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>China &amp; HK positioning is turning. Relative positioning is strengthening, flows have turned positive and more managers are moving overweight.</li>
<li>Buying is highly selective. Managers are rotating towards AI infrastructure, semiconductor equipment and advanced technology, while reducing exposure to recent consumer and platform winners.</li>
<li>The EM Big 4 has been reshaped. China now carries similar weight to Taiwan and South Korea, but offers a far more diversified range of underlying exposures.</li>
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China &amp; HK positioning is turning. Relative positioning is strengthening, flows have turned positive and more managers are moving overweight.
Buying is highly selective. Managers are rotating towards AI infrastructure, semiconductor equipment and advanced technology, while reducing exposure to recent consumer and platform winners.
The EM Big 4 has been reshaped. China now carries similar weight to Taiwan and South Korea, but offers a far more diversified range of underlying exposures.


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>In Depth: Game Studios Have Bought Into AI, but Players Still Aren’t Sold In early August, sweltering heat in Shanghai did little to keep visitors away from ChinaJoy, China’s largest gaming expo.</li><li>Crowds packed the halls, queuing for demos, collecting merchandise and posing with cosplayers.</li><li>Most were in their 20s.</li></ul>

In Depth: Game Studios Have Bought Into AI, but Players Still Aren’t Sold In early August, sweltering heat in Shanghai did little to keep visitors away from ChinaJoy, China’s largest gaming expo.Crowds packed the halls, queuing for demos, collecting merchandise and posing with cosplayers.Most were in their 20s.

CX Daily: Game Studios Have Bought Into AI, but Players Still Aren’t Sold 

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.

Equity Capital Markets

Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology / Equity Capital Markets

Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology (TINCI HK)

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/guangzhou-tinci-materials-technology" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:58788:1" rel="noopener">Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology (TINCI HK)</a>, the world’s largest lithium-ion battery electrolyte supplier, is premarketing an H-share offering, which could raise about US$400–500 million.</li>
<li>It makes electrolytes and their core compositions (LiPF6, LiFSI, and additives), cathode materials, and battery adhesives for EV, energy storage (ESS), and consumer battery makers.</li>
<li>The investment case is cautious: Tinci is an integrated, low-cost leader in a growing market, but 1H26 earnings reflect a price spike, revenue is concentrated, and the FCF turned negative.</li>
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Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology (TINCI HK), the world’s largest lithium-ion battery electrolyte supplier, is premarketing an H-share offering, which could raise about US$400–500 million.
It makes electrolytes and their core compositions (LiPF6, LiFSI, and additives), cathode materials, and battery adhesives for EV, energy storage (ESS), and consumer battery makers.
The investment case is cautious: Tinci is an integrated, low-cost leader in a growing market, but 1H26 earnings reflect a price spike, revenue is concentrated, and the FCF turned negative.


Tinci Materials H Share Listing: The Investment Case

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Suzhou Dongshan Precision A / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/suzhou-dongshan-precision-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8796:1" rel="noopener">Suzhou Dongshan Precision A (002384 CH,</a> SDPM), a global PCB and other component provider, aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing.</li>
<li>SDPM was the largest PCB supplier for edge AI devices, the second-largest FPC supplier and a top three PCB supplier globally by revenue in 2024, according to CIC.</li>
<li>In this note, we look at its past performance and other deal dynamics that might impact the listing.</li>
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Suzhou Dongshan Precision A (002384 CH, SDPM), a global PCB and other component provider, aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing.
SDPM was the largest PCB supplier for edge AI devices, the second-largest FPC supplier and a top three PCB supplier globally by revenue in 2024, according to CIC.
In this note, we look at its past performance and other deal dynamics that might impact the listing.


Aequitas: Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manuf A/H IPO - Stock Running on AI, Despite Lacklustre Past

Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

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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%.


China

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) is a Chinese battery manufacturer and technology company specializing in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage systems. It is the world's largest producer of EV and energy storage batteries, also offering battery materials and recycling services. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Ningde, Fujian province, China.

Contemporary Amperex Technology (3750 HK)

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Contemporary Amperex Technology (3750 HK)

China & HK: The Long Road Back

Active EM managers are selectively rebuilding China exposure, buying into weakness as AI, semiconductors and advanced technology lead a new cycle...

Steven Holden

CX Daily: Game Studios Have Bought Into AI, but Players Still Aren’t Sold

TOP STORIES In Depth: Game Studios Have Bought Into AI, but Players Still Aren’t Sold In early August, sweltering heat in Shanghai did little to...

Caixin Global

Aequitas: Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manuf A/H IPO - Stock Running on AI, Despite Lacklustre Past

Suzhou Dongshan Precision A (002384 CH, SDPM), a global PCB and other component provider, is now said to be looking to raise up to US$3bn. We will...

Sumeet Singh

HONG KONG ALPHA PORTFOLIO: (July 2026)

We made several adjustments to the portfolio yesterday. We sold the Baidu (9888) position since it hit our stop-loss level. We also sold the...

David Mudd

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China & HK: The Long Road Back

Active EM managers are selectively rebuilding China exposure, buying into weakness as AI, semiconductors and advanced technology lead a new cycle...

Steven Holden

CX Daily: Game Studios Have Bought Into AI, but Players Still Aren’t Sold

TOP STORIES In Depth: Game Studios Have Bought Into AI, but Players Still Aren’t Sold In early August, sweltering heat in Shanghai did little to...

Caixin Global

Tinci Materials H Share Listing: The Investment Case

Tinci Materials, the world’s largest lithium-ion battery electrolyte supplier, is premarketing an H-share offering, which could raise about...

Arun George

Aequitas: Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manuf A/H IPO - Stock Running on AI, Despite Lacklustre Past

Suzhou Dongshan Precision A (002384 CH, SDPM), a global PCB and other component provider, is now said to be looking to raise up to US$3bn. We will...

Sumeet Singh

HONG KONG ALPHA PORTFOLIO: (July 2026)

We made several adjustments to the portfolio yesterday. We sold the Baidu (9888) position since it hit our stop-loss level. We also sold the...

David Mudd