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By Liam Kennedy2021-04-29T11:27:00+01:00
APG and E Fund Management are cautiously exploring the possibility of opening their €900m China A-Shares strategy to like-minded institutional investors and are already in discussions with one entity, according to both organisations.
The strategy has returned 10-12 percentage points above benchmark on an annualised basis since inception, and currently holds around 27 stocks, according to Ronald van Dijk, deputy CIO at APG. The strategy was billed as China’s first concentrated equity fund with an ESG focus when it was launched in September 2017.
“We would like to potentially open to like-minded investors inside China and also outside of China,” said Sau Kwan, president and head of global strategy at E Fund Management.
In case you needed reminding, both China’s equity and fixed-income markets are the world’s second-largest after the US.
Outstanding government, quasi government and corporate bond issuance exceeded $27.4bn (€22.9bn) as of last August, according to the International Capital Markets Association. The equity market hit an all-time high of $10trn in market capitalisation terms last October, as calculated by Bloomberg.
The weighting of China in international equity indices is also now notable, and index inclusion has resulted in strong inflows to Chinese capital markets over recent years. Bond index inclusion is ongoing – with Bloomberg Barclays having completed its 20-month integration process and FTSE Russell starting its three-year process later this year.
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