China Hong Kong Opportunities Strategy

The strategy seeks to achieve capital growth over the longer term by investing in high-quality companies across the market capitalization spectrum that have significant exposure to China and Hong Kong, offer good earnings growth potential, and trade at reasonable valuations. Manulife’s extensive presence in the region enables the team to access invaluable local insight, which allows them to pursue investment opportunities through a proven, consistent investment framework.

Philosophy

The team believes that Chinese equity markets are largely inefficient. The team seeks to capitalize on these inefficiencies and generate competitive investment returns by investing in companies with attractive growth outlooks, recognized catalysts, and inexpensive valuations relative to their growth rates. 

Managed by

Kai-Kong Chay, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager, Greater China Equities

Kai Kong is Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager for Greater China equities. Based in Hong Kong, he oversees the Greater China equity desk and works closely with investment specialists based across Hong Kong, China and Taiwan to lead management of the firm's Greater China portfolios and strategies.            

Kai Kong is a seasoned investment professional with more than 23 years of investment experience covering Greater China markets, including 18 years as a portfolio manager. His career spans lead manager roles at Reliance Asset Management in Singapore and Standard Life Investments (Asia) in Hong Kong. He has also managed Greater China funds for Pioneer Investments and CMG First State in Singapore. He has a strong performance track record which includes managing top-quartile-performing Greater China funds in his previous roles.

Kai Kong holds a Bachelor of Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University. He is a CFA charterholder and a member of the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR).

  • Joined the company: 2011
  • Began career: 1997
Kai-Kong Chay, CFA

Vehicles

At Manulife Investment Management, we offer investment strategies through a variety of vehicles to suit a broad range of client needs.

SMAs

Our separately managed accounts (SMAs) are designed for high-net-worth clients seeking tailored investment solutions and direct ownership of securities.

CITs

Our professionally managed collective investment trusts (CITs) are available in certain qualified retirement plans.

Mutual funds

Mutual funds are liquid, professionally managed portfolios which are available to both institutional and retail investors.


Key facts

Inception date

January 2006

Strategy AUM (USD)

$370.67 million

Benchmark

MSCI Zhong Hua Index

Style

Growth at a reasonable price

Average portfolio manager experience

28 years

Tracking error

2% to 8%

Important disclosures

All information shown is as of September 30, 2024, unless otherwise indicated. Strategy-level information may differ from vehicle-specific information. Not all vehicles are available in all locations and may be offered through affiliates of Manulife Investment Management.


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