AI | Semiconductors | Commodities, Mint Finance

Raghav Vashisht

AI | Semiconductors | Commodities

Deep Fundamental Analysis

Mint Finance

Mint Finance's investment research blends deep fundamental analysis with technical & quant insights. Investment strategies straddle across multiple asset classes with risk management embedded into every trade to deliver an outsized reward-to-risk ratio.

Mint Finance's research is centered around three key themes. First, energy transition and climate change. Second, artificial intelligence. Third, shifting world order with its impact across politics and monetary economics.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul>
<li>Lumentum converted AI-optics demand into 50.4% gross margin and positive cash flow; Coherent and Fabrinet grew quickly, but their capacity and inventory builds consumed it.</li>
<li>CPO demand has not moved out, but 2026 revenue sits in pumps, DCI, 200G EML, 1.6T and OCS rather than scaled co-packaged engines.</li>
<li>The optical build is already generating revenue before scaled CPO, but the economics are splitting sharply across the laser, integrated-system and manufacturing layers.</li>
</ul>


Lumentum converted AI-optics demand into 50.4% gross margin and positive cash flow; Coherent and Fabrinet grew quickly, but their capacity and inventory builds consumed it.
CPO demand has not moved out, but 2026 revenue sits in pumps, DCI, 200G EML, 1.6T and OCS rather than scaled co-packaged engines.
The optical build is already generating revenue before scaled CPO, but the economics are splitting sharply across the laser, integrated-system and manufacturing layers.


Before CPO: Optics Earnings Are Already Separating Scarcity From Volume

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

<ul>
<li>China &amp; HK positioning is turning. Relative positioning is strengthening, flows have turned positive and more managers are moving overweight.</li>
<li>Buying is highly selective. Managers are rotating towards AI infrastructure, semiconductor equipment and advanced technology, while reducing exposure to recent consumer and platform winners.</li>
<li>The EM Big 4 has been reshaped. China now carries similar weight to Taiwan and South Korea, but offers a far more diversified range of underlying exposures.</li>
</ul>


China &amp; HK positioning is turning. Relative positioning is strengthening, flows have turned positive and more managers are moving overweight.
Buying is highly selective. Managers are rotating towards AI infrastructure, semiconductor equipment and advanced technology, while reducing exposure to recent consumer and platform winners.
The EM Big 4 has been reshaped. China now carries similar weight to Taiwan and South Korea, but offers a far more diversified range of underlying exposures.


CEO / Founder, Crea8

Kim-Hwa Lim

CEO / Founder

Make an Impact

Crea8

Crea8 blends AI-driven precision, big data scalability, and rigorous quantitative frameworks with seasoned human insight. By extracting actionable intelligence from vast global datasets, we eliminate emotional bias and deliver optimal risk-adjusted returns. Our hybrid approach uncovers hidden market efficiencies and ensures your capital is dynamically positioned across markets.

<ul><li>The strategy seeks to invest in Shariah compliant companies in Greater China.</li><li>These companies may be established State Owned Enterprise, technology/entrepreneurial companies listed on Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and ChiNext.</li><li>By adopting a portfolio of stocks instead of individual stocks, the strategy is diversified across countries and industries; and optimised with respect to their expected risks and returns.</li></ul>

The strategy seeks to invest in Shariah compliant companies in Greater China.These companies may be established State Owned Enterprise, technology/entrepreneurial companies listed on Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and ChiNext.By adopting a portfolio of stocks instead of individual stocks, the strategy is diversified across countries and industries; and optimised with respect to their expected risks and returns.

Greater China (Shariah) Portfolio (18-Aug-2026)

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

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of A-share stocks as of Oct 9th. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD341,906m.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top/bottom net long/short of margin trading by value, net margin buy as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight net margin buy/sell changes in ANHUI JIANGHUAI AUTOMOBILE, SHARETRONIC DATA TECHNOLOGY, YUANJIE SEMI, SUZHOU EVERBRIGHT PHOTONICS, GIGADEVICE SEMICONDUCTOR.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of A-share stocks as of Oct 9th. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD341,906m.
We tabulate league tables for top/bottom net long/short of margin trading by value, net margin buy as multiple of ADT.
We highlight net margin buy/sell changes in ANHUI JIANGHUAI AUTOMOBILE, SHARETRONIC DATA TECHNOLOGY, YUANJIE SEMI, SUZHOU EVERBRIGHT PHOTONICS, GIGADEVICE SEMICONDUCTOR.


A-Share Margin Trading Weekly (Oct 9th): ANHUI JIANGHUAI AUTOMOBILE, SHARETRONIC DATA TECHNOLOGY

<ul>
<li>We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 200 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 92.3% as of Oct 9th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by 3.7ppt week-on-week, led by materials, industrials, utilities.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Innocare, Ganfenglithium, China East Air, Yofc.</li>
</ul>


We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 200 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 92.3% as of Oct 9th.
The average A-H premium changed by 3.7ppt week-on-week, led by materials, industrials, utilities.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Innocare, Ganfenglithium, China East Air, Yofc.


A-H Premium Weekly (Oct 9th): Innocare, Ganfenglithium, China East Air, Yofc

China

Zhongji Innolight Co., Ltd. manufactures and distributes industrial machines and machine parts. The Company produces motor stator windings, insulating machines, coil winding equipment, automatic production lines, and more. Zhongji Innolight mainly conducts businesses domestically.

Price Gauge
52-week Range	0.00 - 0.00
Market Cap (USDm)	0.00
P/E	0.00
Dividend (Yield)	0.00

Zhongji Innolight (300308 CH)

Before CPO: Optics Earnings Are Already Separating Scarcity From Volume

Lumentum is converting constrained laser supply into margin and cash, while Coherent and Fabrinet are still funding the capacity, inventory and...

Mint Finance

China & HK: The Long Road Back

Active EM managers are selectively rebuilding China exposure, buying into weakness as AI, semiconductors and advanced technology lead a new cycle...

Steven Holden

Greater China (Shariah) Portfolio (18-Aug-2026)

The strategy seeks to invest in Shariah compliant companies in Greater China. These companies may be established State Owned Enterprise,...

Crea8

A-H Premium Weekly (Oct 9th): Innocare, Ganfenglithium, China East Air, Yofc

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Innocare, Ganfenglithium, China East Air, Yofc.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Price Gauge

52-week Range

Market Cap (USDm)

P/E

Dividend (Yield)

Before CPO: Optics Earnings Are Already Separating Scarcity From Volume

Lumentum is converting constrained laser supply into margin and cash, while Coherent and Fabrinet are still funding the capacity, inventory and...

Mint Finance

China & HK: The Long Road Back

Active EM managers are selectively rebuilding China exposure, buying into weakness as AI, semiconductors and advanced technology lead a new cycle...

Steven Holden

Greater China (Shariah) Portfolio (18-Aug-2026)

The strategy seeks to invest in Shariah compliant companies in Greater China. These companies may be established State Owned Enterprise,...

Crea8

A-Share Margin Trading Weekly (Oct 9th): ANHUI JIANGHUAI AUTOMOBILE, SHARETRONIC DATA TECHNOLOGY

We analyzed A-share margin trading positions report for the past week and highlighted ANHUI JIANGHUAI AUTOMOBILE (600418 CH), SHARETRONIC DATA...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

A-H Premium Weekly (Oct 9th): Innocare, Ganfenglithium, China East Air, Yofc

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Innocare, Ganfenglithium, China East Air, Yofc.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM