Nearly a quarter of Hong Kong investors below 40 hold digital assets as part of their investment portfolios, as the regulatory and financial market landscape rapidly evolves, according to the Asia Pacific Investor Study of Fidelity International.
The study was conducted by YouGov in six markets between May 15 to May 28, including 6,525 investors aged between 18 to 69 from Australia, mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, and Taiwan. Among them, 1,006 respondents were from Hong Kong.
The survey found that the overall proportion of Hong Kong investors holding digital assets remains modest at 16 percent. However, 23 percent of those under 40 currently hold digital assets, compared to 12 percent of those aged 40 to 54 and just 5 percent of investors aged 55 and above.
Most investors showed confidence that digital assets would rise, as 34 percent plan to increase their investment and 53 percent would hold within the next 12 months, according to the survey.
Moreover, 37 percent of respondents invest with a horizon of less than 12 months, 27 percent for one to three years, 14 percent for three to five, and 22 percent for more than five, the study showed.
Bitcoin jumped 28.32 percent this year to an all-time high of HK$931,655.02, while the Hang Seng Index rose 26.32 percent to 24,788.63 points.
A growing number of investors are clearly looking beyond traditional assets to build a diversified portfolio, said Giselle Lai, associate investment director of digital assets in Fidelity International.
Bitcoin’s appeal as an alternative asset lies increasingly in its resilience and distinct risk-return factors, particularly amid persistent inflation and geopolitical uncertainty, rather than relying heavily on predictable cyclicality, Lai added.
HELEN ZHONG
