Group 1: Market Trends - Significant style shift in overseas stock markets, particularly in the U.S., with value stocks outperforming growth stocks[5] - As of February 20, the value long/short hedge fund strategy index rose by 9.7%, while the growth long/short hedge fund strategy index fell by 1.6%, resulting in a performance gap exceeding 10%[7] - The equal-weighted S&P 500 index's monthly performance difference compared to the market-cap weighted S&P 500 index reached 3.4%, the highest level since 2010[16] Group 2: Risk and Returns - The equity risk premium (ERP) for the CSI 300 index was 4.2% as of February 13, which is one standard deviation below the 16-year average, indicating potential for valuation uplift[19] - The forward arbitrage return for China's 10-year government bonds was 29 basis points, 59 basis points higher than the level in December 2016[21] - The total return ratio of domestic stocks to bonds was 28.7 as of February 13, above the 16-year average, suggesting increased attractiveness of equity assets relative to fixed income[29] Group 3: Currency and Commodity Indicators - The copper-gold price ratio reached 2.5 as of February 20, indicating a convergence with the offshore RMB exchange rate of 6.9, suggesting alignment in signals from both indicators[27] - The 3-month USD/JPY basis swap was -16.8 basis points as of February 20, indicating increased offshore dollar financing pressure relief due to higher usage of the Fed's standing repo facility[24]

Report Title - Private Equity Weekly Performance is Good, Remain Cautious about Small-cap Exposure and Basis Convergence Risk in the Future (May 26, 2025 - May 30, 2025) - Weekly Tracking Report on Private Equity Strategies of China Merchants Futures [2] Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the report Core Viewpoints - As of May 30, 2025, three types of private equity index enhancement strategies had positive returns this week. Approximately 50% of stock neutral strategy funds had positive returns, with the 75th percentile of weekly returns at 0.13%. The median return of two types of cycle-labeled dimension neutral strategies was positive, and the performance of the partial holding Alpha neutral strategy was relatively good, with a median return of 0.15%. Approximately 75% of option strategy pool funds had positive returns, and the partial selling option strategy had relatively good returns, with the 75th percentile return at 0.58%. [5] - From the perspective of the monthly performance of sub - strategies, the top three sub - strategies were CSI 1000 Index Enhancement (+4.35%), Quantitative Stock Selection (+3.65%), and CSI 500 Index Enhancement (+3.21%); the bottom three were Full Replication Neutral T (+0.23%), Partial Arbitrage (+0.40%), and 300 Neutral (+0.58%). [5] - As of May 30, 2025, most private equity index enhancement strategies rose this week. Specifically, CSI 1000 Index Enhancement rose 1.15%, Quantitative Stock Selection rose 0.68%, CSI 500 Index Enhancement rose 0.67%, and SSE 500 Index Enhancement fell 0.64%. From the perspective of the track - labeled dimension index enhancement strategies, the excess returns of the four types of index enhancement strategies were all positive, with Quantitative Stock Selection at 0.77%, CSI 1000 Index Enhancement at 0.55%, SSE 300 Index Enhancement at 0.48%, and CSI 500 Index Enhancement at 0.35%. [5] - The component stock monitoring model shows that small and micro - cap stocks had the highest investment return rate in the past three months, and one should remain cautious about the retracement risk of small and micro - cap stocks in the future. [5] Summary by Directory 01 Private Equity Review - **Private Equity Index Enhancement Fund Performance Tracking** - Three types of private equity index enhancement strategies had positive returns this week. Specifically, CSI 1000 Index Enhancement rose 1.15%, Quantitative Stock Selection rose 0.68%, CSI 500 Index Enhancement rose 0.67%, and SSE 300 Index Enhancement fell 0.64%. [12] - From the perspective of the track - labeled dimension index enhancement strategies, the excess returns of the four types of index enhancement strategies were all positive, with Quantitative Stock Selection at 0.77%, CSI 1000 Index Enhancement at 0.55%, SSE 300 Index Enhancement at 0.48%, and CSI 500 Index Enhancement at 0.35%. [19] - From the perspective of the cycle - labeled dimension index enhancement strategies, the median excess returns of the four types of cycle - labeled dimension index enhancement strategies were all positive. Specifically, the partial holding type index enhancement excess median was 0.45%, the holding type index enhancement excess median was 0.43%, the trading type index enhancement excess median was 0.31%, and the partial trading type index enhancement excess median was 0.18%. [25] - **Track - Labeled Dimension Neutral Strategy Tracking** - Approximately 50% of the stock neutral strategy funds had positive returns this week, with the 75th percentile of weekly returns at 0.13%. After deducting the basis impact, the median weekly return of the 300 neutral strategy was 0.27%, the median weekly return of the 500 neutral strategy was 0.60%, and the median weekly return of the 1000 neutral strategy was 0.23%. [28] - **Cycle - Labeled Dimension Neutral Strategy Tracking** - The median returns of two types of cycle - labeled dimension neutral strategies were positive. Specifically, the partial holding Alpha neutral median was 0.15%, the holding Alpha neutral median was 0.05%, the partial trading Alpha neutral median was -0.01%, and the trading Alpha neutral median was -0.05%. [32] - **Track - Labeled Dimension Option Strategy Tracking** - Approximately 75% of the option strategy pool funds had positive returns this week. From the 75th percentile, the fund pool's weekly return was 0.37%, and the one - year return was 13.17%. From the track - labeled dimension, the partial selling option strategy had relatively good returns, with the 75th percentile return at 0.58%. [36] 02 Performance Attribution - **Private Equity Index Enhancement Strategy Component Stock Disassembly** - The small and micro - cap exposure is large, and one should remain cautious about the retracement risk of small and micro - cap stocks in the future. [38] - The investment cost - effectiveness of CSI 1000, CSI 2000, and other (including small and micro - cap) stocks is relatively high. Specifically, the return rate of unit SSE 300 component stocks in the past three months was -1.28%, the return of unit CSI 500 component stocks was -3.22%, the return of unit CSI 1000 component stocks was -3.90%, and the return of unit other (including small and micro - cap) stocks was over 28%. [46] 03 Risk Monitoring - **Private Equity Index Enhancement Risk Monitoring - SSE 300 Index Enhancement Fund** - As of May 30, 2025, the three factors with the largest excess exposure of the SSE 300 index enhancement fund were the leverage factor, the mid - cap factor, and the growth factor, which were -1.28, 1.15, and -0.61 respectively. Generally speaking, the SSE 300 index enhancement fund has relatively large excess risk exposure in the leverage factor and the mid - cap factor. [51] - **Private Equity Index Enhancement Risk Monitoring - CSI 500 Index Enhancement Fund** - As of May 30, 2025, the three factors with the largest excess exposure of the CSI 500 index enhancement fund were the residual volatility factor, the BETA factor, and the momentum factor, which were 0.65, -0.63, and 0.55 respectively. Generally speaking, the excess risk exposure of the CSI 500 index enhancement fund is not large. [60] - **Private Equity Index Enhancement Risk Monitoring - CSI 1000 Index Enhancement Fund** - As of May 30, 2025, the three factors with the largest excess exposure of the CSI 1000 index enhancement fund were the BETA factor, the residual volatility factor, and the momentum factor, which were -0.59, 0.54, and 0.48 respectively. Generally speaking, the excess risk exposure of the CSI 1000 index enhancement fund is not large. [69]