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>Over 96% of the way through the review period, we see 1 change using a 12 month minimum listing history, and 5 changes using a 6 month minimum listing history.</li>
<li>We expect the index committee to continue using the shorter minimum listing history since the potential adds have much larger market caps than the potential deletes.</li>
<li>The potential adds have outperformed the potential deletes over the last month and there could be more once the current consolidation is complete.</li>
</ul>


Over 96% of the way through the review period, we see 1 change using a 12 month minimum listing history, and 5 changes using a 6 month minimum listing history.
We expect the index committee to continue using the shorter minimum listing history since the potential adds have much larger market caps than the potential deletes.
The potential adds have outperformed the potential deletes over the last month and there could be more once the current consolidation is complete.


STAR50 Index Rebalance Preview (Sep): Adds Outperforming the Deletes

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<li>With only one change expected in September using a 12 month minimum listing history, we expect the index committee to continue using a 6 month minimum listing history.</li>
<li>That will see the maximum of 5 changes that are permitted at a single rebalance resulting in a one-way turnover just shy of 5%.</li>
<li>Over the last few rebalances, the adds have outperformed the deletes post the end of the review period. That's expected given passive trackers need to buy/sell a lot of stock.</li>
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With only one change expected in September using a 12 month minimum listing history, we expect the index committee to continue using a 6 month minimum listing history.
That will see the maximum of 5 changes that are permitted at a single rebalance resulting in a one-way turnover just shy of 5%.
Over the last few rebalances, the adds have outperformed the deletes post the end of the review period. That's expected given passive trackers need to buy/sell a lot of stock.


STAR50 Index Rebalance Preview (Sep): Change Is the Only Constant

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>IRay's performance has shown a trend of accelerating growth in 2021/2022Q1, mainly driven by the mobile DR sales during COVID-19 as well as the dental (CBCT) and industrial security businesses.</li>
<li>The sales of mobile DR would slow down after COVID is under control. The decreasing price due to fierce competition in grassroots markets would finally drag down gross profit margin. </li>
<li>The concern is that the market space (DR/dental/industrial fields) is not big, with obvious growth ceiling. So, we lowered our revenue/profit margin forecast and we think iRay is overvalued </li>
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IRay's performance has shown a trend of accelerating growth in 2021/2022Q1, mainly driven by the mobile DR sales during COVID-19 as well as the dental (CBCT) and industrial security businesses.
The sales of mobile DR would slow down after COVID is under control. The decreasing price due to fierce competition in grassroots markets would finally drag down gross profit margin. 
The concern is that the market space (DR/dental/industrial fields) is not big, with obvious growth ceiling. So, we lowered our revenue/profit margin forecast and we think iRay is overvalued 


IRay Technology (688301.CH) - Limited Market Space Casts Doubt on Future Growth Potential

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<li>The index committee has continued to use a 6 month minimum listing history leading to five changes to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sse-science-and-technology-innovation-board-50-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29279:1" rel="noopener">SSE STAR50 (STAR50 INDEX)</a> in June.</li>
<li>One way turnover is estimated at 8.56% and will result in a one-way trade of CNY 3,496m. Passive trackers will need to trade between 2-6 days ADV on the adds/deletes.</li>
<li>The inclusions have outperformed the deletions and the CSI500 Index since the end of the review period with all inclusions moving higher over the period.</li>
</ul>


The index committee has continued to use a 6 month minimum listing history leading to five changes to the SSE STAR50 (STAR50 INDEX) in June.
One way turnover is estimated at 8.56% and will result in a one-way trade of CNY 3,496m. Passive trackers will need to trade between 2-6 days ADV on the adds/deletes.
The inclusions have outperformed the deletions and the CSI500 Index since the end of the review period with all inclusions moving higher over the period.


STAR50 Index Rebalance: Dear Index Committee...

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<li>There could be 3 or 5 changes to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sse-science-and-technology-innovation-board-50-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29279:1" rel="noopener">STAR50 INDEX</a> in June depending on the minimum listing history (6 months or 12 months) used by the index committee.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jinko-solar-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35715:1" rel="noopener">Jinko Solar (688223 CH)</a> is a high probability inclusion while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-microport-endovascular-medtech-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:30310:1" rel="noopener">Shanghai Microport Endovascular MedTech (688016 CH)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/arcsoft-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:30335:1" rel="noopener">ArcSoft Corp Ltd (688088 CH)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dbapp-security-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:30316:1" rel="noopener">DBAPP Security Ltd (688023)</a> are high probability deletions.</li>
<li>Stocks performance over the last couple of months indicates the market is assigning a higher probability to the index committee using a 12 month minimum listing history.</li>
</ul>


There could be 3 or 5 changes to the STAR50 INDEX in June depending on the minimum listing history (6 months or 12 months) used by the index committee.

Jinko Solar (688223 CH) is a high probability inclusion while Shanghai Microport Endovascular MedTech (688016 CH), ArcSoft Corp Ltd (688088 CH) and DBAPP Security Ltd (688023) are high probability deletions.
Stocks performance over the last couple of months indicates the market is assigning a higher probability to the index committee using a 12 month minimum listing history.


STAR50 Index Rebalance Preview: 3 Changes or 5? It Depends...

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iRay Technology Company Limited manufactures optical components. The Company produces and sells amorphous silicon flat detectors and other products. iRay Technology markets its products throughout China.

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