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>As of 8 May, we see three potential changes to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ishares-china-large-cap-etf" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:766:1" rel="noopener">iShares China Large-Cap (FXI) (FXI US)</a> at the June rebalance. This is mainly driven by the inclusions.</li>
<li>There is over 1 day of ADV to trade on all stocks with the largest impact on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beigene-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27352:1" rel="noopener">BeiGene Ltd (6160 HK)</a> at nearly 4 days of ADV.</li>
<li>Short interest has been increasing on the potential adds as they have run up a lot in the last few months.</li>
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As of 8 May, we see three potential changes to the iShares China Large-Cap (FXI) (FXI US) at the June rebalance. This is mainly driven by the inclusions.
There is over 1 day of ADV to trade on all stocks with the largest impact on BeiGene Ltd (6160 HK) at nearly 4 days of ADV.
Short interest has been increasing on the potential adds as they have run up a lot in the last few months.


FXI Rebalance Preview: Three Potential Changes in June

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 March 31st.</li>
<li>We estimate the weekly inflows to be US$1,598.1 million, led by consumer staples, industrials, communication services sectors, and offset by financials, materials.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Kweichow Moutai, Contemporary Amperex Technology, Byd, China Petroleum And Chemical, Foxconn Industrial Internet, Haier Smart Home, Beijing Kingsoft Office Software.Inc, East Money Information, Gree Electric Appliances.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of March 31st.
We estimate the weekly inflows to be US$1,598.1 million, led by consumer staples, industrials, communication services sectors, and offset by financials, materials.
We highlight flows for Kweichow Moutai, Contemporary Amperex Technology, Byd, China Petroleum And Chemical, Foxconn Industrial Internet, Haier Smart Home, Beijing Kingsoft Office Software.Inc, East Money Information, Gree Electric Appliances.


Northbound Flows (Mar 31st): Moutai, CATL, Byd, Sinopec, Foxconn, Haier Smart Home

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<li>We analyze the weekly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of February 24th.</li>
<li>We estimate the weekly outflows to be US$582.6 million, led by information technology, health care, and offset by industrials, materials, consumer staples.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Muyuan Foods, Shaanxi Coal Industry, Byd, Ping An Insurance.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of February 24th.
We estimate the weekly outflows to be US$582.6 million, led by information technology, health care, and offset by industrials, materials, consumer staples.
We highlight flows for Muyuan Foods, Shaanxi Coal Industry, Byd, Ping An Insurance.


Northbound Flows (Feb 24th): Muyuan Foods, Shaanxi Coal Industry, Byd, Ping An Insurance

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>According to 100NJZ’s channel check among 12220 projects, the work resumption rate was only 11% on the 10th day of CNY vs. 17% in 2022.</li><li>It is mainly dragged by property constructions (infra relatively better), in line with weak sales in Jan by major developers (-22% YoY).</li><li>By regions, South China saw most drop in constructions, due to tight cash flow by developers and governments while Southwest is better off on active fund inflow. </li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

According to 100NJZ’s channel check among 12220 projects, the work resumption rate was only 11% on the 10th day of CNY vs. 17% in 2022.It is mainly dragged by property constructions (infra relatively better), in line with weak sales in Jan by major developers (-22% YoY).By regions, South China saw most drop in constructions, due to tight cash flow by developers and governments while Southwest is better off on active fund inflow. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Property+ Weekly: Weak Construction Resumption Rate Dragged by Property

Asia biased macro & technical analysis, Untying The Gordian Knot

Untying The Gordian Knot

Asia biased macro & technical analysis

A differentiated process with a primary focus on Asia. Technical Analysis as core and Macro drivers that could bring the view to fruition & changes that could make the idea fall apart. The objective is to be the best in class, hence corner shop.

Macroeconomics

<ul><li>Well, we won't know until later Q1, 2023. I don't share the complete confidence that the Sell Side consensus, we are in for the "China is Roaring Back" narrative.</li><li>With no transparency of Omicron spread, severe cases, fatalities, and genome sequencing, the current wave predictions are nothing short of "I believe it will boom" because it will.</li><li>The reopening was going to be hamstrung by the initial spread surge, given the sudden U-turn in policy and unpreparedness.</li></ul>

Well, we won't know until later Q1, 2023. I don't share the complete confidence that the Sell Side consensus, we are in for the "China is Roaring Back" narrative.With no transparency of Omicron spread, severe cases, fatalities, and genome sequencing, the current wave predictions are nothing short of "I believe it will boom" because it will.The reopening was going to be hamstrung by the initial spread surge, given the sudden U-turn in policy and unpreparedness.

China

Anhui Conch Cement Company Limited manufactures cement products. The Company produces silicate cements, slag silicate cements, composite silicate cements, cement clinkers, and other products. Anhui Conch Cement Cement markets its products throughout China and worldwide.

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FXI Rebalance Preview: Three Potential Changes in June

There could be 3 changes for the FXI in June. Some stocks are close to the add/delete zone, so relative perf needs to be watch. Passive trackers...

Brian Freitas

Northbound Flows (Mar 31st): Moutai, CATL, Byd, Sinopec, Foxconn, Haier Smart Home

We analyzed the Shanghai/Shenzhen Connect Scheme for last week and highlight flows for Moutai, CATL, Byd, Sinopec, Foxconn, Haier Smart Home.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Northbound Flows (Feb 24th): Muyuan Foods, Shaanxi Coal Industry, Byd, Ping An Insurance

We analyzed northbound Shanghai/Shenzhen connect flows in the past week and highlight flows for Muyuan Foods, Shaanxi Coal Industry, Byd, Ping An...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Property+ Weekly: Weak Construction Resumption Rate Dragged by Property

According to 100NJZ’s channel check among 12220 projects, the work resumption rate was only 11% on the 10th day of CNY vs. 17% in 2022.

CMB International

What Will Drive China Recovery?

Well, we won't know until later Q1, 2023. I don't share the complete confidence that the Sell Side consensus, we are in for the "China is Roaring...

Untying The Gordian Knot

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