From the picture on the right can be deducted that the underweight position for Malaysia has been steadily increased from 2008 onwards.
What could be the reasons for them being underweight? Possibly:
- Not very interested in the GLC's (Government Linked Companies)
- Low Daily Turnover on many counters, too low for large fund managers
- Fund managers still remembering the Asian Financial Crisis
I personally have a feeling that trading appears (sometimes) artificial, with large-cap counters (GLCs) being supported by certain (government linked) funds (GLFs).
Malaysia's weight in the index of EM countries has also substantially decreased, once one of the darlings of EM countries, its weightage is now only 3.9%.
Anyhow, not all is lost, Malaysia still might be a good hunting ground for value investors, but then more towards the small and medium cap stocks.
miapancho
corrupted country
2014-12-03 21:14