Wind / NewTimeSpace Research Institute, as of the close onAugust 19, 2026 |
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On the downside, the robot and communication sectors suffered rare plunges, with several related ETFs falling more than 8%. The E Fund CNI Robot Industry ETF (159530.SZ) fell 9.11%, the steepest decline, after having risen 2.51% in the previous trading session; the Invesco Great Wall CNI Robot Industry ETF (159559.SZ) fell 8.83%, after having risen 2.32% the prior session; the Guotai CSI Machine Tool ETF (159667.SZ) fell 8.45%.
Multiple communication-sector products plunged collectively: the Fullgoal CSI Communication Equipment Theme ETF (159583.SZ) fell 8.08%; the ChinaAMC CSI 5G Communication Theme ETF (515050.SH) fell 8.08%; the Yinhua CSI 5G Communication Theme ETF (159994.SZ) fell 8.07%; the Guotai CSI All Share Communication Equipment ETF (515880.SH) fell 8.04%. The chip direction also slumped in tandem: the E Fund CSI Chip Industry ETF (516350.SH) fell 8.08%; the ChinaAMC Guozheng Semiconductor Chip ETF (159995.SZ) fell 7.99%; the CPIC China Science And Technology Innovation Board Chip Design Theme ETF (588780.SH) fell 7.98%. Robot, communication, chip and STAR-chip products faced concentrated selling pressure on the day, with all top 10 decliners down more than 7.9%.
Shanghai-Shenzhen Stock Connect ETF Top 10 Losers |
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Rank |
Code |
Name |
Change (%) |
Tracking Index |
Manager |
|
1 |
159530.SZ |
E Fund CNI Robot Industry ETF |
-9.11 |
CNI Robot Industry Index |
E Fund Management |
|
2 |
159559.SZ |
Invesco Great Wall CNI Robot Industry ETF |
-8.83 |
CNI Robot Industry Index |
Invesco Great Wall Fund Management |
|
3 |
159667.SZ |
Guotai CSI Machine Tool ETF |
-8.45 |
CSI Machine Tool Index |
Guotai Asset Management |
|
4 |
159583.SZ |
Fullgoal CSI Communication Equipment Theme ETF |
-8.08 |
CSI Communication Equipment Theme Index |
Fullgoal Fund Management |
|
5 |
516350.SH |
E Fund CSI Chip Industry ETF |
-8.08 |
CSI Chip Industry Index |
E Fund Management |
|
6 |
515050.SH |
ChinaAMC CSI 5G Communication Theme ETF |
-8.08 |
CSI 5G Communication Index |
China Asset Management |
|
7 |
159994.SZ |
Yinhua CSI 5G Communication Theme ETF |
-8.07 |
CSI 5G Communication Index |
Yinhua Fund Management |
|
8 |
515880.SH |
Guotai CSI All Share Communication Equipment ETF |
-8.04 |
CSI All Share Communication Equipment Index |
Guotai Asset Management |
|
9 |
159995.SZ |
ChinaAMC Guozheng Semiconductor Chip ETF |
-7.99 |
CNI Semiconductor Chip Index |
China Asset Management |
|
10 |
588780.SH |
CPIC China Science And Technology Innovation Board Chip Design Theme ETF |
-7.98 |
SSE STAR Chip Design Theme Index |
CPIC Fund Management |
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Source/Compiled by: Wind / NewTimeSpace Research Institute, as of the close onAugust 19, 2026 |
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NewTimeSpace Research data shows that on August 19, 2026, the Shanghai-Shenzhen Stock Connect ETFs market exhibited an extreme rotation between defensive and growth styles. Value-defensive sectors such as banks and dividend low-volatility attracted concentrated buying and led the gains, while technology growth products including robots, communications, chips and STAR-chip suffered a rare collective plunge. Market hotspots swiftly rotated from the previous day's agricultural breeding and semiconductors to the banking-defensive space; the technology sector retreated across the board, with decliners' losses far exceeding the gainers' gains, and sector rotation turned extremely violent.
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