China A-shares may go from worst to first in 2009

Marco Polo's Pure China fund ended 2008 as the best performing QFII fund, based on information available on 17 passive and actively managed funds tracked by Lipper, Eurekahedge and Bloomberg.Last year, of course, 'best performing' did not equate to 'making money'. Even the Marco Polo fund ended the year down -46.49%. But while all QFII funds are in the red, the road to returning to the black will be much longer for those who lost as much as 65%. The silver medal goes to PCA Dragon Fun…