Asia and Global Semiconductor and Tech Research

Andrew Lu

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>The oversupply of 8"/12" mature technology and price war especially within China for the next 5 years is inevitable, especially negative for SMIC and Hua Hong Semi.</li>
<li>Production moving out of China semi demand might increase to 65-70% in next five years to benefit Globalfoundries, UMC, Vanguard, Powerchip mitigating impacts from rising domestic replacement in China.  </li>
<li>By building up in-house fabs, Huawei and HiSilicon supply chain vendors will be benefited the most like semiconductor equipment, material, fab construction, CoWoS interposer, and CoWoS packaging vendors.</li>
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The oversupply of 8"/12" mature technology and price war especially within China for the next 5 years is inevitable, especially negative for SMIC and Hua Hong Semi.
Production moving out of China semi demand might increase to 65-70% in next five years to benefit Globalfoundries, UMC, Vanguard, Powerchip mitigating impacts from rising domestic replacement in China.  
By building up in-house fabs, Huawei and HiSilicon supply chain vendors will be benefited the most like semiconductor equipment, material, fab construction, CoWoS interposer, and CoWoS packaging vendors.


No Sign of Selling Advanced Scanners by ASML to China Customers, Implications

Pan-Asia Index Flows & Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Pan-Asia Index Flows & Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Event-Driven

Foxconn Industrial Internet / Event-Driven

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<li>SSE 50 and SSE180, respectively, aim to represent the performance of the 50 and 180 largest and most liquid A-share stocks listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.</li>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at our expectations for potential index changes for SSE 50 and SSE 180 during the June 2024 index rebal event.</li>
<li>There could be five changes for the SSE 50 index and 18 changes for the SSE 180 index in June 2024.</li>
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SSE 50 and SSE180, respectively, aim to represent the performance of the 50 and 180 largest and most liquid A-share stocks listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
In this insight, we take a look at our expectations for potential index changes for SSE 50 and SSE 180 during the June 2024 index rebal event.
There could be five changes for the SSE 50 index and 18 changes for the SSE 180 index in June 2024.


Quiddity Leaderboard SSE50/180 Jun 24: US$1bn+ Index Flows Possible

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 analyze the weekly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of December 8th.</li>
<li>We estimate the weekly outflows to be US$753.7 million, led by financials, consumer discretionary, and offset by information technology, materials, health care.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Moutai, Zhongji Innolight, Will Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Shanghai, Wuxi Apptec, Tianqi Lithium, Wuliangye, Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare, Hygon Information Technology, Midea.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of December 8th.
We estimate the weekly outflows to be US$753.7 million, led by financials, consumer discretionary, and offset by information technology, materials, health care.
We highlight flows for Moutai, Zhongji Innolight, Will Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Shanghai, Wuxi Apptec, Tianqi Lithium, Wuliangye, Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare, Hygon Information Technology, Midea.


Northbound Flows (Dec 8th): Moutai, Zhongji Innolight, Will Semiconductor, Shanghai, Wuxi Apptec

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

Hygon Information Technology C / Event-Driven

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<li>There are 3 changes for the CNI Semiconductor Chips Index that will be implemented at the close on 8 December.</li>
<li>This is yet another index inclusion for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hygon-information-technology-c" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36366:1" rel="noopener">Hygon Information Technology C (688041 CH)</a> - the stock continues to move higher on expected passive buying over the next two weeks.</li>
<li>Over the last 6 months, the adds have underperformed the deletes but there has been a significant improvement in performance over the last 2 months.</li>
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There are 3 changes for the CNI Semiconductor Chips Index that will be implemented at the close on 8 December.
This is yet another index inclusion for Hygon Information Technology C (688041 CH) - the stock continues to move higher on expected passive buying over the next two weeks.
Over the last 6 months, the adds have underperformed the deletes but there has been a significant improvement in performance over the last 2 months.


CNI Semiconductor Chips Index Rebalance: Yet Another Index Inclusion for Hygon

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<li>There are 3 changes for the CES China Semiconductor Chips Index that will be implemented at the close on 8 December.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hygon-information-technology-c" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36366:1" rel="noopener">Hygon Information Technology C (688041 CH)</a> will be added to a global index in a week and then there will be multiple index inflows at the close on 8 December.</li>
<li>After underperforming from May to September, the adds have gained ground on the deletes over the last two months and there could be further outperformance over the next two weeks.</li>
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There are 3 changes for the CES China Semiconductor Chips Index that will be implemented at the close on 8 December.

Hygon Information Technology C (688041 CH) will be added to a global index in a week and then there will be multiple index inflows at the close on 8 December.
After underperforming from May to September, the adds have gained ground on the deletes over the last two months and there could be further outperformance over the next two weeks.


CES China Semiconductor Chips Index Rebalance: Another Inclusion for Hygon

China

Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc. China manufactures micro-fabrication equipment. The Company researches, develops, produces, and sells semiconductor equipment. Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment China provides its products for semiconductor and adjacent high technology industries.

Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equ (688012 CH)

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No Sign of Selling Advanced Scanners by ASML to China Customers, Implications

No Sign of Selling Advanced Scanners by ASML to China Customers, Implications; Huawei and HiSilicon supply chain vendors will be benefited the most

Andrew Lu

Quiddity Leaderboard SSE50/180 Jun 24: US$1bn+ Index Flows Possible

One-way flows for the SSE 50 and SSE 180 during the June 2024 index rebal could be roughly US$891mn and US$187mn respectively.

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Northbound Flows (Dec 8th): Moutai, Zhongji Innolight, Will Semiconductor, Shanghai, Wuxi Apptec

We analyzed northbound Shanghai/Shenzhen connect flows in the past week and highlight flows for Moutai, Zhongji Innolight, Will Semiconductor Co.,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

CNI Semiconductor Chips Index Rebalance: Yet Another Index Inclusion for Hygon

There are 3 changes for the CNI Semiconductor Chips Index. Hygon has been added, making it yet another index inclusion. The adds have started to...

Brian Freitas

CES China Semiconductor Chips Index Rebalance: Another Inclusion for Hygon

There are 3 changes for the CES China Semiconductor Chips Index in Dec. Hygon gains another index inclusion - one takes place later this month...

Brian Freitas

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