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BEIJING—Sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp. said it had U.S.-listed equities holdings valued at $9.63 billion as of Dec. 31, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

The disclosure by China's $300 billion sovereign wealth fund made in a quarterly report offered a rare glimpse into part of the portfolio of one of the world's most widely watched funds. The list wasn't a comprehensive one of all of CIC's holdings in the U.S., but it showed CIC had an appetite for investing in index funds and that two equity holdings dominated its investments: financial giant Morgan Stanley and Canadian resources firm Teck Resources Ltd.

Morgan Stanley and Blackstone Group LP were among the initial investments that CIC made when it was first formed in 2007. The sovereign wealth fund took paper losses on both investments soon after it plowed money into them.
The filing didn't refer to CIC's Blackstone investment.

CIC hasn't disclosed its fund performance for 2009. In 2008, its first full year of operation, it booked an overall return on capital of 6.8% and posted a 2.1% loss on its overseas investment portfolio.

The holdings also showed a broad diversification of its investments in the consumer, retail, technology, telecommunications and pharmaceuticals sectors.

As of the end of last year, CIC's stake in Morgan Stanley was valued at $1.77 billion and its stake in Teck was valued at $3.54 billion, which together accounted for 55% of the value of its U.S. equity holdings as of the end of last year, its filing to the U.S. securities regulator showed.

Among other resource companies, the value of CIC's stake in Brazilian miner Vale SA's U.S.-listed shares totaled $498 million as of Dec. 31, and its stake in global steel giant ArcelorMittal was valued at $9.15 million, the filing showed.

Among some of the index funds, CIC invested in FTSE Xinhua Index, the MSCI Emerging Markets and EAFE indexes, as well as the Russell 2000 Index and Standard & Poor's global energy and global materials indexes, the filing showed.

CIC also held smaller amounts in companies including American Eagle Outfitters Inc., Coca-Cola Co., Citigroup Inc., Motorola Inc., Apple Inc. and Pfizer Inc.

The filing, dated Friday, is a quarterly report of equity holdings filed by institutional investment managers with at least $100 million in equity assets under management.

The filing also showed that the value of CIC's holding in News Corp. was $4.12 million. News Corp. owns Dow Jones, which publishes The Wall Street Journal and its international and online editions.