The STAR 50 ETF by E Fund (588080) attracted nearly 1 billion in net inflows yesterday

As of the midday close, the SSE STAR 50 Component Index (000688) fell by 6.34%. Among the top ten weighted stocks, Cambricon dropped 11.07%, Montage Technology fell 5.54%, AMEC declined 5.81%, Hygon Information dropped 5.08%, SMIC fell 6%, Origin Semiconductor dropped 17.75%, Biwin Storage declined 3.69%, Piotech fell 7.22%, VeriSilicon dropped 9.91%, and Hua Hong Grace declined 14.06%. As of the previous trading day, the index had risen 56.83% over the past year.

Data shows that the E Fund STAR 50 ETF (588080) has continued to attract capital inflows, with a net inflow of 988 million yuan on the previous trading day. As of the previous trading day, the fund attracted over 2.3 billion yuan in net inflows over the past 5 days, over 4.9 billion yuan over the past 10 days, and over 9.5 billion yuan over the past 20 days.

Recently, the STAR 50 has seen a series of hard-core industrial catalysts, mainly concentrated in semiconductor equipment, materials, and advanced packaging. Cross-verified by industry research and brokerage reports, domestic immersion deep ultraviolet lithography machines have started small-batch production, with plans to deliver 5 units this year and a target of 20 units by 2027; Sinlitech achieved 3-4μm resolution, while Nanjing Advanced Materials' high-end photoresist successfully matched its process window, achieving a closed loop of "equipment + materials" localization.

Meanwhile, as of July 30, 77 STAR Market companies released their first-half performance forecasts. The forecast types show 49 companies with pre-increases and 14 with pre-profits, meaning 81.82% of reporting companies gave positive news. Among these positively forecasting companies, based on the median net profit growth rate, 43 companies saw net profit increases exceeding 100%; 9 companies had net profit increases between 50% and 100%.

CICC pointed out that the overall earnings growth rate of the STAR Market ranks high among major A-share sectors. The high prosperity of the AI industry chain is fully transmitting from upstream chips to downstream applications. The performance explosion in storage, PCB, and packaging/testing sectors means AI computing power investment is shifting from a "theme" to "real capital expenditure and revenue." It is expected that the overall earnings growth rate of the STAR Market will maintain 30-40% in the second half of the year.

The E Fund STAR 50 ETF (588080) closely tracks the SSE STAR 50 Index, which selects 50 securities with large market capitalization and strong liquidity from the STAR Market, covering high-growth industries such as semiconductors, electronics, pharmaceuticals/biotechnology, and computers.

The fund distributed dividends once over the past year, with a total dividend amount of 704 million yuan, which is quite considerable. Choosing an ETF with higher and stable dividend frequency can provide investors with more stable cash flow.

The management fee for E Fund STAR 50 ETF (588080) is 0.15%, the custody fee is 0.05%, and the comprehensive fee is 0.2%. Lower fees can effectively reduce cost expenditures for investors. Investors are welcome to pay attention to E Fund STAR 50 ETF (588080).

E Fund Asset Management's total asset under management is at the forefront of the industry, with a complete product line and over 20 years of index investment experience.