- The report introduces a **macro timing model** for asset allocation, which predicts macroeconomic environments using proxy variables and selects optimal asset classes for absolute return portfolios. For Q1 2026, the model forecasts a "Slowdown" environment, with returns of 1.65% for CSI 300, 9.13% for CNI 2000, 8.61% for Nanhua Commodity Index, and 0.39% for ChinaBond Total Treasury Wealth Index[23][30] - A **macro momentum model** is constructed for monthly timing signals, considering factors such as economic growth, inflation, interest rates, exchange rates, and risk sentiment. This model is used for timing equities, bonds, and other major asset classes. Additionally, a multi-cycle gold timing strategy is built using macro, position, volume-price, and sentiment factors. For January 2026, the returns are 1.65% for CSI 300, 0.39% for ChinaBond Total Treasury Wealth Index, and 19.59% for AU9999 contract[23][30] - The **industry ETF rotation strategy** is based on a multi-factor model that incorporates historical fundamentals, expected fundamentals, sentiment, volume-price technicals, and macroeconomic factors. The strategy matches ETFs with their corresponding industry indices and selects ETFs from a benchmark pool of 23 first-level industries. For January 2026, the recommended ETFs include Guotai CSI Coal ETF, Guotai CSI Steel ETF, Guotai CSI All Securities ETF, and Huabao CSI Bank ETF, each with an initial weight of 25%[24][27][28] - The **20/80 stock-bond rebalancing strategy** driven by macro timing achieved a weekly return of 0.05% and a YTD return of 0.56%. The **stock-bond risk parity strategy** achieved a weekly return of 0.04% and a YTD return of 0.47%. When combined with the industry ETF rotation strategy, the enhanced 20/80 rebalancing strategy achieved a weekly return of 0.29% and a YTD return of 0.89%, while the enhanced risk parity strategy achieved a weekly return of 0.13% and a YTD return of 0.55%[4][30][33] - The **stock-bond-gold risk parity strategy** achieved a weekly return of 0.26% and a YTD return of 1.28%, with an annualized volatility of 2.96%, a maximum drawdown of 0.49%, and a Sharpe ratio of 6.90[4][30][35] - The **quantitative fixed-income plus strategy** includes stock-bond rebalancing models with different configurations. For the 10/90 monthly rebalancing strategy, the small-cap value style achieved a YTD return of 1.38%, while the small-cap growth style achieved 1.02%. For the 20/80 monthly rebalancing strategy, the small-cap value style achieved a YTD return of 2.60%, while the small-cap growth style achieved 1.88%. When combined with macro timing, the 20/80 monthly rebalancing strategy achieved a YTD return of 3.82% for the small-cap value style and 2.73% for the small-cap growth style. The 20/80 quarterly rebalancing strategy based on counter-cyclical allocation achieved a YTD return of 1.38% for the PB earnings + small-cap value combination and 1.02% for the PB earnings + small-cap growth combination[4][37][40]

Fund Performance - As of January 16, 2026, the total scale of fixed income + funds in the market reached CNY 21,743.24 billion, with 1,152 products available, of which 461 achieved historical net value highs last week[2] - The median performance of various fund types for the week (January 12-16, 2026) was as follows: mixed bond type I (0.13%), mixed bond type II (0.21%), partially bond mixed type (0.28%), flexible allocation type (0.14%), bond type FOF (0.21%), and mixed type FOF (0.34%) [2] - The median returns by risk level were: conservative (0.16%), stable (0.24%), and aggressive (0.25%) [2] Asset Allocation and ETF Rotation - The macro environment forecast for Q1 2026 indicates a "Slowdown," with the returns of major indices as of January 16, 2026: CSI 300 (2.20%), China Government Bond Total Wealth Index (0.03%), and AU9999 contract (6.10%) [3] - The recommended industry ETFs for January 2026 include: China Coal ETF, China Steel ETF, China Securities Company ETF, and China Bank ETF, with a combined return of -2.65% for the week and -0.36% for January [3] Absolute Return Strategy - The macro-timed stock-bond 20/80 rebalancing strategy yielded a return of -0.04% last week, with a year-to-date (YTD) return of 0.51% [4] - The small-cap value style within the stock-bond 20/80 combination showed the best performance with a YTD return of 1.64%, while PB earnings, high dividend, and small-cap growth yielded 0.34%, 0.17%, and 1.23% respectively [4] - The cumulative return for the small-cap value combination based on a macro momentum model was 2.43%, while the PB earnings combined with small-cap value yielded a YTD return of 0.86% [4] Risk and Performance Insights - A total of 461 fixed income + products reached historical net value highs, including 195 mixed bond type I, 123 mixed bond type II, 80 partially bond mixed, 22 flexible allocation, 8 bond type FOF, and 33 mixed type FOF[19] - The performance of absolute return strategies is subject to risks such as factor failure, model mis-specification, and historical statistical regularity failure[4]

Group 1: Fixed Income + Product Performance Tracking - As of January 16, 2026, the total scale of fixed income + funds in the market reached 21,743.24 billion, with 1,152 products, of which 461 achieved historical net value highs last week [2][19] - The median performance of various fund types for the week of January 12-16, 2026, was as follows: mixed bond type I (0.13%), mixed bond type II (0.21%), partially bond mixed type (0.28%), flexible allocation type (0.14%), bond type FOF (0.21%), and mixed type FOF (0.34%) [2][12] - The median returns for conservative, stable, and aggressive funds were 0.16%, 0.24%, and 0.25%, respectively [2][12] Group 2: Major Asset Allocation and Industry ETF Rotation Strategy Tracking - The macro environment forecast for Q1 2026 indicates a "Slowdown," with the returns for the CSI 300, national bond total wealth index, and AU9999 contract as of January 16 being 2.20%, 0.03%, and 6.10%, respectively [3][23] - Recommended industry ETFs for January 2026 include: Guotai CSI Coal ETF, Guotai CSI Steel ETF, Guotai CSI All-Share Securities Company ETF, and Huabao CSI Bank ETF [3][23] - The combined return for the recommended ETFs last week was -2.65%, with a cumulative return of -0.36% for January [3][23] Group 3: Absolute Return Strategy Performance Tracking - The macro-timing driven stock-bond 20/80 rebalancing strategy had a return of -0.04% last week, with a year-to-date (YTD) return of 0.51% [4] - The small-cap value style within the stock-bond 20/80 combination showed the best performance with a YTD return of 1.64% [4] - The cumulative return for the small-cap value combination based on a macro momentum model was 2.43% [4]

Group 1 - The report indicates that the stock side employs a small-cap growth portfolio combined with a non-timing stock-bond rebalancing strategy of 10/90 and 20/80, projecting cumulative returns of 6.80% and 12.44% by 2025 respectively [1] - As of December 26, 2025, the total market size of fixed income plus funds reached 21,730.41 billion, with 1,147 products, and 233 of these funds achieved historical net value highs last week [2][18] - The report highlights that 25 new products were launched last week, with median performance across various fund types showing divergence, such as mixed bond type I (0.09%), mixed bond type II (0.29%), and flexible allocation type (0.31%) [2][14] Group 2 - The macro environment forecast for Q4 2025 suggests an inflationary trend, with the CSI 300 index yielding 2.88% since December, while the total wealth index of government bonds yielded -0.10% [3] - The report recommends focusing on specific industry ETFs for December 2025, including Southern CSI Shenwan Nonferrous Metals ETF and Huabao CSI Bank ETF, with a combined return of 3.08% last week [3] - The absolute return strategy performance tracking indicates that the stock-bond 20/80 rebalancing strategy yielded 0.45% last week, while the stock-bond risk parity strategy yielded 0.28% [4] Group 3 - The report details that the small-cap growth style within the stock-bond 20/80 combination performed exceptionally well, achieving a year-to-date return of 12.44% [4] - The report also notes that the conservative, balanced, and aggressive fund median returns were 0.14%, 0.27%, and 0.39% respectively for the week ending December 26, 2025 [2][14] - The absolute return strategy performance tracking shows that the combined strategy of stock-bond and industry ETF rotation yielded returns of 0.68% and 0.31% respectively last week [4]

Group 1: Major Asset Allocation Insights - The report suggests increasing allocation to domestic stocks and commodities, with a focus on large-cap stocks and a balanced growth-value approach [1][2] - The macro factor adjustment model indicates a weight increase for domestic stocks and commodities to 20.8% and 9.3% respectively, with the Hang Seng Index weight raised by approximately 7.3% [2] - As of October 2025, the latest macro factor adjustment signals indicate the following asset weightings: government bonds (20.9%), energy and chemicals (16.0%), metals (14.0%), Hang Seng Index (13.5%), CSI 300 (12.7%), CSI 1000 (12.3%), gold (5.4%), and S&P 500 (5.2%) [2] Group 2: Stock Style Allocation Insights - The macroeconomic indicators show a mixed outlook, with a decrease in the PMI new orders index and an improvement in the year-on-year industrial added value, suggesting a favorable environment for value and large-cap styles [2] - Liquidity indicators, such as the M1-M2 scissors difference and SHIBOR rates, support a positive outlook for large-cap styles [2] - The market indicators suggest a preference for large-cap styles, with a balanced approach to growth and value styles recommended for November 2025 [2] Group 3: Stock Industry Allocation Insights - The multi-dimensional industry ETF rotation model identifies high-value industries such as coal, photovoltaics, telecommunications, and agriculture with strong configuration value [3] - As of October, the stock industry rotation strategy indicates high configuration value for coal, photovoltaics, telecommunications, and agriculture, recommending equal-weight allocation to these sectors [3] - The macro factor adjustment asset allocation, stock style rotation, and stock industry configuration strategies have all achieved positive absolute returns year-to-date [3][4]

Group 1: Fixed Income + Product Performance Tracking - As of September 5, 2025, the total scale of fixed income + funds in the market is 1,785.415 billion, with 1,179 products, of which 94 reached historical net value highs last week [2][18] - The median performance of various fund types for the week (September 1-5, 2025) is as follows: mixed bond type I (0.09%), mixed bond type II (0.05%), and bond type FOF (0.14%) [2][12] - The performance of conservative, stable, and aggressive funds for the week is 0.07%, 0.06%, and 0.05% respectively [2][12] Group 2: Major Asset Allocation and Industry ETF Rotation Strategy Tracking - The macro environment forecast for Q3 2025 indicates an inflation scenario, with the performance of major indices as follows: CSI 300 (-0.81%), national debt total wealth index (0.11%), and AU9999 contract (3.78%) [3][22] - Recommended industry ETFs for September 2025 include: Huafu CSI Artificial Intelligence Industry ETF, Guotai CSI All-Share Securities Company ETF, Guotai CSI All-Share Communication Equipment ETF, and GF CSI Media ETF [3][22] - The combined return for the recommended ETFs last week was -3.04%, with a cumulative return of -3.04% for September [3][22] Group 3: Absolute Return Strategy Performance Tracking - The macro-timing driven stock-bond 20/80 rebalancing strategy had a return of -0.15% last week, with a year-to-date (YTD) return of 3.77% [4] - The small-cap growth style in the stock-bond 20/80 combination showed the best performance with a YTD return of 10.99% [4] - The cumulative return for the small-cap growth combination based on a macro momentum model is 12.48% [4]