Funds Continue To Buy China Despite Volatility

Funds Continue To Buy China Despite Volatility

Long only funds are continuing to buy Chinese equities, in particular, Chinese Tech stocks and Financials according to Copley Fund Research, which tracks 120 global emerging market equity long only funds with a combined AUM of more than $250 billion.

Copley Fund Research’s data shows that despite China’s volatile markets, funds have continued to plow cash into the country’s equity markets with the pace accelerating over the past 12 months. That being said, the total value of assets invested in China’s markets (including H-shares from the Hong Kong Exchange) by the 120 funds Copley Fund Research tracks has fallen from a peak of $50 billion at the beginning of 2015,...