HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Equity Bottom-Up

JD Health International  / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>It is an indisputable fact that JD Health's revenue growth has slowed down. The core reason is the industry beta brought by mobile Internet demographic dividend/COVID-19 dividend has faded away.</li>
<li>JD Health's performance could be under pressure in 2H23. If revenue growth continues to show a downward trend, whether the current profit margin/profitability can be maintained is a question mark.</li>
<li>JD health is facing four major dilemmas, including both business and policy aspects. Long-term valuation outlook for JD Health is not optimistic. We advise investors to re-evaluate the Company. </li>
</ul>


It is an indisputable fact that JD Health's revenue growth has slowed down. The core reason is the industry beta brought by mobile Internet demographic dividend/COVID-19 dividend has faded away.
JD Health's performance could be under pressure in 2H23. If revenue growth continues to show a downward trend, whether the current profit margin/profitability can be maintained is a question mark.
JD health is facing four major dilemmas, including both business and policy aspects. Long-term valuation outlook for JD Health is not optimistic. We advise investors to re-evaluate the Company. 


JD Health (6618.HK) 23H1 - The Beautiful Story Is Over; It's Time to Face Reality

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>The Sep 23 review results for the Hang Seng Tech Index were announced on Friday 18 August after the close.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/east-buy-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27796:1" rel="noopener">East Buy Holding (1797 HK)</a> (formerly Koolearn) was an ADD. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aac-technologies-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6544:1" rel="noopener">AAC Technologies Holdings (2018 HK)</a> is a DELETE. </li>
<li>AAC is a significant flow event, and worth looking at. There are a few odds and ends too.</li>
</ul>


The Sep 23 review results for the Hang Seng Tech Index were announced on Friday 18 August after the close.

East Buy Holding (1797 HK) (formerly Koolearn) was an ADD. AAC Technologies Holdings (2018 HK) is a DELETE. 
AAC is a significant flow event, and worth looking at. There are a few odds and ends too.


Hang Seng TECH Sep23 Index Review - A Few BIGLY Events and One-Way Flow of 3.4%

<ul>
<li>The HSCEI Review for Sep 2023 was announced on Friday 18 August. There is one ADD <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/trip-com-group-ltd-23a341d0-4f63-4175-a8c5-ee990906cacd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36424:1" rel="noopener">Trip.com Group (9961 HK)</a> and one DELETE <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/country-garden-services-holdin" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27343:1" rel="noopener">Country Garden Services (6098 HK)</a>. </li>
<li>Neither of these two are a surprise. Neither are hugely impactful. </li>
<li>There is about 2.5% one-way to trade. Alibaba (ADR) (BABA US) is a sell across all three major indices.</li>
</ul>


The HSCEI Review for Sep 2023 was announced on Friday 18 August. There is one ADD Trip.com Group (9961 HK) and one DELETE Country Garden Services (6098 HK). 
Neither of these two are a surprise. Neither are hugely impactful. 
There is about 2.5% one-way to trade. Alibaba (ADR) (BABA US) is a sell across all three major indices.


HSCEI Sep23 Index Review/​Flows - Trip.Com (9961) Added, CG Svcs (6098) Deleted; ~2.5% One Way

<ul>
<li>On Friday, Hang Seng Indices announced the changes to the benchmark Hang Seng Index, the index in the family with the largest AUM.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sinopharm-group-co-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32:1" rel="noopener">Sinopharm Group Co Ltd H (1099 HK)</a> is ADDED, <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> - in no surprise, is deleted. </li>
<li>I see HK$4bn a side to trade, and the only "compelling" trade by ADV here is Sinopharm, but correlations with a Peer Basket are low.</li>
</ul>


On Friday, Hang Seng Indices announced the changes to the benchmark Hang Seng Index, the index in the family with the largest AUM.

Sinopharm Group Co Ltd H (1099 HK) is ADDED, Country Garden Holdings Co (2007 HK) - in no surprise, is deleted. 
I see HK$4bn a side to trade, and the only "compelling" trade by ADV here is Sinopharm, but correlations with a Peer Basket are low.


HSI Sep23 Index Review/​Flows - Sinopharm (1099) IN, CoGard (2007) OUT; 100 Names a Loooong Way Off

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

<ul>
<li>As expected, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/east-buy-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27796:1" rel="noopener">East Buy Holding (1797 HK)</a> replaces <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aac-technologies-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6544:1" rel="noopener">AAC Technologies Holdings (2018 HK)</a> in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hang-seng-tech-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31367:1" rel="noopener">Hang Seng TECH Index (HSTECH INDEX)</a> at the close on 1 September.</li>
<li>Estimated one-way turnover is 3.5% leading to a one-way trade of HK$3.4bn (US$435m). There are 4 stocks with over 1 day of ADV to trade.</li>
<li>Short interest is 15% of float on both stocks. Short covering could take <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/east-buy-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27796:1" rel="noopener">East Buy Holding (1797 HK)</a> higher while providing support for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aac-technologies-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6544:1" rel="noopener">AAC Technologies (2018 HK)</a> closer to deletion.</li>
</ul>


As expected, East Buy Holding (1797 HK) replaces AAC Technologies Holdings (2018 HK) in the Hang Seng TECH Index (HSTECH INDEX) at the close on 1 September.
Estimated one-way turnover is 3.5% leading to a one-way trade of HK$3.4bn (US$435m). There are 4 stocks with over 1 day of ADV to trade.
Short interest is 15% of float on both stocks. Short covering could take East Buy Holding (1797 HK) higher while providing support for AAC Technologies (2018 HK) closer to deletion.


HSTECH Index Rebalance: East Buy (1797 HK) Replaces AAC Tech (2018 HK); Big Shorts on Both Stocks

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JD Health (6618.HK) 23H1 - The Beautiful Story Is Over; It's Time to Face Reality

We had anticipated JD Health's declining growth in previous insights, but 23Q2 performance was indeed ugly. JD Health's facing dilemmas in policies...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Hang Seng TECH Sep23 Index Review - A Few BIGLY Events and One-Way Flow of 3.4%

HSTECH is often the most interesting of the 3 major Hang Seng index rebals, and that is the case here too, though the one-way flow is "only" 3.4%...

Travis Lundy

HSCEI Sep23 Index Review/​Flows - Trip.Com (9961) Added, CG Svcs (6098) Deleted; ~2.5% One Way

The Sep 2023 HSCEI rebal is something of a damp squib. Nothing that big. Capping contributes to the BABA sell. And watch for big moves the next few...

Travis Lundy

HSI Sep23 Index Review/​Flows - Sinopharm (1099) IN, CoGard (2007) OUT; 100 Names a Loooong Way Off

The Hang Seng Index Sep 2023 review is a little disappointing. The DELETE is obvious. The ADD wasn't so much. And Hang Seng is highly...

Travis Lundy

HSTECH Index Rebalance: East Buy (1797 HK) Replaces AAC Tech (2018 HK); Big Shorts on Both Stocks

East Buy (1797) replaces AAC Tech (2018) in the HSTECH in Sep. Two-way turnover is 7% and the round-trip trade is US$870m. There are big shorts on...

Brian Freitas

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