Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of December 19th.</li>
<li>The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Xiaomi, Meituan, Alibaba, Ping An Insurance, Ke, China Mobile, Hua Hong Semiconductor, Petrochina, SMIC, HKEx.</li>
</ul>


We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of December 19th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for Xiaomi, Meituan, Alibaba, Ping An Insurance, Ke, China Mobile, Hua Hong Semiconductor, Petrochina, SMIC, HKEx.


HK Connect Flows Weekly (Dec 19th): Xiaomi, Meituan, Alibaba, Ping An Insurance, Ke, China Mobile

Korea / Special Situations, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Situations

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Clepsydra Capital

Investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

Index Rebalance

Wonik Holdings Co., Ltd / Index Rebalance

Wonik Holdings Co., Ltd manufactures, sells, and exports semiconductor processing equipment such as gas supply systems, gas purifiers, and scrubbers.  The Company's products include gas cabinets, controller composition, valve manifold boxes (VMB), a line of gas purifiers, and plasma-enhanced chemical vapor disposition (PE-CVD).

<ul>
<li>FnGuide’s December MKF500 rebalance adds Wonik Holdings (030530) to the semis bucket, clearing screens for TIGER Semiconductor TOP 10 ETF, Korea’s largest sector ETF.</li>
<li>October rebalance: Wonik IPS added at 5% weight, pulling ₩100B passive flows and ripping 15%+ as retail chased.</li>
<li>For April rebalance, Wonik Holdings’ high volume lowers theoretical passive impact, but strong retail chasing could trigger Oct 2–style price action—definitely worth monitoring.</li>
</ul>


FnGuide’s December MKF500 rebalance adds Wonik Holdings (030530) to the semis bucket, clearing screens for TIGER Semiconductor TOP 10 ETF, Korea’s largest sector ETF.
October rebalance: Wonik IPS added at 5% weight, pulling ₩100B passive flows and ripping 15%+ as retail chased.
For April rebalance, Wonik Holdings’ high volume lowers theoretical passive impact, but strong retail chasing could trigger Oct 2–style price action—definitely worth monitoring.


High-Conviction TIGER Semi Top 10 Rebal Trade from MKF500 Rebalance Cues

Senior Technology Analyst, Japanese Equities, LightStream Research

Scott Foster

Senior Technology Analyst, Japanese Equities

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

LightStream Research

LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

We consistently cover the Tech, Consumer and Industrial sectors, and provide ECM and Events coverage more broadly.

We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

Equity Bottom-Up

Hamamatsu Photonics Kk / Equity Bottom-Up

HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K. manufactures electron tubes, semiconductors, and image processors.  The Company's products include photosensitive electronic tubes, optical/image sensors, X-ray related products, laser related products, photodiodes, light-emitting diodes (LED) and video camera used for measuring equipment.

<ul>
<li>Demand from the semiconductor, medical, quantum computing and defense industries is turning the Laser segment into Hamamatsu Photonics's new growth driver.</li>
<li>The acquisition of NKT Photonics brings defense and other technologies, Rheinmetall as a customer in Europe, and potential for greater defense-related sales in Japan. </li>
<li>Selling at 20x net profit guidance for FY Sep-28, near the bottom of its 10-year P/E range.</li>
</ul>


Demand from the semiconductor, medical, quantum computing and defense industries is turning the Laser segment into Hamamatsu Photonics's new growth driver.
The acquisition of NKT Photonics brings defense and other technologies, Rheinmetall as a customer in Europe, and potential for greater defense-related sales in Japan. 
Selling at 20x net profit guidance for FY Sep-28, near the bottom of its 10-year P/E range.


Hamamatsu Photonics (6965 JP): The Opportunity in Lasers

Managing Director, Zero One, Zero One

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

Zero One

Founded in 2015, Zero One produces independent investment research and provides corporate finance advisory services with a focus on both listed and private technology companies. Founder Vincent Fernando has over 20 years of experience in US and Asia capital markets.

Independent Investment Research

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) - ADR / Equity Bottom-Up

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. manufactures integrated circuits based on its proprietary designs.  The Company offers a comprehensive set of integrated circuit fabrication processes to manufacture CMOS logic, mixed-mode, volatile and non-volatile memory and BiCMOS chips.  Taiwan Semiconductor is an affiliate of Philips Electronics N.V.

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) - ADR (TSM US)

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) - ADR

<ul>
<li>Strong Signals TSMC’s 2nm Node Will Take the Company to New Heights</li>
<li>Apple Anchors 2nm Volumes -- Insulates from Potential AI Capex Slowdown</li>
<li>TSMC Inexpensive and Resilient to Any Potential AI Capex Slowdown</li>
</ul>


Strong Signals TSMC’s 2nm Node Will Take the Company to New Heights
Apple Anchors 2nm Volumes -- Insulates from Potential AI Capex Slowdown
TSMC Inexpensive and Resilient to Any Potential AI Capex Slowdown


TSMC: A Resilient Long Holding Insulated From an AI Slowdown

Event-Driven

Wonik IPS Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells semiconductor processing equipments.  The Company's main businesses include Semiconductor, Display and Solar industries.

<ul>
<li>Fresh intel hit at lunch. Official rollout is penciled for the 11th or 12th, sourced straight from a key gov’t operator and pushed to Hankyung.</li>
<li>The package basically boils down to two levers: juiced tax perks for retail in Kosdaq venture funds and a structural bump-up in pension-fund allocation.</li>
<li>Street sees this as constructive: tax tweaks to pull retail, pension weight-ups to juice flows, and focus on 300bn+ Kosdaq names that beat Q3 consensus 10%+.</li>
</ul>


Fresh intel hit at lunch. Official rollout is penciled for the 11th or 12th, sourced straight from a key gov’t operator and pushed to Hankyung.
The package basically boils down to two levers: juiced tax perks for retail in Kosdaq venture funds and a structural bump-up in pension-fund allocation.
Street sees this as constructive: tax tweaks to pull retail, pension weight-ups to juice flows, and focus on 300bn+ Kosdaq names that beat Q3 consensus 10%+.


Fresh Intel: Kosdaq Stimulus Drop Date & Key Targets

Semiconductors
Insights on Semiconductor Supply Chain

HK Connect Flows Weekly (Dec 19th): Xiaomi, Meituan, Alibaba, Ping An Insurance, Ke, China Mobile

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Xiaomi, Meituan, Alibaba, Ping An Insurance, Ke, China...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

High-Conviction TIGER Semi Top 10 Rebal Trade from MKF500 Rebalance Cues

This post flags a high-conviction trade in the TIGER Semiconductor Top 10 rebalance, taking cues from FnGuide’s MKF500 regular rebalance.

Sanghyun Park

Hamamatsu Photonics (6965 JP): The Opportunity in Lasers

Semiconductor, medical, quantum and defense-related demand are turning the Laser segment into a new growth driver. By the end of the decade, it...

Scott Foster

TSMC: A Resilient Long Holding Insulated From an AI Slowdown

TSMC's advancement to 2nm node with Apple's support insulates company from potential AI capex slowdown, showcasing resilience and growth potential.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Fresh Intel: Kosdaq Stimulus Drop Date & Key Targets

Korea FSC rolled out its KOSDAQ support plan today. Key read-through: fund evaluation tweaks to pull in institutional flows, effectively lifting...

Sanghyun Park

HK Connect Flows Weekly (Dec 19th): Xiaomi, Meituan, Alibaba, Ping An Insurance, Ke, China Mobile

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Xiaomi, Meituan, Alibaba, Ping An Insurance, Ke, China...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

High-Conviction TIGER Semi Top 10 Rebal Trade from MKF500 Rebalance Cues

This post flags a high-conviction trade in the TIGER Semiconductor Top 10 rebalance, taking cues from FnGuide’s MKF500 regular rebalance.

Sanghyun Park

Hamamatsu Photonics (6965 JP): The Opportunity in Lasers

Semiconductor, medical, quantum and defense-related demand are turning the Laser segment into a new growth driver. By the end of the decade, it...

Scott Foster

TSMC: A Resilient Long Holding Insulated From an AI Slowdown

​TSMC's advancement to 2nm node with Apple's support insulates company from potential AI capex slowdown, showcasing resilience and growth potential.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Fresh Intel: Kosdaq Stimulus Drop Date & Key Targets

Korea FSC rolled out its KOSDAQ support plan today. Key read-through: fund evaluation tweaks to pull in institutional flows, effectively lifting...

Sanghyun Park

TSMC's advancement to 2nm node with Apple's support insulates company from potential AI capex slowdown, showcasing resilience and growth potential.