• Steve Holden
• January 17, 2025
• Asia
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98 Asia Ex-Japan active equity funds, AUM $55bn Asia Ex-Japan Funds: Performance & Attribution, 2024 Summary Active Asia Ex-Japan managers had a challenging 2024, underperforming the iShares AAXJ ETF by -1.74% after posting returns of 8.68% on average. The return picture was skewed by a number of heavily underperforming funds from the Growth bucket, and actually, 43% of funds outperformed …

• Steve Holden
• December 16, 2024
• Asia
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98 Asia Ex-Japan active equity funds, AUM $55bn Asia Ex-Japan Funds: Positioning Insights, Dec 24 Summary Top-Down Positioning Update China dominates allocations, India and Taiwan are equal 2nd, while South Korea lags a further 7% behind. Indonesia leads the ASEAN region, emerging as the top overweight country as a record 79.8% of funds are ahead of the benchmark. In contrast, …

• Steve Holden
• October 28, 2024
• Asia
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98 Asia Ex-Japan active equity funds, AUM $55bn Asia Ex-Japan Funds: Extreme Stocks Summary In this report, we screen for stocks at the extreme ends of their positioning or momentum ranges. We synthesize current and historical data on fund positioning with recent manager activity to accurately assess sentiment for each stock within our coverage. Stocks in focus this month: High …

• Steve Holden
• October 14, 2024
• Asia
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98 Asia Ex-Japan active equity funds, AUM $53bn Asia Ex-Japan: Performance & Attribution Review, Q3 2024 Summary Active Asia Ex-Japan managers faced challenges in the third quarter of 2024, with average fund returns at +7.6% lagging behind the iShares MSCI AC Asia Ex-Japan ETF by -1.41%. Over two-thirds of the funds in our analysis underperformed the ETF. Returns ranged from …

• Steve Holden
• September 26, 2024
• Asia
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98 Active Asia Ex-Japan funds, AUM $51bn Active Asia Ex-Japan Funds: Positioning Insights, September 2024 Summary China & HK All-Time Low Exposure as Stimulus Measures Announced Consumer Staples Sentiment Falls Amidst Switch to Underweight Hon Hai Precision Strong Rotation Signals Change in Sentiment Chart Pack China & HK Chart Pack Consumer Staples For more analysis, data or information on active …

• Steve Holden
• August 28, 2024
• Asia
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98 Active Asia Ex-Japan funds, AUM $189bn Active Asia Ex-Japan Funds: Positioning Insights, August 2024 Summary Vietnam: 2024 Rotation Drives Record Fund OwnershipVietnam has reached a new milestone, with over a third of Asia Ex-Japan funds now invested in the country. Average fund weights have hit a record high of 1.01%, led by a rotation into Financials and Technology stocks. …

• Steve Holden
• July 29, 2024
• Asia
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99 Asia Ex-Japan active equity funds, AUM $52bn Asia Ex-Japan Funds: Extreme Stocks Summary In this report, we screen for stocks at the extreme ends of their positioning or momentum ranges. We synthesize current and historical data on fund positioning with recent manager activity to accurately assess sentiment for each stock within our coverage. Stocks in focus this month: High …

• Steve Holden
• July 15, 2024
• Asia
• 0 Comments

99 Asia Ex-Japan active equity funds, AUM $53bn Asia Ex-Japan: Performance & Attribution Review, Q2 2024 Summary Strong Q2 Returns Match Benchmark: Average active fund returns of 6.75% match the iShares Asia Ex-Japan benchmark, with 50.8% of funds outperforming. Value beats Growth: Value and Yield funds had the edge on the quarter, with GARP funds the only Style to underperform …

• Steve Holden
• May 27, 2024
• Asia
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99 Asia Ex-Japan active equity funds, AUM $55bn Active Asia Ex-Japan Funds: Top-Down Country Insights Summary South Korean Pivot:  Asia Ex-Japan investors move to overweight South Korea for the first time in our history, SK Hynix and Kia Corp among the beneficiaries.    India Fatigue: Despite India’s outperformance and rising fund weights, managers show caution, with nearly 2/3rds of funds …

• Steve Holden
• April 15, 2024
• Asia
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100 Asia Ex-Japan active equity funds, AUM $53bn Asia Ex-Japan: Performance & Attribution Review, Q1 2024 Summary • Strong start to 2024 as majority outperform: Average returns of 3.3% beat the iShares Asia Ex-Japan benchmark, with 66% of funds outperforming. • Value beats Growth: Value and Yield funds have the edge, though all Style groups beat the index on average. …