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

Equity Bottom-Up

Alibaba Group Holding  / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Despite average weights falling from over 6% in 2020 to under 2% today, 73% of EM funds remain invested in Alibaba.</li>
<li>The make up of the investor base has changed, with a rotation between high growth investors (out) and Value investors (in).</li>
<li>Of the 73% of current holders, the core portfolio weight range sits between 1.5% and 3%, with the most bullish topping out at 5%+</li>
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Despite average weights falling from over 6% in 2020 to under 2% today, 73% of EM funds remain invested in Alibaba.
The make up of the investor base has changed, with a rotation between high growth investors (out) and Value investors (in).
Of the 73% of current holders, the core portfolio weight range sits between 1.5% and 3%, with the most bullish topping out at 5%+


Alibaba Group Holdings: EM Fund Positioning Update

Overseas Chinese Equities, Aequitas Research

Ming Lu

Overseas Chinese Equities

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.

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<li>Alibaba plans to provide operational services to third-party sales broadcasters.</li>
<li>Xpeng will hire 4,000 employees and raise research budget by 40%.</li>
<li>Tuhu Car expected that its net profit will turn positive in 2023.</li>
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Alibaba plans to provide operational services to third-party sales broadcasters.
Xpeng will hire 4,000 employees and raise research budget by 40%.
Tuhu Car expected that its net profit will turn positive in 2023.


China Consumption Weekly (26 Feb 2024): Alibaba, Xpeng, HiPhi, Tuhu Car, Luckin

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Equity Capital Markets

Alibaba Group Holding  / Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.</li>
<li>On the IPO front, we looked at <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/trial-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36821:1" rel="noopener">Trial Holdings (5882 JP)</a> refiling and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xiaocaiyuan-international-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40688:1" rel="noopener">Xiaocaiyuan International Holding</a> .</li>
<li>For placements, it was an action packed week in India, again, with Australia joining in as well.</li>
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Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.
On the IPO front, we looked at Trial Holdings (5882 JP) refiling and Xiaocaiyuan International Holding .
For placements, it was an action packed week in India, again, with Australia joining in as well.


ECM Weekly (26th Feb 2024) - Trial Holdings, Juniper, Xiaocaiyuan, Union Bank, Orica, Azure

Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

<ul><li>Alibaba Group's latest report for the December Quarter 2023 reflected steady growth despite necessary organizational adjustments.</li><li>The call highlighted an overall focus on a more aggressive approach towards competition to win growth, reigniting the growth in their two core businesses: e-commerce and cloud computing.</li><li>The healthy year-over-year Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV) growth in the e-commerce segment is attributed to the effective execution of user-first and competitive pricing strategies in Taobao and Tmall Group (TTG).</li></ul>

Alibaba Group's latest report for the December Quarter 2023 reflected steady growth despite necessary organizational adjustments.The call highlighted an overall focus on a more aggressive approach towards competition to win growth, reigniting the growth in their two core businesses: e-commerce and cloud computing.The healthy year-over-year Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV) growth in the e-commerce segment is attributed to the effective execution of user-first and competitive pricing strategies in Taobao and Tmall Group (TTG).

Alibaba Group: Revitalization of Taobao and Tmall Group

Blue Lotus Non US Internet research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Ying Pan

Blue Lotus Non US Internet research

China growth and global non-US Internet equities

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Blue Lotus Research is a Hong Kong Type 4 Licensed investment advisory firm focusing on Chinese growth equities and global non-US Internet equities

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<li>BABA reported C4Q23 top line, non-GAAP operating profit and GAAP net income in-line, 3.8% and (71)% vs. our estimates. </li>
<li>The discrepancy between non-GAAP operating and GAAP net is due to restructuring charges;</li>
<li>A few clients asked what it would take to be more positive on BABA. To us, grasp of its situation and alignment of the organization must happen first...</li>
</ul>


BABA reported C4Q23 top line, non-GAAP operating profit and GAAP net income in-line, 3.8% and (71)% vs. our estimates. 
The discrepancy between non-GAAP operating and GAAP net is due to restructuring charges;
A few clients asked what it would take to be more positive on BABA. To us, grasp of its situation and alignment of the organization must happen first...


[Alibaba (BABA US, SELL, TP US$66) TP Change]: What It Takes for Us to Be More Positive on BABA?

China

Alibaba Group Holding Limited provides online sales services. The Company provides internet infrastructure, electronic commerce, online financial, and internet content services through its subsidiaries. Alibaba Group Holding offers its products and services worldwide.

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Alibaba Group Holding (9988 HK)

Alibaba Group Holdings: EM Fund Positioning Update

Fund managers remain committed to Alibaba despite the ongoing poor price performance. Value investors move in as Growth investors move out.

Steven Holden

China Consumption Weekly (26 Feb 2024): Alibaba, Xpeng, HiPhi, Tuhu Car, Luckin

Alibaba plans to provide operational services to third-party sales broadcasters. Xpeng will hire 4,000 employees and raise research budget. Tuhu...

Ming Lu

ECM Weekly (26th Feb 2024) - Trial Holdings, Juniper, Xiaocaiyuan, Union Bank, Orica, Azure

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Sumeet Singh

Alibaba Group: Revitalization of Taobao and Tmall Group

Alibaba Group's latest report for the December Quarter 2023 reflected steady growth despite necessary organizational adjustments. The call...

Baptista Research

[Alibaba (BABA US, SELL, TP US$66) TP Change]: What It Takes for Us to Be More Positive on BABA?

BABA's Q4 results meet expectations, but restructuring charges impact net income. Alignment within the organization is crucial for a more positive...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

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Alibaba Group Holdings: EM Fund Positioning Update

Fund managers remain committed to Alibaba despite the ongoing poor price performance. Value investors move in as Growth investors move out.

Steven Holden

China Consumption Weekly (26 Feb 2024): Alibaba, Xpeng, HiPhi, Tuhu Car, Luckin

Alibaba plans to provide operational services to third-party sales broadcasters. Xpeng will hire 4,000 employees and raise research budget. Tuhu...

Ming Lu

ECM Weekly (26th Feb 2024) - Trial Holdings, Juniper, Xiaocaiyuan, Union Bank, Orica, Azure

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Sumeet Singh

Alibaba Group: Revitalization of Taobao and Tmall Group

Alibaba Group's latest report for the December Quarter 2023 reflected steady growth despite necessary organizational adjustments. The call...

Baptista Research

[Alibaba (BABA US, SELL, TP US$66) TP Change]: What It Takes for Us to Be More Positive on BABA?

​BABA's Q4 results meet expectations, but restructuring charges impact net income. Alignment within the organization is crucial for a more positive...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

BABA's Q4 results meet expectations, but restructuring charges impact net income. Alignment within the organization is crucial for a more positive...