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

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<li>Quiddity's "Who is Ready" series of insights aims to objectively identify names listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that are potential additions to the TOPIX Index in future.</li>
<li>In February, names which appeared in our "B" list such as <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/amvis-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31511:1" rel="noopener">Amvis Holdings Inc (7071 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/axxzia-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31482:1" rel="noopener">AXXZIA Inc (4936 JP)</a> announced they would be moving to the Prime Market.</li>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at updated lists, the price performance history of those baskets, and other interesting trades in the TOPIX index space.</li>
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Quiddity's "Who is Ready" series of insights aims to objectively identify names listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that are potential additions to the TOPIX Index in future.
In February, names which appeared in our "B" list such as Amvis Holdings Inc (7071 JP) and AXXZIA Inc (4936 JP) announced they would be moving to the Prime Market.
In this insight, we take a look at updated lists, the price performance history of those baskets, and other interesting trades in the TOPIX index space.


TOPIX Inclusions: Who Is Ready (Mar 2023)

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

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<li>As designed, the JPX-Nikkei400 Index is something of a disaster. It aims to be slightly 'smart' vs other cap-weighted indices like TOPIX, but tracking error vs TOPIX is de minimus.</li>
<li>This year, in week 1, the ADD vs DELETE performance is positive. If we sector-hedge the ADDs vs DELETEs, it's doing even better.</li>
<li>This is probably due to relatively low pre-positioning, and cares. Momentum suggests one could be long ADDs vs DELETEs. And there is the perennial trade to watch out for.</li>
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As designed, the JPX-Nikkei400 Index is something of a disaster. It aims to be slightly 'smart' vs other cap-weighted indices like TOPIX, but tracking error vs TOPIX is de minimus.
This year, in week 1, the ADD vs DELETE performance is positive. If we sector-hedge the ADDs vs DELETEs, it's doing even better.
This is probably due to relatively low pre-positioning, and cares. Momentum suggests one could be long ADDs vs DELETEs. And there is the perennial trade to watch out for.


2022 JPX Nikkei 400 Rebal Update - Going the Right Way

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<li>JPX-Nikkei 400 is composed of common stocks listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange. It is a free-float-adjusted market-value-weighted (capped) index composed of 400 constituents.</li>
<li>A periodic review is conducted by the Index providers, the JPX Group and Nikkei Inc, in August every year.</li>
<li>Below is a look at potential Inclusions and Removals for the JPX-Nikkei 400 Rebalance to come in August 2022 based on trading data as of end-December 2021.</li>
</ul>


JPX-Nikkei 400 is composed of common stocks listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange. It is a free-float-adjusted market-value-weighted (capped) index composed of 400 constituents.
A periodic review is conducted by the Index providers, the JPX Group and Nikkei Inc, in August every year.
Below is a look at potential Inclusions and Removals for the JPX-Nikkei 400 Rebalance to come in August 2022 based on trading data as of end-December 2021.


JPX-Nikkei 400 Rebalance 2022: Leaderboard End-Dec 2021

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<li>Before the end of 2021, Japanese stocks have to disclose their desired section of listing under the new structure of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Most have already done so.</li>
<li>However, some are yet to announce their intentions. As discussed in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/topix-inclusions-who-is-ready-4-0" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:61777" rel="noopener">TOPIX Inclusions: Who Is READY? 4.0</a> some of these names could be potential TOPIX Inclusion Candidates.</li>
<li>With ten days to the finish line, below is an update on these potential TOPIX Inclusion Candidates and a discussion on potential trading opportunities. </li>
</ul>


Before the end of 2021, Japanese stocks have to disclose their desired section of listing under the new structure of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Most have already done so.
However, some are yet to announce their intentions. As discussed in TOPIX Inclusions: Who Is READY? 4.0 some of these names could be potential TOPIX Inclusion Candidates.
With ten days to the finish line, below is an update on these potential TOPIX Inclusion Candidates and a discussion on potential trading opportunities. 


TOPIX Inclusions: Who Is READY? 4.1 - Quick Update

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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.

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ferrotec-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4950:1" rel="noopener">Ferrotec Corp (6890 JP)</a> is looking to raise about US$200m in its placement to fund its expansion and paydown debt.</li>
<li>The placement will be used to fund capital investment in a number of subsidiaries over a few stages. Hence, accretion will take time.</li>
<li>The deal scored well on our framework owing to its strong momentum, undemanding valuation and good track record.</li>
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Ferrotec Corp (6890 JP) is looking to raise about US$200m in its placement to fund its expansion and paydown debt.
The placement will be used to fund capital investment in a number of subsidiaries over a few stages. Hence, accretion will take time.
The deal scored well on our framework owing to its strong momentum, undemanding valuation and good track record.


Ferrotec Placement - Small Deal for Accretion that Will Take a While

Japan

Ferrotec Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells equipment that incorporates magnetic fluid (ferrofluid) technology. The Company manufactures and processes electronics components, manufactures machine tools, and cleans parts used in semiconductor manufacturing equipment as CMS (contract manufacturing service) business in China.

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Ferrotec Corp (6890 JP)

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Ferrotec Placement - Small Deal for Accretion that Will Take a While

Ferrotec Corp (6890 JP) is looking to raise about US$200m to fund capital investment in a number of subsidiaries over a few stages.

Sumeet Singh

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