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/cie-de-saint-gobain" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21547:1" rel="noopener">Cie De Saint-Gobain (SGO FP)</a> has approached <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/csr-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17380:1" rel="noopener">CSR Ltd (CSR AU)</a> with a non-binding indicative offer to acquire all of CSR's shares at A$9/share via a scheme of arrangement.</li>
<li>At the last close of CSR (pre-trading halt) the gross spread to the offer price is 13.21%. That will close significantly once the stock resumes trading.</li>
<li>Given the large premium to the last close, at a price higher than the highest high, and support from the CSR Board, the deal should go through.</li>
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Cie De Saint-Gobain (SGO FP) has approached CSR Ltd (CSR AU) with a non-binding indicative offer to acquire all of CSR's shares at A$9/share via a scheme of arrangement.
At the last close of CSR (pre-trading halt) the gross spread to the offer price is 13.21%. That will close significantly once the stock resumes trading.
Given the large premium to the last close, at a price higher than the highest high, and support from the CSR Board, the deal should go through.


CSR Ltd (CSR AU): Saint-Gobain's A$9/Share Offer

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 changes in short interest of ASX Stocks as of Feb 9th (reported today) which has an aggregated short interest worth USD18.1bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest weekly changes in ANZ, CSL, Telstra.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of ASX Stocks as of Feb 9th (reported today) which has an aggregated short interest worth USD18.1bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest weekly changes in ANZ, CSL, Telstra.


ASX Short Interest Weekly (Feb 9th): ANZ, CSL, Telstra

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of ASX Stocks as of Feb 2nd (reported today) which has an aggregated short interest worth USD18.3bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Fortescue, Rio Tinto, Wisetech Global.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of ASX Stocks as of Feb 2nd (reported today) which has an aggregated short interest worth USD18.3bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Fortescue, Rio Tinto, Wisetech Global.


ASX Short Interest Weekly (Feb 2nd): Fortescue, Rio Tinto, Wisetech Global

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of ASX Stocks as of Jan 26th (reported today) which has an aggregated short interest worth USD18.1bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in ANZ, CSL, Domino'S Pizza.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in short interest of ASX Stocks as of Jan 26th (reported today) which has an aggregated short interest worth USD18.1bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in ANZ, CSL, Domino'S Pizza.


ASX Short Interest Weekly (Jan 26th): ANZ, CSL, Domino'S Pizza

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of ASX Stocks as of Jan 19th (reported today) which has an aggregated short interest worth USD18.2bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in BHP, Macquarie, Santos, Telstra, Liontown.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of ASX Stocks as of Jan 19th (reported today) which has an aggregated short interest worth USD18.2bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in BHP, Macquarie, Santos, Telstra, Liontown.


ASX Short Interest Weekly (Jan 19th): BHP, Macquarie, Santos, Telstra, Liontown

Australia

Brickworks Limited manufactures and distributes clay products including brick, paver and floor tile products.  The Company also has investment interests in unlisted and listed companies along with property development activities.

CSR Limited manufactures and supplies buildings products. The Company's products include plasterboard, insulation, glass, fibre cement, bricks and rooftiles used in residential and commercial construction.

Adbri Limited supplies construction materials. The Company distributes cement, concrete, aggregates, industrial lime, clinker, and other related products. Adbri serves customers in Australia.

Wagners Holding Co Pty Ltd. operates as a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides raw materials, such as washed sand, loam, sealing aggregates, ballasts, road bases, boulders, and rip raps.

IGO Limited operates as an exploration company. The Company explores and mines copper, ore, nickel, gold, and other mineral resources. IGO serves customers worldwide.

Alumina Limited is an Australian resource company that produces alumina.  The Company owns about 40% of Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals through a joint venture with Alcoa.

Incitec Pivot Limited is a fertilizer manufacturer and supplier, and also a supplier for explosives products and services. The Company has operations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Australia.

MMG Limited is a mid-tier global resources company which explores, develops and mines base metal projects around the world.  The Company currently owns and operates the Century, Golden Grove and Rosebery mines in Australia, the Kinsevere mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the LXML Sepon mine in Laos.

Evolution Mining Ltd is a gold exploration company with operations in Western Australia. The Company owns the gold mines -Cracow, Edna May, Mt Rawdon, and Pajingo - and the Mt Carlton development project.

Lynas Corporation Limited explores and mines for rare earth minerals such as cerium and neodymium.

Beijing Oriental Yuhong Waterproof Technology Company Ltd. manufactures asphalt waterproof membranes.  The products are used for roofing, roads and bridge decks, and railroad bridges and culverts.

Century Textiles and Industries Ltd. manufactures cement, cotton textiles and cotton yarn. The Company manufactures denim, shirts, suits, fabrics and dress materials, bed linens, home furnishings, viscose filament yarn, viscose tire yarn, caustic soda, sulphuric acid, liquid chlorine, hydrochloric acid, writing and printing papers, packaging board, and rayon and wood-based pulp.

JK Cement Limited produces and manufactures Portland and White cement products.

Xinjiang Tianshan Cement Co., Ltd. manufactures and markets a variety of cement and its related products. The Company's products include normal cement, composite cement, portland cement, concrete, clinker, and other related products.

Asia Cement Corporation manufactures and sells cement, clinker, ready-mixed concrete, as well as granulated blast-furnace slag and fly ash.  The Company markets its cement and clinker products under the Skyscraper brand name.

Dalmia Bharat Limited holds cement and power businesses. The Company's interests include cement, power and refractory businesses.

TAIHEIYO CEMENT CORPORATION manufactures cement and industrial materials such as limestone.  The Company also operates real estate, waste management (zero emission promotion), and transportation businesses. Taiheiyo Cement operates in Japan, China, and the United States.

Imerys SA processes minerals and manufactures and sells building materials worldwide.  The Company produces pigments and additives such as kaolin, ground calcium carbonate, and precipitated calcium carbonate, clay roofing tiles, chimney blocks, bricks, and natural slate, ceramic materials used in tableware, tiles, and sanitary ware, and minerals for refractories.

Grupo Argos SA is a Colombian-based investment holding company with focuses mainly on the Cement and Energy sectors through Colombian subsidiaries. The Company also has stakes in food, financial services, and insurance companies.

Huaxin Cement Co., Ltd. manufactures and distributes building materials. The Company produces cements, concretes, aggregates, and other building materials. Huaxin Cement also conducts environmental protection, new building materials, and equipment manufacturing businesses.

Boral Limited is a manufacturer and supplier of building and construction materials in Australia and internationally.  Boral supplies building products to the residential and commercial building markets, operates clay brick business in the U.S. (for clay roof tiles and fly ash) along with the production of plasterboard, timber products and concrete products.

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Boral Ltd (BLD AU)

ASX Short Interest Weekly (Feb 9th): ANZ, CSL, Telstra

We analyzed ASX short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest weekly changes in ANZ, CSL, Telstra.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

ASX Short Interest Weekly (Feb 2nd): Fortescue, Rio Tinto, Wisetech Global

We analyzed ASX short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in Fortescue, Rio Tinto, Wisetech Global.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

ASX Short Interest Weekly (Jan 26th): ANZ, CSL, Domino'S Pizza

We analyzed ASX short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in ANZ, CSL, Domino'S Pizza.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

ASX Short Interest Weekly (Jan 19th): BHP, Macquarie, Santos, Telstra, Liontown

We analyzed ASX short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in BHP, Macquarie, Santos, Telstra, Liontown.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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CSR Ltd (CSR AU): Saint-Gobain's A$9/Share Offer

Saint-Gobain has approached CSR with a non-binding indicative offer to acquire all CSR shares at A$9/share. The trend of Construction Materials...

Brian Freitas

ASX Short Interest Weekly (Feb 9th): ANZ, CSL, Telstra

We analyzed ASX short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest weekly changes in ANZ, CSL, Telstra.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

ASX Short Interest Weekly (Feb 2nd): Fortescue, Rio Tinto, Wisetech Global

We analyzed ASX short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in Fortescue, Rio Tinto, Wisetech Global.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

ASX Short Interest Weekly (Jan 26th): ANZ, CSL, Domino'S Pizza

We analyzed ASX short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in ANZ, CSL, Domino'S Pizza.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

ASX Short Interest Weekly (Jan 19th): BHP, Macquarie, Santos, Telstra, Liontown

We analyzed ASX short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in BHP, Macquarie, Santos, Telstra, Liontown.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM