HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul>
<li>Since 2025, there have been 48 H-share IPOs of listed A-shares, with most seeing HA discounts widen post-listing, with only 20 narrowing.</li>
<li>Only AI-related H-share IPOs achieved meaningful HA discount narrowing (over 10pp), with non-AI names failing since May 2025.</li>
<li>The market capitalisation of these IPOs is not decisive for the HA discount change, and the overall market effect has little impact. Hence, the AI theme remains the key.</li>
</ul>


Since 2025, there have been 48 H-share IPOs of listed A-shares, with most seeing HA discounts widen post-listing, with only 20 narrowing.
Only AI-related H-share IPOs achieved meaningful HA discount narrowing (over 10pp), with non-AI names failing since May 2025.
The market capitalisation of these IPOs is not decisive for the HA discount change, and the overall market effect has little impact. Hence, the AI theme remains the key.


China Strategy: Evolution of H-Share IPO Premium/Discount

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<ul><li>China’s lifestyle platform Xiaohongshu, known overseas as RedNote, is betting that a more diversified user base and business model can underpin long-term growth as it prepares for a Hong Kong IPO.</li><li>Chinese Politburo Member’s Downfall Exposes Shadowy Network Tied to Evergrande</li><li>A Caixin investigation into the downfall of Politburo member Ma Xingrui has uncovered a sprawling political-business syndicate that extracted billions of yuan from real estate deals and dumped toxic assets onto property giant China Vanke Co. Ltd.</li></ul>

China’s lifestyle platform Xiaohongshu, known overseas as RedNote, is betting that a more diversified user base and business model can underpin long-term growth as it prepares for a Hong Kong IPO.Chinese Politburo Member’s Downfall Exposes Shadowy Network Tied to EvergrandeA Caixin investigation into the downfall of Politburo member Ma Xingrui has uncovered a sprawling political-business syndicate that extracted billions of yuan from real estate deals and dumped toxic assets onto property giant China Vanke Co. Ltd.

CX Daily: Men, AI and a Retail Revamp Drive Xiaohongshu’s Pre-IPO Pivot 

Chief Executive Officer, Emmer Capital Partners Limited

Manishi Raychaudhuri

Chief Executive Officer

Emmer Capital Partners Limited

Emmer Capital Partners is an Asia Pacific focused financial advisory firm engaging in strategic financial asset allocation advice, bespoke thematic research and advising early-stage companies and connecting them to investors. Emmer Capital provides macro-economic and multi-asset investment strategy inputs to institutions, family offices, private wealth managers, private equity, and corporate boards directly and through independent research platforms. Emmer Capital also advises a wide range of startup companies on fund raising and business strategy. Emmer Capital's active engagement with the print and electronic media reaches a broad spectrum of investors across the globe.

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<li>China's disappointing April-June GDP growth underscores domestic consumption weakness. Exports continue to skyrocket. Export resilience in power and automobiles, along with higher overseas margins benefit companies with sustainable foreign revenues.</li>
<li>In 2026, technology, industrials, energy have outperformed. The first two fit the theme of advanced manufacturing and technology-enablers. Combining this with robust overseas revenues, a set of stocks stand out.</li>
<li>Among these stocks, CATL, Geely, Weichai Power and CNOOC figure in our Model Portfolio.</li>
</ul>


China's disappointing April-June GDP growth underscores domestic consumption weakness. Exports continue to skyrocket. Export resilience in power and automobiles, along with higher overseas margins benefit companies with sustainable foreign revenues.
In 2026, technology, industrials, energy have outperformed. The first two fit the theme of advanced manufacturing and technology-enablers. Combining this with robust overseas revenues, a set of stocks stand out.
Among these stocks, CATL, Geely, Weichai Power and CNOOC figure in our Model Portfolio.


Asian Equities: China's Tepid Domestic Growth and Skyrocketing Exports Presents Interesting Options

Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

<ul>
<li>The Hong Kong Alpha portfolio beat the Hong Kong indexes in June and was flat to its benchmark with a loss of 6.98%.</li>
<li>The Hong Kong market experienced heavy selling in the second half of June, as both foreign and mainland investors reduced their exposure.</li>
<li>At the end of June, we sold positions in the electric utilities, technology, consumer, and property sectors. We added positions in the broker, biotech, telecom, and industrial sectors.</li>
</ul>


The Hong Kong Alpha portfolio beat the Hong Kong indexes in June and was flat to its benchmark with a loss of 6.98%.
The Hong Kong market experienced heavy selling in the second half of June, as both foreign and mainland investors reduced their exposure.
At the end of June, we sold positions in the electric utilities, technology, consumer, and property sectors. We added positions in the broker, biotech, telecom, and industrial sectors.


<ul>
<li>Vehicle-To-Grid (V2G) technology is rapidly expanding, and China is at the forefront, with the world's largest EV market.  Utilizing large onboard batteries and AI chips, NEVs could soon generate tokens.</li>
<li> China holds 60% of the global ESS market and targets 180GW of new capacity by 2027. NDRC is mandating V2G integration and targets 10+GW of flexible EV storage by 2030.</li>
<li>CATL Chairman Zeng stated in June 2026 that many EVs could be turned into "token factories" by tapping their batteries and AI chips to handle AI model inference workloads.</li>
</ul>


Vehicle-To-Grid (V2G) technology is rapidly expanding, and China is at the forefront, with the world's largest EV market.  Utilizing large onboard batteries and AI chips, NEVs could soon generate tokens.
 China holds 60% of the global ESS market and targets 180GW of new capacity by 2027. NDRC is mandating V2G integration and targets 10+GW of flexible EV storage by 2030.
CATL Chairman Zeng stated in June 2026 that many EVs could be turned into "token factories" by tapping their batteries and AI chips to handle AI model inference workloads.


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CX Daily: Men, AI and a Retail Revamp Drive Xiaohongshu’s Pre-IPO Pivot

China’s lifestyle platform Xiaohongshu, known overseas as RedNote, is betting that a more diversified user base and business model can underpin...

Caixin Global

Asian Equities: China's Tepid Domestic Growth and Skyrocketing Exports Presents Interesting Options

China's weak domestic consumption contrasts with strong export growth, benefiting firms with sustainable foreign revenues. Focus on overseas...

Manishi Raychaudhuri

HONG KONG ALPHA PORTFOLIO: (June 2026)

At mid-month, we note that pc makers are passing on higher chip and component costs to consumers. For this reason, we sold our positions in Lenovo...

David Mudd

EVs: THE NEW AI TOKEN FACTORIES

Guoxia Tech (2655 HK) has surged 53% over 2 days on high volume. The driver is a continuation of the AI-linked energy storage re-rating that began...

David Mudd

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China Strategy: Evolution of H-Share IPO Premium/Discount

​Most of the H-share IPOs of listed A-shares since 2025 saw HA discounts widen post-listing, with only AI-related IPOs achieving meaningful...

Osbert Tang, CFA

CX Daily: Men, AI and a Retail Revamp Drive Xiaohongshu’s Pre-IPO Pivot

China’s lifestyle platform Xiaohongshu, known overseas as RedNote, is betting that a more diversified user base and business model can underpin...

Caixin Global

Asian Equities: China's Tepid Domestic Growth and Skyrocketing Exports Presents Interesting Options

​China's weak domestic consumption contrasts with strong export growth, benefiting firms with sustainable foreign revenues. Focus on overseas...

Manishi Raychaudhuri

HONG KONG ALPHA PORTFOLIO: (June 2026)

At mid-month, we note that pc makers are passing on higher chip and component costs to consumers. For this reason, we sold our positions in Lenovo...

David Mudd

EVs: THE NEW AI TOKEN FACTORIES

Guoxia Tech (2655 HK) has surged 53% over 2 days on high volume. The driver is a continuation of the AI-linked energy storage re-rating that began...

David Mudd

Most of the H-share IPOs of listed A-shares since 2025 saw HA discounts widen post-listing, with only AI-related IPOs achieving meaningful...

China's weak domestic consumption contrasts with strong export growth, benefiting firms with sustainable foreign revenues. Focus on overseas...