LCU Outperforms S&P500 in 2026 YTD Despite Tech-Driven WTD Decline 【CSOP SG Weekly】
【Money Market Fund】
US$ MMF Net 7-day Yield: +3.61%*
US’ partial government shutdown caused delay in data releases. As such, the coming week will see the release of several key economic data, including January payrolls and inflation figures. The data will be used to gauge the Fed’s timeline for rate-cut resumption after January’s hold. JPM forecasts 75k increase in nonfarm payrolls and 0.39% gain in January core CPI. Traders currently price in under 20% odds of a March cut. Nevertheless, we expect CSOPUMM to continue delivering stable yields in the near-term.
* Data as of 2026/02/06. 7-day net yield is calculated based on calendar days and NAVs in 5-decimal.
【REITs】
S$ SRT YTD total return: +0.23%
As of 6 Feb 2026 (Fri), $CSOP iEdge SREIT ETF S$(SRT.SI)$ declined 0.52% WTD in SGD but rose 0.23% YTD in SGD. WTD losses were led by industrial, office and data centre by subsector, and MINT, CLAR and MLT by individual REIT.
Despite the WTD pullback, Singapore REITs’ outlook remains constructive. After prolonged high-rate pressures in the preceding years, The Business Times projects a stronger 2026 as easing financing costs, resilient fundamentals, and reasonable valuations boost the sector’s risk-reward appeal. Singapore REITs are also in the midst of reporting their earnings.
【Fixed Income】
CYC YTD NAV: +0.54% in CNY; +1.23% in USD^
Funding conditions in China are broadly stable. The PBOC announced it increased government bond purchases to RMB100 billion in January (vs. RMB50 billion in December), aligning with expectations of stronger intervention amid rising yields in early-January. HSBC projects a 20bp reverse repo cut this year, and forecasts the 10-year CGB yield to drop to 1.70%. Ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, funding conditions are stable as PBOC restarted the 14-day reverse repo, which should contain rate pressures. $ICBC CSOP CGB ETF S$(CYC.SI)$
^ CYC/CYB/CYX USD NAV is converted based on benchmark FX, subject to rounding error.
【Equities】
Regional Equity ETFs
US$ LCU YTD return: +7.27%
– $CSOP LOW CARBON US$(LCU.SI)$ declined 0.78% WTD in USD but gained 7.27% YTD in USD.
– WTD losses were led by communication services, IT and consumer discretionary by sector, China, South Korea and Taiwan by region, and Tencent Holdings, Alibaba Group and SK Hynix by individual firm.
– Despite the WTD pullback amid concerns over elevated tech valuations, LCU continues to post strong YTD gains, outperforming the S&P 500. LCU has also seen sizeable inflows, supported by investors seeking diversification outside the US.
– Since Japan represents a significant portion of LCU, it's notable that Japanese equities rose sharply when markets opened on Monday, 9 Feb 2026, after Japan’s PM Takaichi's election victory paved the way for further fiscal stimulus.
US$ SQU YTD return: -8.13%
– $CSOP SEA TECH ETF US$(SQU.SI)$ fell 7.00% WTD in USD and declined 8.13% YTD in USD.
– SQU’s WTD declines are attributable to MD Entertainment, Sea Ltd and Infosys.
– MD Entertainment was affected by Moody’s downgrade of Indonesia’s credit rating outlook to negative from stable, causing Indonesian stocks to slip. Moody’s cited lower predictability in policymaking days after MSCI warned of transparency issues which had caused a market rout.
A-Share Equity ETFs
S$ SHD YTD return: +2.93%; S$ SCY YTD return: -0.68%; S$ CSA500 YTD return#: -3.30%
– Chinese equity market’s WTD decline was led by technology sector, alongside global tech equities.
– In more positive news, China and U.S. leaders held a call on economic, trade, and geopolitical issues, which Trump described as terrific.
# Data begins from CSA500 SP Equity’s inception date of 2026/01/20.
Source: CSOP, Bloomberg, JPM, HSBC, as of 2026/02/06, except where otherwise stated.
$CSOP Star&Chinext50 S$(SCY.SI)$ ’s underlying fund’s top 10 holdings (as of 2025/12/31)
$CSOP DIV ETF S$(SHD.SI)$ ’s underlying fund’s top 10 holdings (as of 2025/12/31)
CSA500’s underlying fund’s top 10 holdings (as of 2025/12/31)
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