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>The average Indian allocation among active GEM funds broke through the 15% barrier at the start of 2024, despite an increasing underweight versus the benchmark index.</li>
<li>Valuation-Driven Underweight: The average weight versus the iShares MSCI EM ETF hit record underweights of -2.44%, with only 27.6% of funds positioned overweight. EM Value funds hit record -8.7% underweight.</li>
<li>HDFC Bank is the most widely held stock, owned by 60.5% of funds, while a majority of Indian names, such as Reliance Industries, are underweighted by active GEM funds.</li>
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The average Indian allocation among active GEM funds broke through the 15% barrier at the start of 2024, despite an increasing underweight versus the benchmark index.
Valuation-Driven Underweight: The average weight versus the iShares MSCI EM ETF hit record underweights of -2.44%, with only 27.6% of funds positioned overweight. EM Value funds hit record -8.7% underweight.
HDFC Bank is the most widely held stock, owned by 60.5% of funds, while a majority of Indian names, such as Reliance Industries, are underweighted by active GEM funds.


India:  Record Exposure Gives Rise to Caution

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.

Equity Capital Markets

Bajaj Housing Finance / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bajaj-housing-finance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43675:1" rel="noopener">Bajaj Housing Finance (BHF IN)</a> is looking to raise around US$830m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>BHF is a non-deposit taking housing finance company engaged in mortgage lending since FY18. Its mortgage products include home loans, loans against property, lease rental discounting and developer financing.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Bajaj Housing Finance (BHF IN) is looking to raise around US$830m in its upcoming India IPO.
BHF is a non-deposit taking housing finance company engaged in mortgage lending since FY18. Its mortgage products include home loans, loans against property, lease rental discounting and developer financing.
In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


Bajaj Housing Finance Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Carrying More Risky Loans

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bajaj-housing-finance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43675:1" rel="noopener">Bajaj Housing Finance (BHF IN)</a> is looking to raise around US$830m in its upcoming India IPO. </li>
<li>BHF is a non-deposit taking housing finance company engaged in mortgage lending since FY18. Its mortgage products include home loans, loans against property, lease rental discounting and developer financing.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Bajaj Housing Finance (BHF IN) is looking to raise around US$830m in its upcoming India IPO. 
BHF is a non-deposit taking housing finance company engaged in mortgage lending since FY18. Its mortgage products include home loans, loans against property, lease rental discounting and developer financing.
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Bajaj Housing Finance Pre-IPO - The Positives - Strong Brand, Fast Growth

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

APAC IPOs & Placements

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/india-shelter-finance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40025:1" rel="noopener">India Shelter Finance (0570670D IN)</a> listed in India on 20th Dec 2023 after raising US$144m. The pre-IPO investors had trimmed a portion of their stakes in the IPO</li>
<li>India Shelter Finance (ISF) is a retail-focused HFC targeting the self-employed customer with a focus on first time home loan takers in the low and middle income group.</li>
<li>Coming up for six-month lockup expiry on 18th Jun 2024 are the firm's pre-IPO shareholders and a portion of the promoters’ stakes.</li>
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India Shelter Finance (0570670D IN) listed in India on 20th Dec 2023 after raising US$144m. The pre-IPO investors had trimmed a portion of their stakes in the IPO
India Shelter Finance (ISF) is a retail-focused HFC targeting the self-employed customer with a focus on first time home loan takers in the low and middle income group.
Coming up for six-month lockup expiry on 18th Jun 2024 are the firm's pre-IPO shareholders and a portion of the promoters’ stakes.


India Shelter Finance US$240m Lock-Up Expiry - Multi-Bagger Gains Are Ripe for the Taking

Market & Forensics Analyst, Beat the Street

Nimish Maheshwari

Market & Forensics Analyst

Beat the Street

Beat The Street was founded by Nimish Maheshwari and Sudarshan Bhandari, both of whom are Chartered Accountants by Profession, known for their expert analysis in the fields of Business, Sectoral analysis, and Corporate governance.

With a strong social media presence of 45,000+ Subscribers across various platforms, they are considered trusted voices in the industry. Their insights and analysis have been featured in some of India’s most prominent publications, including the Economic Times, Dalal Street Investment Journal, The Morning Context, and The Ken.

Their analysis on Bankrupt & Insolvent companies has been instrumental in saving investors from significant losses. They have a keen eye for identifying red flags and has identified exclusive redflags earlier in Vedanta, Nykaa, Dhani Services, Adani and many more.

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Forensic Accounting

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<li>Forensic Forsight will be a bi-monthly report covering Indian companies having corporate governance issues guiding investors on strengthening their ESG investment framework</li>
<li>The issue covers SEBI warning against ICICI Bank for manipulation in delisting process of its key subsidiary.</li>
<li>The report also covers how a EV company disguises shareholders while an Indian renewable energy company is under scrutiny owing to Independent Director Resignation</li>
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Forensic Forsight will be a bi-monthly report covering Indian companies having corporate governance issues guiding investors on strengthening their ESG investment framework
The issue covers SEBI warning against ICICI Bank for manipulation in delisting process of its key subsidiary.
The report also covers how a EV company disguises shareholders while an Indian renewable energy company is under scrutiny owing to Independent Director Resignation


#1 Forensic Foresight: SEBI Warns ICICI Bank, Suzlon Director Resign, Wardwizard Disguise

India

ICICI Bank Limited operates a network of banks located throughout India. The Group specializes in retail and corporate banking, in addition to Forex and treasury operations. ICICI Bank also provides a wide variety of investment banking, insurance and financial services to its clients.

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India: Record Exposure Gives Rise to Caution

Despite record MSCI India highs, valuations keep India as a significant underweight for active EM managers. Underweights client to -2.44% versus...

Steven Holden

Bajaj Housing Finance Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Carrying More Risky Loans

Bajaj Housing Finance (BHF IN) is looking to raise around US$830m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive...

Sumeet Singh

Bajaj Housing Finance Pre-IPO - The Positives - Strong Brand, Fast Growth

Bajaj Housing Finance (BHF IN) is looking to raise around US$830m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of...

Sumeet Singh

India Shelter Finance US$240m Lock-Up Expiry - Multi-Bagger Gains Are Ripe for the Taking

India Shelter Finance (0570670D IN) listed in India on 20th Dec 2023 after raising US$144m. The pre-IPO investors had trimmed a portion of their...

Clarence Chu

#1 Forensic Foresight: SEBI Warns ICICI Bank, Suzlon Director Resign, Wardwizard Disguise

India Forensic Foresight report will guide investors on ESG framework, highlighting corporate governance issues in Indian companies like ICICI...

Nimish Maheshwari

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India: Record Exposure Gives Rise to Caution

Despite record MSCI India highs, valuations keep India as a significant underweight for active EM managers. Underweights client to -2.44% versus...

Steven Holden

Bajaj Housing Finance Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Carrying More Risky Loans

Bajaj Housing Finance (BHF IN) is looking to raise around US$830m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive...

Sumeet Singh

Bajaj Housing Finance Pre-IPO - The Positives - Strong Brand, Fast Growth

Bajaj Housing Finance (BHF IN) is looking to raise around US$830m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of...

Sumeet Singh

India Shelter Finance US$240m Lock-Up Expiry - Multi-Bagger Gains Are Ripe for the Taking

India Shelter Finance (0570670D IN) listed in India on 20th Dec 2023 after raising US$144m. The pre-IPO investors had trimmed a portion of their...

Clarence Chu

#1 Forensic Foresight: SEBI Warns ICICI Bank, Suzlon Director Resign, Wardwizard Disguise

​India Forensic Foresight report will guide investors on ESG framework, highlighting corporate governance issues in Indian companies like ICICI...

Nimish Maheshwari

India Forensic Foresight report will guide investors on ESG framework, highlighting corporate governance issues in Indian companies like ICICI...