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>As of 8 May, we see three potential changes to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ishares-china-large-cap-etf" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:766:1" rel="noopener">iShares China Large-Cap (FXI) (FXI US)</a> at the June rebalance. This is mainly driven by the inclusions.</li>
<li>There is over 1 day of ADV to trade on all stocks with the largest impact on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beigene-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27352:1" rel="noopener">BeiGene Ltd (6160 HK)</a> at nearly 4 days of ADV.</li>
<li>Short interest has been increasing on the potential adds as they have run up a lot in the last few months.</li>
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As of 8 May, we see three potential changes to the iShares China Large-Cap (FXI) (FXI US) at the June rebalance. This is mainly driven by the inclusions.
There is over 1 day of ADV to trade on all stocks with the largest impact on BeiGene Ltd (6160 HK) at nearly 4 days of ADV.
Short interest has been increasing on the potential adds as they have run up a lot in the last few months.


FXI Rebalance Preview: Three Potential Changes in June

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>A significant change in 23Q1 was not just a narrowing of net loss, but a sudden turnaround in sales profit under the rapid revenue growth, which was an important leap.</li>
<li>BeiGene’s commercialization capabilities largely rely on high expense level that significantly deviating from the industry average, making eventual commercialization success more difficult. BeiGene is an "outlier" even among global peers.</li>
<li>How to control expenses while ensuring sustained sales growth and long-term competitiveness is an important issue for BeiGene. If no new blockbuster product emerges ultimately, high valuation would not last.</li>
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A significant change in 23Q1 was not just a narrowing of net loss, but a sudden turnaround in sales profit under the rapid revenue growth, which was an important leap.
BeiGene’s commercialization capabilities largely rely on high expense level that significantly deviating from the industry average, making eventual commercialization success more difficult. BeiGene is an "outlier" even among global peers.
How to control expenses while ensuring sustained sales growth and long-term competitiveness is an important issue for BeiGene. If no new blockbuster product emerges ultimately, high valuation would not last.


BeiGene (6160.HK/BGNE.US) 23Q1 - Qualitative Changes Are Taking Place

Pan-Asia Index Flows & Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Pan-Asia Index Flows & Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

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<li>In my previous insight in Mid-March 2023, we had a look at the potential index changes and the resultant capping flows for the HSCEI Index in June 2023.</li>
<li>Since then, our flow expectations have changed with changes in prices and/or float and total share counts.</li>
<li>Here are our latest flow expectations based on the current prices.</li>
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In my previous insight in Mid-March 2023, we had a look at the potential index changes and the resultant capping flows for the HSCEI Index in June 2023.
Since then, our flow expectations have changed with changes in prices and/or float and total share counts.
Here are our latest flow expectations based on the current prices.


Quiddity HSCEI Jun 23 Flow Expectations Update: Two Expected Changes, US$608mn One-Way Flow

China/Asia TMT

Shawn Yang

China growth and global non-US Internet equities

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Blue Lotus Research is a Hong Kong Type 4 Licensed investment advisory firm focusing on Chinese growth equities and global non-US Internet equities

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>We see the future, post decoupling world to have two operating systems, one surrounding US and the other surrounding China.</li>
<li>Both US and China will develop respective partners to complete their ecosystems. We will soon have a world running on two sets of standards</li>
<li>While the western world dominates the old order and the new frontiers, China is leading in the new order of energy, drug and manufacturing.</li>
</ul>


We see the future, post decoupling world to have two operating systems, one surrounding US and the other surrounding China.
Both US and China will develop respective partners to complete their ecosystems. We will soon have a world running on two sets of standards
While the western world dominates the old order and the new frontiers, China is leading in the new order of energy, drug and manufacturing.


[Blue Lotus Sector Update]: All Will Have a Bright Future

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<li>BABA/700.HK/BIDU: AliCloud will significantly cuts prices of its cloud products (-/-/-)</li>
<li>PDD: Temu expands into multiple European countries in Germany, Netherland, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom. (+)</li>
<li>BGNE: Ociperlimab/Novartis trimmed 10% of its pipeline in C1Q23 earnings and did not mention Ociperlimab (-)</li>
</ul>


BABA/700.HK/BIDU: AliCloud will significantly cuts prices of its cloud products (-/-/-)
PDD: Temu expands into multiple European countries in Germany, Netherland, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom. (+)
BGNE: Ociperlimab/Novartis trimmed 10% of its pipeline in C1Q23 earnings and did not mention Ociperlimab (-)


China TMT Update (Apr.27) - BABA/700.HK/BIDU/PDD/BGNE: AliCloud Will Significantly Cuts Prices

China

BeiGene, Ltd. operates as a commercial stage biopharmaceutical company. The Company focuses on discovery, development, and commercialization of molecularly targeted and immuno-oncology drugs for the treatment of cancer. BeiGene serves patients worldwide.

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BeiGene (6160 HK)

FXI Rebalance Preview: Three Potential Changes in June

There could be 3 changes for the FXI in June. Some stocks are close to the add/delete zone, so relative perf needs to be watch. Passive trackers...

Brian Freitas

BeiGene (6160.HK/BGNE.US) 23Q1 - Qualitative Changes Are Taking Place

BeiGene made breakthrough in sales profit in 23Q1.But to achieve overall breakeven needs the success of the 3rd blockbuster drug.When such...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Quiddity HSCEI Jun 23 Flow Expectations Update: Two Expected Changes, US$608mn One-Way Flow

There seem to be 5 inflow names (including the two expected ADDs) and 47 outflow names (including the two expected DELs). My latest estimate for...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

[Blue Lotus Sector Update]: All Will Have a Bright Future

We see the future, post decoupling world to have two operating systems, one surrounding US and the other surrounding China.

Blue Lotus Research Institute

China TMT Update (Apr.27) - BABA/700.HK/BIDU/PDD/BGNE: AliCloud Will Significantly Cuts Prices

BGNE: Ociperlimab/Novartis trimmed 10% of its pipeline BABA/700.HK/BIDU: AliCloud will significantly cuts prices (-/-/-) PDD: Temu expands into...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

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