CSOP Asia AI Bottleneck ETF Debuts in Hong Kong
SingTao · 1 SOURCES1 day ago2 MIN
Summary
CSOP Asset Management’s Solactive Asia AI Bottleneck Index ETF, stock code 3499, listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange on September 17 and closed at HK$7.855, up 0.2% on the day. The ETF aims to deliver, before fees and expenses, investment results that closely track the Solactive Asia AI Bottleneck Index in its net total return version. According to CSOP, the fund gives investors exposure to leading companies in bottleneck segments of the Asia-Pacific semiconductor supply chain, with holdings focused on stocks listed in Taiwan, South Korea and Japan. The manager said the launch marks a step toward connecting Hong Kong investors with a highly specialised part of Asia’s AI infrastructure value chain
Key Points
- The ETF was listed at about HK$7.8 per unit, trades in board lots of 100 shares, and charges a management fee of 0.99%
- CSOP said “bottleneck” refers to companies in critical supply-chain choke points for AI infrastructure represented by the underlying index
- To pursue its objective, the fund uses a combination of physical representative sampling and synthetic representative sampling strategies
- As of September 8, the top three index constituents were Samsung Electronics, TSMC and SK Hynix, weighted 21%, 18.6% and 16.4%
- Other major constituents included MediaTek, Advantest, Tokyo Electron, Kioxia, Hitachi, Delta Electronics and Murata Manufacturing
Why It Matters
For Hong Kong investors, the product offers a single listed vehicle to access semiconductor companies tied to AI infrastructure constraints across three major Asian markets rather than selecting individual overseas stocks. Its balanced regional exposure of about 43% to Taiwan, 37% to South Korea and 20% to Japan also positions Hong Kong as a distribution hub for thematic Asia technology investment products