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

Sinopec Engineering Group H / Event-Driven

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<li>The WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of small cap stocks within Emerging Markets.</li>
<li>The changes at the October rebalance were announced after market close on 4 October with implementation scheduled at the close on 16 October.</li>
<li>There are 8 trading days to implementation and there are a bunch of stocks with over 2x ADV to trade.</li>
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The WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of small cap stocks within Emerging Markets.
The changes at the October rebalance were announced after market close on 4 October with implementation scheduled at the close on 16 October.
There are 8 trading days to implementation and there are a bunch of stocks with over 2x ADV to trade.


WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index Rebalance: US$1bn to Trade

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

Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotel / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/apeejay-surrendra-park-hotel" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40871:1" rel="noopener">Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotel (PARK IN)</a> (ASPH) plans to raise up to US$111m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its India IPO.</li>
<li>ASPH ranks as the eighth largest in India in terms of chain affiliated hotel rooms inventory as of Sep 2023, as per Horwath HTL Report.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the past performance and our thoughts on valuations.</li>
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Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotel (PARK IN) (ASPH) plans to raise up to US$111m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its India IPO.
ASPH ranks as the eighth largest in India in terms of chain affiliated hotel rooms inventory as of Sep 2023, as per Horwath HTL Report.
In this note, we talk about the past performance and our thoughts on valuations.


Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels IPO - Has Bounced Back Strongly, at a Decent Discount

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd

Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>GENM has terminated the exclusive arrangement to sell its Miami Herald land to Smart Miami City LLC, potentially opening up the land to other bidders.</li><li>There is no change to our FY23-24F forecast as we did not factor the sale into the forecasts. Operationally, Resorts World Malaysia is still set to be a major beneficiary of consumer spending and returning Chinese tourist even if its 1QFY23 performance was a tad soft.</li><li>Maintain TP of RM3.35 and OUTPERFORM.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

GENM has terminated the exclusive arrangement to sell its Miami Herald land to Smart Miami City LLC, potentially opening up the land to other bidders.There is no change to our FY23-24F forecast as we did not factor the sale into the forecasts. Operationally, Resorts World Malaysia is still set to be a major beneficiary of consumer spending and returning Chinese tourist even if its 1QFY23 performance was a tad soft.Maintain TP of RM3.35 and OUTPERFORM.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Results Note - Genting Malaysia - 23 Jun 2023

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/genting-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14210:1" rel="noopener">Genting Bhd (GENT MK)</a>'s implied stub and the simple ratio (GENT / <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/genting-singapore-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:439:1" rel="noopener">Genting Singapore (GENS SP)</a>) are at multi-year lows.</li>
<li>Preceding my comments on Genting are the weekly setup/unwind tables for Asia-Pacific Holdcos.</li>
<li>These relationships trade with a minimum liquidity of US$1mn, and a % market capitalisation &gt;20%.</li>
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Genting Bhd (GENT MK)'s implied stub and the simple ratio (GENT / Genting Singapore (GENS SP)) are at multi-year lows.
Preceding my comments on Genting are the weekly setup/unwind tables for Asia-Pacific Holdcos.
These relationships trade with a minimum liquidity of US$1mn, and a % market capitalisation &gt;20%.


Melco International Development / Event-Driven

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<li>On the 26 November, Macau’s government renewed the concession periods of the city’s six incumbent gambling concessionaires for another 10 years.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/genting-malaysia-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3141:1" rel="noopener">Genting Malaysia (GENM MK)</a><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/genting-malaysia-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3141:1" rel="noopener"></a>, a last-minute interloper, failed in its bid to secure a license. It scored lowest under the government's bidding review. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mgm-china-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:472:1" rel="noopener">MGM China (2282 HK)</a> topped the scoresheets. </li>
<li>As with all incumbents, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/melco-international-development-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:809:1" rel="noopener">Melco International (200 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/melco-crown-entertainme-adr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:810:1" rel="noopener">Melco Resorts &amp; Entertainment (MLCO US)</a> eked out strong gains following the renewal. Melco's current discount to NAV is currently 20%.</li>
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On the 26 November, Macau’s government renewed the concession periods of the city’s six incumbent gambling concessionaires for another 10 years.

Genting Malaysia (GENM MK), a last-minute interloper, failed in its bid to secure a license. It scored lowest under the government's bidding review. MGM China (2282 HK) topped the scoresheets. 
As with all incumbents, Melco International (200 HK) and Melco Resorts &amp; Entertainment (MLCO US) eked out strong gains following the renewal. Melco's current discount to NAV is currently 20%.


Where Does Melco's Discount To NAV Go From Here?

Malaysia

Genting Malaysia Berhad operates a tourist resort in Genting Highlands which includes hotels, restaurants, casinos, and recreational and amusement facilities. Through its subsidiaries, the Company also develops and leases property, operates leisure and hospitality services, and provides time share ownership scheme.

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Genting Malaysia (GENM MK)

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index Rebalance: US$1bn to Trade

There are 370 adds/257 deletes for the WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index. Round-trip trade is around US$1bn. There is big impact...

Brian Freitas

Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels IPO - Has Bounced Back Strongly, at a Decent Discount

Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotel (PARK IN) (ASPH) plans to raise up to US$111m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its India IPO.

Sumeet Singh

Results Note - Genting Malaysia - 23 Jun 2023

GENM has terminated the exclusive arrangement to sell its Miami Herald land to Smart Miami City LLC, potentially opening up the land to other bidders.

Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd

StubWorld: Genting Berhad Is Cheap

The market is assigning nearly RM12bn less for GENT's stub ops since the onset of Covid, despite improving deconsolidated EBITDA. Set up the stub...

David Blennerhassett

Where Does Melco's Discount To NAV Go From Here?

Melco has a tendency to overshoot to the upside, therefore I'd be inclined to go Long Melco here and Short MCLO here as more positive news unfolds....

David Blennerhassett

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