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/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

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 latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Dec 23rd. </li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. </li>
<li>We highlight short changes in Li Ning, Country Garden, HKEX, JD.com, Longfor. </li>
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We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Dec 23rd. 
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. 
We highlight short changes in Li Ning, Country Garden, HKEX, JD.com, Longfor. 


HK Short Interest Weekly: Li Ning, Country Garden, HKEX, JD.com, Longfor

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<li>We analyze the monthly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine.</li>
<li>Consumer Staples, Financials, Health Care led the inflows while Industrials , Information Technology led the outflows.</li>
<li>We highlight inflows into Wuliangye, Moutai, Ping An Insurance, China Tourism, Shenzhen Mindray,  and outflows from Yunnan Energy New Material, BJ-SH HSR, Nari Technology, Goertek.</li>
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We analyze the monthly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine.
Consumer Staples, Financials, Health Care led the inflows while Industrials , Information Technology led the outflows.
We highlight inflows into Wuliangye, Moutai, Ping An Insurance, China Tourism, Shenzhen Mindray,  and outflows from Yunnan Energy New Material, BJ-SH HSR, Nari Technology, Goertek.


Northbound Flows Monthly: $4.6bn of Inflows

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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 111.8% as of Dec 30th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by -0.0ppt weeok on week, led by utilities, real estate, consumer discretionary and offset by communication services, consumer staples, energy.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Xinjiang Goldwind, Weichai Power, Baiyunshan, China Telecom, Sinopec Oilfield, Cosco Shipping.</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 111.8% as of Dec 30th.
The average A-H premium changed by -0.0ppt weeok on week, led by utilities, real estate, consumer discretionary and offset by communication services, consumer staples, energy.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Xinjiang Goldwind, Weichai Power, Baiyunshan, China Telecom, Sinopec Oilfield, Cosco Shipping.


A-H Premium Weekly (Dec 30th): Xinjiang Goldwind, Weichai Power, Baiyunshan

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<li>We analyze the weekly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of December 30th.</li>
<li>We estimate the weekly inflows to be US$457.7 million, led by financials, consumer staples, utilities sectors, and offset by industrials, materials.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Ping An Insurance, Yibin Wuliangye, CATL. </li>
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We analyze the weekly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of December 30th.
We estimate the weekly inflows to be US$457.7 million, led by financials, consumer staples, utilities sectors, and offset by industrials, materials.
We highlight flows for Ping An Insurance, Yibin Wuliangye, CATL. 


Northbound Flows (Dec 30th): Ping An, Wuliangye, CATL

China

China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. operates as a commercial bank. The Company provides deposits, loans, wealth management, asset custody, finance leasing, investment banking, and other banking services. China Merchants Bank conducts businesses domestically and internationally.

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China Merchants Bank A (600036 CH)

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

HK Short Interest Weekly: Li Ning, Country Garden, HKEX, JD.com, Longfor

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Dec 23rd and highlight short interest changes in Li Ning, Country Garden,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Northbound Flows Monthly: $4.6bn of Inflows

We analyzed the Shanghai/Shenzhen Connect Scheme for December and highlight flows for Wuliangye, Moutai, Ping An Insurance, China Tourism, Shenzhen...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

A-H Premium Weekly (Dec 30th): Xinjiang Goldwind, Weichai Power, Baiyunshan

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Xinjiang Goldwind, Weichai Power, Baiyunshan, China Telecom,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Northbound Flows (Dec 30th): Ping An, Wuliangye, CATL

We analyzed the Shanghai/Shenzhen Connect Scheme for last week and highlight flows for Ping An Insurance, Wuliangye, CATL.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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