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.

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<li>The percentage of Global funds invested in Taiwan hits an all-time high of 57.8%.</li>
<li>Taiwan has been a key beneficiary of manager rotation alongside India, Argentina and South Korea over the last 6-months.</li>
<li>TSMC is the dominant stock holding, with 49.8% of funds holding a position and has hit record ownership among Global funds.</li>
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The percentage of Global funds invested in Taiwan hits an all-time high of 57.8%.
Taiwan has been a key beneficiary of manager rotation alongside India, Argentina and South Korea over the last 6-months.
TSMC is the dominant stock holding, with 49.8% of funds holding a position and has hit record ownership among Global funds.


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Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

Zero One

Founded in 2015, Zero One produces independent investment research and provides corporate finance advisory services with a focus on both listed and private technology companies. Founder Vincent Fernando has over 20 years of experience in US and Asia capital markets.

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Hon Hai Precision Industry / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Hon Hai beat expectations yesterday when it reported thanks to higher than expected margins. Gross margin rose to its highest level since 2018, hitting 6.7%.</li>
<li>The company has maintained its 2025E 10% gross margin target and implied that 2024 will see significant margin improvement as new higher margin businesses ramp up revenue contribution.</li>
<li>Two key market concerns: News of Chinese government investigation and political risk given Mr. Gou running for president. Company said operations continue as normal. Hon Hai remains a Structural Long.</li>
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Hon Hai beat expectations yesterday when it reported thanks to higher than expected margins. Gross margin rose to its highest level since 2018, hitting 6.7%.
The company has maintained its 2025E 10% gross margin target and implied that 2024 will see significant margin improvement as new higher margin businesses ramp up revenue contribution.
Two key market concerns: News of Chinese government investigation and political risk given Mr. Gou running for president. Company said operations continue as normal. Hon Hai remains a Structural Long.


Hon Hai's Margin Expansion Story Finally Starting to Be Realized? Results Imply Yes

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<li>Mitsubishi Motors plans to outsource EV production to Foxconn, signaling the most significant commercial validation of Foxconn’s MIH EV platform to date.</li>
<li>While Foxconn’s AI server manufacturing is currently the company’s strongest growth driver, its EV strategy is increasingly gaining credibility as a second long-term pillar.</li>
<li>Foxconn -- Structural Long. We see depressed share price as buying opportunity. Mitsubishi contract win increases the probability for additional major OEM production partnership wins this year for Foxconn.</li>
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Mitsubishi Motors plans to outsource EV production to Foxconn, signaling the most significant commercial validation of Foxconn’s MIH EV platform to date.
While Foxconn’s AI server manufacturing is currently the company’s strongest growth driver, its EV strategy is increasingly gaining credibility as a second long-term pillar.
Foxconn -- Structural Long. We see depressed share price as buying opportunity. Mitsubishi contract win increases the probability for additional major OEM production partnership wins this year for Foxconn.


Foxconn's Huge EV Bet Pays Off: Key Mitsubishi Win Could Spark Additional Automaker Deals to Come

Tracking developments across tech supply chains, Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tracking developments across tech supply chains

<ul><li>By the 4th quarter of 2024, ByteDance is among the top 3 global memory manufacturers, showing significant growth in their market share.</li><li>ByteDance has open-sourced COMET to enhance LLM training efficiency by 1.7x, which is expected to boost the effectiveness of Machine Learning models.</li><li>Ajai Chowdhry highlights India's potential in chip design, emphasizing it as a key strength that should not be overlooked in the tech industry.</li></ul>

By the 4th quarter of 2024, ByteDance is among the top 3 global memory manufacturers, showing significant growth in their market share.ByteDance has open-sourced COMET to enhance LLM training efficiency by 1.7x, which is expected to boost the effectiveness of Machine Learning models.Ajai Chowdhry highlights India's potential in chip design, emphasizing it as a key strength that should not be overlooked in the tech industry.

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (15-Mar-2025): Top-3 memory maker by 4Q24.

<ul><li>Honda and Nissan cancel US$60 billion merger due to restructuring clashes, impacting future strategic moves by both companies.</li><li>CXMT progresses to 16nm DRAM production and shifts focus to 15nm development for technological advances in the future.</li><li>DeepSeek emerges as a strong AI player in China, intensifying competition for Apple in the technology market, while the US exit from the Paris Agreement raises concerns globally.</li></ul>

Honda and Nissan cancel US$60 billion merger due to restructuring clashes, impacting future strategic moves by both companies.CXMT progresses to 16nm DRAM production and shifts focus to 15nm development for technological advances in the future.DeepSeek emerges as a strong AI player in China, intensifying competition for Apple in the technology market, while the US exit from the Paris Agreement raises concerns globally.

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (14-Feb-2025): Honda, Nissan cancel $60B merger amid clash.

Taiwan

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. provides electronic manufacturing services for computers, communications, and consumer electronic products.  The Company's business operations include desktop and notebook PC assembly, connector production, cable assembly, PCB assembly, handset manufacturing, networking equipment, and other consumer electronic devices manufacturing.

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Taiwan: Underowned, Yet Gaining on Peers

Taiwan hits record levels of exposure among actively managed Global equity funds, yet it still lags behind its counterparts in the USA and Europe.

Steven Holden

Hon Hai's Margin Expansion Story Finally Starting to Be Realized? Results Imply Yes

Two key market concerns: News of Chinese government investigation and political risk given Mr. Gou running for president. Key Event: Foxtron EV JV...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Foxconn's Huge EV Bet Pays Off: Key Mitsubishi Win Could Spark Additional Automaker Deals to Come

Mitsubishi Motors to outsource EV production to Foxconn, boosting credibility of Foxconn's EV strategy and potential for more OEM partnerships.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (15-Mar-2025): Top-3 memory maker by 4Q24.

Top 3 memory manufacturers, ByteDance's open-source COMET boosts efficiency, Ajai Chowdhry sees India's chip design potential, global server...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (14-Feb-2025): Honda, Nissan cancel $60B merger amid clash.

Honda and Nissan call off US$60 billion merger, CXMT advances in DRAM production, DeepSeek challenges Apple in AI market, US withdraws from Paris...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

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Taiwan: Underowned, Yet Gaining on Peers

Taiwan hits record levels of exposure among actively managed Global equity funds, yet it still lags behind its counterparts in the USA and Europe.

Steven Holden

Hon Hai's Margin Expansion Story Finally Starting to Be Realized? Results Imply Yes

Two key market concerns: News of Chinese government investigation and political risk given Mr. Gou running for president. Key Event: Foxtron EV JV...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Foxconn's Huge EV Bet Pays Off: Key Mitsubishi Win Could Spark Additional Automaker Deals to Come

​Mitsubishi Motors to outsource EV production to Foxconn, boosting credibility of Foxconn's EV strategy and potential for more OEM partnerships.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (15-Mar-2025): Top-3 memory maker by 4Q24.

Top 3 memory manufacturers, ByteDance's open-source COMET boosts efficiency, Ajai Chowdhry sees India's chip design potential, global server...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (14-Feb-2025): Honda, Nissan cancel $60B merger amid clash.

Honda and Nissan call off US$60 billion merger, CXMT advances in DRAM production, DeepSeek challenges Apple in AI market, US withdraws from Paris...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Mitsubishi Motors to outsource EV production to Foxconn, boosting credibility of Foxconn's EV strategy and potential for more OEM partnerships.