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

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<li>The upcoming rebalance of the MVIS US Listed Semiconductor 25 Index will be implemented on 16 June. There are no constituent changes, but there are float and capping changes.</li>
<li>The VanEck Vectors Semiconductor (SMH US) ETF tracks the index and has an AUM of US$9.26bn.</li>
<li>Estimated one-way turnover is 3.9% resulting in a one-way trade of US$358m. The stocks are extremely liquid, the impact on the stock in terms of ADV to trade is small.</li>
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The upcoming rebalance of the MVIS US Listed Semiconductor 25 Index will be implemented on 16 June. There are no constituent changes, but there are float and capping changes.
The VanEck Vectors Semiconductor (SMH US) ETF tracks the index and has an AUM of US$9.26bn.
Estimated one-way turnover is 3.9% resulting in a one-way trade of US$358m. The stocks are extremely liquid, the impact on the stock in terms of ADV to trade is small.


MVIS US Listed Semiconductor 25 Index Rebalance: Chipping Away

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>In March, when the JIP Offer for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toshiba-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:637:1" rel="noopener">Toshiba Corp (6502 JP)</a> was announced, the Toshiba Board supported the Offer but declined, at the time, to recommend it to shareholders. </li>
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<em>"[The price] has clearly not reached the level at which it is possible to recommend to general shareholders that they tender their shares at this time." </em>That was then.</li>
<li>10 weeks later and the Board has a Revised Opinion. It has recommended the Offer for reasons which smack of resignation rather than appropriate deliberation. Investors beware.</li>
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In March, when the JIP Offer for Toshiba Corp (6502 JP) was announced, the Toshiba Board supported the Offer but declined, at the time, to recommend it to shareholders. 

"[The price] has clearly not reached the level at which it is possible to recommend to general shareholders that they tender their shares at this time." That was then.
10 weeks later and the Board has a Revised Opinion. It has recommended the Offer for reasons which smack of resignation rather than appropriate deliberation. Investors beware.


Toshiba's Board Buckles Under - As Things Stand, Board Supports and Recommends JIP Offer

Semiconductors, Memory and SSDs Specialist, Objective Analysis

Jim Handy

Semiconductors, Memory and SSDs Specialist

Objective Analysis

Objective Analysis offers third-party independent market research and data for the semiconductor industry and investors in the semiconductor industry.

Semiconductors, Memory and SSDs

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul>
<li>The steep part of the chip collapse has run its course, and prices are now following cost</li>
<li>Revenues will rise once demand growth fully offsets price decreases, probably in the fourth quarter</li>
<li>The market will regain profitability only after a new shortage develops, which may be the middle of 2024</li>
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The steep part of the chip collapse has run its course, and prices are now following cost
Revenues will rise once demand growth fully offsets price decreases, probably in the fourth quarter
The market will regain profitability only after a new shortage develops, which may be the middle of 2024


Articles from Caixin Global, Caixin Global

Caixin Global

Articles from Caixin Global

Caixin is a media group dedicated to providing financial and business news through periodicals, online content, mobile apps, conferences, books and TV/video programs. Caixin aims to blaze a trail that helps traditional media prosper in the new media age through integrated multimedia platforms.

News from Caixin

Cross Asset Strategy

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Managing Director, Zero One, Zero One

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

Equity Bottom-Up

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

<ul>
<li>China bans Micron chips for critical information infrastructure -- Taiwanese firms could benefit by straddling both sides of the trade tensions.</li>
<li>TSMC rallies as U.S. and Japan advance incentives for TSMC and Taiwanese firms.</li>
<li>Nvida earnings this week -- We'll see if the AI leader can keep the market excited about AI's brave new world.</li>
</ul>


China bans Micron chips for critical information infrastructure -- Taiwanese firms could benefit by straddling both sides of the trade tensions.
TSMC rallies as U.S. and Japan advance incentives for TSMC and Taiwanese firms.
Nvida earnings this week -- We'll see if the AI leader can keep the market excited about AI's brave new world.


Taiwan Tech Weekly: China Micron Restrictions; Taiwan Benefit From 'Chip Tensions'; Nvidia Earnings

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Micron Technology, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets dynamic random access memory chips (DRAMs), very fast static random access memory chips (SRAMs), Flash Memory, other semiconductor components, and memory modules.

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MVIS US Listed Semiconductor 25 Index Rebalance: Chipping Away

No constituent changes, but there are float/capping changes. Estimated one-way turnover is 3.9% resulting in a one-way trade of US$358m. Stocks are...

Brian Freitas

Toshiba's Board Buckles Under - As Things Stand, Board Supports and Recommends JIP Offer

In March, Toshiba's Board said they could not recommend JIP's price. 10 weeks later, Peers are up, Toshiba fwd earnings f/casts are up vs peers,...

Travis Lundy

Where Are We in the Semiconductor Cycle?

Will the semiconductor market turn around? Revenues are likely to regain modest growth in the fourth quarter, but profits shouldn't return until...

Jim Handy

CX Daily: Chinese Fast Fashion Platforms Could Be Next U.S. Target

E-commerce /In Depth: Chinese fast fashion platforms could be next U.S. target Sentiment /: British firms ‘conditionally optimistic’ about their...

Caixin Global

Taiwan Tech Weekly: China Micron Restrictions; Taiwan Benefit From 'Chip Tensions'; Nvidia Earnings

Nvida earnings this week -- We'll see if the AI leader can keep the market excited about AI's brave new world. Mediatek a potential future winnner...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

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