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LUXEMBOURG - Xtrackers announced Friday that its Harvest FTSE China A-H50 UCITS ETF will undergo significant changes, including switching to a new underlying index and changing its name, effective October 14, 2025.
The ETF will transition from tracking the FTSE China A-H50 Index to following the CSI A500 Index, according to a company statement. The fund will be renamed Xtrackers Harvest CSI A500 UCITS ETF to reflect this change.
The new index, administered by China Securities Index Co. Ltd, will track 500 companies listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges, compared to the current index which follows only 50 companies. Unlike the current index, which includes both A-shares and H-shares, the CSI A500 will track only A-shares.
While both indices are market capitalization weighted, they differ in their weighting methodologies and rebalancing frequencies. The CSI A500 is rebalanced semi-annually, while the current index undergoes quarterly rebalancing.
Another notable difference is that the new index is a total return net index that reinvests dividends after tax deductions, whereas the current index is a price return index that excludes dividends from calculations.
The company stated that the change aims to "provide investors with greater diversification and liquidity benefits" compared to the current index.
Shareholders who disagree with these changes can redeem their shares without redemption charges until September 30, 2025. The fund’s fee structure will remain unchanged.
The company noted that the transition will incur transaction costs and duties that will be borne by the fund, which are expected to be material under normal market conditions.
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