Managing Director, Zero One, Zero One

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

Zero One

Founded in 2015, Zero One produces independent investment research and provides corporate finance advisory services with a focus on both listed and private technology companies. Founder Vincent Fernando has over 20 years of experience in US and Asia capital markets.

Independent Investment Research

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Long Nvidia vs. Short Basket of Taiwan AI Concept Stocks -- The trade has held steady since our last piece with Nvidia outperforming the shorts slightly.</li>
<li>CES 2024 will be held January 9th to 12th. It will showcase AI expanding into a wide range of Edge AI applications such as home appliances and PCs.</li>
<li>One can maintain the L/S trade into CES 2024 given that the Taiwan AI Short Basket constituents are unlikely to be beneficiaries of positive news flow from the event.</li>
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Long Nvidia vs. Short Basket of Taiwan AI Concept Stocks -- The trade has held steady since our last piece with Nvidia outperforming the shorts slightly.
CES 2024 will be held January 9th to 12th. It will showcase AI expanding into a wide range of Edge AI applications such as home appliances and PCs.
One can maintain the L/S trade into CES 2024 given that the Taiwan AI Short Basket constituents are unlikely to be beneficiaries of positive news flow from the event.


Nvidia Vs. Taiwan Short Basket: Hedge Working; CES 2024 Likely Positive for Nvidia Vs. Basket

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

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<li>Overall, it was a strong week for Taiwan Tech. TSMC and Mediatek showed strong performances, as well as key names we like such as Yageo and Himax.</li>
<li>AI-Related Taiwan plays showed relative weakness. This weakness interestingly happened during a week when <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nvidia-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5891:1" rel="noopener">NVIDIA Corp (NVDA US) </a>performed well.</li>
<li>According to insight provider Patrick Liao, MediaTek WiFi 7 chip competition is likely to become fierce in 2024.</li>
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Overall, it was a strong week for Taiwan Tech. TSMC and Mediatek showed strong performances, as well as key names we like such as Yageo and Himax.
AI-Related Taiwan plays showed relative weakness. This weakness interestingly happened during a week when NVIDIA Corp (NVDA US) performed well.
According to insight provider Patrick Liao, MediaTek WiFi 7 chip competition is likely to become fierce in 2024.


Taiwan Tech Weekly: AI Plays Weak Despite Strong Taiwan Tech Market Performance

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<li>Taiwan AI Plays Top Losers Recently, Dell Results Coming Today U.S. Time to Provide Color for PCs and Servers</li>
<li>Taiwan Tech Post-Earnings Takeaways: Semis Margins Underestimated? Hardware 2024E Forecasts Ramped</li>
<li>Nanya, Yageo Top Gainers; We Rate the Stocks Outperform and Structural Long Respectively</li>
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Taiwan AI Plays Top Losers Recently, Dell Results Coming Today U.S. Time to Provide Color for PCs and Servers
Taiwan Tech Post-Earnings Takeaways: Semis Margins Underestimated? Hardware 2024E Forecasts Ramped
Nanya, Yageo Top Gainers; We Rate the Stocks Outperform and Structural Long Respectively


Taiwan Tech Weekly: Taiwan AI Top Losers; Dell to Provide PC/Server Color; Post-3Q Results Takeaways

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 TWSE Stocks as of Nov 24th which has an aggregated holding worth USD675.5bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top changes by value for 1 week, one 4 weeks, 1 year and top stocks held by foreign instutions by dollar value.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD1,213mln and highlight foreign changes in TSMC, Mediatek, Wistron.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Nov 24th which has an aggregated holding worth USD675.5bn.
We tabulate league table for top changes by value for 1 week, one 4 weeks, 1 year and top stocks held by foreign instutions by dollar value.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD1,213mln and highlight foreign changes in TSMC, Mediatek, Wistron.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Nov 24th): TSMC, Mediatek, Wistron

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Nov 17th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD14.9bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Asustek Computer, TSMC, Via Tech, Wistron, Gigabyte Tech, Compal Elec, Mediatek, Accton Tech.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Nov 17th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD14.9bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Asustek Computer, TSMC, Via Tech, Wistron, Gigabyte Tech, Compal Elec, Mediatek, Accton Tech.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Nov 17th): Asustek Computer, TSMC, Via Tech, Wistron, Gigabyte Tech

Taiwan

Wistron NeWeb Corporation manufactures wireless communication systems.  The Company's products include satellite communication, wireless networking, embedded antenna, and mobile handset products.

EZconn Corp is a communication components provider. The Company designs and manufactures a variety of RF and fiber optics solutions. EZconn serves customers worldwide.

Sercomm Corporation manufactures and markets network server products. The Company's products include printer servers, communication servers, uninterruptible power supply (UPS) servers, simple network management protocol (SNMP) agents, and serial servers.  Sercomm also produces notebook computers.

Arcadyan Technology Corporation provides wireless solutions. The Company specializes in broadband access, multimedia, and wireless technology solutions. Arcadyan's products include wireless routers and 802.11g minicards.

Alpha Networks Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets networking equipment. The Company's products include Ethernet LAN (Local Area Network) adapters, switches, ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) modems and routers, wireless LAN adapters, etc.

Gemtek Technology Corp. manufactures and markets wireless local area network (WLAN) personal computer memory card interface adapter (PCMCIA) cards, wireless gateways, wireless routers, access points, and other related wireless products. The Company also  provides wireless solutions.

Zero One Technology Co., Ltd. operates as a distributor to market network software and hardware.  The Company sells products of Microsoft, Cisco, Novell, Lotus, Oracle, Seednet, Computer Associates, Symantec, Trend, Xircom, and IBM in Taiwan.

FOCI Fiber Optic Communications, Inc. manufactures telecommunications and related electronic products. The Company produces fiber optic passive components including interconnect, splitters, film fiter, micro-optic products, and sub-assemblies. FOCI offers products to customers both domestically and internationally.

Advanced Ceramic X Corporation researches, develops, manufactures and sells high frequency (HF) components and modules, as well as HF chip ceramic components. The Company offers products such as band pass filters, baluns, balanced filters, diplexers, couplers, antennas, antenna modules, Bluetooth modules, front-end modules and antenna switch modules, as well as HF chip ceramic components.

Unizyx Holding Corp develops, manufactures, and markets communication products. The Company's main products are broadband products, modems, integrated services digital network (ISDN) modems, ISDN terminal adapters, routers, and network equipment.

Ubiquiti Inc. provides wireless networking products and solutions. The Company offers radios, antennas, and management tools that have been designed to deliver carrier class performance for wireless networking and other applications in the unlicensed radio frequency. Ubiquiti operates in the State of New York.

BYD Electronic International Co., Ltd. researches, develops, manufactures handset components such as handset casings and handset keypads and modules for handset manufacturers.  The Company also provides assembly services comprising assembly service and PCB assembly service to global handset manufacturers.

EchoStar Corporation manufactures broadcast satellite receivers and antennas, and offers commercial satellite services.

ZTE Corporation develops and markets switches, access servers, videoconferencing systems, mobile communication systems, data communication devices, and optical communication devices.  The Company also offers networking solutions for setup, refurbishment and optimization of networks.

Juniper Networks, Inc. provides Internet infrastructure solutions for Internet service providers and other telecommunications service providers.  The Company offers network infrastructure solutions that includes IP routing, Ethernet switching, security and application acceleration solutions.

F5 Networks, Inc. provides integrated Internet traffic management solutions designed to improve the availability and performance of mission-critical Internet-based servers and applications.  The Company's software-based solutions manage, control and optimize Internet traffic and content.  F5's solutions automatically deliver Internet content for service providers and e-businesses.

Ciena Corporation develops and markets communications network platforms and software, and offers professional services.  The Company's broadband access, data and optical networking platforms, software tools, and global network services support worldwide telecom and cable/MSO services providers, and enterprise and government networks.

Suzhou TFC Optical Communication Co., Ltd. researches, develops, and distributes fiber optic components.

Yealink Network Technology Corporation Limited operates as a communication equipment manufacturer. The Company provides telephones, unified communication terminals, video conferencing systems, conference phones, and other accessories. Yealink Network Technology serves customers worldwide.

Yealink Network Technology Cor (300628 CH)

Hengtong Optic-electric Co., Ltd. manufactures and distributes optical fiber and optical cables.

Accton Technology Corporation researches, develops, manufactures, and markets computer network system products such as adapters, hubs, switches, routers, and bridges. The Company also manufactures network computers and network peripheral equipment.

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Accton Technology (2345 TT)

Nvidia Vs. Taiwan Short Basket: Hedge Working; CES 2024 Likely Positive for Nvidia Vs. Basket

CES 2024 will be held January 9th to 12th. It will showcase AI expanding into a wide range of Edge AI applications such as home appliances and PCs.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Taiwan Tech Weekly: AI Plays Weak Despite Strong Taiwan Tech Market Performance

AI-Related Taiwan plays showed relative weakness. This weakness interestingly happened during a week when NVIDIA Corp (NVDA US) performed well.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Taiwan Tech Weekly: Taiwan AI Top Losers; Dell to Provide PC/Server Color; Post-3Q Results Takeaways

Nanya and Yageo have been top gainers recently with Yageo achieving new 52-week highs; We rate the stocks as Outperform and Structural Long...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Nov 24th): TSMC, Mediatek, Wistron

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlight foreign holding changes in TSMC, Mediatek, Wistron.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Nov 17th): Asustek Computer, TSMC, Via Tech, Wistron, Gigabyte Tech

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in Asustek Computer, TSMC, Via Tech, Wistron,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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