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>In a surprise, the Hang Seng index committee has decided not to make any changes to 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> at the March rebalance.</li>
<li>This further delays the timeline for the index to reach 80 constituents. The earliest we will reach the target now is June 2023 (a year later than targeted).</li>
<li>Despite no changes to the index constituents, capping and float changes will lead to a one-way turnover of 2.61% resulting in a one-way trade of HK$5.1bn.</li>
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In a surprise, the Hang Seng index committee has decided not to make any changes to the Hong Kong Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX) at the March rebalance.
This further delays the timeline for the index to reach 80 constituents. The earliest we will reach the target now is June 2023 (a year later than targeted).
Despite no changes to the index constituents, capping and float changes will lead to a one-way turnover of 2.61% resulting in a one-way trade of HK$5.1bn.


HSI Index Rebalance: No Changes & Further Delays to Reaching the 80 Member Target

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<li>There are currently 76 index constituents and we can (maybe? finally! hopefully 🤞) get to 80 members in March before commencing the next leg up to 100 index constituents.</li>
<li>We list 10 potential inclusions to the index in March. Adding all 10 stocks will lead to over 6% one-way turnover, so there will be fewer inclusions.</li>
<li>All stocks will have over 1 day of ADV to buy from passive trackers. Some stocks have short interest of over 7% of float.</li>
</ul>


There are currently 76 index constituents and we can (maybe? finally! hopefully 🤞) get to 80 members in March before commencing the next leg up to 100 index constituents.
We list 10 potential inclusions to the index in March. Adding all 10 stocks will lead to over 6% one-way turnover, so there will be fewer inclusions.
All stocks will have over 1 day of ADV to buy from passive trackers. Some stocks have short interest of over 7% of float.


HSI Index Rebalance Preview: Better Late Than Never?

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>The gradual lifting of the lockdown in two major cities means that China's industries are recovering. In healthcare, there are both opportunities and challenges worth discussing.</li>
<li>As China restores normal production and life, we analyzed the impact/logic on nucleic acid testing business, local fiscal expenditure, pharmaceutical/medical device companies, IVD, hospital operations, global supply chain, digital healthcare.</li>
<li>Due to geopolitical conflicts, negative impact of lockdown on economy, resource shortage,inflation, the priority of healthcare may decline.The performance/returns on advanced technology/pharmaceuticals/devices or nonrigid demand could be lower than expected. </li>
</ul>


The gradual lifting of the lockdown in two major cities means that China's industries are recovering. In healthcare, there are both opportunities and challenges worth discussing.
As China restores normal production and life, we analyzed the impact/logic on nucleic acid testing business, local fiscal expenditure, pharmaceutical/medical device companies, IVD, hospital operations, global supply chain, digital healthcare.
Due to geopolitical conflicts, negative impact of lockdown on economy, resource shortage,inflation, the priority of healthcare may decline.The performance/returns on advanced technology/pharmaceuticals/devices or nonrigid demand could be lower than expected. 


China Reopen - Opportunities and Challenges in China Healthcare

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>The two core businesses is corporate and digital marketing services (2B business) and health and medical services (2C business),the synergy of which can form a virtuous cycle within the platform.</li>
<li>The key performance driver for HealthWay is 2B business, but the pain point is 2C business, which is hard to scale up. Actually, HealthyWay’s growth momentum has slowed down significantly.</li>
<li>After completing the final round of financing, HealthyWay’s valuation reached RMB4.1 billion. We think its valuation could be higher than ClouDr but lower than JD Health and Alibaba Health.</li>
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The two core businesses is corporate and digital marketing services (2B business) and health and medical services (2C business),the synergy of which can form a virtuous cycle within the platform.
The key performance driver for HealthWay is 2B business, but the pain point is 2C business, which is hard to scale up. Actually, HealthyWay’s growth momentum has slowed down significantly.
After completing the final round of financing, HealthyWay’s valuation reached RMB4.1 billion. We think its valuation could be higher than ClouDr but lower than JD Health and Alibaba Health.


Pre-IPO HealthyWay (PHIP Updates) - Some Points Worth the Attention

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 analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of December 6th.</li>
<li>The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Alibaba, CCB, Sunny Optical, Xpeng, CMB.</li>
</ul>


We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of December 6th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for Alibaba, CCB, Sunny Optical, Xpeng, CMB.


Hong Kong Connect Flows (Dec 6th): Alibaba, CCB, Sunny Optical, Xpeng, CMB

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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JD Health International (6618 HK)

HSI Index Rebalance: No Changes & Further Delays to Reaching the 80 Member Target

In a surprise, there are no adds/deletes in March. There are some large capping changes that result in a one-way turnover of 2.6% and a one-way...

Brian Freitas

HSI Index Rebalance Preview: Better Late Than Never?

Adding 4 stocks gets us to 80 members - a target that was to be reached by mid-2022. We list 10 potential adds where passive trackers will need to...

Brian Freitas

China Reopen - Opportunities and Challenges in China Healthcare

As China restores normal production/life, we analyzed positive/negative impact on different healthcare sectors. There could be policy shifts. What...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Pre-IPO HealthyWay (PHIP Updates) - Some Points Worth the Attention

The key growth driver of HealthyWay is 2B business, but the company is facing challenge in scaling up its 2C business. Pre-IPO valuation reached...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Hong Kong Connect Flows (Dec 6th): Alibaba, CCB, Sunny Optical, Xpeng, CMB

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Alibaba, CCB, Sunny Optical, Xpeng, CMB.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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