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

Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) / Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing)

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<li>Average EM fund weights and active fund ownership hits record highs in TSMC</li>
<li>However, investor caution is starting to surface, with 13.4% of funds shifting to underweight  in the last six months, driving the net underweight to a 15-year low of -1.21%.</li>
<li>Net outflows of $3 billion over the past six months, led by Invesco, JP Morgan, and MFS, and with four times more sellers than buyers.</li>
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Average EM fund weights and active fund ownership hits record highs in TSMC
However, investor caution is starting to surface, with 13.4% of funds shifting to underweight  in the last six months, driving the net underweight to a 15-year low of -1.21%.
Net outflows of $3 billion over the past six months, led by Invesco, JP Morgan, and MFS, and with four times more sellers than buyers.


TSMC:  Caution as GEM Funds Switch to Underweight

Tracking developments across tech supply chains, Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tracking developments across tech supply chains

<ul><li>Taiwan's energy policy is challenged by EU pressure on localizing offshore wind, hindering progress in renewable energy development.</li><li>Recycling technology is repurposing electronic waste components like substrates and circuit boards, reducing environmental impact and promoting sustainability.</li><li>Google implements DataGemma to improve accuracy in their hallucination-proofing LLM system, using Data Commons for enhanced performance.</li></ul>

Taiwan's energy policy is challenged by EU pressure on localizing offshore wind, hindering progress in renewable energy development.Recycling technology is repurposing electronic waste components like substrates and circuit boards, reducing environmental impact and promoting sustainability.Google implements DataGemma to improve accuracy in their hallucination-proofing LLM system, using Data Commons for enhanced performance.

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (24-Sep-2024): Taiwan's energy policy faces EU pressure on localization.

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Sep 20th which has an aggregated holding worth USD971.7bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD1,487mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in TSMC, Shin Kong Financial, Evergreen Marine Corp Taiwan, Mediatek, Hon Hai Precision Industry, Ase Industrial.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Sep 20th which has an aggregated holding worth USD971.7bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD1,487mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in TSMC, Shin Kong Financial, Evergreen Marine Corp Taiwan, Mediatek, Hon Hai Precision Industry, Ase Industrial.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 20th): TSMC, Shin Kong Financial, Evergreen Marine Corp Taiwan

Managing Director, Zero One, Zero One

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.

Independent Investment Research

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) - ADR / Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) - ADR

<ul>
<li>Qualcomm Eyes Bold, Friendly Intel Acquisition Amid Intel's Existential Crisis</li>
<li>Global Semi Sales Strength Continues In July. How Long Can It Last? </li>
<li>Asustek Soars, Uniquely Making Fresh 52-Week Highs Within PC Makers</li>
</ul>


Qualcomm Eyes Bold, Friendly Intel Acquisition Amid Intel's Existential Crisis
Global Semi Sales Strength Continues In July. How Long Can It Last? 
Asustek Soars, Uniquely Making Fresh 52-Week Highs Within PC Makers


Taiwan Tech Weekly: Qualcomm Eyes Bold Intel Acquisition; Global Semi Sales Strength Continues

Taiwan Tech Focused Senior Analyst

Patrick Liao

United Microelectronics Corp / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>The outlook for 4Q24 appears somewhat bearish at the moment, though it has not been fully defined before the end of October.</li>
<li>Taiwanese companies such as MediaTek Inc (2454 TT), Novatek Microelectronics Corp (3034 TT) and Realtek Semiconductor (2379 TT) continue to be the main drivers of demand for UMC.</li>
<li>On a positive note, there are warnings against overly relying on chips from Chinese manufacturers due to US sanctions.</li>
</ul>


The outlook for 4Q24 appears somewhat bearish at the moment, though it has not been fully defined before the end of October.
Taiwanese companies such as MediaTek Inc (2454 TT), Novatek Microelectronics Corp (3034 TT) and Realtek Semiconductor (2379 TT) continue to be the main drivers of demand for UMC.
On a positive note, there are warnings against overly relying on chips from Chinese manufacturers due to US sanctions.


UMC (2303.TT; UMC US): The Outlook for 4Q24 Is Somewhat Bearish.

Taiwan

MediaTek Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions. The company provides SOC system solutions for wireless communications, high-definition TV, optical storage, DVD and Blu-ray products.

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Mediatek Inc (2454 TT)

TSMC: Caution as GEM Funds Switch to Underweight

Investor caution is starting to surface in TSMC, with 13.4% of funds shifting to underweight in the last six months, driving the net underweight to...

Steven Holden

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (24-Sep-2024): Taiwan's energy policy faces EU pressure on localization.

Taiwan's energy policy faces hurdles, Google refurbs e-waste with recycling tech, Qualcomm & MediaTek battle in 3nm SoC, Tata boosts semiconductor...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 20th): TSMC, Shin Kong Financial, Evergreen Marine Corp Taiwan

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in TSMC, Shin Kong Financial, Evergreen Marine Corp...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Taiwan Tech Weekly: Qualcomm Eyes Bold Intel Acquisition; Global Semi Sales Strength Continues

Qualcomm considers acquiring struggling Intel, global semiconductor sales remain strong in July, Asustek achieves new highs among PC makers.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

UMC (2303.TT; UMC US): The Outlook for 4Q24 Is Somewhat Bearish.

4Q24 outlook is bearish, MediaTek, Novatek and Realtek continue to be the main drivers of demand for UMC, caution against Chinese chips due to US...

Patrick Liao

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TSMC: Caution as GEM Funds Switch to Underweight

Investor caution is starting to surface in TSMC, with 13.4% of funds shifting to underweight in the last six months, driving the net underweight to...

Steven Holden

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (24-Sep-2024): Taiwan's energy policy faces EU pressure on localization.

Taiwan's energy policy faces hurdles, Google refurbs e-waste with recycling tech, Qualcomm & MediaTek battle in 3nm SoC, Tata boosts semiconductor...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 20th): TSMC, Shin Kong Financial, Evergreen Marine Corp Taiwan

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in TSMC, Shin Kong Financial, Evergreen Marine Corp...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Taiwan Tech Weekly: Qualcomm Eyes Bold Intel Acquisition; Global Semi Sales Strength Continues

​Qualcomm considers acquiring struggling Intel, global semiconductor sales remain strong in July, Asustek achieves new highs among PC makers.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

UMC (2303.TT; UMC US): The Outlook for 4Q24 Is Somewhat Bearish.

​4Q24 outlook is bearish, MediaTek, Novatek and Realtek continue to be the main drivers of demand for UMC, caution against Chinese chips due to US...

Patrick Liao

Qualcomm considers acquiring struggling Intel, global semiconductor sales remain strong in July, Asustek achieves new highs among PC makers.

4Q24 outlook is bearish, MediaTek, Novatek and Realtek continue to be the main drivers of demand for UMC, caution against Chinese chips due to US...