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

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>Total short interest in Hong Kong is HK$435.1bn, marginally higher from end-December. Short notional has moved in line with the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hong-kong-hang-seng-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22899:1" rel="noopener">Hong Kong Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX)</a>. </li>
<li>Total short notional of the KOSPI and KOSDAQ market has moved up since end-December and is in line with the move higher in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/korea-stock-exchange-kospi-200-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26021:1" rel="noopener">KOSPI2 INDEX</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kosdaq-150-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31077:1" rel="noopener">KOSDAQ 150 Index</a>.</li>
<li>Short notional in Taiwan is lower over the quarter even as the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/taiwan-stock-exchange-weighted-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26056:1" rel="noopener">TWSE INDEX</a> has moved higher over the period. There has been big short covering on some stocks.</li>
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Total short interest in Hong Kong is HK$435.1bn, marginally higher from end-December. Short notional has moved in line with the Hong Kong Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX). 
Total short notional of the KOSPI and KOSDAQ market has moved up since end-December and is in line with the move higher in the KOSPI2 INDEX and KOSDAQ 150 Index.
Short notional in Taiwan is lower over the quarter even as the TWSE INDEX has moved higher over the period. There has been big short covering on some stocks.


Short Interest Movements (Q1 2023): HK, Korea, Taiwan, Australia

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.

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<li>We analyze the weekly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of March 31st.</li>
<li>We estimate the weekly inflows to be US$1,598.1 million, led by consumer staples, industrials, communication services sectors, and offset by financials, materials.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Kweichow Moutai, Contemporary Amperex Technology, Byd, China Petroleum And Chemical, Foxconn Industrial Internet, Haier Smart Home, Beijing Kingsoft Office Software.Inc, East Money Information, Gree Electric Appliances.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of March 31st.
We estimate the weekly inflows to be US$1,598.1 million, led by consumer staples, industrials, communication services sectors, and offset by financials, materials.
We highlight flows for Kweichow Moutai, Contemporary Amperex Technology, Byd, China Petroleum And Chemical, Foxconn Industrial Internet, Haier Smart Home, Beijing Kingsoft Office Software.Inc, East Money Information, Gree Electric Appliances.


Northbound Flows (Mar 31st): Moutai, CATL, Byd, Sinopec, Foxconn, Haier Smart Home

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<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Mar 24th.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. </li>
<li>We estimate the total short interest to  increase by 1.4% week on week and highlight short changes in Bidu, Baba, Byd Company.</li>
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We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Mar 24th.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. 
We estimate the total short interest to  increase by 1.4% week on week and highlight short changes in Bidu, Baba, Byd Company.


HK Short Interest Weekly: Bidu, Baba, Byd Company

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News from Caixin

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<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Mar 17th.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. </li>
<li>We highlight short changes in Meituan, Gcl Tech, Link Reit, Sensetime, Trip.Com, Hsbc, Baba, Wuxi Apptec.</li>
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We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Mar 17th.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. 
We highlight short changes in Meituan, Gcl Tech, Link Reit, Sensetime, Trip.Com, Hsbc, Baba, Wuxi Apptec.


HK Short Interest Weekly: Meituan, Gcl Tech, Link Reit, Sensetime, Trip.Com, Hsbc, Baba, Wuxi Apptec

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BYD Company Limited, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells automobiles. The Company also researches, develops, manufactures and sells batteries, which are applied on mobile phones, cordless phones, power tools and other kinds of portable electronic devices.

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Short Interest Movements (Q1 2023): HK, Korea, Taiwan, Australia

The Insight looks at movements in short interest across HK, Korea, Taiwan and Australia stocks over Q1 and highlights large increases/decreases in...

Brian Freitas

Northbound Flows (Mar 31st): Moutai, CATL, Byd, Sinopec, Foxconn, Haier Smart Home

We analyzed the Shanghai/Shenzhen Connect Scheme for last week and highlight flows for Moutai, CATL, Byd, Sinopec, Foxconn, Haier Smart Home.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Short Interest Weekly: Bidu, Baba, Byd Company

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Mar 24th and highlight short interest changes in Bidu, Baba, Byd Company.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

CX Daily: Chinese Auto Makers Rev Up Price War in Race for Market Dominance

Cover Story: Chinese automakers rev up price war in race for market dominance. China will do more to open its markets, vice premier says

Caixin Global

HK Short Interest Weekly: Meituan, Gcl Tech, Link Reit, Sensetime, Trip.Com, Hsbc, Baba, Wuxi Apptec

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Mar 17th and highlight short interest changes in Meituan, Gcl Tech, Link...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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