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Important Notes:

  1. Manulife Global Fund – China Value Fund (“Manulife China Value Fund” or the “Fund”) invests in equity securities of companies with substantial business interests in the Greater China region, which may involve risks relating to equity market, geographical concentration, political and regulatory, Mainland China investment, Mainland China tax, small cap, liquidity and Volatility, currency risks, and is subject to greater risk than investments in more developed economies or markets.
  2. The Fund intends to use financial derivative instruments (“FDIs”) for investment, efficient portfolio management and/or hedging purposes. The use of FDIs exposes the Fund to additional risks, including leverage risk, management risk, market risk, credit risk and liquidity risk.  
  3. Investment involves risk. The Fund may expose its investors to capital loss. Investors should not base on this material alone to make investment decisions and should read the offering document for details, including the risk factors, charges and features of the Fund and its share classes.

Greater China equities: a long term growth story

Characteristics of the three markets1

With unique characteristics of the Greater China region, investors may tap onto the most dynamic growth trends.

 

Mainland China equities

Great potential from the world’s second-largest economy with 1.4 billion population.

 

Hong Kong equities

A global financial hub led by international banks and insurance giants, plus the property developers.

 

Taiwan equities

A market dominated by world-class IT manufacturers.

 

Due to rounding, the total may not be equal to 100%. References to securities are for illustrative purposes only. The information does not indicate any actual portfolio holdings and it should not be taken as a recommendation to trade any security.

 

Greater China equities’ 10-year performance2

 

 

Capturing higher quality growth opportunities by three key investment themes3

Given the diverse characteristics across the region, Greater China equities enable investors to tap on the most dynamic growth trend.

 

Greater China’s 10-year performance1

 


 

 

Diversified opportunities emerged from domestic generative Artificial Intelligence (A.I.)

Global A.I. development is expected to change the technology landscape over the next decade. We expect Mainland China's A.I. investment to accelerate. Within the A.I. supply chain, we favor hardware and software companies as well as downstream platforms to ride on the long-term structural trend.

 


Source: Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence, February 2023.

 

 

Positive measures to support private enterprises and promote technology innovation

Mainland China's authorities rolled out measures to support private enterprises, and speed up the approval of domestic gaming titles. We expect Mainland China's online gaming market to grow over the next few years.

 

Mainland China online gaming market4

 

Mainland China’s household disposable income growth is expected to drive consumptions

Mainland China’s household disposable income growth should continue to drive consumptions. Premiumization is the main growth driver for Mainland China’s beer market. We expect premiumization to boost long term growth as demand increases.

 

Mainland China’s beer sales volume by segments5

 

Manulife Investment Management's expertise

25+ years

of track record6

 

40+

investment professionals across Greater China7

 

USD 447 million

assets under management8

 

Unless otherwise stated, all information sources are from Manulife Investment Management, as of July 31, 2023.
  1. Source: MSCI, as of February 29, 2024. China Equity refers to MSCI China 10/40 Index. Hong Kong Equity refers to MSCI Hong Kong Index; Taiwan Equity refers to MSCI Taiwan Index; Market capitalization represents the value of the index constituents.
  2. Source: Bloomberg, as of December 31, 2023. Performance in USD. Greater China equities was represented by MSCI Golden Dragon NR USD Index. China equities was represented by MSCI China Index. China A was represented by CSI300. Hong Kong SAR was represented by MSCI Hong Kong Index. Taiwan Region was represented by MSCI Taiwan Index. Past performance is not indicative of future performance.
  3. For illustrative purposes only. It should not be taken as a recommendation to trade any security. It should not be assumed that an investment in these securities or equities was or will be profitable.
  4. Source: Research and Market - China Online Gaming Market, January 2023. Past performance is not indicative of future performance. The above information may contain projections or other forward-looking statements regarding future events, targets, management discipline or other expectations. There is no assurance that such events will occur, and the future course may be significantly different from that shown here.
  5. Source: HSBC Qianhai Securities, June 2023. Past performance is not indicative of future performance. The above information may contain projections or other forward-looking statements regarding future events, targets, management discipline or other expectations. There is no assurance that such events will occur, and the future course may be significantly different from that shown here.
  6. Inception date of Manulife Global Fund – China Value Fund (Share Class A): April 1, 1998. Inception date of Manulife Global Fund – China Value Fund (Share Class AA): April 19, 2004.
  7. Source: Manulife Investment Management, as of December 31, 2023. Manulife Investment Management’s global investment professional team includes expertise from several Manulife IM affiliates and joint ventures; not all entities represent all asset classes.
  8. Source: Manulife Investment Management (Asia), as of December 31, 2023. Figure reflects total Assets Under Management of Manulife Global Fund – China Value Fund Share Class A and AA.

 

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