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
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Asset Allocation - Global and GEM Equity

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>Active funds head in to 2023 overweight Industrials and Staples versus underweight Financials and Communication Services</li>
<li>Energy stocks are still only owned by 51% of funds yet captured the largest increase in ownership through 2022.  </li>
<li>China Banks are a key underweight.  Only 11% of funds are positioned ahead of the iShares MSCI China ETF benchmark.  Airlines, Casinos/Gaming and Airfreight/Couriers were the winners in 2022.</li>
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Active funds head in to 2023 overweight Industrials and Staples versus underweight Financials and Communication Services
Energy stocks are still only owned by 51% of funds yet captured the largest increase in ownership through 2022.  
China Banks are a key underweight.  Only 11% of funds are positioned ahead of the iShares MSCI China ETF benchmark.  Airlines, Casinos/Gaming and Airfreight/Couriers were the winners in 2022.


Active China Funds:  Top-Down Positioning Update, 2023

Founder of Antler Capital

Stanley Tsai, CFA

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>We expect to see a strong start to the week for China financials names, with sentiments buoyed by upbeat consumer spending data over the new year holiday.</li>
<li>Early signs point to relatively loose conditions in the interbank market as trading resumes across the board on Monday. The central bank's easing bias will likely continue.</li>
<li>We see more momentum for the sector ahead of Q4 earnings (brokers &gt; insurers &gt; banks). Stock selection will become more important thereafter.</li>
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We expect to see a strong start to the week for China financials names, with sentiments buoyed by upbeat consumer spending data over the new year holiday.
Early signs point to relatively loose conditions in the interbank market as trading resumes across the board on Monday. The central bank's easing bias will likely continue.
We see more momentum for the sector ahead of Q4 earnings (brokers &gt; insurers &gt; banks). Stock selection will become more important thereafter.


China Financials Weekly: Jan 30 | A Bubbly Opening

Macroeconomics

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<li>The recent rollout of a tax-deferred individual pension scheme marks a pivotal moment in the country's preparation for seismic shifts in its demographics.</li>
<li>The transition towards Pillar 3 of the retirement system has important implications for global asset allocators' long-term China investment thesis.</li>
<li>It's still early days, but there are ways to participate in the growth of private pensions. We look at the scale of the opportunities available and the potential beneficiaries.</li>
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The recent rollout of a tax-deferred individual pension scheme marks a pivotal moment in the country's preparation for seismic shifts in its demographics.
The transition towards Pillar 3 of the retirement system has important implications for global asset allocators' long-term China investment thesis.
It's still early days, but there are ways to participate in the growth of private pensions. We look at the scale of the opportunities available and the potential beneficiaries.


China's Fledgling Pensions Market: Are You Positioned to Cash In?

Articles from Caixin Global, Caixin Global

Caixin Global

Articles from Caixin Global

Caixin is a media group dedicated to providing financial and business news through periodicals, online content, mobile apps, conferences, books and TV/video programs. Caixin aims to blaze a trail that helps traditional media prosper in the new media age through integrated multimedia platforms.

News from Caixin

<ul><li>Cover Story: China’s international air travel resumes, but Covid turbulence to delay takeoff</li><li>Pfizer’s Paxlovid to be dropped from national subsidy program as talks collapse</li><li>Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian transferred to Ocean Affairs Department</li></ul>

Cover Story: China’s international air travel resumes, but Covid turbulence to delay takeoffPfizer’s Paxlovid to be dropped from national subsidy program as talks collapseForeign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian transferred to Ocean Affairs Department

CX Daily: China’s International Air Travel Resumes, But Covid Turbulence to Delay Takeoff

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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<li>China recently rolled out a detailed implementation plan for personal pension, mainly due to an increasingly pressure of supporting old people caused by the more serious aging problem in China.</li>
<li>The entry of personal pensions is expected to greatly promote the prosperity and development of China's capital market and improve the stability of A-share.</li>
<li>We analyzed potential investment opportunities as a result of this evolving development. Investors can consider preemptive layout before the end of Fed’s rate hike.</li>
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China recently rolled out a detailed implementation plan for personal pension, mainly due to an increasingly pressure of supporting old people caused by the more serious aging problem in China.
The entry of personal pensions is expected to greatly promote the prosperity and development of China's capital market and improve the stability of A-share.
We analyzed potential investment opportunities as a result of this evolving development. Investors can consider preemptive layout before the end of Fed’s rate hike.


China Personal Pension Scheme - Standing at the Starting Point of A-Share Bull Market

China

China Merchants Bank is a joint-stock commercial bank offering comprehensive financial services, including corporate and retail banking, investment banking, wealth management, and insurance. It provides products such as deposits, loans, credit cards, and online banking services. The bank was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.

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Active China Funds: Top-Down Positioning Update, 2023

Our analysis of 119 active China strategies reveals the key sector and industry positions among China equity managers for the upcoming year.

Steven Holden

China Financials Weekly: Jan 30 | A Bubbly Opening

We expect a strong start to the week for the China financials space, after a new year holiday that confirms investors' hopes for a speedy recovery...

Stanley Tsai, CFA

China's Fledgling Pensions Market: Are You Positioned to Cash In?

China's aging population has captured investors' attention of late. What opportunities will shifting demographics bring to the fledgling private...

Stanley Tsai, CFA

CX Daily: China’s International Air Travel Resumes, But Covid Turbulence to Delay Takeoff

Cover Story: China’s international air travel resumes, but Covid turbulence to delay takeoff. Pfizer’s Paxlovid to be dropped from national subsidy...

Caixin Global

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52-week Range

Market Cap (USDm)

P/E

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Active China Funds: Top-Down Positioning Update, 2023

Our analysis of 119 active China strategies reveals the key sector and industry positions among China equity managers for the upcoming year.

Steven Holden

China Financials Weekly: Jan 30 | A Bubbly Opening

We expect a strong start to the week for the China financials space, after a new year holiday that confirms investors' hopes for a speedy recovery...

Stanley Tsai, CFA

China's Fledgling Pensions Market: Are You Positioned to Cash In?

China's aging population has captured investors' attention of late. What opportunities will shifting demographics bring to the fledgling private...

Stanley Tsai, CFA

CX Daily: China’s International Air Travel Resumes, But Covid Turbulence to Delay Takeoff

Cover Story: China’s international air travel resumes, but Covid turbulence to delay takeoff. Pfizer’s Paxlovid to be dropped from national subsidy...

Caixin Global

China Personal Pension Scheme - Standing at the Starting Point of A-Share Bull Market

New personal pension scheme will greatly promote the development of China capital market and improve the stability of A-share. Investors can...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang