Vietnam: Time to Invest?

89 Active Asia Ex-Japan Funds, AUM $55bn Vietnam. Time to Invest? Vietnam is attracting growing interest from Asia Ex-Japan active managers, yet still over two-thirds of funds remain uninvested.   Fund ownership in Vietnam has resumed its upward trajectory after a brief consolidation between mid 2020-2021. The 32.6% of funds invested (ch3) is the highest on record, whilst average weights …

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Asia Ex-Japan: Top-Down Positioning 2023

91 Active Asia Ex-Japan Funds, AUM $55bn Asia Ex-Japan Fund Positioning Analysis, January 2023 91 Active Asia Ex-Japan Funds, AUM $55bn Asia Ex-Japan: Top-Down Positioning 2023 We start with the major regional splits.  EM Asia Major, which includes the top 4 country weights of China & HK, India, South Korea and Taiwan, accounts for 80.1% of the average active Asia …

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Oil Refining All-Time Highs

92 ACTIVE ASIA EX-JAPAN FUNDS, AUM $49BN Oil Refining All-Time Highs 4 charts from our recent analysis on Oil Refining/Marketing positioning among active Asia Ex-Japan Equity Funds. Fund allocations in the Oil Refining/Marketing industry group have soared to new all-time highs this month.  Average fund weights hit a new peak of 1.53%, the percentage of funds overweight increased to a …

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China & HK Semiconductors: Fund Positioning Analysis

Asia Ex-Japan China A-Share MSCI China Greater China China Semiconductors With US sanctions hitting Chinese domestic Semiconductor stocks this week, we analyse allocations in the China & HK Semiconductor Industry group among Asia Ex-Japan, MSCI China, China A-Share and Greater China actively managed equity funds. Without the distraction of Taiwan technology or HK listed internet stocks, China A-Share funds are …

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