New Dashboard Release

355 emerging market Funds, AUM $410bn New Dashboard Release This video marks the launch of three new fund positioning dashboards, now available in our positioning dashboards suite. Watch the demo video opposite, or click on the link to go directly to the dashboards. Country/Sector DashboardGain immediate insights into country, sector, country/sector, and stock positioning. Customize your view with various ownership …

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Active GEM Funds: Top-Down Country Insights

355 emerging market Funds, AUM $410bn Active GEM Funds: Top-Down Country Insights Summary In this Top-Down Country report, we analyse regional and country allocations among the 355 equity funds in our analysis. Highlights from the report: 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 …

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Active GEM Funds: Extreme Stocks

351 Global EM active equity funds, AUM $420bn Active GEM Funds: Extreme Stocks Summary In this report, we identify eight stocks that are currently positioned at the extreme ends of their historical position ranges, or have experienced significant shifts in fund ownership in recent months. Extreme Stocks in Focus: – HDFC Bank Limited – Delta Electronics, Inc. – POSCO Holdings …

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GEM Funds: Performance & Attribution Review, Q1 2024

352 Global Emerging markets active equity funds, AUM $423bn GEM Funds: Performance & Attribution Review, Q1 2024 Summary • Strong start to 2024 as majority outperform: Average returns of 2.8% beat the iShares MSCI EM ETF by 0.66%, with 63% of funds outperforming. • Value/Yield beats Growth: Yield funds the star performers with 4.5% returns on average. Aggressive Growth the …

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India Deep Dive: Record Allocations Mask Growing Underweight

360 emerging market Funds, AUM $400bn India Deep Dive: Record Allocations Mask Growing Underweight Summary Record Allocations Mask Caution: Record investments in India contrast with a rising underweight, as selected managers pare back exposure. Valuations Prompt Strategic Pause: Record underweights among Value funds reflect valuation concerns, with growth funds also seeing overweights decline. Selective Sector Optimism: Fresh interest in Utilities, …

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Alibaba Group Holdings: Positioning Update

361 emerging market Funds, AUM $400bn Alibaba Positioning Overview • Despite average weights falling from over 6% in 2020 to under 2% today, 73% of EM funds remain invested in Alibaba. • The make up of the investor base has changed, with a rotation between high growth investors (out) and Value investors (in). • Of the 73% of current holders, …

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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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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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Emerging Market Active Fund Performance & Attribution Review, 2023

365 emerging market Funds, AUM $412bn Emerging Market Active Fund Performance & Attribution Review, 2023 2023 was a good year for active EM managers as 60% outperformed, generating +1.6% of alpha versus the tradable benchmark. Returns driven higher by strong performance from Value and Small/Midcap managers, whilst high Growth struggled. China & HK positions were costly, whilst LATAM and Technology …

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Saudi Arabia Special Report: A Tipping Point in EM Equity Allocations

367 emerging market Funds, AUM $396bn Saudi Arabia Special Report – A Tipping Point in EM Equity Allocations 2023 marks a pivotal year with EM investors significantly increasing holdings in the Saudi market. Major EM investors from GQG Partners to Capital Funds record notable fund inflows into Saudi for the first time. Despite growing interest, the Saudi market still presents …

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