GUANGZHOU, China, April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2024, the A-share market achieved a historic milestone with total dividend payouts reaching RMB 2.4 trillion (US$ 338 billion). As of April 13, 1,156 listed companies had announced dividend plans amounting up to RMB 1.13 trillion (US$ 160 billion). Meanwhile, the dividend yield of the CSI 300 Index and CSI Dividend Index has reached 3.5% and 6.3%, highlighting strong cash distributions. On April 28, E Fund Management ("E Fund"), the largest mutual fund manager in China, will launch E Fund CSI Dividend Value ETF (Code: 563700), the first ETF tracking the CSI Dividend Value Index, expanding its range of low-cost dividend ETFs.
In the midst of trade tensions, dividend indices such as the CSI Dividend Index and the CSI Dividend Low Volatility Index are gaining traction. These indices focus on domestically oriented sectors with low trade sensitivity—overseas revenue contributions in the first half of 2024 are just 6.3% and 4.3%, compared to 11% for the CSI 300 Index.
E Fund's dividend ETF lineup now includes E Fund CSI Dividend ETF (Code: 515180), E Fund CSI Dividend Low Volatility ETF (Code: 563020), E Fund Hang Seng SCHK High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (Code: 159545) and E Fund CSI Dividend Value ETF. Among them, E Fund CSI Dividend ETF, available via ETF Connect, achieved a scale of RMB 9.3 billion (US$ 1.28 billion), largest of its kind tracking the CSI Dividend Index, as of April 23. These offerings all adopt the lowest management fee rate of 0.15% annually, helping investors to cost-effectively invest in high-dividend assets.
Moreover, the entry of annuity funds, public funds, and other medium- to long-term capital funds into the stock market has elevated the strategic importance of dividend-focused investments, especially wealth management funds are increasingly favoring low-volatility dividend strategies. For instance, E Fund CSI Dividend Low Volatility ETF has attracted significant holdings from wealth management funds, with these funds occupying three of the top ten shareholder positions, collectively accounting for 9.23% of outstanding shares, as of December 31, 2024.
About E Fund
Established in 2001, E Fund Management Co., Ltd. ("E Fund") is a leading comprehensive mutual fund manager in China with over RMB 3.5 trillion (USD 497 billion) under management.* It offers investment solutions to onshore and offshore clients, helping clients achieve long-term sustainable investment performances. E Fund's clients include both individuals and institutions, ranging from central banks, sovereign wealth funds, social security funds, pension funds, insurance and reinsurance companies, to corporates and banks. Long-term oriented, it has been focusing on the investment management business since inception and believes in the power of in-depth research and time in investing. It is a pioneer and leading practitioner in responsible investments in China and is widely recognized as one of the most trusted and outstanding Chinese asset managers.
Source: E Fund. AuM includes subsidiaries. Data as of March 31, 2025. FX rate is sourced from PBoC.
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Low-Cost ETFs and Long-Term Capital Funds Drive High-Dividend Strategies in A-Share Market
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, May 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In a transformative move set to redefine humanitarian operations in Pakistan, MindHYVE.aiâ„¢, a U.S.-based artificial intelligence company, has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Alkhidmat Foundation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, one of the nation's most respected non-profit organizations. The MoU was signed by Belal Faruki, Founder & CEO of MindHYVE.aiâ„¢ and Khalid Waqas, President of Alkhidmat Foundation KPK.
This partnership aims to deploy MindHYVE.ai™'s agentic AI systems—starting with the Ava-Education™ large reasoning model and its ArthurAI™ e-learning platform to scale impact across education, healthcare, orphan care, disaster relief, and microfinance initiatives.
As part of the agreement, MindHYVE.aiâ„¢ and Alkhidmat will co-establish a Multi-Sector AI Innovation Lab in Peshawar, envisioned as a regional hub for applied AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) solutions in social development. The lab will serve as a launchpad for localized AI training, agent deployment, and academic research, while incubating youth-led startups in partnership with universities and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa IT Board.
"This isn't just a tech deployment—this is about building capacity, equity, and long-term national infrastructure for AI-powered social progress," said Belal Faruki "Alkhidmat's mission and reach make them the ideal partner for this new frontier in purpose-driven technology."
Under the first phase, MindHYVE.aiâ„¢'s educational agent ArthurAI will be deployed within Alkhidmat's Bano Qabil program, supporting over 85,000 registered students through adaptive learning paths, multilingual content, and real-time feedback. Subsequent phases will see agents like Chiron (healthcare), Eli (finance), and Carter (retail & e-commerce) integrated into Alkhidmat's broader humanitarian services.
Alkhidmat KPK President Khalid Waqas commented, "By combining our grassroots infrastructure with MindHYVE.ai™'s AI expertise, we are opening doors for inclusive education, smarter healthcare, and data-informed governance—especially in Pakistan's most underserved regions."
MindHYVE.aiâ„¢ will provide hosted AI platforms, APIs, training, and agent customization. The collaboration will operate under a non-profit licensing model, with both parties committed to sustainability, ethical governance, and regional language accessibility including Urdu and Pashto.
This MoU signals a powerful step toward AI-for-good innovation in Pakistan and sets a precedent for global public-private humanitarian alliances.
About MindHYVE.aiâ„¢
Headquartered in Newport Beach, California, MindHYVE.aiâ„¢ builds domain-specific AGI agents, autonomous and semi-autonomous agentic systems and domain specific large reasoning models to transform national infrastructure and industry through intelligent automation and decision systems.
Website: www.mindhyve.ai | Email:hello@mindhyve.ai | Contact: +1 (949) 200-8668
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MindHYVE.ai™ and Alkhidmat Foundation Partner to Launch Pakistan's First Multi-Sector AI Initiative for Social Good
MindHYVE.ai™ and Alkhidmat Foundation Partner to Launch Pakistan's First Multi-Sector AI Initiative for Social Good
MindHYVE.ai™ and Alkhidmat Foundation Partner to Launch Pakistan's First Multi-Sector AI Initiative for Social Good
