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China Equity Strategy

Key features

A high conviction portfolio primarily of Chinese (including Hong Kong and Taiwan) equities

Managed by an experienced team dedicated to Chinese equities

ESG1 factors integrated within the investment process

Investment philosophy 

We believe China’s shifting dynamics and market volatility create inefficiencies and mispricing that can be exploited with a fundamental active bottom-up stock picking approach where ESG considerations are central.

We employ a growth framework that focuses on companies with competitive barriers leading to strong earning visibility, companies about to reach inflection point of acceleration growth, and quality companies that have undergone a difficult period but are about to regain growth.

Investment process

Our China Equity Strategy follows a comprehensive process to capture alpha and mitigate risk:

  • Identify themes and stock screening
  • Fundamental research and valuation
  • Stock selection and discussion using our growth framework
  • Portfolio construction and risk management

Team and resources

Our Greater China Equity team is based in Hong Kong and Shanghai. David Choa, who has more than 18 years of industry experience, leads the team.

The team consists of portfolio managers, research analysts, and investment specialists with experience across different sectors and countries. They benefit from access to our global trading and risk management platform, Sustainability Centre, Quantitative Research Group, and Macro Research team that includes a dedicated China economist.

[1] ESG = Environmental, Social and Governance. ESG assessments are based on BNP Paribas Asset Management’s proprietary methodology which integrates all three aspects of E, S & G.
References to the Strategy relate to the investment approach and process applied to the flagship BNP Paribas Sub-fund. The Sub-fund is not available to investors in certain jurisdictions. Visit www.bnpparibas-am.com for more information.
Past performance or achievement is not indicative of current or future performance. Performances is calculated net of fees unless otherwise stated.
  • Any views expressed here are those of the author as of the date of publication, based on available information, and subject to change without notice. This material does not constitute investment advice.
 
Investments are subject to market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investments in securities. The value of investments and the income they generate may go down as well as up and it is possible that investors will not recover their initial investment. There is no guarantee that the performance objective will be achieved.
  • Investing in emerging markets, or specialised or restricted sectors is likely to be subject to a higher-than-average volatility due to a high degree of concentration, greater uncertainty because less information is available, there is less liquidity or due to greater sensitivity to changes in market conditions (social, political and economic conditions).
For a complete description and definition of risks, please consult a client relationship manager or the global BNP Paribas Asset Management website: www.bnpparibas-am.com.
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment risk: The lack of common or harmonised definitions and labels integrating ESG and sustainability criteria at EU level may result in different approaches by managers when setting ESG objectives. This also means that it may be difficult to compare strategies integrating ESG and sustainability criteria to the extent that the selection and weightings applied to select investments may be based on metrics that may share the same name but have different underlying meanings. In evaluating a security based on the ESG and sustainability criteria, the Investment Manager may also use data sources provided by external ESG research providers. Given the evolving nature of ESG, these data sources may for the time being be incomplete, inaccurate or unavailable. Applying responsible business conduct standards in the investment process may lead to the exclusion of securities of certain issuers. Consequently, (the Sub-Fund’s) performance may at times be better or worse than the performance of relatable funds that do not apply such standards.