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>There could be 18 changes at the December rebalance with the Industrials sector gaining 3 index spots and the Information Technology sector losing 5 spots.</li>
<li>We estimate one-way turnover of 3.3% at the rebalance leading to a one-way trade of CNY 22.07bn (US$3bn). There are a lot of stocks with multiple days ADV to trade.</li>
<li>The potential adds have outperformed the potential deletes. There were ETF inflows last week amid a short selling crackdown as the Third Plenum kicks off.</li>
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There could be 18 changes at the December rebalance with the Industrials sector gaining 3 index spots and the Information Technology sector losing 5 spots.
We estimate one-way turnover of 3.3% at the rebalance leading to a one-way trade of CNY 22.07bn (US$3bn). There are a lot of stocks with multiple days ADV to trade.
The potential adds have outperformed the potential deletes. There were ETF inflows last week amid a short selling crackdown as the Third Plenum kicks off.


CSI300 Index Rebalance Preview: 18 Changes in Dec; Third Plenum; ETF Inflows; Short Sell Crackdown

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Articles from Caixin Global

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Cross Asset Strategy

<ul><li>Rate /: China needs more than monetary stimulus to bolster flagging economy, analysts say</li><li>Kissinger /: Kissinger meets China Defense Chief in pursuing closer ties</li><li>Consumption /Chart of the Day: China’s consumer spending data show sluggish housing growth</li></ul>

Rate /: China needs more than monetary stimulus to bolster flagging economy, analysts sayKissinger /: Kissinger meets China Defense Chief in pursuing closer tiesConsumption /Chart of the Day: China’s consumer spending data show sluggish housing growth

CX Daily: China Needs More Than Monetary Stimulus to Bolster Flagging Economy, Analysts Say

<ul><li>Airlines /: Lower fares and a regional focus help China’s private airlines win race to profitability</li><li>PMI /: China’s factory activity gets back to growth, but recovery remains patchy, Caixin PMI shows</li><li>NDB /: BRICS-backed New Development Bank issues record $1.2 billion of panda bonds</li></ul>

Airlines /: Lower fares and a regional focus help China’s private airlines win race to profitabilityPMI /: China’s factory activity gets back to growth, but recovery remains patchy, Caixin PMI showsNDB /: BRICS-backed New Development Bank issues record $1.2 billion of panda bonds

CX Daily: Lower Fares and a Regional Focus Help China’s Private Airlines Win Race to Profitability

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<li>Over 85% of the way through the review period, we see 14 potential index changes at the June rebalance that will be implemented at the close on 9 June.</li>
<li>We estimate a one-way turnover of 2.28% at the June rebalance leading to a one-way trade of CNY 5.95bn.</li>
<li>The potential adds have outperformed the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-shenzhen-csi-300-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22906:1" rel="noopener">CSI 300 Index</a> over the last two months but have underperformed the potential deletes. The gap has been narrowing recently.</li>
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Over 85% of the way through the review period, we see 14 potential index changes at the June rebalance that will be implemented at the close on 9 June.
We estimate a one-way turnover of 2.28% at the June rebalance leading to a one-way trade of CNY 5.95bn.
The potential adds have outperformed the CSI 300 Index over the last two months but have underperformed the potential deletes. The gap has been narrowing recently.


CSI300 Index Rebalance Preview: Narrowing the Gap

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>China’s top state assets administration imposed minimum prices for tickets on seven state-owned airlines, slamming the door on ultra-low-cost promotions launched as travel plunged during the pandemic</li><li>The commission put a floor under prices to preserve and increase the value of state-owned assets and to pare operating losses, a senior industry insider said.</li><li>The move is a way for SASAC to exercise its rights as a majority shareholder of the state-owned airlines.</li></ul>

China’s top state assets administration imposed minimum prices for tickets on seven state-owned airlines, slamming the door on ultra-low-cost promotions launched as travel plunged during the pandemicThe commission put a floor under prices to preserve and increase the value of state-owned assets and to pare operating losses, a senior industry insider said.The move is a way for SASAC to exercise its rights as a majority shareholder of the state-owned airlines.

China Slams the Door on ‘1 Yuan Airfares’ Spawned by the Pandemic

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Hainan Airlines Co., Ltd. provides passenger and freight air transportation. The Company also provides charter flight services. 

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Hainan Airlines Co (600221 CH)

CSI300 Index Rebalance Preview: 18 Changes in Dec; Third Plenum; ETF Inflows; Short Sell Crackdown

There could be 18 changes in December. The adds have outperformed the deletes but near-term performance has been meh. There were ETF inflows last...

Brian Freitas

CX Daily: China Needs More Than Monetary Stimulus to Bolster Flagging Economy, Analysts Say

Rate /: China needs more than monetary stimulus to bolster flagging economy, analysts say Kissinger /: Kissinger meets China Defense Chief in...

Caixin Global

CX Daily: Lower Fares and a Regional Focus Help China’s Private Airlines Win Race to Profitability

Airlines /: Lower fares and a regional focus help China’s private airlines win race to profitability PMI /: China’s factory activity gets back to...

Caixin Global

CSI300 Index Rebalance Preview: Narrowing the Gap

Nearing the end of the review period, we see 14 potential changes. We estimate a one-way turnover of 2.28% leading to a one-way trade of CNY...

Brian Freitas

China Slams the Door on ‘1 Yuan Airfares’ Spawned by the Pandemic

China’s top state assets administration imposed minimum prices for tickets on seven state-owned airlines, slamming the door on ultra-low-cost...

Caixin Global

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