Reassessing Turkey: EM Fund Managers Show Signs of Sentiment Shift

361 Global EM Equity Funds, AUM $400bn Reassessing Turkey • After a decade-long bear market in investor positioning, GEM managers are beginning to show tentative signs of a sentiment shift towards Turkey. Author:  Steven HoldenDate:  February 20th, 2024Fund Universe: Global Emerging Markets Equity Turkey Positioning Overview In this video, we look into the fundamentals of Turkish market positioning among active …

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Asia Ex-Japan Positioning Insights, February 2024

98 Asia Ex-Japan Funds, AUM $50bn Asia Ex-Japan Positioning Insights, February 2024 • The China/India Divide: Spread between 2 nations hits tightest levels on record. • Tech Allocations Close in on the Highs: Allocations approach the 2021 highs as Tech takes portfolio share from Industrials and Consumer Discretionary. • Pinduoduo Rotation Continues: Ownership levels hit record highs as funds continue …

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China: Darkest before the Dawn?

340 Global Equity Funds, AUM $1tr China: Darkest before the Dawn? Author:  Steven Holden Date:  February 14th, 2024 Fund Universe: Global Equity China’s Decent Chinese equity ownership among Global equity funds has reached an all-time low. The chart set opposite documents the time series of fund exposure and ownership among global funds in Chinese equities between 2012 and 2024. Chart …

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Global Positioning Insights, February 2024

340 Global Equity Funds, AUM $1tr Global Positioning Insights, February 2024 • LATAM Momentum: MercadoLibre leads regional allocations higher. • Consumer Staples: Allocations fall to lowest levels on record, but optimism remains. • China: Darkest before the Dawn? Sentiment plunges to new depths. • Salesforce Hits New Highs: Strong rotation drives Salesforce up the Tech rankings. • The latest stock …

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Reassessing Turkey: EM Fund Managers Show Signs of Sentiment Shift

361 emerging market Funds, AUM $400bn Reassessing Turkey: EM Fund Managers Show Signs of Sentiment Shift • After a decade-long bear market in investor positioning, GEM managers are beginning to show tentative signs of a sentiment shift towards Turkey. • Positive fund flows and numerous new positions over the past six months highlight Turkey as a primary beneficiary of recent …

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UK Fund Positioning Dashboards Overview

267 UK Funds, AUM $185bn UK Fund Positioning Dashboard Overview In this week’s analysis, we present a “teach-in” of our newly released suite of positioning dashboards, illustrated through three instructional videos. These videos guide you through the latest functionality and also offer some valuable insights on the latest positioning among active UK funds. • Macro & Sector Dashboards: The latest …

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China Macro: Sector Positioning Update

146 China Equity Funds, AUM $46bn China Macro: Sector Positioning Update Industrials and Consumer Staples remain top overweights, though sentiment fragile for both. Energy sector shows signs of a turnaround from long-term decline, whilst Financials remain unloved by China investors. Real Estate allocations have hit record lows, with average holdings at just 2.93%, while Consumer Discretionary sector approaches all-time highs. …

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Fund Positioning Dashboards Overview

365 emerging market Funds, AUM $412bn Emerging Markets Fund Positioning Dashboard Overview In this week’s analysis, we present a comprehensive “teach-in” of our newly released suite of positioning dashboards, illustrated through three instructional videos. These videos guide you through the latest functionality and also offer some valuable insights on the latest positioning among active EM funds. • Macro/Regional Dashboards: The …

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EM Active Fund 2023 Performance Review

2023 was a good year for active EM managers, as 60% outperformed generating +1.6% of alpha versus the tradable benchmark, on average. Returns were driven higher by strong performance from Value and Small/Midcap managers, whilst high Growth struggled. China & HK positions were costly, whilst LATAM and Technology contributed the most to outperformance. 2023 Fund Performance Active EM funds had a good 2023. Average fund returns came in at a healthy 10.57%, ahead of the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by +1.58%, with 59.8% of funds outperforming. Broken down by Style, Value and Yield funds had the best year, averaging 14.77% and 14.29% respectively, with Aggressive …

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Global Active Fund Performance & Attribution Review, 2023

342 Global Equity Funds, AUM $1.1bn Global Active Fund Performance & Attribution Review, 2023 Active Global funds posted strong returns of 19.1% in 2023, but few surpassed the benchmark MSCI ACWI benchmark. Value and Yield funds severely dragged on fund returns, underperforming the top Growth funds by a significant margin. Returns driven by the Magnificent 7 group of stocks, but …

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Investor Positioning Report — Copley Fund Research Ltd  ·  Last updated: July 2026  ·  Registered in England and Wales

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Copley Fund Research Ltd provides proprietary institutional fund intelligence to listed companies and investor relations professionals. These terms govern every purchase of an Investor Positioning Report. By completing a purchase you confirm you have read, understood, and agreed to these terms in full.

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The Investor Positioning Report is a bespoke PDF report mapping the institutional fund universe around your stock. It covers current investors, past investors, competitor investors, and white space investors. Every report is built from scratch for the specific company ordered and is not a standardised or templated product.

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Following payment or invoice issuance, Copley Fund Research will contact you within one working day to agree your competitor set. Production begins once the competitor set is confirmed in writing. The completed report will be released to you within 48 hours of production starting, provided payment has been received in full; where payment is outstanding, the report will be withheld until payment clears. If the requested company falls outside our covered fund universes, or a competitor set cannot be agreed, Copley Fund Research will issue a full refund or cancel the outstanding invoice.

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All fund positioning data in the report reflects holdings as disclosed at the most recently available reporting date at the time of compilation. The timing of fund holdings disclosures is determined by regulatory requirements applicable to each fund and is outside the control of Copley Fund Research Ltd. This data may not reflect current fund positions. Copley Fund Research takes reasonable care to ensure accuracy but makes no warranty, express or implied, as to the completeness or current accuracy of the underlying data — though this does not affect the quality remedy in clause 5a for errors in how that data was analysed or presented. Past fund positioning is not indicative of future fund behaviour or investment decisions.

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