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

Huatai Securities Co Ltd (A) / Event-Driven

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<li>SSE 50 and SSE 180, 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>The 12-month reference period used for the June 2024 review is now complete. The SSE 180 expected ADDs/DELs list has changed slightly since I published my last insight (<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/quiddity-leaderboard-sse50-180-jun-24-past-trades-successful-but-time-to-unwind-some" target="_blank" rel="noopener">link</a>).</li>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at our final expectations for index changes during the June 2024 index rebal event.</li>
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SSE 50 and SSE 180, respectively, aim to represent the performance of the 50 and 180 largest and most liquid A-share stocks listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
The 12-month reference period used for the June 2024 review is now complete. The SSE 180 expected ADDs/DELs list has changed slightly since I published my last insight (link).
In this insight, we take a look at our final expectations for index changes during the June 2024 index rebal event.


Quiddity Leaderboard SSE50/180 Jun 24: US$2bn One-Way; LONGs up +9.8% Vs SHORTs in ~2 Months

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) / Event-Driven

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<li>The Quiddity Mainland Connect NORTHBOUND Monitor. Like the A/H Premium Monitor and HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Monitor. Lots of Flows/Position Tables and Charts with which to play.</li>
<li>Last week saw NORTHBOUND net BUY RMB 2.3bn of A-shares on high gross low net volume in the two days. NORTHBOUND bought CATL, Shenzhen Mindray, some financials.</li>
<li>As outperformed Hs on Monday and Tuesday (when both were open), then Hs rocketed on Thursday and Friday. As will have to catch up early in the week.</li>
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The Quiddity Mainland Connect NORTHBOUND Monitor. Like the A/H Premium Monitor and HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Monitor. Lots of Flows/Position Tables and Charts with which to play.
Last week saw NORTHBOUND net BUY RMB 2.3bn of A-shares on high gross low net volume in the two days. NORTHBOUND bought CATL, Shenzhen Mindray, some financials.
As outperformed Hs on Monday and Tuesday (when both were open), then Hs rocketed on Thursday and Friday. As will have to catch up early in the week.


Mainland Connect NORTHBOUND Flows (To 30-Apr/3-May 2024): Big Volumes, Low Net; As Will Play Catchup

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 April 26th.</li>
<li>We estimate the weekly inflows to be US$3,861.7 million, led by consumer staples, financials, materials sectors, and offset by communication services.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for CMB, Moutai, Ping An Insurance, Wuliangye, CATL, Mindray, Luxshare Precision, Eoptolink Technology Inc.,, Imeik Technology Development, Zijin Mining, Bank Of Jiangsu, Midea.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of April 26th.
We estimate the weekly inflows to be US$3,861.7 million, led by consumer staples, financials, materials sectors, and offset by communication services.
We highlight flows for CMB, Moutai, Ping An Insurance, Wuliangye, CATL, Mindray, Luxshare Precision, Eoptolink Technology Inc.,, Imeik Technology Development, Zijin Mining, Bank Of Jiangsu, Midea.


Northbound Flows (Apr 26th): CMB, Moutai, Ping An Insurance, Wuliangye, CATL, Mindray, Luxshare

<ul>
<li>The Quiddity Mainland Connect NORTHBOUND Monitor. Like the A/H Premium Monitor and HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Monitor. Lots of Flows/Position Tables and Charts with which to play.</li>
<li>Last week saw NORTHBOUND net BUY RMB 25+bn of A-shares on low gross volume but a huge Friday playing catchup to a massive up-week in HK shares. </li>
<li>H outperformed As and it feels like the massive day Friday was just to play reversion on underperformance vs HK shares.</li>
</ul>


The Quiddity Mainland Connect NORTHBOUND Monitor. Like the A/H Premium Monitor and HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Monitor. Lots of Flows/Position Tables and Charts with which to play.
Last week saw NORTHBOUND net BUY RMB 25+bn of A-shares on low gross volume but a huge Friday playing catchup to a massive up-week in HK shares. 
H outperformed As and it feels like the massive day Friday was just to play reversion on underperformance vs HK shares.


Mainland Connect NORTHBOUND Flows (To 26 Apr 2024): Big NB Buy Friday

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>With the review period nearing completion, 6 stocks are in inclusion zone and 8 are in deletion zone. However, there can be a maximum of 5 changes at a review.</li>
<li>We estimate a one-way turnover of 7% at the June rebalance leading to a one-way trade of CNY 9.7bn (US$1.34bn). Index arb balances could increase the impact on the stocks.</li>
<li>The inflows into mainland China ETFs have further increased the flow and impact on the potential changes. The potential adds have continued to outperform the potential deletes.</li>
</ul>


With the review period nearing completion, 6 stocks are in inclusion zone and 8 are in deletion zone. However, there can be a maximum of 5 changes at a review.
We estimate a one-way turnover of 7% at the June rebalance leading to a one-way trade of CNY 9.7bn (US$1.34bn). Index arb balances could increase the impact on the stocks.
The inflows into mainland China ETFs have further increased the flow and impact on the potential changes. The potential adds have continued to outperform the potential deletes.


SSE50 Index Rebalance Preview: 5 Changes and US$2.7bn Round-Trip Trade

China

Bank of Jiangsu Co., Ltd. operates as a commercial bank. The Company offers deposits, loans, gross settlement, investment, wealth management, bill discounting, online banking, and other banking services. Bank of Jiangsu also conducts internet finance businesses.

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Bank of Jiangsu (600919 CH)

Quiddity Leaderboard SSE50/180 Jun 24: US$2bn One-Way; LONGs up +9.8% Vs SHORTs in ~2 Months

I estimate one-way turnover to be roughly US$2bn. Since 12th March 2024, the LONGs have outperformed the SHORTs by 9.77%.

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Mainland Connect NORTHBOUND Flows (To 30-Apr/3-May 2024): Big Volumes, Low Net; As Will Play Catchup

NORTHBOUND saw net buying and in general A-shares outperformed HK stocks on Monday and Tuesday, but mainland markets were closed the rest of the...

Travis Lundy

Northbound Flows (Apr 26th): CMB, Moutai, Ping An Insurance, Wuliangye, CATL, Mindray, Luxshare

We analyzed northbound Shanghai/Shenzhen connect flows in the past week and highlight flows for CMB, Moutai, Ping An Insurance, Wuliangye, CATL,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Mainland Connect NORTHBOUND Flows (To 26 Apr 2024): Big NB Buy Friday

A big net buy week for NORTHBOUND Mainland Connect on relatively low gross volume, indicating a soft week but big allocation Friday. Probably...

Travis Lundy

SSE50 Index Rebalance Preview: 5 Changes and US$2.7bn Round-Trip Trade

There could be 5 index changes in June. We estimate a one-way turnover of 7% at the June rebalance leading to a one-way trade of CNY 9.7bn...

Brian Freitas

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