China-focussed UK stock FCSS reports 27% annual share price rise

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Fidelity China Special Situations (LON:FCSS) has announced its monthly summary for June 2025.

Portfolio Manager Commentary

China’s stimulus measures reflect a strong commitment to boosting domestic demand, aiming to drive economic recovery, earnings growth and market sentiment. In 2025, China’s economy continued to show resilience with robust industrial production and retail sales. Accelerated policy support and fiscal spending, alongside some improvement in consumer sentiment aided performance. However, challenges persisted, particularly in the real estate sector. Announcement of high tariffs by the US on Chinese goods resulted in retaliatory measures from China. Nevertheless, subsequent willingness of the US administration to engage in negotiations helped ease tensions. 

Hesai Group saw significant growth after plans to scale its production to meet rising demand for its LiDAR technology. LexinFintech contributed notably amid interest from institutional investors and solid earnings. VNET benefitted from AI-driven demand for its data centres. Conversely, relative performance was hurt by the underweight position in EV brands Xiaomi and Xpeng. We prefer to have exposure to the EV theme through supply chain names instead of EV brands. The holding in Tuhu car weighed on gains amid cautious consumer spending & subdued outlook for the auto sector. 

Over the 12 months to 30 June 2025, the Trust’s NAV increased by 28.0%, outperforming its reference index, which delivered 23.4% over the same period. The Trust’s share price increased 27.3%. 

Fidelity China Special Situations PLC (LON:FCSS), the UK’s largest China Investment Trust, capitalises on Fidelity’s extensive, locally-based analyst team to find attractive opportunities in a market too big to ignore.

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China-focussed UK stock FCSS reports 27% annual share price rise

China’s stimulus drove economic recovery, with stock selection in Hesai Group, LexinFintech and VNET adding value despite underweights in Xiaomi, Xpeng and Tuhu, while over the 12 months to 30 June 2025 the Trust’s NAV rose 28.0% and its share price gained 27.3%, outperforming the reference index’s 23.4%.

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