The Big Picture: Emerging Markets Fund Positioning Update
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Steve Holden
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September 22, 2025
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Emerging Markets
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The Big Picture: Emerging Markets Fund Positioning Update In this report, we take a deep dive into active EM fund positioning — across regions, sub-regions, countries, sectors, and stocks — highlighting the key dynamics shaping capital allocation in emerging markets. We begin with headline positioning trends across major regions and sub-regions, before examining the five core areas of EM …
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BAE Systems plc
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Steve Holden
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August 25, 2025
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UK
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229 Active UK Funds, AUM $172bn BAE Systems plc Positioning Rebounds, Underweight Widens BAE Systems has staged a sharp rebound in ownership, rising to 36.7% of UK funds — its highest in over two years — with average weights also climbing. Yet positioning remains well below historical peaks, leaving UK managers -1.27% underweight versus the benchmark. As the dominant aerospace …
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HDFC Bank Limited
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Steve Holden
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August 25, 2025
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Emerging Markets
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338 GEM Equity Funds, AUM $450bn HDFC Bank Limited Record Ownership and Dominance Among EM Financials HDFC Bank has cemented its role as the dominant emerging market bank holding, with ownership at a record 71% of EM funds — the highest in our 17-year history. Broad-based inflows and strong conviction from Growth managers have reinforced its status, while the post-merger …
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Palantir Technologies Inc
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Steve Holden
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August 25, 2025
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Global
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335 Global Equity Funds, AUM $1.25tr Palantir Technologies Inc. Rotation Signals Momentum Shift Palantir has rapidly become one of the most widely held AI names among Global funds, with ownership nearly doubling in six months to 11.3%. Growth managers have driven the surge, though most positions remain small outside a few concentrated bets. Despite ranking fourth within its software and …
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Active Global Funds: Positioning Analysis, July 2025
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Steve Holden
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July 29, 2025
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Global
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333 Global Equity Funds, AUM $1.2tr Active Global Funds: Positioning Analysis, July 2025 Regional Trends The Magnificent 7: Active Global Fund Positioning Update Financials Exchanges: A Sector on the Rise Stock Analysis Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.: The Path to Redemption? Rheinmetall AG: Out of the Shadows Danaher Corporation: Reassessing the Investment Case Merck & Co., Inc.: Returning to the …
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Active GEM Funds: Positioning Analysis, July 2025
339 emerging market Funds, AUM $444bn Active GEM Funds: Positioning Analysis, July 2025 Regional Trends South Korea: Rebounding as Underweight Narrows Reversal in Progress: Indonesian Financials Lose Their Shine Stock Analysis Alibaba Group Holdings: Back Towards the Highs Ambev SA: Establishing a Base AngloGold Ashanti Limited: Building on Momentum Zomato Ltd: Hitting a Plateau Turkcell Iletisim: Back on …
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Global Funds: Performance & Attribution Analysis, H1 2025
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Steve Holden
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July 17, 2025
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Global
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333 emerging market Funds, AUM $1.2tr Global Funds: Performance & Attribution Analysis, H1 2025 Active Global funds matched the benchmark, returning 10.23% on average in H1 2025, with 45.5% of funds outperforming. Value strategies led by a wide margin, with 80.7% outperforming and beating Aggressive Growth by nearly 6%. High Active funds dominated performance, with 39 of the top …
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GEM Funds: Performance & Attribution Analysis, H1 2025
339 emerging market Funds, AUM $440bn GEM Funds: Performance & Attribution Analysis, H1 2025 Headline returns: Active GEM funds returned an average of 14.7% in H1 2025, slightly behind the 15.6% return from the iShares MSCI EM ETF. 42.3% of active funds outperformed the benchmark. Value led the way: 84.9% of Value funds beat the benchmark with an average …
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UK Funds: Performance & Attribution, H1 2025
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Steve Holden
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July 16, 2025
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UK
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UK Fund Analysis UK Funds: Performance & Attribution, H1 2025 In this quarter’s UK performance & attribution report: Value leads again: 76% of Value funds outperformed in H1 2025, with average returns of 10.6%. Financials dominate: Major UK banks drove absolute returns across the peer group. Underweight drag: Names like Rolls-Royce, BAE, and HSBC hurt relative performance. For more analysis, data …
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UK Funds: Positioning Analysis, June 2025
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Steve Holden
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June 25, 2025
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UK
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UK Fund Analysis Active UK Funds: Positioning Analysis, June 2025 In this month’s UK positioning analysis: Sector Trends UK Energy: Concentrated, Under-Owned and Out Of Favour UK Homebuilding: Allocations Rebound as Sentiment Improves Stock Analysis Land Securities Group PLC: Spiking to New Highs Aviva plc: Ownership Rebound after Decade-Long Slide Diploma PLC: Growth Managers Drive Record Ownership Ferguson Plc: …
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