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China’s Gen Z-Focused Fund Faces Selling Pressure as Laopu Gold Lock-Up Expires

Xie Tianyuan’s fund has delivered a 24% year-to-date return under single-stock caps despite growing scrutiny of blind-box toys

Labubu maker Pop Mart now accounts for 10.5% of his fund, the maximum allowed under his portfolio rules.
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Overview

  • Xie’s Penghua Selected Return Flexible Allocation Mixed Fund has gained 24% so far this year, placing it in the top 3% of around 2,300 peers.
  • Pop Mart holds the maximum 10.5% allocation under fund rules, reflecting the manager’s emphasis on Gen Z-driven emotional-spending stocks.
  • Laopu Gold’s lock-up period ended on June 30, exposing its shares—up over 2,000% since IPO—to fresh selling pressure.
  • A June 20 People’s Daily commentary calling for tighter blind-box toy regulation triggered a sell-off in Pop Mart and related collectibles names.
  • Heightened regulatory scrutiny of blind-box products and stretched valuations pose headwinds to sustaining the fund’s recent outperformance.