CEO, A. Stotz Investment Research

Dr. Andrew Stotz, CFA

Quantamental Investing to beat Benchmarks

A. Stotz Investment Research

We pick stocks. We construct portfolios. All our effort is focused on how to better pick stocks and construct portfolios. We serve fund management companies, family offices, and high net worth individuals.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>We highlight 14 stocks in ASEAN that look interesting to us based on our FVMR Methodology</li>
<li>Six stocks remain, and eight stocks added to our portfolio</li>
<li>Since its inception, the portfolio has generated a before-fee total return of 177% versus MSCI ASEAN’s 25%</li>
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We highlight 14 stocks in ASEAN that look interesting to us based on our FVMR Methodology
Six stocks remain, and eight stocks added to our portfolio
Since its inception, the portfolio has generated a before-fee total return of 177% versus MSCI ASEAN’s 25%


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

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<li>Thailand Health Care is back in favour among active EM investors. </li>
<li>Average weights soar to all-time highs, driven by buying in Bumrungrad Hospital and Bangkok Dusit Medical Services</li>
<li>This clear shift in sentiment could open the door for further investment from the 80% of managers who are yet to hold a position.</li>
</ul>


Thailand Health Care is back in favour among active EM investors. 
Average weights soar to all-time highs, driven by buying in Bumrungrad Hospital and Bangkok Dusit Medical Services
This clear shift in sentiment could open the door for further investment from the 80% of managers who are yet to hold a position.


Head of Research, Krungthai XSpring

Waraporn Wiboonkanarak

Head of Research

A full service Thai brokerage

Krungthai XSpring

Krungthai XSpring is a full service broker. The company provides a wide range of investment services such as Securities Brokerage, Derivative Agent Business, Securities Borrowing and Lending, Securities Trading, Underwriting, Financial Advisory, Wealth Advisory, Private Fund Management and International Markets Securities Trading. 

In terms of credibility, Fitch Ratings has assigned Krunghtai XSpring a long-term rating of AA- and a national short-term rating of F1+ with stable outlook.

<ul><li>The Global Fund Manager Survey in October reconfirms a bear market atmosphere due to concerns over a global economic slowdown, which is prompting investors to overweight cash and underweight equities.</li><li>While the Thai market has not escaped being impacted by the bearishness as evidenced from the net selling by foreign investors and the weaker baht amid the stronger USD, we still hold a positive view thanks to the outlook for a more outstanding recovery in Thailand than other countries, based on the upward revision to the World Bank’s 2022E GDP projection from +2.9% to +3.1% YoY.</li><li>We maintain our recommendation for stocks under the reopening theme that should benefit from the peak seasons for spending and tourism. </li></ul>

The Global Fund Manager Survey in October reconfirms a bear market atmosphere due to concerns over a global economic slowdown, which is prompting investors to overweight cash and underweight equities.While the Thai market has not escaped being impacted by the bearishness as evidenced from the net selling by foreign investors and the weaker baht amid the stronger USD, we still hold a positive view thanks to the outlook for a more outstanding recovery in Thailand than other countries, based on the upward revision to the World Bank’s 2022E GDP projection from +2.9% to +3.1% YoY.We maintain our recommendation for stocks under the reopening theme that should benefit from the peak seasons for spending and tourism. 

Special Report: Global Fund Manager Survey

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

Event-Driven

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<li>KKR cannot improve the terms of its offer but left the door open by stating that a deal can be quickly closed if the Board is willing to reset expectations.</li>
<li>The transaction is stuck in an impasse as <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ramsay-health-care-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:673:1" rel="noopener">Ramsay Health Care (RHC AU)</a> will not recommend KKR’s offer until it is improved, and KKR says it cannot improve terms.</li>
<li>The peers’ shares have been, on average, flat since the undisturbed date. The shares are trading slightly below the undisturbed price and are attractive on fundamentals.</li>
</ul>


KKR cannot improve the terms of its offer but left the door open by stating that a deal can be quickly closed if the Board is willing to reset expectations.
The transaction is stuck in an impasse as Ramsay Health Care (RHC AU) will not recommend KKR’s offer until it is improved, and KKR says it cannot improve terms.
The peers’ shares have been, on average, flat since the undisturbed date. The shares are trading slightly below the undisturbed price and are attractive on fundamentals.


Ramsay’s Bait-And-Switch KKR Offer Heads for the Exit

<ul>
<li>We highlight 14 stocks in ASEAN that look interesting to us based on our FVMR Methodology</li>
<li>Portfolio changes: Six stocks remain, and eight stocks added to the portfolio</li>
<li>Since its inception, the portfolio has generated a before-fee total return of 184% versus MSCI ASEAN’s 24%</li>
</ul>


We highlight 14 stocks in ASEAN that look interesting to us based on our FVMR Methodology
Portfolio changes: Six stocks remain, and eight stocks added to the portfolio
Since its inception, the portfolio has generated a before-fee total return of 184% versus MSCI ASEAN’s 24%


Thailand

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Public Company Limited operates Bangkok General Hospital. The Hospital specializes in cardiovascular, lung, neurological, eye and genitourinary cancer, as well as physical therapy and medical imaging.

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Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BDMS TB)

The Stocks to Own in ASEAN – Vol. 41

We highlight 14 stocks in ASEAN that look interesting to us based on our FVMR Methodology. Portfolio changes: Six stocks remain, eight stocks added.

A. Stotz Investment Research

Thailand Health Care Recovery

Rising conviction levels among active EM managers have been reflected in increased ownership over the past 2-years, specifically in Bumrungrad...

Steven Holden

Special Report: Global Fund Manager Survey

We maintain our recommendation for stocks under the reopening theme that should benefit from the peak seasons for spending and tourism

Krungthai XSpring

Ramsay’s Bait-And-Switch KKR Offer Heads for the Exit

The peers’ shares have been, on average, flat since the undisturbed date. The shares are below the undisturbed price and are attractive on...

Arun George

The Stocks to Own in ASEAN – Vol. 40

We highlight 14 stocks in ASEAN that look interesting to us based on our FVMR Methodology. Portfolio changes: Six stocks remain, and eight stocks...

A. Stotz Investment Research

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