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Piling In: The Bloomberg Close, Asia Edition

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Hedge funds are piling into Chinese stocks at a record pace, goosed by Beijing’s stimulus plans. Mount Lucas Management placed bullish positions on China ETFs, while GAO Capital and Timefolio bought large caps. Those who bet against US-listed Chinese shares had roughly $6.9 billion of mark-to-market losses, according to S3 Partners.