Effective March 18, 2026, the former "Sci-Tech 200 ETF" (588230) has been officially renamed "Sci-Tech 200 ETF Huatai-PineBridge". As the first ETF in the A-share market tracking the SSE Science and Technology Innovation Board 200 Index, this product is currently the only one among ETFs with the same underlying index to have surpassed 800 million yuan in scale. According to exchange data, the latest scale of Sci-Tech 200 ETF Huatai-PineBridge has reached 1.295 billion yuan. Concurrently, Sci-Tech 200 ETF Huatai-PineBridge is a Stock Connect eligible security and is also currently the only ETF tracking the SSE Sci-Tech Innovation Board 200 Index that is a margin trading and securities lending target, potentially serving as a highly liquid tool for investors to position themselves for small-cap growth opportunities on the STAR Market. Since the beginning of 2026, this ETF has achieved an average daily turnover of 162 million yuan, making it the only product among same-index ETFs with an average daily turnover exceeding 100 million yuan.

The SSE Science and Technology Innovation Board 200 Index, which Sci-Tech 200 ETF Huatai-PineBridge (588230) closely tracks, selects 200 securities with smaller market capitalizations and good liquidity from the Shanghai Stock Exchange's Sci-Tech Innovation Board as its components. It focuses on small-cap companies within the STAR Market that possess significant growth potential, exhibiting distinct small and micro-cap characteristics. In terms of sector distribution, the Sci-Tech 200 Index is strategically aligned with the direction of "new quality productive forces," concentrating on hard technology sectors such as electronics, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, and machinery equipment. Over 60% of its weighted component stocks are "Specialized, Refined, Unique, and New" enterprises, aligning well with the current dominant technology market trend.

This year's National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference placed significant emphasis on cultivating and strengthening emerging industries and future industries. Coupled with ongoing policy support for small and micro-enterprises, encouragement of technological innovation, and the nurturing of patient capital, small and micro-cap technology companies may be becoming an important force driving era development and industrial upgrading. The Sci-Tech 200 Index aggregates numerous "small but beautiful" emerging technology companies, precisely targeting the new growth drivers within China's economic transformation from old to new dynamics. It is expected to more comprehensively capture medium to long-term investment opportunities arising from industrial transformation and the wave of technological innovation.

With the effective date of the new abbreviation "Sci-Tech 200 ETF Huatai-PineBridge" (588230), all ETF products under Huatai-PineBridge have completed standardized naming. The "ETF Huatai-PineBridge" brand matrix has been fully established, facilitating investors' quick identification of their specialized products.

As one of the market's first ETF managers, Huatai-PineBridge has been deeply engaged in the index investment field for nearly 20 years, having launched market-first products such as the first dividend-themed ETF and the first cross-market ETF, the CSI 300 ETF Huatai-PineBridge. As of the end of 2025, the ETFs under the company had cumulatively generated profits exceeding 164 billion yuan for holders over the preceding two years, making it one of only four fund companies in the entire market during that period to achieve cumulative profits surpassing 100 billion yuan. Regarding fee structures, ETFs representing 77.8% of the company's ETF AUM adopt the lowest tier fee structure currently available in the market for equity index funds.