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

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>Short notional in Hong Kong is HK$439bn and has been falling over the last 18 months due to a drop in the market.</li>
<li>In terms of short notional to issue market cap, the Information Technology, Materials, Health Care and Consumer Discretionary sectors are up there, with Communication Services, Real Estate the least shorted.</li>
<li>Over the year, the largest shorts in terms of notional have been built on Xiaomi Corp, Meituan, JD.com, AIA Group Ltd, Postal Savings Bank of China, Orient Overseas, Techtronic Industries.</li>
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Short notional in Hong Kong is HK$439bn and has been falling over the last 18 months due to a drop in the market.
In terms of short notional to issue market cap, the Information Technology, Materials, Health Care and Consumer Discretionary sectors are up there, with Communication Services, Real Estate the least shorted.
Over the year, the largest shorts in terms of notional have been built on Xiaomi Corp, Meituan, JD.com, AIA Group Ltd, Postal Savings Bank of China, Orient Overseas, Techtronic Industries.


Hong Kong: Where Have Shorts Been Building Up?

Equity Analyst, LightStream Research

Shifara Samsudeen, ACMA, CGMA

Equity Analyst

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

LightStream Research

LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

We consistently cover the Tech, Consumer and Industrial sectors, and provide ECM and Events coverage more broadly.

We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

Equity Bottom-Up

JD Health International  / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>JD Health reported 1H2022 results. Revenue increased 48.3% YoY to RMB20.2bn (vs consensus RMB19.4bn) while managed to report a small OP of RMB60m (0.3% of revenue) for the period.</li>
<li>Excluding share-based payment expenses, JD Health reported an OP of RMB1.0bn vs RMB564m in the same period a year ago, resulting in an OPM of 5.1% vs 4.1% in 1H2021.</li>
<li>The growth in annual active user account growth has declined during 1H2022, however, it was mainly due to decrease in marketing spend.</li>
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JD Health reported 1H2022 results. Revenue increased 48.3% YoY to RMB20.2bn (vs consensus RMB19.4bn) while managed to report a small OP of RMB60m (0.3% of revenue) for the period.
Excluding share-based payment expenses, JD Health reported an OP of RMB1.0bn vs RMB564m in the same period a year ago, resulting in an OPM of 5.1% vs 4.1% in 1H2021.
The growth in annual active user account growth has declined during 1H2022, however, it was mainly due to decrease in marketing spend.


JD Health: Slowdown in User Growth Is No Big Concern

Event-Driven

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<li>There are no changes to the index names, but FAF and capping changes will lead to a one-way turnover of 4.5% and one-way flow of HK$3,287m.</li>
<li>An increase in the FAF from 3% to 40% will result in passive inflows of HK$1.18bn for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sensetime-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34319:1" rel="noopener">SenseTime Group (20 HK)</a> - that is over 5 days of ADV.</li>
<li>There are large shorts on some of the stocks that will have passive outflows and some of these positions could be covered on implementation day.</li>
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There are no changes to the index names, but FAF and capping changes will lead to a one-way turnover of 4.5% and one-way flow of HK$3,287m.
An increase in the FAF from 3% to 40% will result in passive inflows of HK$1.18bn for SenseTime Group (20 HK) - that is over 5 days of ADV.
There are large shorts on some of the stocks that will have passive outflows and some of these positions could be covered on implementation day.


Hang Seng TECH Index Rebalance: No Changes BUT Big Turnover

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<li>The inclusion of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-shenhua-energy-co-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:382:1" rel="noopener">China Shenhua Energy Co H (1088 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chow-tai-fook-jewellery-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:549:1" rel="noopener">Chow Tai Fook Jewellery (1929 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hansoh-pharmaceutical-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23675:1" rel="noopener">Hansoh Pharmaceutical (3692 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/baidu-inc-a55ca720-5968-48f0-8194-ac94390d065c" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32212:1" rel="noopener">Baidu (9888 HK)</a> takes us to 73 index constituents.</li>
<li>Changes to the stocks, number of shares, float and capping result in an estimated one-way turnover of 5.09% and will result in a one-way trade of HK$10,562m.</li>
<li>There are large shorts on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chow-tai-fook-jewellery-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:549:1" rel="noopener">Chow Tai Fook Jewellery (1929 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hansoh-pharmaceutical-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23675:1" rel="noopener">Hansoh Pharmaceutical (3692 HK)</a> and there could be some short covering from now to implementation.</li>
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The inclusion of China Shenhua Energy Co H (1088 HK), Chow Tai Fook Jewellery (1929 HK), Hansoh Pharmaceutical (3692 HK) and Baidu (9888 HK) takes us to 73 index constituents.
Changes to the stocks, number of shares, float and capping result in an estimated one-way turnover of 5.09% and will result in a one-way trade of HK$10,562m.
There are large shorts on Chow Tai Fook Jewellery (1929 HK) and Hansoh Pharmaceutical (3692 HK) and there could be some short covering from now to implementation.


HSI Index Rebalance: Another Small Step Towards 80 Members, But BIG Impact

Alibaba Health Information Tec / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>On 22nd June, China released a draft rule that would prevent third-party e-commerce platforms from selling drugs directly to consumers online.</li>
<li>Alibaba Health’s share price is down more than 10% since the announcement of the draft rule, however, third-party e-commerce platforms accounts for about 10% of Ali Health’s revenues.</li>
<li>Pharmaceutical direct sales business has been generating lower GPM compared to JD Health’s direct biz, and the company’s margins have continued to deteriorate during the last 2-years.</li>
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On 22nd June, China released a draft rule that would prevent third-party e-commerce platforms from selling drugs directly to consumers online.
Alibaba Health’s share price is down more than 10% since the announcement of the draft rule, however, third-party e-commerce platforms accounts for about 10% of Ali Health’s revenues.
Pharmaceutical direct sales business has been generating lower GPM compared to JD Health’s direct biz, and the company’s margins have continued to deteriorate during the last 2-years.


Alibaba Health: New Digital Healthcare Policy to Have Less Impact but Tumbling Margins Is Worrying

China

JD Health International Inc. operates drug stores. The Company retails Chinese and Western medicines, nutrition products, health care products, and other products. JD Health International markets its products throughout China.

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Hong Kong: Where Have Shorts Been Building Up?

Short notional in HK has decreased as a result of falling prices. Shorts have been increasing on a lot of stocks over the year. A rally could see...

Brian Freitas

JD Health: Slowdown in User Growth Is No Big Concern

Annual active user growth has slowed down during 1H2022 which was mainly due to lower marketing spend. However, average revenue per active user...

Shifara Samsudeen, ACMA, CGMA

Hang Seng TECH Index Rebalance: No Changes BUT Big Turnover

There are no add/deletes for the HSTECH, but FAF and capping changes will lead to a one-way turnover of 4.5% and one-way flow of HK$3,287m....

Brian Freitas

HSI Index Rebalance: Another Small Step Towards 80 Members, But BIG Impact

There are 4 adds to the index in September - China Shenhua, Chow Tai Fook, Baidu & Hansoh Pharma. There will be big impact on some of the stocks...

Brian Freitas

Alibaba Health: New Digital Healthcare Policy to Have Less Impact but Tumbling Margins Is Worrying

We expect the impact from the new draft rule on Digital healthcare platforms to be minimal on Ali Health. However, eroding margins is a concern and...

Shifara Samsudeen, ACMA, CGMA

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