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>Emerging Market Health Care allocations sit towards the lower end of their 7-year range. Current levels are off their 2015 highs by a margin, with the percentage of EM funds with exposure dropping by 11% and average holding weights down by 1.4%. However, in recent months there has been evidence the downward trend is meeting resistance. Ownership statistics are above the lows seen at the start of the year and in certain countries are on an upward trend. We take a look at the sector in detail to determine current positioning and what is driving the reversal.</p>

Emerging Market Health Care allocations sit towards the lower end of their 7-year range. Current levels are off their 2015 highs by a margin, with the percentage of EM funds with exposure dropping by 11% and average holding weights down by 1.4%. However, in recent months there has been evidence the downward trend is meeting resistance. Ownership statistics are above the lows seen at the start of the year and in certain countries are on an upward trend. We take a look at the sector in detail to determine current positioning and what is driving the reversal.

Quantitative Equity Analyst, DMA

Charlotte van Tiddens, CFA

Quantitative Equity Analyst

Technology-First Company

DMA is a technology-first company that provides an end-to-end SaaS solution to institutional investors. DMA enables regulated entities like asset managers, wealth managers, investment managers and financial advisors to connect their front and back office, break silos and reduce headcount.

Index Rebalance

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<li>JSE indices are due for rebalancing in the closing auction on Friday.</li>
<li>GLN will enter the Top 40, with APN falling out (projections sent out on 26 Aug, confirmed by the JSE on Wednesday 3 Sep).</li>
<li>There is quite a bit on the go on the economic calendar this week – FOMC on Wednesday evening, BOE and SARB on Thursday. </li>
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JSE indices are due for rebalancing in the closing auction on Friday.
GLN will enter the Top 40, with APN falling out (projections sent out on 26 Aug, confirmed by the JSE on Wednesday 3 Sep).
There is quite a bit on the go on the economic calendar this week – FOMC on Wednesday evening, BOE and SARB on Thursday. 


JSE September ’25 Rebalance: GLN to Enter Top 40, APN to Be Deleted

<ul><li>Last night, the price snapshot was taken for the JSE September 2025 rebalance.</li><li>GLN is expected to enter the Top 40 index, with APN falling out.</li><li>No changes are expected for the FINDI, FINI, INDI or RESI indices.</li></ul>

Last night, the price snapshot was taken for the JSE September 2025 rebalance.GLN is expected to enter the Top 40 index, with APN falling out.No changes are expected for the FINDI, FINI, INDI or RESI indices.

JSE Sep ‘25 Rebalance: GLN Expected to Enter Top 40, APN to Fall Out

Event-Driven

<ul><li>During the last quarter of 2024, 55% of active SA equity funds outperformed their benchmarks.</li><li>This is ahead of preceding quarter where 48% of active funds outperformed.</li><li>It is also interesting to note that for the year up to the end of Q3 2024, 22% of funds outperformed their benchmarks.</li></ul>

During the last quarter of 2024, 55% of active SA equity funds outperformed their benchmarks.This is ahead of preceding quarter where 48% of active funds outperformed.It is also interesting to note that for the year up to the end of Q3 2024, 22% of funds outperformed their benchmarks.

Funds in Focus Q4 2024 & 2024: A Better Quarter & Year for Active SA Equity Managers

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

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<li>The WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Index measures the performance of emerging markets stocks that are not state-owned enterprises.</li>
<li>The changes at the October rebalance were announced after market close on 4 October with implementation scheduled at the close on 16 October.</li>
<li>There are 154 adds and 80 deletes for the index with an estimated round-trip trade of US$300m.</li>
</ul>


The WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Index measures the performance of emerging markets stocks that are not state-owned enterprises.
The changes at the October rebalance were announced after market close on 4 October with implementation scheduled at the close on 16 October.
There are 154 adds and 80 deletes for the index with an estimated round-trip trade of US$300m.


WisdomTree Emerging Markets Ex-State-Owned Enterprises Index Rebalance: US$300m Round-Trip Trade

South Africa

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited is a global supplier of branded and generic pharmaceuticals and of consumer and nutritional products in selected territories.

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Aspen Pharmacare Holdings (APN SJ)

EM Health Care: Late Cycle Rotation

Emerging Market Health Care allocations sit towards the lower end of their 7-year range. Current levels are off their 2015 highs by a margin, with...

Steven Holden

JSE September ’25 Rebalance: GLN to Enter Top 40, APN to Be Deleted

JSE indices are due for rebalancing in the closing auction on Friday. GLN will enter the Top 40, with APN falling out...

DMA

JSE Sep ‘25 Rebalance: GLN Expected to Enter Top 40, APN to Fall Out

M. Aug ‘25 Rebalance: SSW to enter SA, ACWI / APN, KIO & WHL exiting. Last night, the price snapshot was taken for the JSE September 2025 rebalance.

DMA

Funds in Focus Q4 2024 & 2024: A Better Quarter & Year for Active SA Equity Managers

During the last quarter of 2024, 55% of active SA equity funds outperformed their benchmarks. This is ahead of preceding quarter where 48% of...

DMA

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Ex-State-Owned Enterprises Index Rebalance: US$300m Round-Trip Trade

There are 154 adds/80 deletes for the WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Index. Round-trip trade is US$300m. There have been...

Brian Freitas

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