Hong Kong hedge fund SVI winds down bets on Chinese equities, returns capital to investors

Hong Kong-based hedge fund Strategic Vision Investment (SVI) has wound down its main Value Multiplier Fund, which invested in Chinese equities, three sources said.

SVI liquidated the holdings of the long-short fund at the end of July and is returning its external capital to investors, said the sources, who are directly aware of the developments. It sees limited room to expand its strategy, given geopolitical tensions and shifts in the investment landscape in the region, one of them said.

SVI declined to comment.

Founded by Ken Xu as BosValen Asset Management in 2014 and rebranded as SVI six years later, the firm managed more than US$1 billion (HK$7.82 billion) in assets last year. It now plans to use its own capital and investment from new strategic partners to form a multifamily office, or an entity to manage the wealth of rich families.

The Value Multiplier Fund managed more than US$400 million at its peak and suffered a 1.1 per cent loss last year, according to a person familiar with its performance. The Eurekahedge Greater China Hedge Fund Index fell 8 per cent last year. The multiplier fund had an annualised return of 28 per cent since 2020, the person added.

The liquidation of the fund’s positions comes at a time when Chinese funds face mounting pressures on raising fresh capital and performance, owing to the country’s faltering economic growth, policy uncertainties and geopolitical tensions.