everbright china focus fund ranked no. 1 among asian hedge funds in net performance by leading hedge fund research and rating firm barclayhedge

china everbright limited (“cel”, stock code: 165.hk)’s everbright china focus fund (subsequently referred to as “the fund”) is ranked #1 in terms of net return by barclayhedge, a leading hedge fund research and rating firm, in both categories of emerging markets equity – asia and emerging markets (all asset class) – asia for the year of 2015. 
 
the fund distinguished itself among all eligible asian hedge funds by achieving a net-of-fees return of 46.99% in 2015 despite the global financial market turmoil. the fund was established in january 2014 and is managed by keith wu, managing director of china everbright assets management limited (cel’s wholly-owned subsidiary) and his team. the fund carries an absolute return long only mandate and its investment philosophy is to exploit the high growth in greater china equity market so as to generate compounded long term absolute return for its investors. as of december 2015, the fund successfully returned 63.63% net of fees less than two years since inception, with a sharpe ratio of 1.47. 

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