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

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Over the past decade, Cyclical sectors have traded places with Sensitive sectors as the largest allocation among active Asia Ex-Japan investors. </li>
<li>The last cycle started in early 2019 and saw Sensitive overtake Cyclicals and move to a key overweight, but this peaked in mid-2021 and has started to reverse.</li>
<li>The major rotation on the year so far has been a scaling back of Technology and Communication Services allocations in favour of Financials and Consumer Discretionary/Staples</li>
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Over the past decade, Cyclical sectors have traded places with Sensitive sectors as the largest allocation among active Asia Ex-Japan investors. 
The last cycle started in early 2019 and saw Sensitive overtake Cyclicals and move to a key overweight, but this peaked in mid-2021 and has started to reverse.
The major rotation on the year so far has been a scaling back of Technology and Communication Services allocations in favour of Financials and Consumer Discretionary/Staples


Asia Ex-Japan:  Tech to Financials Rotation

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

Equity Capital Markets

Thai Life Insurance  / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/thai-life-insurance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34915:1" rel="noopener">Thai Life Insurance (TLI TB)</a> will start trading on 25 July. Thai Life raised US$975 million at the IPO price of THB16.00 per share.</li>
<li>We previously discussed the IPO in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/thai-life-insurance-ipo-the-bull-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:71653" rel="noopener">Thai Life Insurance IPO: The Bull Case</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/thai-life-insurance-ipo-the-bear-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:71693" rel="noopener">Thai Life Insurance IPO: The Bear Case</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/thai-life-insurance-ipo-valuation-insights" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:71995" rel="noopener">Thai Life Insurance IPO: Valuation Insights</a>. </li>
<li>The average of our DDM and relative valuation methodology suggests a price of THB15.43 per share. Remain on the sidelines as the IPO price is fair. </li>
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Thai Life Insurance (TLI TB) will start trading on 25 July. Thai Life raised US$975 million at the IPO price of THB16.00 per share.
We previously discussed the IPO in Thai Life Insurance IPO: The Bull Case, Thai Life Insurance IPO: The Bear Case and Thai Life Insurance IPO: Valuation Insights. 
The average of our DDM and relative valuation methodology suggests a price of THB15.43 per share. Remain on the sidelines as the IPO price is fair. 


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 latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jul 15th. </li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. </li>
<li>We highlight week on week short interest increases in BYD, Fosun Pharma, GF Securities.</li>
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We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jul 15th. 
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. 
We highlight week on week short interest increases in BYD, Fosun Pharma, GF Securities.


HK Short Interest: BYD, Fosun Pharma, GF Securities

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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 22nd 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 Aia (1299 HK), Pop Mart (9992 HK), Great Wall Motor (2333 HK).</li>
<li>In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), Aia (1299 HK), Great Wall Motor (2333 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 22nd based on HKEx daily reports.
In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Aia (1299 HK), Pop Mart (9992 HK), Great Wall Motor (2333 HK).
In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), Aia (1299 HK), Great Wall Motor (2333 HK).


Hong Kong Buybacks: AIA, Pop Mart, Great Wall Motor

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jul 8th.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. </li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Innovent Biologics, Yeahka, CR Beer, Great Wall Motor.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jul 8th.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. 
We highlight short interest changes in Innovent Biologics, Yeahka, CR Beer, Great Wall Motor.


HK Short Interest: Innovent Biologics, Yeahka, CR Beer, Great Wall Motor

Hong Kong

AIA Group Limited offers insurance and financial services. The Company writes life insurance for individuals, businesses, accident, and health insurance, as well as retirement planning and wealth management services.

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AIA Group Ltd (1299 HK)

Asia Ex-Japan: Tech to Financials Rotation

Asia Ex-Japan funds are in the midst of a major rotation out of Technology and Communication Services stocks and in to Financials and Consumer...

Steven Holden

Thai Life Insurance IPO: Trading Debut

The average of our DDM and relative valuation methodology suggests a price of THB15.43 per share. Remain on the sidelines as the IPO price is fair.

Arun George

HK Short Interest: BYD, Fosun Pharma, GF Securities

We highlight week on week short interest increases in BYD, Fosun Pharma, GF Securities based on the latest HK SFC Short Aggregate report.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Hong Kong Buybacks: AIA, Pop Mart, Great Wall Motor

We highlight the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from HK market in the past 7 days were Aia (1299 HK), Pop Mart (9992 HK), Great...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Short Interest: Innovent Biologics, Yeahka, CR Beer, Great Wall Motor

We highlight week on week short interest changes in Innovent Biologics, Yeahka, CR Beer, Great Wall Motor based on the latest HK SFC short...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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