Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

DZT Research

DZT Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of July 17th.</li>
<li>The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Knowledge Atlas, Alibaba, Ntes, Iluvatar Corex, Gigadevice, Kingboard Laminates, Tencent, Sinopec, Hua Hong Semi.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of July 17th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for Knowledge Atlas, Alibaba, Ntes, Iluvatar Corex, Gigadevice, Kingboard Laminates, Tencent, Sinopec, Hua Hong Semi.


HK Connect Flows Weekly (Jul 17th): Knowledge Atlas, Alibaba, Ntes, Iluvatar Corex, Gigadevice

Research on Tech Companies

Evelyn Zhang

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>The competition between Alibaba and JD has been heating up after Alibaba abandoned its "exclusivity requirement”, JD sale GMV increased by 28.4% vs Alibaba only increased by 8.4% YoY.  </li>
<li>Live streaming has become a mainstream sales channel, Douyin and Kuaishou both achieved more than 200% sales increase YoY.  </li>
<li>Influencers and brands are fighting over price setting power. Many brands have opened their own official livestreaming channels this year.</li>
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The competition between Alibaba and JD has been heating up after Alibaba abandoned its "exclusivity requirement”, JD sale GMV increased by 28.4% vs Alibaba only increased by 8.4% YoY.  
Live streaming has become a mainstream sales channel, Douyin and Kuaishou both achieved more than 200% sales increase YoY.  
Influencers and brands are fighting over price setting power. Many brands have opened their own official livestreaming channels this year.


Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning, Copley Fund Research

Steven Holden

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning

Copley Fund Research

Copley Fund Research provide research and data on asset allocation among Global and Emerging Market equity funds.  The analysis details absolute and relative positioning across countries, sectors and industries together with highly granular data on single stock and single fund allocations.  The data is updated monthly with time series going back to January 2011.

Global Research - Analysis of 165 prominent Global equity funds, combined AUM $335bn
GEM Research - Analysis of 127 prominent global EM equity funds, combined AUM $250bn

Asset Allocation - Global and GEM Equity

Cross Asset Strategy

<p>China allocations among Global active managers have fallen to below pre 2017 levels.  Average holding weights among the 381 funds in our analysis dropped to 3.76%, underweight the MSCI All Country World index by -1.18% with just 28.3% overweight the benchmark. </p><p>This allocation drop is in stark contrast to what is occurring in the USA, with allocations powering to all-time highs of 53.70%.  The difference between US and China weights are at all-time wides.</p><p>The most widely held stocks are <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:787:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba Group (BABA US), </a><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aia-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14895:1" rel="noopener">AIA Group Ltd (1299 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26:1" rel="noopener">Tencent (700 HK)</a>, with the trio accounting for 40.6% of total China allocations.  </p><p>If Global managers are to increase weights in China, they will likely have to broaden their investment horizons.  Comparing Global stock holdings in China with their Global Emerging Market peers suggests a number of stocks that could enter the radar of Global investors.  We highlight <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ping-an-insurance-grp-co-of-china-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12880:1" rel="noopener">Ping An Insurance (H) (2318 HK)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meituan-dianping" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26970:1" rel="noopener">Meituan (3690 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jd-com-inc-adr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:446:1" rel="noopener">JD.com Inc (ADR) (JD US)</a> as stocks lightly held by Global managers but well invested by EM active funds.</p>

China allocations among Global active managers have fallen to below pre 2017 levels.  Average holding weights among the 381 funds in our analysis dropped to 3.76%, underweight the MSCI All Country World index by -1.18% with just 28.3% overweight the benchmark. This allocation drop is in stark contrast to what is occurring in the USA, with allocations powering to all-time highs of 53.70%.  The difference between US and China weights are at all-time wides.The most widely held stocks are Alibaba Group (BABA US), AIA Group Ltd (1299 HK) and Tencent (700 HK), with the trio accounting for 40.6% of total China allocations.  If Global managers are to increase weights in China, they will likely have to broaden their investment horizons.  Comparing Global stock holdings in China with their Global Emerging Market peers suggests a number of stocks that could enter the radar of Global investors.  We highlight Ping An Insurance (H) (2318 HK) , Meituan (3690 HK) and JD.com Inc (ADR) (JD US) as stocks lightly held by Global managers but well invested by EM active funds.

Global Funds China Fall:  Gap to US Largest in History

Chief Economist

Diana Choyleva

Enodo Economics

Enodo Economics is an independent macroeconomic forecasting company that untangles complexity, challenges the consensus, and makes sense of the future. Our focus is on China – one of the most misunderstood economies in the world, but one of the most important to figure out.  Enodo’s chief economist, Diana Choyleva, has been analysing China for almost 20 years, while Enodo’s team boasts a combined 140 years’ experience covering China’s economy, politics and markets. 

Macroeconomics

<h2>China News That Matters</h2><ul>
<li>Wang Yi attacks Washington</li>
<li>Opium of the masses. No, not that one</li>
<li>Will China change its Covid-19 approach?</li>
<li>Not just for Olympians. Beijing demands exercise</li>
<li>Please, please have another kid</li>
</ul><div class="content-remarks"><ul style="list-style-type: none;"><li><div>In my weekly digest China News That Matters, I will give you selected summaries, sourced from a variety of local Chinese-language and international news outlets, and highlight why I think the news is significant. These posts are meant to neither be bullish nor bearish, but help you separate the signal from the noise.</div></li></ul></div>

China News That Matters
Wang Yi attacks Washington
Opium of the masses. No, not that one
Will China change its Covid-19 approach?
Not just for Olympians. Beijing demands exercise
Please, please have another kid
In my weekly digest China News That Matters, I will give you selected summaries, sourced from a variety of local Chinese-language and international news outlets, and highlight why I think the news is significant. These posts are meant to neither be bullish nor bearish, but help you separate the signal from the noise.

Sino-US/ Tech/ Covid-19/ Exercise/ Babies

Global Emerging Market Equities, Propitious Research

Wium Malan, CFA

Global Emerging Market Equities

Independent, Fundamental Quantitative Research

Propitious Research

Fully independent, fundamental and quantitative equity research, focused on companies in the Telecommunication, Media, Technology, Internet and Healthcare sectors in the Global Emerging Markets. Idea generation focused on Quality stocks, trading below their intrinsic Value, with sound Corporate Governance.

<p>This insight provides a summary of the key news developments impacting the largest countries and constituents of the Global Emerging Markets equity indices. </p><p><strong><em>Companies mentioned this week:</em></strong></p><p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/saudi-aramco" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27317:1" rel="noopener">Saudi Aramco (ARAMCO AB)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hyundai-motor-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:155:1" rel="noopener">Hyundai Motor Co (005380 KS)</a>, GlobalFoundries, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsung-electronics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:191:1" rel="noopener">Samsung Electronics (005930 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/e-mart-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6993:1" rel="noopener">E Mart Inc (139480 KS)</a></p>

This insight provides a summary of the key news developments impacting the largest countries and constituents of the Global Emerging Markets equity indices. Companies mentioned this week:Saudi Aramco (ARAMCO AB), Hyundai Motor Co (005380 KS), GlobalFoundries, Samsung Electronics (005930 KS), E Mart Inc (139480 KS)

Global Emerging Markets Weekly: 25 June 2021

China

ANTA Sports designs, develops, manufactures, and markets professional sports products, including footwear, apparel, and accessories. The company operates a multi-brand portfolio that includes ANTA, FILA (in China), DESCENTE, KOLON SPORT, and JACK WOLFSKIN, and is the largest shareholder of Amer Sports. It was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Jinjiang, Fujian, China.

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ANTA Sports (2020 HK)

HK Connect Flows Weekly (Jul 17th): Knowledge Atlas, Alibaba, Ntes, Iluvatar Corex, Gigadevice

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Knowledge Atlas (2513 HK), Alibaba (9988 HK), Ntes (9999...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

A Quiet Single Day

Another year another Single's Day, but the pandemic has put a damper on this year's shopping bonanza. Faced with a shrinking pie, a new player is...

Evelyn Zhang

Global Funds China Fall: Gap to US Largest in History

China allocations among Global active funds have fallen to below pre 2017 levels. Average holding weights among the 381 funds in our analysis...

Steven Holden

Sino-US/ Tech/ Covid-19/ Exercise/ Babies

In my weekly digest, I will give you selected summaries, sourced from a variety of local Chinese-language and international news outlets, and...

Diana Choyleva

Global Emerging Markets Weekly: 25 June 2021

This insight provides a summary of the key news developments impacting the largest countries and constituents of the Global Emerging Markets equity...

Wium Malan, CFA

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