Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Event-Driven

The Sherwin-Williams Company manufactures, distributes, and sells paints, coatings, and related products.  The Company's products are sold to professional, industrial, commercial, and retail customers primarily in North and South America. Sherwin Williams also has additional operations in the Caribbean region, Europe and Asia.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nvidia-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5891:1" rel="noopener">NVIDIA (NVDA US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sherwin-williams-co-the" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15539:1" rel="noopener">Sherwin Williams (SHW US)</a> will replace <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/intel-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16764:1" rel="noopener">Intel (INTC US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dow-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19107:1" rel="noopener">Dow (DOW US)</a> in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dow-jones-industrial-average" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22887:1" rel="noopener">Dow Jones Industrial Average</a> at the close on 7 November.</li>
<li>The impact of passive trading is highest in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sherwin-williams-co-the" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15539:1" rel="noopener">Sherwin Williams Co (SHW US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dow-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19107:1" rel="noopener">Dow (DOW US)</a> in terms of days of ADV and free float. Round-trip trade is US$16.5bn.</li>
<li>Given the ad hoc nature of the rebalances and the short timeline between announcement and implementation, the stocks could move over the rest of the week.</li>
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NVIDIA (NVDA US) and Sherwin Williams (SHW US) will replace Intel (INTC US) and Dow (DOW US) in the Dow Jones Industrial Average at the close on 7 November.
The impact of passive trading is highest in Sherwin Williams Co (SHW US) and Dow (DOW US) in terms of days of ADV and free float. Round-trip trade is US$16.5bn.
Given the ad hoc nature of the rebalances and the short timeline between announcement and implementation, the stocks could move over the rest of the week.


Dow Jones Industrials (INDU) Index Rebalance: NVIDIA, Sherwin-Williams Replace Intel, Dow

US-EU Index Rebalances / Quantitative Researcher, Ortex

Dimitris Ioannidis

US-EU Index Rebalances / Quantitative Researcher

Global Financial Data and Analytics Platform

Ortex

ORTEX is a global financial data and analytics platform providing real-time securities lending and short interest data, index rebalance data, holdings and insider transactions, trading signals, corporate actions and news,  stock machine learning and factor scores and other analytics. The majority of the data are downloadable and accessible through APIs.

The Boeing Company, together with its subsidiaries, develops, produces, and markets commercial jet aircraft, as well as provides related support services to the commercial airline industry worldwide.  The Company also researches, develops, produces, modifies, and supports information, space, and defense systems, including military aircraft, helicopters and space and missile systems.

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<li>The equity offering of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/boeing-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11957:1" rel="noopener">Boeing Co (BA US)</a> is forecasted to generate a passive fund demand of more than $5bn across US &amp; Global indices including S&amp;P500.</li>
<li>Announcement, implementation, and passive fund demand from indices is expected between 29-31 October 2024. </li>
<li>The free float in a US and Global index might round up from ~95% to 100% because of the strategic holding's dilution following the offering.</li>
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The equity offering of Boeing Co (BA US) is forecasted to generate a passive fund demand of more than $5bn across US &amp; Global indices including S&amp;P500.
Announcement, implementation, and passive fund demand from indices is expected between 29-31 October 2024. 
The free float in a US and Global index might round up from ~95% to 100% because of the strategic holding's dilution following the offering.


Boeing (BA US): Soaring in US & Global Indices with $21B Equity Offering

Viking Holdings Ltd operates as a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, specializes in providing offshore recreational travel services by cruise vessel. Viking Holdings serves customers worldwide.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/viking-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44043:1" rel="noopener">Viking Holdings (VIK US)</a> is expected to fail the fcap threshold at the November 2024 review despite a 10% boost in free float from the secondary offering. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/viking-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44043:1" rel="noopener">Viking Holdings (VIK US)</a> is forecasted to pass eligibility and get added in North America's small-cap segment at the December 2024 review.</li>
<li>Following the Secondary Offering in September 2024, the company now passes voting rights and is expected to get added in the US Top 1000 index at the June 2025 review.</li>
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Viking Holdings (VIK US) is expected to fail the fcap threshold at the November 2024 review despite a 10% boost in free float from the secondary offering. 

Viking Holdings (VIK US) is forecasted to pass eligibility and get added in North America's small-cap segment at the December 2024 review.
Following the Secondary Offering in September 2024, the company now passes voting rights and is expected to get added in the US Top 1000 index at the June 2025 review.


Viking Holdings (VIK US): Cruising Into US & Global Index Post-Secondary Offering

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/waystar-holding" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40287:1" rel="noopener">Waystar Holding (WAY US)</a> is forecasted to pass the mcap and fcap thresholds for the small-cap segment and get added at the November 2024 review.</li>
<li>The company currently passes the higher regional mcap and fcap thresholds for the small-cap segment at the December 2024 review.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/waystar-holding" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40287:1" rel="noopener">Waystar Holding (WAY US)</a> risks failing the fcap threshold at the December 2024 review if the stock price falls back to the IPO price levels.</li>
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Waystar Holding (WAY US) is forecasted to pass the mcap and fcap thresholds for the small-cap segment and get added at the November 2024 review.
The company currently passes the higher regional mcap and fcap thresholds for the small-cap segment at the December 2024 review.

Waystar Holding (WAY US) risks failing the fcap threshold at the December 2024 review if the stock price falls back to the IPO price levels.


Waystar Holding (WAY US): Clear WAY to One Global Index, Rocky Road to the Other.

Pan-Asia Index Flows & Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Pan-Asia Index Flows & Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

NCC Group PLC is a global provider of independent escrow and information security assurance services. The Company provides business critical IT assurance and protection to public and private organizations worldwide.

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<li>In this insight, we take a look at the potential ADDs and DELs for the F100 and F250 indices during the December 2024 index rebal event.</li>
<li>We see up to seven M&amp;A-related intra-review changes in the run up to the December 2024 review.</li>
<li>Our latest estimates suggest there could be one change for the F250 index during the December 2024 rebalance. We do not currently see any changes for the F100.</li>
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In this insight, we take a look at the potential ADDs and DELs for the F100 and F250 indices during the December 2024 index rebal event.
We see up to seven M&amp;A-related intra-review changes in the run up to the December 2024 review.
Our latest estimates suggest there could be one change for the F250 index during the December 2024 rebalance. We do not currently see any changes for the F100.


Quiddity Leaderboard F100/F250 Dec 24: Intra-Review Changes Galore; High-Impact Replacement Names

US/EU Index Events
Index Rebalance and Events

Dow Jones Industrials (INDU) Index Rebalance: NVIDIA, Sherwin-Williams Replace Intel, Dow

NVIDIA and Sherwin-Williams will replace Dow and Intel in the index. Round-trip trade is US$16.5bn. There is a lot to buy in Sherwin-Williams both...

Brian Freitas

Boeing (BA US): Soaring in US & Global Indices with $21B Equity Offering

Global purple announced the increase in shares at the close of 29 October with a trade date at the close of 31 October where demand of ~$1.6bn and...

Dimitris Ioannidis

Viking Holdings (VIK US): Cruising Into US & Global Index Post-Secondary Offering

VIK US is expected to pass public voting rights eligibility following the ~$1bn Secondary Offering and get added in December 2024 and June 2025.

Dimitris Ioannidis

Waystar Holding (WAY US): Clear WAY to One Global Index, Rocky Road to the Other.

Waystar Holding (WAY US) poised to meet small-cap segment quarterly thresholds and get added in November and December 2024. Risk of failing the...

Dimitris Ioannidis

Quiddity Leaderboard F100/F250 Dec 24: Intra-Review Changes Galore; High-Impact Replacement Names

The Top 10 F250 potential ADDs could outperform the F250 index since there are many intra-review addition possibilities and these names are high...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Dow Jones Industrials (INDU) Index Rebalance: NVIDIA, Sherwin-Williams Replace Intel, Dow

NVIDIA and Sherwin-Williams will replace Dow and Intel in the index. Round-trip trade is US$16.5bn. There is a lot to buy in Sherwin-Williams both...

Brian Freitas

Boeing (BA US): Soaring in US & Global Indices with $21B Equity Offering

Global purple announced the increase in shares at the close of 29 October with a trade date at the close of 31 October where demand of ~$1.6bn and...

Dimitris Ioannidis

Viking Holdings (VIK US): Cruising Into US & Global Index Post-Secondary Offering

​VIK US is expected to pass public voting rights eligibility following the ~$1bn Secondary Offering and get added in December 2024 and June 2025.

Dimitris Ioannidis

Waystar Holding (WAY US): Clear WAY to One Global Index, Rocky Road to the Other.

​Waystar Holding (WAY US) poised to meet small-cap segment quarterly thresholds and get added in November and December 2024. Risk of failing the...

Dimitris Ioannidis

Quiddity Leaderboard F100/F250 Dec 24: Intra-Review Changes Galore; High-Impact Replacement Names

The Top 10 F250 potential ADDs could outperform the F250 index since there are many intra-review addition possibilities and these names are high...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

VIK US is expected to pass public voting rights eligibility following the ~$1bn Secondary Offering and get added in December 2024 and June 2025.

Waystar Holding (WAY US) poised to meet small-cap segment quarterly thresholds and get added in November and December 2024. Risk of failing the...