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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Asset Allocation - Global and GEM Equity

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Allocations in Biotechnology stocks have taken a severe drop among active China A-Share investors.  </li>
<li>From a high of 4% in July of 2020, average fund weights have fallen to just 1.14% and average underweights have plunged towards their lowest level on record.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wuxi-apptec" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23679:1" rel="noopener">Wuxi Biologics (2269 HK)</a> has led the declines, as sentiment towards the China A-Share Biotechnology sector looks fragile.</li>
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Allocations in Biotechnology stocks have taken a severe drop among active China A-Share investors.  
From a high of 4% in July of 2020, average fund weights have fallen to just 1.14% and average underweights have plunged towards their lowest level on record.

Wuxi Biologics (2269 HK) has led the declines, as sentiment towards the China A-Share Biotechnology sector looks fragile.


HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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<li>Recently, the Senate blesses bill to boost American competitiveness, restore the country’s manufacturing base and curb its reliance on China for critical supplies, especially in “medical and pharmaceutical fields”.</li>
<li>The global API industry pattern and status of China's APIs in global market are difficult to change.The US would find it difficult to enforce sanctions because of supply chain problems.</li>
<li>However, the worst-case scenario is if there's an extreme or black swan event (e.g. Taiwan Strait war), there is a risk of decoupling, which should be aware of by investors.</li>
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Recently, the Senate blesses bill to boost American competitiveness, restore the country’s manufacturing base and curb its reliance on China for critical supplies, especially in “medical and pharmaceutical fields”.
The global API industry pattern and status of China's APIs in global market are difficult to change.The US would find it difficult to enforce sanctions because of supply chain problems.
However, the worst-case scenario is if there's an extreme or black swan event (e.g. Taiwan Strait war), there is a risk of decoupling, which should be aware of by investors.


The Impact of America COMPETES Act on China Healthcare – Supply Chain Decoupling?

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

Shenton Research

Shenton Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyze statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Jul 24th based on HKEx daily reports.</li>
<li>In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Xiaomi (1810 HK), Link Reit (823 HK), Sinopec (386 HK).</li>
<li>In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), Li Auto (2015 HK), Xiaomi (1810 HK).</li>
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We analyze statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Jul 24th based on HKEx daily reports.
In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Xiaomi (1810 HK), Link Reit (823 HK), Sinopec (386 HK).
In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), Li Auto (2015 HK), Xiaomi (1810 HK).


Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Jul 24th): Xiaomi, Link Reit, Sinopec, Jlmag, Sunshine Pharma

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<li>From peak allocations of over 8% at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, China &amp; HK Health Care allocations have fallen back in to their long-term range</li>
<li>Greater China managers have actively rebalanced portfolios away from China &amp; HK Health Care over the last 6-months, with Taiwan Tech the key beneficiary</li>
<li>Venus MedTech and Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine led the exodus, but it wasn't completely one-sided, with Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics and Aier Eye Hospital Group capturing new investment from Greater China managers.</li>
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From peak allocations of over 8% at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, China &amp; HK Health Care allocations have fallen back in to their long-term range
Greater China managers have actively rebalanced portfolios away from China &amp; HK Health Care over the last 6-months, with Taiwan Tech the key beneficiary
Venus MedTech and Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine led the exodus, but it wasn't completely one-sided, with Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics and Aier Eye Hospital Group capturing new investment from Greater China managers.


Greater China Funds: China Health Care Reversal

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<li>Despite the rational return, the healthcare industry is constantly optimized and adjusted under the guidance of policy and would finally achieve a new balance. So, we are still highly bullish.</li>
<li>We analyzed the investment logic and related investment opportunities in sectors such as medical device, TCM, biotech and CXO.</li>
<li>The valuation of China healthcare sector has entered an attractive range. So, for long-term players, it is recommended to consider to long some high-quality assets at a good cost. </li>
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Despite the rational return, the healthcare industry is constantly optimized and adjusted under the guidance of policy and would finally achieve a new balance. So, we are still highly bullish.
We analyzed the investment logic and related investment opportunities in sectors such as medical device, TCM, biotech and CXO.
The valuation of China healthcare sector has entered an attractive range. So, for long-term players, it is recommended to consider to long some high-quality assets at a good cost. 


Presentation for Webinar: China Healthcare - Outlook and Opportunities in 2022

China

Wuxi Biologics is a global Contract Research, Development, and Manufacturing Organization (CRDMO) offering end-to-end solutions for biologics discovery, development, and manufacturing, including complex modalities like monoclonal antibodies and antibody-drug conjugates. The company provides comprehensive services from concept to commercialization, including vaccine CRDMO services. It was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Wuxi, China.

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Wuxi Biologics (2269 HK)

China A-Shares: Biotechnology Exit

Allocations in Biotechnology stocks have taken a severe drop among active China A-Share investors. From a high of 4% in July of 2020, average fund...

Steven Holden

The Impact of America COMPETES Act on China Healthcare – Supply Chain Decoupling?

The impact of America COMPETES Act could be limited in ST due to China's strong position in global supply chain.But if there's extreme case...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Jul 24th): Xiaomi, Link Reit, Sinopec, Jlmag, Sunshine Pharma

We analyzed the Hong Kong buyback data in the past week and highlight the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares were Xiaomi (1810 HK),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Greater China Funds: China Health Care Reversal

Greater China managers have actively rebalanced portfolios away from China & HK Health Care over the last 6-months, with Taiwan Tech the key...

Steven Holden

Presentation for Webinar: China Healthcare - Outlook and Opportunities in 2022

We review the important events since 2021H1 and keep bullish on China healthcare outlook.We also analyzed investment logic and opportunities in...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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