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HEAD-TO-HEAD: HSBC Jintrust vs Invesco Great Wall

FSA compares two MRF-approved China mixed-assets funds: the HSBC Jintrust Dynamic Strategy Fund and the Invesco Great Wall Core Competence Mixed Securities Fund.
by Fund Selector Asia
Performance

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Performance of the two funds since June 2016 – the earliest data available – vs the MSCI China Index and the category average

Although both funds lost value in 2016, they have delivered positive returns since 2013. Their five-year performance is virtually identical. Both more than tripled in value during that time.

The ability of the HSBC Jintrust fund to quickly react to market conditions proved beneficial during the period of extreme volatility in 2015, Li said. The fund lost around one-third of its peak 2014 value and has since surpassed it. That compares well to the IGW fund, which lost around half of its value from the peak in mid-2014, and hasn’t yet fully recovered.

The HSBC Jintrust states that its benchmark is composed of 50% of the MSCI China Index and 50% of the China Bond New Composite Index. But it is only pro forma, according to Li.

“Very few Chinese fund managers follow a benchmark,” he said. “Chinese mutual funds are very much like hedge funds in the US,” he added.

HSBC Jintrust Invesco Great Wall Morningstar China Large Cap CNY Index
3-year return (ann.) 31.28% 28.22% 14.87%
1-year return 19.67% 43.95% 19.46%
3-year Alpha 15.04 13.02
3-year Beta 0.97 0.87
3-year Sharpe Ratio 1.02 0.83
3-year Volatility 27.96 21.94 11.48

Data: Morningstar, 31 October 2017, returns in US dollars, returns and ratios are annualised

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