Tracking developments across tech supply chains, Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tracking developments across tech supply chains

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>China leads the battery materials market as South Korea's Posco considers exiting, while Lotte gears up for mass production of LFP batteries.</li><li>Rapidus focuses on installing EUV equipment for multiple units deployment amidst industry challenges, while Micron sees record data center sales but misses guidance targets.</li><li>Nvidia eyes Taiwan for humanoid robot assembly, Japan enters 2nm chip race alongside Samsung, Intel, and TSMC amid supply chain obstacles.</li></ul>

China leads the battery materials market as South Korea's Posco considers exiting, while Lotte gears up for mass production of LFP batteries.Rapidus focuses on installing EUV equipment for multiple units deployment amidst industry challenges, while Micron sees record data center sales but misses guidance targets.Nvidia eyes Taiwan for humanoid robot assembly, Japan enters 2nm chip race alongside Samsung, Intel, and TSMC amid supply chain obstacles.

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (20-Dec-2024): China leads battery materials, Posco Future M exits, Lotte eyes LFP production.

<ul><li>Speculation of a Qualcomm-Intel deal diminishes, while Japan boosts semiconductor subsidies to benefit Rapidus, with further support anticipated.</li><li>China's semiconductor industry growth poses a threat to South Korean companies, prompting Samsung to weigh integration of ChatGPT, sparking concerns over its Google partnership.</li><li>Hiwin bolsters its robotics presence by partnering with Boston Dynamics, expanding its influence in the industry, as India eyes doubling 5G subscriptions by 2030.</li></ul>

Speculation of a Qualcomm-Intel deal diminishes, while Japan boosts semiconductor subsidies to benefit Rapidus, with further support anticipated.China's semiconductor industry growth poses a threat to South Korean companies, prompting Samsung to weigh integration of ChatGPT, sparking concerns over its Google partnership.Hiwin bolsters its robotics presence by partnering with Boston Dynamics, expanding its influence in the industry, as India eyes doubling 5G subscriptions by 2030.

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (30-Nov-2024): Qualcomm-Intel deal talk ends.

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 changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Apr 28th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD12.6bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Unimicron Tech, Evergreen Marine, Taiwan Cement, Polaris, Largan Precision, Micro-Star Intl, King Yuan Elec, Powertech, Hiwin Tech.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Apr 28th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD12.6bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Unimicron Tech, Evergreen Marine, Taiwan Cement, Polaris, Largan Precision, Micro-Star Intl, King Yuan Elec, Powertech, Hiwin Tech.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Apr 28th): Unimicron Tech, Evergreen, Taiwan Cement, Polaris, Largan

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

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<li>Total short interest in Hong Kong is HK$435.1bn, marginally higher from end-December. Short notional has moved in line with the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hong-kong-hang-seng-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22899:1" rel="noopener">Hong Kong Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX)</a>. </li>
<li>Total short notional of the KOSPI and KOSDAQ market has moved up since end-December and is in line with the move higher in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/korea-stock-exchange-kospi-200-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26021:1" rel="noopener">KOSPI2 INDEX</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kosdaq-150-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31077:1" rel="noopener">KOSDAQ 150 Index</a>.</li>
<li>Short notional in Taiwan is lower over the quarter even as the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/taiwan-stock-exchange-weighted-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26056:1" rel="noopener">TWSE INDEX</a> has moved higher over the period. There has been big short covering on some stocks.</li>
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Total short interest in Hong Kong is HK$435.1bn, marginally higher from end-December. Short notional has moved in line with the Hong Kong Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX). 
Total short notional of the KOSPI and KOSDAQ market has moved up since end-December and is in line with the move higher in the KOSPI2 INDEX and KOSDAQ 150 Index.
Short notional in Taiwan is lower over the quarter even as the TWSE INDEX has moved higher over the period. There has been big short covering on some stocks.


Short Interest Movements (Q1 2023): HK, Korea, Taiwan, Australia

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Feb 3rd which has an aggregated short interest worth USD12.1bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Cathay Financial, Novatek, Evergreen Marine, Mediatek, China Devt.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Feb 3rd which has an aggregated short interest worth USD12.1bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Cathay Financial, Novatek, Evergreen Marine, Mediatek, China Devt.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Feb 3rd): Cathay Financial, Novatek, Evergreen Marine, Mediatek

Taiwan

Hiwin Technologies Corp. researches, develops, designs, manufactures, sells, and maintains ball screws and linear guideways. The Company also provides linear bearings, linear motor system, linear actuator, positioning measurement system, and other linear motion products.

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Tech Supply Chain Tracker (30-Nov-2024): Qualcomm-Intel deal talk ends.

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TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Apr 28th): Unimicron Tech, Evergreen, Taiwan Cement, Polaris, Largan

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in Unimicron Tech, Evergreen Marine, Taiwan Cement,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Short Interest Movements (Q1 2023): HK, Korea, Taiwan, Australia

The Insight looks at movements in short interest across HK, Korea, Taiwan and Australia stocks over Q1 and highlights large increases/decreases in...

Brian Freitas

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Feb 3rd): Cathay Financial, Novatek, Evergreen Marine, Mediatek

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in Cathay Financial, Novatek, Evergreen Marine,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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