• Steve Holden
• April 17, 2024
• Global
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338 Global funds, AUM $1.1tr Global Funds: Performance & Attribution Review, Q1 2024 Summary Strong start to 2024, but majority underperform: Average returns of 7.6% lags the SPDRs MSCI ACWI ETF by -0.33%, with 44% of funds outperforming. Growth beats Value: Aggressive Growth funds the star performers with 8.3% returns on average. Value funds underperform benchmark with 6.9% Q1 return. …

• Steve Holden
• March 27, 2024
• Global
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339 global equity funds, AUM $1.1tr Semiconductors: Winners Emerge as Allocations Hit Record Highs Summary Semiconductor Sector Hits Historic Highs: Record allocations highlight investor confidence in the sector as second phase of bull market drives allocations to fresh peak. Industry Rotation Accelerates: Semiconductors Overtake Pharmaceuticals as 2nd largest allocation whilst Banks suffer.  Country Dynamics Shift: Peak Ownership in Taiwan, USA, …

• Steve Holden
• February 13, 2024
• Global
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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 …

• Steve Holden
• January 17, 2024
• Global
• 0 Comments

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 …

• Steve Holden
• December 21, 2023
• Global
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342 Global Equity Funds, AUM $990bn Riding High: The Magnificent 7 Surge in Global Equity Funds • The Magnificent 7, comprising Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, NVIDIA and Tesla have hit record high allocations among active Global equity funds this year. • Thought of as a standalone allocation, they represent the 2nd largest country weight, but also stand as a …

• Steve Holden
• November 20, 2023
• Global
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344 Global Equity Funds, AUM $905bn Global Fund Positioning Analysis, November 2023 Taiwan: Underowned Yet Gaining on Peers ServiceNow.Inc: Global Funds Ramp Up Exposure Global Funds Stock Radar   344 Global Equity Funds, AUM $905bn Taiwan: Underowned Yet Gaining on Peers • The percentage of Global funds invested in Taiwan hits an all-time high of 57.8%. • Taiwan has been …

• Steve Holden
• September 12, 2023
• Global
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349 Global Equity Funds, AUM $999bn Global Fund Positioning Analysis, September 2023 In this issue: Global Equity Managers Trim EM Underweight, but Remain Bearish Global Funds Country/Sector Radar Global Managers Lead a Bullish Charge on Linde plc   349 Global Equity Funds, AUM $999bn Global Equity Managers Trim EM Underweight, but Remain Bearish • The heavy decline in EM allocations …

• Steve Holden
• July 26, 2023
• Global
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349 Global Equity Funds, AUM $988bn Global Fund Positioning Analysis, July 2023 In this issue: H1 Performance & Attribution H1 Top Down Positioning Update NVIDIA: New Highs 349 Global Equity Funds, AUM $988bn H1 Performance & Attribution The latest stats on performance and the drivers of performance for H1 2023. H1 Performance Summary Active Global funds returned a healthy 12.13% …

• Steve Holden
• June 30, 2023
• Global
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350 Global Equity Funds, AUM $940bn Global Fund Positioning Analysis, June 2023 Japan: Early Signs of Potential Re-Weight US Technology: Max Weight, Max Underweight Global Funds Stock Radar   350 Global Equity Funds, AUM $940bn Japan: Early Signs of a Potential Re-Weight Global active funds make tentative moves back in to Japanese equities after a 5-year decline.   Time-Series and …

• Steve Holden
• May 14, 2023
• Global
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352 Global Equity Funds, AUM $962bn Global Fund Positioning Analysis, May 2023 Global Banks Deep Dive Netherlands Positioning: Extending Gains Stock Positioning Update   352 Global Equity Funds, AUM $962bn Global Banks Deep Dive Positioning in the Banking industry group stalls after US Banking failures, but non-US sentiment is improving.   Time-Series & Industry Positioning Among active Global equity funds, …