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Principal Hong Kong Equity Fund – Class D

BCT MPF Scheme Series 800

Principal Risk class 6
+6.10%
1-YR RETURN · P.A.
-3.83%
5-YR RETURN · P.A.
1.24851%
FUND EXPENSE RATIO
6/6
RISK CLASS
HK$3,499.4 millionm
FUND SIZE

Data as of 2026-06-30

Fund Commentator

Straight talk on this fund

  • Up 6.1% over the past year — 15 out of 30 HK equity MPF funds. But the 5-year record is still negative (-3.8% a year) — the rebound hasn't filled the hole yet.
  • Management fee 1.25% a year — middle of the range (peers: 0.58%–1.91%). The cheapest rival's management fee is 0.58%; over a decade that gap compounds to around 7% of your money. The extra fee has to earn its keep every single year.
  • Risk class 6, near the top of the scale. Worst calendar year on record: 2022 (-21.1%). Not everyone can stomach that ride.
  • Top 10 holdings (HSBC Holdings plc, Tencent Holdings Ltd, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd…) are 46.1% of the fund — concentrated in a handful of names rather than spread across the market. The top three (HSBC Holdings plc, Tencent Holdings Ltd, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd) alone are 25.9%: when those names move, the fund moves with them. That 6.1% one-year gain didn't come from owning the whole market — it came from those big concentrated bets paying off.
  • In its best calendar year (2025) it made 35.1%; in its worst (2022) it lost 21.1% — that range tells you what you're signing up for.
  • For monthly contributors, volatility can be a friend (buy more when down). Near retirement, that ride needs a second thought. When markets are choppy, position size itself is a decision.
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Manager's LensWhat the portfolio reveals about the manager's thinking

Allocation

Top-10 holdings are 46.1% of the fund. HSBC Holdings at 9.7% is the largest single position. The top three together are 25.9%. This is a concentrated portfolio. High conviction — or high concentration risk, depending on your view. By sector: banks 18.2%, tech and internet 16.3%, insurance 6.2%. By geography: HK-listed China 19.1%, Hong Kong 16.4%, Mainland China 10.6%. Active share is 34.9% — selective tilts away from the peer consensus.

Macro

The financials overweight has a rates angle. Systematic models put 10-year fair value well above current yields. If the long end stays elevated, dividend-paying banks and insurers screen relatively better than long-duration growth. Rate pressure is a tailwind for this sleeve — but it cuts the other way for any growth holdings in the mix. China policy is the swing factor. Stimulus measures support domestic banks and consumption names, while property-sector overhang remains the drag. This portfolio rises or falls with Beijing's policy follow-through. One caveat: concentration amplifies macro moves. When funding liquidity tightens, concentrated portfolios tend to chop harder than diversified ones.

Micro

HSBC Holdings at 9.7% means one company's earnings matter more than the rest combined. It is a great company — that does not automatically make it a good stock at this weight. Selective deviations from peers include -H China Construction Bank (4.4%), Lenovo Group (2.8%), Hong Kong Exchanges And Clearing (2.7%). The financials are cheap for identifiable reasons — property overhang for the banks, rate sensitivity for the insurers. That is not a mystery, it is the price. The question is whether the discount already reflects it.

Summary

Barbell: value/income sleeve (banks/insurers 24.4%) paired with HSBC Holdings growth conviction; top-10 46.1%. Manager makes selective deviations with conviction (active share 34.9%), accepting tracking error. Late-cycle high rates have historically favoured high-dividend value; yield remains attractive versus bonds. Note: near-term liquidity tightening amplifies concentrated-portfolio volatility. The two sleeves respond to macro in opposite directions — time is needed for the complementarity to show; short periods can see both under pressure.

Independent commentary for information only — not investment advice. Fund figures: provider fact sheet via mpf.hk. Peer comparison: latest available figures on mpf.hk.
Performance

Investment Objective

To achieve capital growth over the long-term by investing mainly in Hong Kong equity markets.

Trailing Returns ⓘ

1 Year3 Years5 Years10 YearsSince InceptionYTD
Cumulative+6.10%+35.23%-17.76%+44.60%+187.39%-4.17%
Annualised+6.10%+10.58%-3.83%+3.76%+5.47%—

Calendar Year Returns ⓘ

20252024202320222021
Return (%)+35.06%+15.20%-12.60%-21.14%-15.23%

Returns are net of fees. Past performance is not indicative of future returns.

Dollar Cost Averaging Return ⓘ

Cumulative Return

YTD1 Year3 Years5 Years10 YearsSince Inception
Return (%)-6.25%-3.78%+22.73%+20.67%+13.91%+44.26%

Annualised Return

1 year5 years10 yearsSince launch
Return (% p.a.)+14.45%+22.67%+46.09%+50.61%

Fund Commentary

In the second quarter, the FTSE MPF Hong Kong Index, the benchmark of the Hong Kong equity portfolio, returned -6.52%. Information technology, financials, and industrials sectors outperformed the index, while energy, materials, and consumer discretionary sectors lagged during the quarter. In April, risk appetite rebounded across China and Hong Kong equities. Following the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, equities staged a strong comeback, with gains accelerating sharply across AI infra beneficiaries. Separately, DeepSeek-V4 further validates domestic compute for large scale AI models and reinforces the trajectory of domestic substitution. In May, the market remained firmly anchored by the AI narrative, though the leadership became increasingly narrow and concentrated. In contrast, platform internet struggled to gain traction, with sentiment capped by uncertain AI monetization. Beyond tech, the market failed to see the anticipated liquidity spillover into broader cyclicals, as softening domestic activity and lackluster earnings delivery weighed on investor confidence. In June, China/Hong Kong equities corrected sharply as investors took profits. Despite improving PMI data and resilient export growth, sentiment was pressured by valuation concerns, crowded positioning in AI and technology leaders.

Allocation

Portfolio Allocation

P Chips
38.5%
Hong Kong Equities
21.9%
H Shares
20.7%
Red Chips
7.6%
A Shares
7.1%
Others
1.1%
Cash
3.1%
Top 10 Holdings

Top 10 Holdings

#Security nameHoldings Weight
1HSBC Holdings plc9.66%
2Tencent Holdings Ltd8.58%
3Alibaba Group Holding Ltd7.71%
4-H China Construction Bank Corp-H4.43%
5AIA Group Ltd4.09%
6Lenovo Group Ltd2.78%
7Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd2.67%
8-H Bank of China Ltd-H2.26%
9Ping An Insurance (Group) Co of China Ltd2.06%
10-H Industrial & Comm Bank of China-H1.88%
Total46.12%
Fees

Fees & Charges

1.24851%
Fund Expense Ratio (FER)

The fund expense ratio shows the total annual cost of running this fund as a percentage of its assets. It is already reflected in the fund price and returns. When comparing similar funds, fees are one of the few factors you can control.

A 1% fee gap can mean a very different retirement pot over 30 years. See the offering document for the full fee schedule.
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