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

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>Active UK funds continue to reduce their exposure to the Energy sector, with positioning falling to near record lows. </li>
<li>The UK Energy sector is dominated by just two names— Shell and BP  —which together account for 90% of the total sector allocation.</li>
<li>UK Industrials, Financials, and Consumer sectors have become increasingly dominant, with Energy’s diminished role reflecting a shift in market structure and a redefinition of what drives UK equity portfolios.</li>
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Active UK funds continue to reduce their exposure to the Energy sector, with positioning falling to near record lows. 
The UK Energy sector is dominated by just two names— Shell and BP  —which together account for 90% of the total sector allocation.
UK Industrials, Financials, and Consumer sectors have become increasingly dominant, with Energy’s diminished role reflecting a shift in market structure and a redefinition of what drives UK equity portfolios.


UK Energy:  Concentrated, Under-Owned, and Out of Focus

US-EU Index Rebalances / Quantitative Researcher, ORTEX

Dimitris Ioannidis

US-EU Index Rebalances / Quantitative Researcher

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ORTEX

ORTEX is a global financial data and analytics platform providing real-time securities lending and short interest data, index rebalance data, holdings and insider transactions, trading signals, corporate actions and news,  stock machine learning and factor scores and other analytics. The majority of the data are downloadable and accessible through APIs.

Index Rebalance

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gamma-communications-plc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21942:1" rel="noopener">Gamma Communications (GAMA LN)</a> is the flagship addition forecast at the review at a market cap of ~$1.7bn following its listing transfer from AIM to Main Market on 2 May.</li>
<li>The ~$1.5bn tender offer of BBGI is expected to close prior to the review. Current F250 replacement candidates are <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wickes-group-plc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:41349:1" rel="noopener">Wickes Group (WIX LN)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pantheon-infrastructure-plc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35077:1" rel="noopener">Pantheon Infrastructure (PINT LN)</a>.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mobico-group-plc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22059:1" rel="noopener">Mobico Group (MCG LN)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bellevue-healthcare-trust-plc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44348:1" rel="noopener">Bellevue Healthcare Trust (BBH LN)</a> are the main deletion candidates set to migrate from F250 to SmallCap.</li>
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Gamma Communications (GAMA LN) is the flagship addition forecast at the review at a market cap of ~$1.7bn following its listing transfer from AIM to Main Market on 2 May.
The ~$1.5bn tender offer of BBGI is expected to close prior to the review. Current F250 replacement candidates are Wickes Group (WIX LN) and Pantheon Infrastructure (PINT LN).

Mobico Group (MCG LN) and Bellevue Healthcare Trust (BBH LN) are the main deletion candidates set to migrate from F250 to SmallCap.


UK Index June 2025 Annual Review: GAMA Headlines F250, F100 Stays Quiet, All-Share Reshuffles

Energy Expert

Thierry Bros, PhD

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

Interesting article in the Financial Time (FT) on stock exchanges fighting for Saudi Aramco IPO <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/41af604e-0315-11e7-ace0-1ce02ef0def9" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/41af604e-0315-11e7-ace0-1ce02ef0def9 </a>with the following conclusion "Saudi Aramco will initially list as much as 5% of the company and investors and analysts have questioned the size of Riyadh’s $2tn valuation. But even if it reaches just half that target it would still raise $50bn — twice as much as Alibaba’s record IPO in 2014."Back in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/saudi-aramco-value-tn-maybe-not" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:8177">Saudi Aramco Value: $tn? Maybe Not!</a> my…

Interesting article in the Financial Time (FT) on stock exchanges fighting for Saudi Aramco IPO https://www.ft.com/content/41af604e-0315-11e7-ace0-1ce02ef0def9 with the following conclusion "Saudi Aramco will initially list as much as 5% of the company and investors and analysts have questioned the size of Riyadh’s $2tn valuation. But even if it reaches just half that target it would still raise $50bn — twice as much as Alibaba’s record IPO in 2014."Back in Saudi Aramco Value: $tn? Maybe Not! my…

New York and London Battle for Saudi Aramco IPO

As mentioned on 31 January 2017 in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/energy-who-could-benefit-from-brexit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:8488">Energy: Who Could Benefit from Brexit?</a>, "Independent trading houses operating in Europe (like <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/764" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:764:1">Glencore Plc (GLEN LN)</a>, Trafigura or Vitol) would be able to take advantage of the increased volatility and spread" and "some LNG producers close to Europe and LNG portfolio players would be able to arbitrage the EU vs the UK". Since this publication, Trafigura is seeking to reopen an LNG import terminal in the UK. Enjoy a short updated <a href="https://www.dukascopy.com/tv/en#206316" target="_blank">webcast</a>, where I reiterate the 3…

As mentioned on 31 January 2017 in Energy: Who Could Benefit from Brexit?, "Independent trading houses operating in Europe (like Glencore Plc (GLEN LN), Trafigura or Vitol) would be able to take advantage of the increased volatility and spread" and "some LNG producers close to Europe and LNG portfolio players would be able to arbitrage the EU vs the UK". Since this publication, Trafigura is seeking to reopen an LNG import terminal in the UK. Enjoy a short updated webcast, where I reiterate the 3…

Independent Trading Houses to Benefit from Brexit

Brexit negotiations are likely to start soon. Everyone is looking at the consequences on forex and on the UK financial sector. But who could benefit from decorrelation of energy prices between the UK and the EU?Following the policy paper " <a href="https://www.oxfordenergy.org/publications/brexits-impact-gas-markets-brext-security-supply-uk-ireland/" target="_blank">Brexit's impact on gas markets: Brexit and security of supply for the UK and Ireland</a>" just published by Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, this insight looks at the Brexit's impact on energy stocks.As the outcome of Brexit is still unknown, we can only draft…

Brexit negotiations are likely to start soon. Everyone is looking at the consequences on forex and on the UK financial sector. But who could benefit from decorrelation of energy prices between the UK and the EU?Following the policy paper " Brexit's impact on gas markets: Brexit and security of supply for the UK and Ireland" just published by Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, this insight looks at the Brexit's impact on energy stocks.As the outcome of Brexit is still unknown, we can only draft…

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Petrofac Limited is an international provider of facilities solutions to the oil and gas production and processing industry. The Company's solutions include designing and building oil and gas facilities, operating and managing facilities, and training personnel.

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UK Energy: Concentrated, Under-Owned, and Out of Focus

Active UK equity funds continue to reduce their exposure to the Energy sector, with positioning falling to near record lows.

Steven Holden

New York and London Battle for Saudi Aramco IPO

Interesting article in the Financial Time (FT) on stock exchanges fighting for Saudi Aramco IPO...

Thierry Bros, PhD

Independent Trading Houses to Benefit from Brexit

As mentioned on 31 January 2017 in Energy: Who Could Benefit from Brexit?, "Independent trading houses operating in Europe (like Glencore Plc (GLEN...

Thierry Bros, PhD

Energy: Who Could Benefit from Brexit?

Brexit negotiations are likely to start soon. Everyone is looking at the consequences on forex and on the UK financial sector. But who could...

Thierry Bros, PhD

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UK Energy: Concentrated, Under-Owned, and Out of Focus

Active UK equity funds continue to reduce their exposure to the Energy sector, with positioning falling to near record lows.

Steven Holden

UK Index June 2025 Annual Review: GAMA Headlines F250, F100 Stays Quiet, All-Share Reshuffles

GAMA to join F250 at the review following its listing transfer. WIX to join F250 before the review as a replacement to the BBGI tender offer. AEP...

Dimitris Ioannidis

New York and London Battle for Saudi Aramco IPO

Interesting article in the Financial Time (FT) on stock exchanges fighting for Saudi Aramco IPO...

Thierry Bros, PhD

Independent Trading Houses to Benefit from Brexit

As mentioned on 31 January 2017 in Energy: Who Could Benefit from Brexit?, "Independent trading houses operating in Europe (like Glencore Plc (GLEN...

Thierry Bros, PhD

Energy: Who Could Benefit from Brexit?

Brexit negotiations are likely to start soon. Everyone is looking at the consequences on forex and on the UK financial sector. But who could...

Thierry Bros, PhD