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>With the review period complete, we expect one change for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sse-science-and-technology-innovation-board-50-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29279:1" rel="noopener">STAR50 INDEX</a> in December if the index committee continues to use a 6-month minimum listing history.</li>
<li>With net inflows to mainland China ETFs over the last few months, passive trackers will need to trade between 9-25 days of ADV on the potential add and delete.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/semiconductor-manufacturing-in" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31062:1" rel="noopener">SMIC (688981 CH)</a> will be capped and there will be reverse funding flows on the index constituents. One-way turnover is estimated at 1.8% resulting in a one-way trade of CNY2,580m.</li>
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With the review period complete, we expect one change for the STAR50 INDEX in December if the index committee continues to use a 6-month minimum listing history.
With net inflows to mainland China ETFs over the last few months, passive trackers will need to trade between 9-25 days of ADV on the potential add and delete.

SMIC (688981 CH) will be capped and there will be reverse funding flows on the index constituents. One-way turnover is estimated at 1.8% resulting in a one-way trade of CNY2,580m.


STAR50 Index Rebalance Preview: Big Impact Expected on the Changes

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>In 23Q3, CanSino’s revenue returned to positive growth and net loss narrowed as MCV4 sales exceeded expectations. Such strong growth momentum is expected to continue in 2024.</li>
<li>As negative impact of COVID-19 assets impairment on revenue/asset sides would basically come to an end this year,2024 performance would reflect growth on the basis of this year's low base.</li>
<li>The potential resurgence of pandemic/influenza virus and PCV13i NDA submission could be catalysts. Performance turning point could appear in 2025.The cooperation with Gates Foundation would open up the internationalization prospect.</li>
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In 23Q3, CanSino’s revenue returned to positive growth and net loss narrowed as MCV4 sales exceeded expectations. Such strong growth momentum is expected to continue in 2024.
As negative impact of COVID-19 assets impairment on revenue/asset sides would basically come to an end this year,2024 performance would reflect growth on the basis of this year's low base.
The potential resurgence of pandemic/influenza virus and PCV13i NDA submission could be catalysts. Performance turning point could appear in 2025.The cooperation with Gates Foundation would open up the internationalization prospect.


CanSino Biologics (6185.HK/688185.CH) 23Q3 - Some Positive Business Progress Worth the Attention

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 analyse the changes of A-H premium on 146 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 118.6% as of Oct 13th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by -6.8ppt week on week, led by energy, health care, materials and offset by consumer staples.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Wuapptec, Tsingtao Brew, China Telecom and China Southern.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 146 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 118.6% as of Oct 13th.
The average A-H premium changed by -6.8ppt week on week, led by energy, health care, materials and offset by consumer staples.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Wuapptec, Tsingtao Brew, China Telecom and China Southern.


A-H Premium Weekly (Oct 13th): Wuapptec, Tsingtao Brew, China Telecom, China Southern

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<li>We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 146 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 125.4% as of Oct 6th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by 8.1ppt week on week, led by health care, information technology, materials.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Cm Bank, Postal Savings, Conch Cement, Beigene, Sinopec Corp.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 146 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 125.4% as of Oct 6th.
The average A-H premium changed by 8.1ppt week on week, led by health care, information technology, materials.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Cm Bank, Postal Savings, Conch Cement, Beigene, Sinopec Corp.


A-H Premium Weekly (Oct 6th): CMB, Postal Savings, Conch Cement, Beigene, Sinopec

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<li>The review period for the December rebalance ends 31 October. We expect the changes to be announced 24 November with the implementation taking place after the close on 8 December.</li>
<li>We expect the index committee to continue using a 6-month minimum listing history resulting in one change to the index.</li>
<li>One way turnover is estimated at 1.6% resulting in a one-way trade of CNY 2,259m. The impact on the deletion will be much larger than that on the inclusion.</li>
</ul>


The review period for the December rebalance ends 31 October. We expect the changes to be announced 24 November with the implementation taking place after the close on 8 December.
We expect the index committee to continue using a 6-month minimum listing history resulting in one change to the index.
One way turnover is estimated at 1.6% resulting in a one-way trade of CNY 2,259m. The impact on the deletion will be much larger than that on the inclusion.


STAR50 Index Rebalance Preview: Bigger Tracking AUM = Bigger Impact

China

CanSino Biologics Inc. develops and manufactures biological vaccine products. The Company discovers quadrivalence meningococcal conjugate, pneumococcal polysaccharide, and adenovirus vector-based tuberculosis vaccines for human use. CanSino Biologics serves customers worldwide.

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CanSino Biologics (688185 CH)

STAR50 Index Rebalance Preview: Big Impact Expected on the Changes

There could be 1 index change in Dec. The ETF inflows over the last few months results in passives needing to trade 9-25x ADV on the add/delete....

Brian Freitas

CanSino Biologics (6185.HK/688185.CH) 23Q3 - Some Positive Business Progress Worth the Attention

CanSino’s performance/valuation is at low point, but MCV4's sales exceeded expectation.On 2023 low base, growth in 2024 is worth looking forward...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

A-H Premium Weekly (Oct 13th): Wuapptec, Tsingtao Brew, China Telecom, China Southern

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for　Wuapptec, Tsingtao Brew, China Telecom and China Southern.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

A-H Premium Weekly (Oct 6th): CMB, Postal Savings, Conch Cement, Beigene, Sinopec

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Cm Bank, Postal Savings, Conch Cement, Beigene, Sinopec Corp.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

STAR50 Index Rebalance Preview: Bigger Tracking AUM = Bigger Impact

There could be one change in December resulting in a one-way turnover of 1.6% and a one-way trade of CNY 2,259m. The impact of passive trading on...

Brian Freitas

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STAR50 Index Rebalance Preview: Big Impact Expected on the Changes

There could be 1 index change in Dec. The ETF inflows over the last few months results in passives needing to trade 9-25x ADV on the add/delete....

Brian Freitas

CanSino Biologics (6185.HK/688185.CH) 23Q3 - Some Positive Business Progress Worth the Attention

CanSino’s performance/valuation is at low point, but MCV4's sales exceeded expectation.On 2023 low base, growth in 2024 is worth looking forward...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

A-H Premium Weekly (Oct 13th): Wuapptec, Tsingtao Brew, China Telecom, China Southern

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Wuapptec, Tsingtao Brew, China Telecom and China Southern.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

A-H Premium Weekly (Oct 6th): CMB, Postal Savings, Conch Cement, Beigene, Sinopec

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Cm Bank, Postal Savings, Conch Cement, Beigene, Sinopec Corp.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

STAR50 Index Rebalance Preview: Bigger Tracking AUM = Bigger Impact

There could be one change in December resulting in a one-way turnover of 1.6% and a one-way trade of CNY 2,259m. The impact of passive trading on...

Brian Freitas

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for　Wuapptec, Tsingtao Brew, China Telecom and China Southern.