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>There were a few rebalance announcements in the last week and the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sse-science-and-technology-innovation-board-50-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29279:1" rel="noopener">SSE STAR50 (STAR50 INDEX)</a> and STAR100 Index rebalances were implemented at the close on Friday.</li>
<li>There are a lot of rebalances that will be implemented at the close on the coming Thursday and Friday.</li>
<li>Another big week of inflows for onshore China ETFs with Central Huijin likely behind the big flows to ETFs tracking the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-shenzhen-csi-300-inde" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22906:1" rel="noopener">Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 Inde (SHSZ300 INDEX)</a>. </li>
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There were a few rebalance announcements in the last week and the SSE STAR50 (STAR50 INDEX) and STAR100 Index rebalances were implemented at the close on Friday.
There are a lot of rebalances that will be implemented at the close on the coming Thursday and Friday.
Another big week of inflows for onshore China ETFs with Central Huijin likely behind the big flows to ETFs tracking the Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 Inde (SHSZ300 INDEX). 


Index Rebalance & ETF Flow Recap: NKY, ASX, CSI300, A50, STTF, LowVol30, Value Up

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 analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX Stocks as of Mar 1st which has an aggregated holding worth USD517.4bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD1,159mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign instistutions.</li>
<li>We highlight foreign changes in Sk Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Hanwha Aerospace, Kakao, LG Chem.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX Stocks as of Mar 1st which has an aggregated holding worth USD517.4bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD1,159mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign instistutions.
We highlight foreign changes in Sk Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Hanwha Aerospace, Kakao, LG Chem.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Mar 1st): Sk Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Hanwha Aerospace, Kakao

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>In this insight, we discuss the alpha generation through companies that announced share buybacks in Korea in January and February 2024.</li>
<li>We provide a list of 22 stocks in the Korean stock market that have announced share buyback programs in the past two months.</li>
<li>Major companies that have announced share buybacks in Korea in the past two months include Shinhan Financial, Hyundai Mobis, and Samick Musical Instruments. All three have outperformed the market. </li>
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In this insight, we discuss the alpha generation through companies that announced share buybacks in Korea in January and February 2024.
We provide a list of 22 stocks in the Korean stock market that have announced share buyback programs in the past two months.
Major companies that have announced share buybacks in Korea in the past two months include Shinhan Financial, Hyundai Mobis, and Samick Musical Instruments. All three have outperformed the market. 


Alpha Generation Through Share Buybacks in Korea: Bi-Monthly (Jan and Feb 2024)

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX Stocks as of Feb 23rd which has an aggregated holding worth USD519.8bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD2,484mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign instistutions.</li>
<li>We highlight foreign changes in Hanwha Ocean, Sk Hynix, Posco Holdings, Samsung C&amp;T.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX Stocks as of Feb 23rd which has an aggregated holding worth USD519.8bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD2,484mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign instistutions.
We highlight foreign changes in Hanwha Ocean, Sk Hynix, Posco Holdings, Samsung C&amp;T.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Feb 23rd): Hanwha Ocean, Sk Hynix, Posco Holdings, Samsung C&T

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX Stocks as of Feb 16th which has an aggregated holding worth USD510.6bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD1,177mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign instistutions.</li>
<li>We highlight foreign changes in SK Hynix, Hyundai Motor, KB Financial Group, Samsung C&amp;T, Samsung Electronics.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX Stocks as of Feb 16th which has an aggregated holding worth USD510.6bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD1,177mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign instistutions.
We highlight foreign changes in SK Hynix, Hyundai Motor, KB Financial Group, Samsung C&amp;T, Samsung Electronics.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Feb 16th): SK Hynix, Hyundai Motor, KB Financial Group, Samsung C&T

South Korea

Kia Corporation manufactures, sells, and exports passenger cars, mini-buses, trucks and commercial vehicles. The Company also manufactures auto-parts and tools using hybrid electric and fuel cell technology. Kia markets its products worldwide.

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Kia Corp (000270 KS)

Index Rebalance & ETF Flow Recap: NKY, ASX, CSI300, A50, STTF, LowVol30, Value Up

This recap highlights Insights covering Asian index rebalances (announcements/ forecasts/ IPO Fast Entry/ M&A driven changes). We also highlight...

Brian Freitas

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Mar 1st): Sk Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Hanwha Aerospace, Kakao

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Sk Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Hanwha Aerospace,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Feb 23rd): Hanwha Ocean, Sk Hynix, Posco Holdings, Samsung C&T

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Hanwha Ocean, Sk Hynix, Posco Holdings, Samsung C&T.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Feb 16th): SK Hynix, Hyundai Motor, KB Financial Group, Samsung C&T

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in SK Hynix, Hyundai Motor, KB Financial Group,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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