Following the initial renaming of eight ETFs launched on December 19 last year, leading ETF provider Huabao Fund announced on March 25 that another batch of 28 ETFs has collectively undergone renaming. This marks the completion of the renaming and upgrade process for all ETFs managed by Huabao Fund.

The 28 renamed ETF products cover various categories including broad-based, sector-themed, Hong Kong Stock Connect, strategy, and enhanced index ETFs. In accordance with new regulations, the revised ticker symbols for these ETFs now uniformly consist of three elements: "core investment target + ETF + Huabao." The fund codes and other names remain unchanged.

The standardized suffix "Huabao" appended to all ETFs establishes "ETF Huabao" as the unified identifier for Huabao Fund's ETF products. This enhances the ease with which investors can quickly identify Huabao Fund's ETFs, improving the convenience of ETF investing. Currently, Huabao Fund manages a total of 46 ETFs, many of which are considered high-quality products. The combined assets under management, including money market ETFs, exceed 200 billion yuan, firmly positioning the company within the top 10 fund management firms in the public fund industry based on ETF AUM.

The proliferation of ETFs tracking the same index, highly similar ETF names causing confusion, and the difficulty of remembering ETF codes have presented investors with several challenges when trying to efficiently select ETFs during the rapid development of the domestic ETF market.

In response to these clear pain points, the public fund industry has witnessed a significant wave of ETF renaming over the past six months.

Taking the Hong Kong Stock Connect Information Technology ETF Huabao as an example, this ETF is the first in the market to focus on the "Hong Kong stock chip" industry chain. It is also the only ETF currently tracking the CSI Hong Kong Stock Connect Information Technology Composite Index that is already listed and traded on an exchange. Its underlying index comprises "70% hardware + 30% software," with significant holdings in Hong Kong-listed semiconductor, electronics, and computer software companies. The index covers 50 Hong Kong-listed hard tech companies, including SMIC with a weight of 13%, Xiaomi Corporation-W with 12.98%, and Hua Hong Semiconductor with 7.38%. It excludes large-cap internet companies like Alibaba, Tencent, and Meituan, offering a sharper focus and potentially better capturing trends in Hong Kong's AI and hard tech sectors.

Following the renaming, the ETF's name is more intuitive and easier to remember. The identity of the fund manager is also clearly indicated. When investors search within their brokerage trading software, simply entering "Hong Kong Stock Connect Information Technology" can directly locate this ETF, significantly reducing search costs and the risk of operational errors, thereby making ETF investing simpler and more efficient.

Huabao Fund stated that the renamed ticker symbols are clearer, more concise, and easier to identify. They not only intuitively reflect the index tracked by the ETF but also directly present the fund management company. This naming approach, where the name suggests the essence, allows investors to identify product characteristics more quickly and accurately, improving investment decision-making efficiency. It is also expected to promote healthier development within the domestic ETF market.

The domestic ETF market has experienced rapid growth in recent years. By the end of 2025, the total number of listed ETFs in China reached 1,381, with total assets historically surpassing the 6 trillion yuan mark, accounting for 6.1% of the A-share market's circulating市值. This growth places higher demands on fund managers to continuously optimize service experiences and precisely match the needs of ETF investors.

Professional analysis suggests that explicitly stating the fund manager in the ETF ticker will make the brand recognition and reputation of a fund company's ETF business an increasingly important competitive factor.

Huabao Fund has capitalized on the rapid development of the ETF sector, firmly establishing itself as a major ETF provider. Its ETF product matrix features distinct characteristics and competitive advantages. Over the six months ending March 11, 2026, Huabao Fund's equity ETFs saw net subscriptions totaling 25.827 billion yuan, ranking among the top three in the industry and surpassing several leading fund companies. Furthermore, whether measured from the start of the year, over the past year, or since the beginning of 2025, the net subscription scale for Huabao Fund's equity ETFs has consistently ranked within the top five in the industry, demonstrating strong capital attraction.

Currently, the total AUM of Huabao Fund's ETFs exceeds 200 billion yuan, reaching 205.235 billion yuan, maintaining a position within the top 10 public fund companies in the overall market ETF AUM ranking.

Four of Huabao Fund's popular ETFs have individual fund sizes exceeding 10 billion yuan. These include the Broker ETF Huabao, Healthcare ETF Huabao, Bank ETF Huabao, and Hong Kong Internet ETF Huabao. Among them, the leading A-share Broker ETF Huabao has a latest size of 35.546 billion yuan. Previously, the FinTech ETF Huabao also joined the "100-billion-yuan ETF club," with its current size at 7.714 billion yuan.

Following the unified renaming of Huabao Fund's ETF ticker symbols, investors can more conveniently identify and trade the high-quality ETF products offered by this major provider.

Note: Fee details are available in each fund's legal documents.