HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Russia-Ukraine war has raised commodity prices which are negative towards commodity users in short term. However, we see silver linings for Chinese utilities and energy companies in the longer term.</li>
<li>The conflict is expected to accelerate the progress of renewable projects currently under development, lead to a faster diversification away from fossils and increase gas supply from Russia to China. </li>
<li>Key beneficiaries include <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xinjiang-goldwind-science-technology-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10112:1" rel="noopener">Xinjiang Goldwind (2208 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dongfang-electric-corporation-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1251:1" rel="noopener">Dongfang Electric (1072 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-longyuan-power-group-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14215:1" rel="noopener">China Longyuan Power (916 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-energy-engineering-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21017:1" rel="noopener">Energy China (3996 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/power-construction-corporation-of-china-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24220:1" rel="noopener">Power China (601669 CH)</a> and the gas utilities.</li>
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Russia-Ukraine war has raised commodity prices which are negative towards commodity users in short term. However, we see silver linings for Chinese utilities and energy companies in the longer term.
The conflict is expected to accelerate the progress of renewable projects currently under development, lead to a faster diversification away from fossils and increase gas supply from Russia to China. 
Key beneficiaries include Xinjiang Goldwind (2208 HK), Dongfang Electric (1072 HK), China Longyuan Power (916 HK), Energy China (3996 HK), Power China (601669 CH) and the gas utilities.


Russia-Ukraine War: Longer Term Implications for China Utilities and Energy

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

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<li>China Utilities stocks are lightly held, underweight and underowned in active China portfolios.  However, recent fund activity shows an turnaround in sentiment is playing out.</li>
<li>For MSCI China, China A-Share and Greater China funds it was among the top beneficiaries of recent manager rebalancing across domestic sectors.</li>
<li>As investors look for sectors that are insulated from further regulation or red-tape, China &amp; HK Utilities stocks are back on the radar.</li>
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China Utilities stocks are lightly held, underweight and underowned in active China portfolios.  However, recent fund activity shows an turnaround in sentiment is playing out.
For MSCI China, China A-Share and Greater China funds it was among the top beneficiaries of recent manager rebalancing across domestic sectors.
As investors look for sectors that are insulated from further regulation or red-tape, China &amp; HK Utilities stocks are back on the radar.


China & HK Utilities: Safehaven Comes in to Play

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 analyse the changes of A-H premium on 195 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 83.0% as of Jul 17th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by -1.9ppt week-on-week, led by real estate, consumer staples, energy.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Hua Hong Semi, Innocare, Yofc, China Life, Zijin Mining.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 195 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 83.0% as of Jul 17th.
The average A-H premium changed by -1.9ppt week-on-week, led by real estate, consumer staples, energy.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Hua Hong Semi, Innocare, Yofc, China Life, Zijin Mining.


A-H Premium Weekly (Jul 17th): Hua Hong Semi, Innocare, Yofc, China Life, Zijin Mining

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kunlun-energy-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10054:1" rel="noopener">Kunlun Energy (135 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-longyuan-power-group-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14215:1" rel="noopener">China Longyuan Power (916 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-communications-construction-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:265:1" rel="noopener">China Communications Construction (1800 HK)</a> are the three stocks that made the most money in 2021 based on our call.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kunlun-energy-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10054:1" rel="noopener">Kunlun Energy (135 HK)</a> is the best-performing one with 52.3% return, and this is followed by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-longyuan-power-group-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14215:1" rel="noopener">China Longyuan (916 HK)</a> at 45.1% and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-communications-construction-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:265:1" rel="noopener">China Communications Construction (1800 HK)</a> at 33.9%.</li>
<li>We continue to like all of them into 2022 as they will be benefited by sustained growth of city-gas projects, government's push for wind power and infrastructure investments, respectively.</li>
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Kunlun Energy (135 HK), China Longyuan Power (916 HK) and China Communications Construction (1800 HK) are the three stocks that made the most money in 2021 based on our call.

Kunlun Energy (135 HK) is the best-performing one with 52.3% return, and this is followed by China Longyuan (916 HK) at 45.1% and China Communications Construction (1800 HK) at 33.9%.
We continue to like all of them into 2022 as they will be benefited by sustained growth of city-gas projects, government's push for wind power and infrastructure investments, respectively.


The Three Names that We Made the Most Money in 2021 and How They Will Fare in 2022

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<li>We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 190 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 85.5% as of Jul 10th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by 0.3ppt week-on-week, led by real estate, information technology, communication services and offset by utilities, health care, consumer discretionary.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Hua Hong Semi, Smic, Yangtze Optical Fibre And-H, Innocare.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 190 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 85.5% as of Jul 10th.
The average A-H premium changed by 0.3ppt week-on-week, led by real estate, information technology, communication services and offset by utilities, health care, consumer discretionary.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Hua Hong Semi, Smic, Yangtze Optical Fibre And-H, Innocare.


A-H Premium Weekly (Jul 10th): Hua Hong Semi, Smic, Yangtze Optical Fibre And-H, Innocare

China

China Longyuan Power Group is a leading power producer primarily engaged in the generation and sale of wind and coal power, alongside other renewable energy projects such as solar, tidal, biomass, and geothermal. The company also manufactures power equipment and provides related consulting, maintenance, and training services. It was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Beijing, People's Republic of China.

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China Longyuan Power Group (916 HK)

Russia-Ukraine War: Longer Term Implications for China Utilities and Energy

We should not overlook the potential long term impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on the Chinese utilities and energy companies as we find some...

Osbert Tang, CFA

China & HK Utilities: Safehaven Comes in to Play

China Utilities stocks are lightly held, underweight and underowned in active China portfolios. However, recent fund activity shows an turnaround...

Steven Holden

A-H Premium Weekly (Jul 17th): Hua Hong Semi, Innocare, Yofc, China Life, Zijin Mining

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Hua Hong Semi, Innocare, Yofc, China Life, Zijin Mining.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

The Three Names that We Made the Most Money in 2021 and How They Will Fare in 2022

Going into 2022, we continue to like the three best-performing stocks based on our call in 2021, namely Kunlun Energy, China Longyuan Power and...

Osbert Tang, CFA

A-H Premium Weekly (Jul 10th): Hua Hong Semi, Smic, Yangtze Optical Fibre And-H, Innocare

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Hua Hong Semi, Smic, Yangtze Optical Fibre And-H, Innocare.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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