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 142 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 109.2% as of Jan 6th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by -2.6ppt week on week, led by utilities, real estate, financials and offset by health care, consumer discretionary.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Weichai Power, Tigermed, Pharmaron, Minsheng, Junshi, YOFC, Huaneng Power, China Longyuan.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 142 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 109.2% as of Jan 6th.
The average A-H premium changed by -2.6ppt week on week, led by utilities, real estate, financials and offset by health care, consumer discretionary.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Weichai Power, Tigermed, Pharmaron, Minsheng, Junshi, YOFC, Huaneng Power, China Longyuan.


A-H Premium Weekly (Jan 6th): Weichai Power, Tigermed, Pharmaron, Minsheng, Junshi, YOFC

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<li>We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of January 6th.</li>
<li>The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Tencent, China Mobile, Wuxi Biologics, Kuaishou Technology.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of January 6th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for Tencent, China Mobile, Wuxi Biologics, Kuaishou Technology.


Hong Kong Connect Flows (Jan 6th): Tencent, China Mobile, Wuxi Biologics, Kuaishou

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>End December was the end of the review cutoff for a lot of indices that will rebalance within the next couple of months.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pexa-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34716:1" rel="noopener">PEXA Group (PXA AU)</a> replaces <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pendal-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15795:1" rel="noopener">Pendal Group (PDL AU)</a> in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)</a> at the close on 12 January.</li>
<li>There were big outflows from Hong Kong and China focused ETFs led by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hang-seng-china-enterprises-index-etf" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25:1" rel="noopener">Hang Seng H Share Index ETF (2828 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tracker-fund-of-hong-kong-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29257:1" rel="noopener">Tracker Fund of Hong Kong Ltd (2800 HK)</a>.</li>
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End December was the end of the review cutoff for a lot of indices that will rebalance within the next couple of months.

PEXA Group (PXA AU) replaces Pendal Group (PDL AU) in the S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX) at the close on 12 January.
There were big outflows from Hong Kong and China focused ETFs led by Hang Seng H Share Index ETF (2828 HK) and Tracker Fund of Hong Kong Ltd (2800 HK).


Index Rebalance & ETF Flow Recap: HSCEI, HSTECH, HSI, HSCI, KS200, KQ150, CSI300, SENSEX, LQ45, PSEi

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ping-an-insurance-grp-co-of-china-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12880:1" rel="noopener">Ping An Insurance (H) (2318 HK)</a> has outperformed <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ping-an-insurance-group-co-of-china" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24682:1" rel="noopener">Ping An Insurance (601318 CH)</a> by 38% since our last Insight. With the AH premium near parity, we take profit.</li>
<li>We also reverse the position and go long <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ping-an-insurance-group-co-of-china" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24682:1" rel="noopener">Ping An Insurance (601318 CH)</a> and short <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ping-an-insurance-grp-co-of-china-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12880:1" rel="noopener">Ping An Insurance (H) (2318 HK)</a> to play the premium expansion trade.</li>
<li>Northbound holding of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ping-an-insurance-group-co-of-china" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24682:1" rel="noopener">Ping An Insurance (601318 CH)</a> has increased over the last couple of months while Southbound holding of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ping-an-insurance-grp-co-of-china-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12880:1" rel="noopener">Ping An Insurance (H) (2318 HK)</a> has decreased.</li>
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Ping An Insurance (H) (2318 HK) has outperformed Ping An Insurance (601318 CH) by 38% since our last Insight. With the AH premium near parity, we take profit.
We also reverse the position and go long Ping An Insurance (601318 CH) and short Ping An Insurance (H) (2318 HK) to play the premium expansion trade.
Northbound holding of Ping An Insurance (601318 CH) has increased over the last couple of months while Southbound holding of Ping An Insurance (H) (2318 HK) has decreased.


Ping An A/H Premium: Buy the A's, Sell the H's

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<li>We analyze the monthly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine.</li>
<li>We tabulate the top stocks by inflows, outlfows, and holding by mainland investors.</li>
<li>We highlight inflows into Meituan, HKEX, China Unicom, Shenzhou Intl, Sensetime, and outflows from Xiaomi, HSBC, Anta Sports, China Pacific.</li>
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We analyze the monthly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine.
We tabulate the top stocks by inflows, outlfows, and holding by mainland investors.
We highlight inflows into Meituan, HKEX, China Unicom, Shenzhou Intl, Sensetime, and outflows from Xiaomi, HSBC, Anta Sports, China Pacific.


Hong Kong Connect Flows Monthly: 12 Months of Inflows

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China Life Insurance Company Ltd. offers a wide range of life, accident, and health insurance products and services.

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China Life Insurance Co H (2628 HK)

A-H Premium Weekly (Jan 6th): Weichai Power, Tigermed, Pharmaron, Minsheng, Junshi, YOFC

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Weichai Power, Tigermed, Pharmaron, Minsheng, Junshi, YOFC,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Hong Kong Connect Flows (Jan 6th): Tencent, China Mobile, Wuxi Biologics, Kuaishou

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlight flows for Tencent, China Mobile, Wuxi Biologics, Kuaishou.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Index Rebalance & ETF Flow Recap: HSCEI, HSTECH, HSI, HSCI, KS200, KQ150, CSI300, SENSEX, LQ45, PSEi

This recap highlights Insights covering Asian index rebalances (announcements/ forecasts/ IPO Fast Entry/ M&A driven changes). We also highlight...

Brian Freitas

Ping An A/H Premium: Buy the A's, Sell the H's

The A/H premium on Ping An has dropped from 24% to parity over the last 2 months. We expect the A's to trade at a premium to the H's as...

Brian Freitas

Hong Kong Connect Flows Monthly: 12 Months of Inflows

We analyzed the Hong Kong Connect Scheme for December and highlight flows for Meituan, HKEX, China Unicom, Shenzhou Intl, Sensetime, Xiaomi, HSBC,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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