Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>The Hong Kong Alpha portfolio gained 5.79% in July, outperforming its benchmark by 0.30%.  The portfolio has outperformed Hong Kong indexes by 52% to 74% since inception.</li>
<li>The portfolio's largest exposures are in the industrial, financial, and technology platform sectors. The portfolio has no exposure to the materials or energy sectors.</li>
<li>The portfolio has generated a Sharpe ratio of 1.20 since inception, compared with 0.69 for the benchmark.  The portfolio's annualized mean excess return is 19.4%.</li>
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The Hong Kong Alpha portfolio gained 5.79% in July, outperforming its benchmark by 0.30%.  The portfolio has outperformed Hong Kong indexes by 52% to 74% since inception.
The portfolio's largest exposures are in the industrial, financial, and technology platform sectors. The portfolio has no exposure to the materials or energy sectors.
The portfolio has generated a Sharpe ratio of 1.20 since inception, compared with 0.69 for the benchmark.  The portfolio's annualized mean excess return is 19.4%.


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

Shenton Research

Shenton 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

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Oct 2nd.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.</li>
<li>We highlight short changes in Lenovo, Baba, Meituan, Tencent, Kb Laminates, Zj Innolight.</li>
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We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Oct 2nd.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.
We highlight short changes in Lenovo, Baba, Meituan, Tencent, Kb Laminates, Zj Innolight.


HK Short Interest Weekly: Lenovo, Baba, Meituan, Tencent, Kb Laminates, Zj Innolight

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.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul>
<li>We tracked AI models, infrastructure and M&amp;A this week, led by Kimi K3, Grok 4.5 and new financing plans from DeepSeek.</li>
<li>China approved Apple Intelligence, while Zhipu expanded sales and Tencent released smaller Hunyuan Hy3 variants.</li>
<li>Anthropic prepared for an IPO, TSMC raised capital spending, and Databricks, Helsing and Fireworks AI announced new funding.</li>
</ul>


We tracked AI models, infrastructure and M&amp;A this week, led by Kimi K3, Grok 4.5 and new financing plans from DeepSeek.
China approved Apple Intelligence, while Zhipu expanded sales and Tencent released smaller Hunyuan Hy3 variants.
Anthropic prepared for an IPO, TSMC raised capital spending, and Databricks, Helsing and Fireworks AI announced new funding.


This Week in AI (Jul 12-18): Grok 4.5 and Kimi K3; Zhipu Hits $1bn ARR as Anthropic Readies IPO

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<li>CXMT Corp is launching an IPO of 6.69 to 7.69 billion shares to raise up to 66.6 billion yuan to expand its DRAM production.</li>
<li>As the world’s fourth-largest producer of DRAM, CXMT has emerged as Beijing’s primary opportunity to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers.</li>
<li>CXMT is rapidly expanding capacity, with output projected to double by 2030.  Concurrently, the company is striving to control all four stages of chip production: design, manufacturing, testing, and packaging. </li>
</ul>


CXMT Corp is launching an IPO of 6.69 to 7.69 billion shares to raise up to 66.6 billion yuan to expand its DRAM production.
As the world’s fourth-largest producer of DRAM, CXMT has emerged as Beijing’s primary opportunity to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers.
CXMT is rapidly expanding capacity, with output projected to double by 2030.  Concurrently, the company is striving to control all four stages of chip production: design, manufacturing, testing, and packaging. 


IPO WATCH China Semiconductors: CXMT - Gaining in the DRAM Battlefield

<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.


China

Baidu is a Chinese multinational technology company specializing in Internet services and artificial intelligence. Its core business includes its dominant search engine, online marketing services, cloud computing, and autonomous driving technologies. Key products and services include Baidu Search, Baidu App, Baidu Maps, Baidu Baike, iQIYI, and the Apollo autonomous driving platform. The company was founded in January 2000 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

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IPO WATCH China Semiconductors: CXMT - Gaining in the DRAM Battlefield

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HONG KONG ALPHA PORTFOLIO: (June 2026)

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