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>Hang Seng Indexes has changed the index handling treatment for Secondary Listings and Dual Primary Listings from the next rebalance in March.</li>
<li>The changes could lead to an increase in the index weighting for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/li-auto-inc-3dbe6187-544f-40dd-b9f9-72fba9c0110e" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33811:1" rel="noopener">Li Auto (2015 HK)</a> and the inclusion of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xpeng-inc-4cc65854-d10c-4d20-bf7e-ca0e016715ff" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33772:1" rel="noopener">XPeng (9868 HK)</a> at the March rebalance.</li>
<li>The improved rankings for the Secondary and Dual Primary listings will lead to other changes to the index in March.</li>
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Hang Seng Indexes has changed the index handling treatment for Secondary Listings and Dual Primary Listings from the next rebalance in March.
The changes could lead to an increase in the index weighting for Li Auto (2015 HK) and the inclusion of XPeng (9868 HK) at the March rebalance.
The improved rankings for the Secondary and Dual Primary listings will lead to other changes to the index in March.


HSCEI: Index Handling Changes for Secondary & Dual-Primary Listings

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 latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Dec 2nd.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. </li>
<li>We highlight short changes in Kuaishou, GCL, Haidilao, Wharf, Haichang Ocean Park, Xiaomi, China Gas, Netease.</li>
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We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Dec 2nd.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. 
We highlight short changes in Kuaishou, GCL, Haidilao, Wharf, Haichang Ocean Park, Xiaomi, China Gas, Netease.


HK Short Interest Weekly: Kuaishou, GCL, Haidilao

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.</li>
<li>On the IPO front, the usual year end rush in smaller deals appears to have resumed.</li>
<li>On placements front, this week was one for real estate with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/country-garden-holdings-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5225:1" rel="noopener">Country Garden Holdings Co (2007 HK)</a>, Macrotech, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/seazen" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14882:1" rel="noopener">Seazen (1030 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nippon-prologis-reit-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15683:1" rel="noopener">Nippon Prologis Reit (3283 JP)</a> undertaking deals.</li>
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Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.
On the IPO front, the usual year end rush in smaller deals appears to have resumed.
On placements front, this week was one for real estate with Country Garden Holdings Co (2007 HK), Macrotech, Seazen (1030 HK) and Nippon Prologis Reit (3283 JP) undertaking deals.


ECM Weekly (11th Dec 2022) - ITail, Sunshine, Weilong, VinFast, Skymark, Tian Tu, Cntry Gard, Nippon

Telco/Internet specialist

Kirk Boodry

Redex Research

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>Alibaba is up 20% QTD and the public Vision Fund portfolio is on track for its first positive quarter in almost two years thanks to China upside, mostly for Didi</li>
<li>That has kept the share price elevated even as the discount to fair value has expanded since buybacks ended at Q2 results</li>
<li>At 34% now, there is room for the discount to expand further as the range before the buyback surge was generally closer to 40%</li>
</ul>


Alibaba is up 20% QTD and the public Vision Fund portfolio is on track for its first positive quarter in almost two years thanks to China upside, mostly for Didi
That has kept the share price elevated even as the discount to fair value has expanded since buybacks ended at Q2 results
At 34% now, there is room for the discount to expand further as the range before the buyback surge was generally closer to 40%


Softbank Group - China Rebound Has Helped After End-Of-Buyback Hangover

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Covid-19 / Chinese cities continue shift from ‘zero-Covid’.
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Gold / China reports first rise in gold reserves since 2019.
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Carbon / China’s local governments set out plans to meet 2030 peak carbon goal.
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Covid-19 / Chinese cities continue shift from ‘zero-Covid’.


Gold / China reports first rise in gold reserves since 2019.


Carbon / China’s local governments set out plans to meet 2030 peak carbon goal.



CX Daily: Chinese Cities Continue Shift From ‘Zero-Covid’

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HSCEI: Index Handling Changes for Secondary & Dual-Primary Listings

Hang Seng Indexes has changed the index handling for Secondary and Dual Primary Listings. Xpeng could be added to the HSCEI in March replacing...

Brian Freitas

HK Short Interest Weekly: Kuaishou, GCL, Haidilao

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Dec 2nd and highlight short interest changes in Kuaishou, GCL, Haidilao,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

ECM Weekly (11th Dec 2022) - ITail, Sunshine, Weilong, VinFast, Skymark, Tian Tu, Cntry Gard, Nippon

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Sumeet Singh

Softbank Group - China Rebound Has Helped After End-Of-Buyback Hangover

A China re-rating has boosted the value of Alibaba and could help Vision Fund deliver its first positive quarter in almost two years but the...

Kirk Boodry

CX Daily: Chinese Cities Continue Shift From ‘Zero-Covid’

Chinese cities continue shift from ‘zero-Covid’. China reports first rise in gold reserves since 2019. China’s local governments set out plans to...

Caixin Global

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