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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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zhongsheng-group-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10573:1" rel="noopener">Zhongsheng Group (881 HK)</a> pops up as a potential deletion yet again and a much lower rank raises the probability of deletion to just short of a near certainty.</li>
<li>With <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beigene-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27352:1" rel="noopener">BeiGene (6160 HK)</a> failing the Velocity Test for Tradeable Indexes, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zhongsheng-group-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10573:1" rel="noopener">Zhongsheng Group (881 HK)</a>'s deletion from the index should result in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-unicom-hong-kong-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1016:1" rel="noopener">China Unicom Hong Kong (762 HK)</a>'s inclusion. </li>
<li>Estimated one-way turnover at the rebalance is 1.47% resulting in a one-way trade of HK$946m. Passives will need to trade over 2.5x ADV on both stocks.</li>
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Zhongsheng Group (881 HK) pops up as a potential deletion yet again and a much lower rank raises the probability of deletion to just short of a near certainty.
With BeiGene (6160 HK) failing the Velocity Test for Tradeable Indexes, Zhongsheng Group (881 HK)'s deletion from the index should result in China Unicom Hong Kong (762 HK)'s inclusion. 
Estimated one-way turnover at the rebalance is 1.47% resulting in a one-way trade of HK$946m. Passives will need to trade over 2.5x ADV on both stocks.


HSCEI Index Rebalance Preview: Zhongsheng (881 HK) Should Go This Time

Blue Lotus Non US Internet research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Ying Pan

Blue Lotus Non US Internet research

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>700HK/ NTES: NPPA publishes domestic game code for December, NetEase and Tencent received game approval (+)</li>
<li>PDD/ VIPS/ BABA/ JD/ ZTO/ 2618.HK/ 1519.HK: Express Parcel Volume collected grows +68% YoY last week (+)</li>
<li>BABA/ PDD/ JD/ VIPS/ ZTO/ 1519.HK: Taobao launches refund without returning the product (+/-/-/-/-)</li>
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700HK/ NTES: NPPA publishes domestic game code for December, NetEase and Tencent received game approval (+)
PDD/ VIPS/ BABA/ JD/ ZTO/ 2618.HK/ 1519.HK: Express Parcel Volume collected grows +68% YoY last week (+)
BABA/ PDD/ JD/ VIPS/ ZTO/ 1519.HK: Taobao launches refund without returning the product (+/-/-/-/-)


[Blue Lotus Daily - TMT Update]: 700 HK/NTES/PDD/VIPS/BABA/JD/ZTO/2618 HK/1519 HK

Blue Lotus China New Economy Research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Eric Wen

Blue Lotus China New Economy Research

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Ex-China e-commerce conducted by Chinese e-commerce platform will rise from 2022 GMV of US$ 61bn to US$ 297bn in 2025, with Pinduoduo, Alibaba, SHEIN and TikTok leading the charge. </li>
<li>These companies, however, are incubating their own last mile partners. The political uncertainty of Chinese e-commerce overseas is hindering development of the industry;</li>
<li>We see J&amp;T as the main beneficiary of Chinese e-commerce overseas, which must eventually undergo an infrastructure upgrade...</li>
</ul>


Ex-China e-commerce conducted by Chinese e-commerce platform will rise from 2022 GMV of US$ 61bn to US$ 297bn in 2025, with Pinduoduo, Alibaba, SHEIN and TikTok leading the charge. 
These companies, however, are incubating their own last mile partners. The political uncertainty of Chinese e-commerce overseas is hindering development of the industry;
We see J&amp;T as the main beneficiary of Chinese e-commerce overseas, which must eventually undergo an infrastructure upgrade...


[Blue Lotus Logistics Sector Update]: Overseas E-Commerce Brews New Logistics Players

Articles from Caixin Global, Caixin Global

Caixin Global

Articles from Caixin Global

Caixin is a media group dedicated to providing financial and business news through periodicals, online content, mobile apps, conferences, books and TV/video programs. Caixin aims to blaze a trail that helps traditional media prosper in the new media age through integrated multimedia platforms.

News from Caixin

Cross Asset Strategy

<ul><li>Cloud / In Depth: China’s cloud giants seek profits abroad as domestic margins dwindle</li><li style="font-weight: bold;">Central bank /Chart of the Day: PBOC gets major leadership reshuffle in 2023</li><li>Outbound /Year in Review: China’s outbound businesses pivot to Latam, Middle East</li></ul>

Cloud / In Depth: China’s cloud giants seek profits abroad as domestic margins dwindleCentral bank /Chart of the Day: PBOC gets major leadership reshuffle in 2023Outbound /Year in Review: China’s outbound businesses pivot to Latam, Middle East

CX Daily: China’s Cloud Giants Seek Profits Abroad as Domestic Margins Dwindle 

HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>It remains possible for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hong-kong-hang-seng-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22899:1" rel="noopener">Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX)</a> to generate a positive return in January 2024, given that historically there is a high 73% probability of doing so.</li>
<li>Over the last eleven years, January was also the best-performing one in five of them. Average return for these five was at 7.7%.</li>
<li>The macroenvironment is also conducive for this pattern to sustain - lower USD rates, rebound in Rmb/USD exchange rate, and more supportive measures from the Chinese government.</li>
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It remains possible for the Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX) to generate a positive return in January 2024, given that historically there is a high 73% probability of doing so.
Over the last eleven years, January was also the best-performing one in five of them. Average return for these five was at 7.7%.
The macroenvironment is also conducive for this pattern to sustain - lower USD rates, rebound in Rmb/USD exchange rate, and more supportive measures from the Chinese government.


China Strategy: Are We Still Going to Have January Effect in 2024?

China

Alibaba Group Holding Limited provides online sales services. The Company provides internet infrastructure, electronic commerce, online financial, and internet content services through its subsidiaries. Alibaba Group Holding offers its products and services worldwide.

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Alibaba Group Holding (9988 HK)

HSCEI Index Rebalance Preview: Zhongsheng (881 HK) Should Go This Time

Zhongsheng's rank has dropped a lot and index deletion appears to be a certainty. China Unicom is a potential add. There is over 2.5x ADV to trade...

Brian Freitas

[Blue Lotus Daily - TMT Update]: 700 HK/NTES/PDD/VIPS/BABA/JD/ZTO/2618 HK/1519 HK

NPPA approves domestic games for NetEase and Tencent, express parcel volume grows 68% YoY, Taobao introduces refund without returning product.

Blue Lotus Research Institute

[Blue Lotus Logistics Sector Update]: Overseas E-Commerce Brews New Logistics Players

Chinese e-commerce giants like Alibaba and Pinduoduo are expected to see a significant rise in overseas e-commerce, but political uncertainty is...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

CX Daily: China’s Cloud Giants Seek Profits Abroad as Domestic Margins Dwindle

Cloud / In Depth: China’s cloud giants seek profits abroad as domestic margins dwindle Cloud computing has become a new battleground in the...

Caixin Global

China Strategy: Are We Still Going to Have January Effect in 2024?

China's industrial profit growth accelerated to 29.5% YoY in Nov, from just a 2.7% increase in Oct, suggesting initial impacts from the series of...

Osbert Tang, CFA

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HSCEI Index Rebalance Preview: Zhongsheng (881 HK) Should Go This Time

Zhongsheng's rank has dropped a lot and index deletion appears to be a certainty. China Unicom is a potential add. There is over 2.5x ADV to trade...

Brian Freitas

[Blue Lotus Daily - TMT Update]: 700 HK/NTES/PDD/VIPS/BABA/JD/ZTO/2618 HK/1519 HK

​NPPA approves domestic games for NetEase and Tencent, express parcel volume grows 68% YoY, Taobao introduces refund without returning product.

Blue Lotus Research Institute

[Blue Lotus Logistics Sector Update]: Overseas E-Commerce Brews New Logistics Players

​Chinese e-commerce giants like Alibaba and Pinduoduo are expected to see a significant rise in overseas e-commerce, but political uncertainty is...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

CX Daily: China’s Cloud Giants Seek Profits Abroad as Domestic Margins Dwindle

Cloud / In Depth: China’s cloud giants seek profits abroad as domestic margins dwindle Cloud computing has become a new battleground in the...

Caixin Global

China Strategy: Are We Still Going to Have January Effect in 2024?

China's industrial profit growth accelerated to 29.5% YoY in Nov, from just a 2.7% increase in Oct, suggesting initial impacts from the series of...

Osbert Tang, CFA

NPPA approves domestic games for NetEase and Tencent, express parcel volume grows 68% YoY, Taobao introduces refund without returning product.

Chinese e-commerce giants like Alibaba and Pinduoduo are expected to see a significant rise in overseas e-commerce, but political uncertainty is...