Monthly Equal-Weight Strategy for the Smallest Chinese Stocks

Summary

This brief Chinese equity strategy rebalances on the first trading day of each month. It excludes stocks designated as special treatment, as well as listings on the STAR Market and Beijing Stock Exchange, then selects the 30 stocks with the smallest market capitalizations and holds them at equal weights. There is no stop-loss rule; holdings are sold at the next rebalance if they no longer appear in the selected group.

The document states the portfolio construction and exit schedule but supplies no performance data, risk analysis, or rationale for the chosen universe size and rebalance frequency. A community comment flags a possible problem with the special-treatment exclusion code and points readers to another strategy post. That note makes implementation checks especially relevant. The strategy is a simple size-based selection rule, and the source does not establish that it will outperform or describe how it handles trading costs, liquidity constraints, or corporate actions.

Key ideas

• The strategy rebalances monthly on the first trading day.
• It selects the 30 smallest-cap stocks after excluding specified listings and special-treatment stocks.
• Selected holdings receive equal weights.
• Stocks that leave the buy list are sold at the next rebalance, with no stop-loss condition.
• The post offers no performance evidence and notes a possible issue with the exclusion code.

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