Quantitative Equity Analyst, DMA

Charlotte van Tiddens, CFA

Quantitative Equity Analyst

Technology-First Company

DMA is a technology-first company that provides an end-to-end SaaS solution to institutional investors. DMA enables regulated entities like asset managers, wealth managers, investment managers and financial advisors to connect their front and back office, break silos and reduce headcount.

Event-Driven

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<li>Last week Friday, JSE indices were rebalanced in the closing auction. Turnover for the day was R53.7bn, R37bn traded in the closing auction (68%).</li>
<li>Turnover at the June rebalance was R58bn, 66% traded in the closing auction.</li>
<li>Foreign activity in MRP on Friday suggests that there was a large buyer, despite muted index weight changes.</li>
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Last week Friday, JSE indices were rebalanced in the closing auction. Turnover for the day was R53.7bn, R37bn traded in the closing auction (68%).
Turnover at the June rebalance was R58bn, 66% traded in the closing auction.
Foreign activity in MRP on Friday suggests that there was a large buyer, despite muted index weight changes.


JSE Sep24 Rebalance: Foreigners Bid up MRP, PPH Trades 11 Times ADV

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<li>Global indices are due for rebalancing during the closing auction on Friday. Constituent changes will be announced after the close next week Monday.</li>
<li>In this note we flag <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mr-price-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27680:1" rel="noopener">Mr Price Group Ltd (MRP SJ)</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/african-rainbow-minerals-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25078:1" rel="noopener">African Rainbow Minerals (ARI SJ)</a> as possible additions to the South Africa index.</li>
<li>Since our last discount update on the 22nd of July, Prosus has underperformed Naspers. The discount has widened by 1.7 percentage points to 39.6%.</li>
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Global indices are due for rebalancing during the closing auction on Friday. Constituent changes will be announced after the close next week Monday.
In this note we flag Mr Price Group Ltd (MRP SJ) &amp; African Rainbow Minerals (ARI SJ) as possible additions to the South Africa index.
Since our last discount update on the 22nd of July, Prosus has underperformed Naspers. The discount has widened by 1.7 percentage points to 39.6%.


Aug 24 Indices Rebalance: South Africa Post-Election Tailwind? MRP, ARI Potential Adds

Northam Platinum Holdings  / Event-Driven

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<li>The annual WisdomTree rebalance takes place next week Wednesday in the closing auction. Turnover on the JSE at the rebalance last year (20 Oct) was R30.6bn, 1.5 times the 5-day average.</li>
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<p>There are several SA stocks being added to and deleted from the range of WisdomTree EM funds.</p>
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<p>Our buy flow estimate for SA additions is R1.3bn, our sell flow estimate for SA deletions is R1.8bn. This excludes up and down weightings.</p>
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The annual WisdomTree rebalance takes place next week Wednesday in the closing auction. Turnover on the JSE at the rebalance last year (20 Oct) was R30.6bn, 1.5 times the 5-day average.

There are several SA stocks being added to and deleted from the range of WisdomTree EM funds.


Our buy flow estimate for SA additions is R1.3bn, our sell flow estimate for SA deletions is R1.8bn. This excludes up and down weightings.



WisdomTree Oct 2023 Rebalance (Wed, 18 Oct)

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>Small cap Emerging Market funds have outperformed their large-cap peers over the past 10 years.</li>
<li>Yet small and midcap exposure decreased to near record levels last year, in spite of managers maintaining an overweight position versus the benchmark.</li>
<li>We screen for well owned and small/midcap stocks that are showing strong momentum among managers.</li>
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Small cap Emerging Market funds have outperformed their large-cap peers over the past 10 years.
Yet small and midcap exposure decreased to near record levels last year, in spite of managers maintaining an overweight position versus the benchmark.
We screen for well owned and small/midcap stocks that are showing strong momentum among managers.


<ul><li>During the last quarter of 2024, 55% of active SA equity funds outperformed their benchmarks.</li><li>This is ahead of preceding quarter where 48% of active funds outperformed.</li><li>It is also interesting to note that for the year up to the end of Q3 2024, 22% of funds outperformed their benchmarks.</li></ul>

During the last quarter of 2024, 55% of active SA equity funds outperformed their benchmarks.This is ahead of preceding quarter where 48% of active funds outperformed.It is also interesting to note that for the year up to the end of Q3 2024, 22% of funds outperformed their benchmarks.

Funds in Focus Q4 2024 & 2024: A Better Quarter & Year for Active SA Equity Managers

South Africa

Mr. Price Group Limited operates chains of retailers throughout South Africa. The Group retails clothing, accessories, homewares and jewelery.

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Mr Price Group Ltd (MRP SJ)

JSE Sep24 Rebalance: Foreigners Bid up MRP, PPH Trades 11 Times ADV

A summary of trade analytics for the September rebalance. Foreign activity suggests a large buyer in MRP. PPH entered the Top 40, AMS fell out.

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Aug 24 Indices Rebalance: South Africa Post-Election Tailwind? MRP, ARI Potential Adds

In this note we flag MRP and ARI as possible additions to the SA index, given the relative outperformance of the local market and at an individual...

DMA

WisdomTree Oct 2023 Rebalance (Wed, 18 Oct)

The annual WisdomTree rebalance takes place next week Wednesday in the closing auction. Turnover on the JSE at the rebalance last year (20 Oct) was...

DMA

Active GEM Funds: The Small Cap Effect

Small cap Emerging Market funds have outperformed their large-cap peers over the past 10 years, Yet small and midcap exposure decreased to near...

Steven Holden

Funds in Focus Q4 2024 & 2024: A Better Quarter & Year for Active SA Equity Managers

During the last quarter of 2024, 55% of active SA equity funds outperformed their benchmarks. This is ahead of preceding quarter where 48% of...

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