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

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<li>EMEA Momentum: EMEA is experiencing positive momentum across multiple countries, with record investments in the MENA region, strong momentum in Greece, Turkey reversing long-term declines, and Poland nearing new ownership highs.</li>
<li>Asian Stall: Significant underweight in India suggests caution among investors, China weights remain depressed, Indonesia maintains a strong consensus overweight.  Select ASEAN nations show signs of potential comeback.</li>
<li>LATAM Overweights: Investor sentiment in LATAM remains bullish, with Brazil and Mexico seeing most funds positioned overweight. Argentina hits new highs in fund ownership driven by strong conviction in MercadoLibre.</li>
</ul>


EMEA Momentum: EMEA is experiencing positive momentum across multiple countries, with record investments in the MENA region, strong momentum in Greece, Turkey reversing long-term declines, and Poland nearing new ownership highs.
Asian Stall: Significant underweight in India suggests caution among investors, China weights remain depressed, Indonesia maintains a strong consensus overweight.  Select ASEAN nations show signs of potential comeback.
LATAM Overweights: Investor sentiment in LATAM remains bullish, with Brazil and Mexico seeing most funds positioned overweight. Argentina hits new highs in fund ownership driven by strong conviction in MercadoLibre.


Active GEM Funds: Top-Down Country Positioning Latest

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Event-Driven

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<li>WisdomTree has dropped ESG considerations while selecting stocks for the EMXSOE, CHXSOE and WTEMXC indices.</li>
<li>That results in a lot of inclusions and fewer deletions across indices that will be implemented at the close on 15 March.</li>
<li>The round-trip trade across the indices will exceed US$500m with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26:1" rel="noopener">Tencent (700 HK)</a> as the largest buy.</li>
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WisdomTree has dropped ESG considerations while selecting stocks for the EMXSOE, CHXSOE and WTEMXC indices.
That results in a lot of inclusions and fewer deletions across indices that will be implemented at the close on 15 March.
The round-trip trade across the indices will exceed US$500m with Tencent (700 HK) as the largest buy.


WisdomTree Indexes Special Rebalance: ESG Considerations Dropped

<ul>
<li>LATAM allocations hit 10-year highs in active Global equity funds.</li>
<li>Notable increases in allocations include Ninety One Global Value (up 7.5%) and Ranmore Global Equity (up 6.7%), with smaller contributions from Lazard, Delaware, and JOHCM</li>
<li>MercadoLibre is the driving force behind the moves higher, and remains the conviction holding in the region.</li>
</ul>


LATAM allocations hit 10-year highs in active Global equity funds.
Notable increases in allocations include Ninety One Global Value (up 7.5%) and Ranmore Global Equity (up 6.7%), with smaller contributions from Lazard, Delaware, and JOHCM
MercadoLibre is the driving force behind the moves higher, and remains the conviction holding in the region.


LATAM Momentum:  Global Funds Raise Exposure

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

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>TCOM/1024 HK/3690 HK/780 HK: Ctrip cooperate with Kuaishou to promote traveling products(+/+/-/-)</li>
<li>PDD/ZTO/1519 HK: PDD partners with ZTO and J&amp;T for upcoming “Open during Spring Festival” event (+/+/+)</li>
<li>PDD/ SHEIN/ AMZN/ SE/ CPNG/ MELI: Temu planning to add 3P model (+/-)</li>
</ul>


TCOM/1024 HK/3690 HK/780 HK: Ctrip cooperate with Kuaishou to promote traveling products(+/+/-/-)
PDD/ZTO/1519 HK: PDD partners with ZTO and J&amp;T for upcoming “Open during Spring Festival” event (+/+/+)
PDD/ SHEIN/ AMZN/ SE/ CPNG/ MELI: Temu planning to add 3P model (+/-)


[Blue Lotus Daily - TMT Update]:TCOM/1024 HK/3690 HK/780 HK/PDD/ZTO/1519 HK/SHEIN/AMZN/SE/CPNG/MELI

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<li>NTES: NetEase Announces &lt;Eggy Party&gt;’s Spin-off Game &lt;Project Three&gt; (+)</li>
<li>1219 HK/ PDD/ SHEIN/ BABA: Temu negotiating with J&amp;T for cooperation in overseas last-mile services (+)</li>
<li>PDD/ SHEIN/ AMZN/  SE/ MELI: Temu launches in South Africa (+/-)</li>
</ul>


NTES: NetEase Announces &lt;Eggy Party&gt;’s Spin-off Game &lt;Project Three&gt; (+)
1219 HK/ PDD/ SHEIN/ BABA: Temu negotiating with J&amp;T for cooperation in overseas last-mile services (+)
PDD/ SHEIN/ AMZN/  SE/ MELI: Temu launches in South Africa (+/-)


[Blue Lotus Daily - TMT Update]:NTES/BABA/PDD/3690 HK/JD/VIPS/1219 HK/SHEIN/AMZN/SE/MELI

Brazil

MercadoLibre, Inc. operates an online trading site for the Latin American markets. The Company's website allows businesses and individuals to list items, conduct sales, and purchases online in either a fixed-price and auction format. MercadoLibre offers classified advertisements for motor vehicles, vessels, aircraft, and real estate, as well as online payment services.

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MercadoLibre (MELI US)

Active GEM Funds: Top-Down Country Positioning Latest

In this Top-Down Country report, we analyse regional and country allocations among the 355 equity funds in our analysis. Highlights from the report:

Steven Holden

WisdomTree Indexes Special Rebalance: ESG Considerations Dropped

WisdomTree has dropped ESG considerations while selecting stocks for the EMXSOE, CHXSOE and WTEMXC indices. The round-trip trade will be over...

Brian Freitas

LATAM Momentum: Global Funds Raise Exposure

LATAM allocations hit 10-year highs in active Global equity funds. . MercadoLibre the driving force behind the moves higher, and remains the...

Steven Holden

[Blue Lotus Daily - TMT Update]:TCOM/1024 HK/3690 HK/780 HK/PDD/ZTO/1519 HK/SHEIN/AMZN/SE/CPNG/MELI

Ctrip teams up with Kuaishou to boost travel offerings; PDD collaborates with ZTO and J&T for Spring Festival event; and Temu considers adding 3P...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

[Blue Lotus Daily - TMT Update]:NTES/BABA/PDD/3690 HK/JD/VIPS/1219 HK/SHEIN/AMZN/SE/MELI

NetEase announces spin-off game; Temu negotiates with J&T for overseas last-mile services; Temu launches in South Africa.

Blue Lotus Research Institute

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Active GEM Funds: Top-Down Country Positioning Latest

In this Top-Down Country report, we analyse regional and country allocations among the 355 equity funds in our analysis. Highlights from the report:

Steven Holden

WisdomTree Indexes Special Rebalance: ESG Considerations Dropped

WisdomTree has dropped ESG considerations while selecting stocks for the EMXSOE, CHXSOE and WTEMXC indices. The round-trip trade will be over...

Brian Freitas

LATAM Momentum: Global Funds Raise Exposure

LATAM allocations hit 10-year highs in active Global equity funds. . MercadoLibre the driving force behind the moves higher, and remains the...

Steven Holden

[Blue Lotus Daily - TMT Update]:TCOM/1024 HK/3690 HK/780 HK/PDD/ZTO/1519 HK/SHEIN/AMZN/SE/CPNG/MELI

​Ctrip teams up with Kuaishou to boost travel offerings; PDD collaborates with ZTO and J&T for Spring Festival event; and Temu considers adding 3P...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

[Blue Lotus Daily - TMT Update]:NTES/BABA/PDD/3690 HK/JD/VIPS/1219 HK/SHEIN/AMZN/SE/MELI

​NetEase announces spin-off game; Temu negotiates with J&T for overseas last-mile services; Temu launches in South Africa.

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Ctrip teams up with Kuaishou to boost travel offerings; PDD collaborates with ZTO and J&T for Spring Festival event; and Temu considers adding 3P...

NetEase announces spin-off game; Temu negotiates with J&T for overseas last-mile services; Temu launches in South Africa.