Big U.S. funds shed Alibaba, Apple to curb China exposure

Appaloosa, Third Point shift focus to home turf, other tech stocks

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Billionaire investor George Soros, left, and Appaloosa chief David Tepper. U.S. funds appear to be going on the defensive. (Source photos by Reuters)

KYOKA OMICHI and HINAKO SATO, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Key U.S. funds are slashing positions with exposure to China while focusing more on American technology giants, a Nikkei analysis shows, adopting a more defensive strategy amid uncertainties in the world's second-largest economy.

Concern over a Chinese economic slowdown has grown since August, when credit risks at China Evergrande Group and other leading property developers deepened. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index, which tracks securities in U.S.-listed Chinese companies, had dropped 15% as of the end of September from the recent peak marked at the end of July.

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