Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

Alibaba Group Holding Limited provides online sales services. The Company provides internet infrastructure, electronic commerce, online financial, and internet content services through its subsidiaries. Alibaba Group Holding offers its products and services worldwide.

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<li>SOUTHBOUND gross trading activity still high. Net buying very strong. 7 names traded more than US$1bn. Last week I said tech would continue to be bought. It was.</li>
<li>The trend continues to net sales of ETFs and high div SOEs. Net buying is very, very broad-based. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tracker-fund-of-hong-kong-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29257:1" rel="noopener">Tracker Fund of Hong Kong (2800 HK)</a> is batted around like crazy.</li>
<li>I expect HK-listed tech to <em>continue</em> getting bought. Alibaba, Tencent, Xiaomi, etc are safe havens against Trump tariffs as they don't compete in the US.</li>
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SOUTHBOUND gross trading activity still high. Net buying very strong. 7 names traded more than US$1bn. Last week I said tech would continue to be bought. It was.
The trend continues to net sales of ETFs and high div SOEs. Net buying is very, very broad-based. Tracker Fund of Hong Kong (2800 HK) is batted around like crazy.
I expect HK-listed tech to continue getting bought. Alibaba, Tencent, Xiaomi, etc are safe havens against Trump tariffs as they don't compete in the US.


HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 15 Nov 2024); Tech Bought, High-Div SOEs Sold or Ignored, Again

Tencent Holdings Limited operates as an investment holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides Internet and mobile value-added services (VAS), online advertising, and e-commerce transactions. Tencent Holdings offers services to users worldwide.

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<li>SOUTHBOUND gross trading activity bounced sharply. Net buying increased sharply too. 9 names traded more than US$1bn. The top 3 names saw US$8.6bn of buying. </li>
<li>The trend continues to net sales of ETFs and high div SOEs. net buying is very, very broad-based. </li>
<li>I expect HK-listed tech to continue getting bought. It is something of a safe haven against Trump tariffs as they don't compete in the US much.</li>
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SOUTHBOUND gross trading activity bounced sharply. Net buying increased sharply too. 9 names traded more than US$1bn. The top 3 names saw US$8.6bn of buying. 
The trend continues to net sales of ETFs and high div SOEs. net buying is very, very broad-based. 
I expect HK-listed tech to continue getting bought. It is something of a safe haven against Trump tariffs as they don't compete in the US much.


HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 8 Nov 2024); High-Div SOEs Sold, Tech Bought... Again

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<li>SOUTHBOUND had a small up week in 28% lower gross week on week. SOUTHBOUND activity is now the lowest in many weeks, not keeping up with mainland volumes.</li>
<li>ETFs were net sold, and high-div SOEs (China Mobile, CNOOC) were sold yet again. BABA, Xiaomi, Tencent, GCL were bought. </li>
<li>The buying of tech continues. I expect this to last for a while.</li>
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SOUTHBOUND had a small up week in 28% lower gross week on week. SOUTHBOUND activity is now the lowest in many weeks, not keeping up with mainland volumes.
ETFs were net sold, and high-div SOEs (China Mobile, CNOOC) were sold yet again. BABA, Xiaomi, Tencent, GCL were bought. 
The buying of tech continues. I expect this to last for a while.


HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 1 Nov 2024); High-Div SOEs Sold, Tech Bought

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) / Event-Driven

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation operates a semiconductor foundry. The Company provides integrated circuit foundry and technology services including the testing, development, design, manufacturing, packaging, and sale of integrated circuits. Semiconductor Manufacturing International offers its products and services around the world.

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) (981 HK)

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC)

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<li>SOUTHBOUND had a huge week on a net basis on smallest gross in weeks. Last week I said I expected High-div SOEs to continue being sold. They were sold again.</li>
<li>Consumer Discretionary, Healthcare, Utilities saw big buying as a percentage of volume traded. Only China Mobile and CNOOC were net sold. Even <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-traditional-chinese-medicine" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:351:1" rel="noopener">China Traditional Chinese Medicine (570 HK)</a> was bought.</li>
<li>There is clearly a HK Risk On angle to the flows this week and last.</li>
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SOUTHBOUND had a huge week on a net basis on smallest gross in weeks. Last week I said I expected High-div SOEs to continue being sold. They were sold again.
Consumer Discretionary, Healthcare, Utilities saw big buying as a percentage of volume traded. Only China Mobile and CNOOC were net sold. Even China Traditional Chinese Medicine (570 HK) was bought.
There is clearly a HK Risk On angle to the flows this week and last.


HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 25 Oct 2024); Everything Bought in BIG Week

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<li>This past week saw mainland investors trade HK$476bn of stock. Not as big as last "week" but still big. BABA buying has slowed, but net buying was still HK$24.4bn </li>
<li>The buying is starting to see a longer tail of net positive names, and properties this week saw big net buying, even before the Sunac placement which added more.</li>
<li>High-Div SOEs are seeing outflows as beta sees inflows. I expect this to continue.</li>
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This past week saw mainland investors trade HK$476bn of stock. Not as big as last "week" but still big. BABA buying has slowed, but net buying was still HK$24.4bn 
The buying is starting to see a longer tail of net positive names, and properties this week saw big net buying, even before the Sunac placement which added more.
High-Div SOEs are seeing outflows as beta sees inflows. I expect this to continue.


HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 18 Oct 2024); Net Flows Big, Selling in Brokers, Buying in Props

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