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

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Feb 24th.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. </li>
<li>We highlight short changes in Greatwall Motor, Yum China, Meitu, Techtronic.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Feb 24th.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. 
We highlight short changes in Greatwall Motor, Yum China, Meitu, Techtronic.


HK Short Interest Weekly: Greatwall Motor, Yum China, Meitu, Techtronic

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>On Friday 24 February 2023, the Hang Seng Index Committee announced changes for the HSTECH Index - <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/weibo-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35280:1" rel="noopener">Weibo Corp (9898 HK)</a> IN, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ming-yuan-cloud-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29268:1" rel="noopener">Ming Yuan Cloud Group (909 HK)</a> OUT.</li>
<li>Notably, the changes in FAF due to the new treatment for Dual Primary Companies means decent boosts in weight for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xpeng-inc-4cc65854-d10c-4d20-bf7e-ca0e016715ff" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33772:1" rel="noopener">XPeng (9868 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/li-auto-inc-3dbe6187-544f-40dd-b9f9-72fba9c0110e" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33811:1" rel="noopener">Li Auto (2015 HK)</a>. </li>
<li>Of the three "major" indices, this one produces the most fun - US$900mm+ and 8.7% flow one-way. And the big flows are additive to the other indices.</li>
</ul>


On Friday 24 February 2023, the Hang Seng Index Committee announced changes for the HSTECH Index - Weibo Corp (9898 HK) IN, Ming Yuan Cloud Group (909 HK) OUT.
Notably, the changes in FAF due to the new treatment for Dual Primary Companies means decent boosts in weight for XPeng (9868 HK) and Li Auto (2015 HK). 
Of the three "major" indices, this one produces the most fun - US$900mm+ and 8.7% flow one-way. And the big flows are additive to the other indices.


HSTECH Mar23 Index Review/​Flows - Weibo IN, Ming Yuan Cloud OUT, BIGLY Flows on Li Auto & Xpeng

<ul>
<li>HSCEI keeps its constituent count at 80 names, adds <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xpeng-inc-4cc65854-d10c-4d20-bf7e-ca0e016715ff" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33772:1" rel="noopener">XPeng (9868 HK)</a> and deletes <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-feihe-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24413:1" rel="noopener">China Feihe (6186 HK)</a>. </li>
<li>There are decent flows in this rebal, with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26:1" rel="noopener">Tencent (700 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28434:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba Group (9988 HK)</a> seeing selling, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meituan-dianping" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26970:1" rel="noopener">Meituan (3690 HK)</a> seeing buying. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/li-auto-inc-3dbe6187-544f-40dd-b9f9-72fba9c0110e" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33811:1" rel="noopener">Li Auto (2015 HK)</a> sees FAF upweight.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/janaghan-jeyakumar-cfa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:3173" rel="noopener">Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA</a> had called the deletion of China Feihe, but had another name higher on the ADD list. 3.2% and HK$2.6bn one-way flow.</li>
</ul>


HSCEI keeps its constituent count at 80 names, adds XPeng (9868 HK) and deletes China Feihe (6186 HK). 
There are decent flows in this rebal, with Tencent (700 HK) and Alibaba Group (9988 HK) seeing selling, Meituan (3690 HK) seeing buying. Li Auto (2015 HK) sees FAF upweight.

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA had called the deletion of China Feihe, but had another name higher on the ADD list. 3.2% and HK$2.6bn one-way flow.


HSCEI Mar23 Index Review/Flows - Xpeng Added, China Feihe Deleted, Li Auto Sees A Bump Up

<ul>
<li>There are no index changes, in what comes as a surprise given the index is now 9 months late getting to 80 names, with a target to get to 100. </li>
<li>There are, however, several capping changes, leading to nearly 3 days to sell on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hsbc-holdings-plc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:516:1" rel="noopener">HSBC Holdings (5 HK)</a> and 2.6% one-way turnover.</li>
<li>The lack of name changes is disappointing. They don't need to find names to delete, just names to add to improve tracking and coverage. This portends further slowness to change.</li>
</ul>


There are no index changes, in what comes as a surprise given the index is now 9 months late getting to 80 names, with a target to get to 100. 
There are, however, several capping changes, leading to nearly 3 days to sell on HSBC Holdings (5 HK) and 2.6% one-way turnover.
The lack of name changes is disappointing. They don't need to find names to delete, just names to add to improve tracking and coverage. This portends further slowness to change.


HSI Mar23 Index Review/Flows - No Changes But Flows; 100 Names a Loooong Way Off

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

<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/weibo-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35280:1" rel="noopener">Weibo Corp (9898 HK)</a> replaces <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ming-yuan-cloud-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29268:1" rel="noopener">Ming Yuan Cloud Group (909 HK)</a> in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hang-seng-tech-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31367:1" rel="noopener">Hang Seng Tech Index (HSTECH INDEX)</a> at the close on 10 March.</li>
<li>Using prices from the close on 24 February, estimated one-way turnover is 8.92% and will result in a one-way trade of HK$7,078m at the close on 10 March.</li>
<li>There will be big buying on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/li-auto-inc-3dbe6187-544f-40dd-b9f9-72fba9c0110e" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33811:1" rel="noopener">Li Auto (2015 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xpeng-inc-4cc65854-d10c-4d20-bf7e-ca0e016715ff" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33772:1" rel="noopener">XPeng (9868 HK)</a> due to a change in the index handling methodology for Dual Primary listings.</li>
</ul>



Weibo Corp (9898 HK) replaces Ming Yuan Cloud Group (909 HK) in the Hang Seng Tech Index (HSTECH INDEX) at the close on 10 March.
Using prices from the close on 24 February, estimated one-way turnover is 8.92% and will result in a one-way trade of HK$7,078m at the close on 10 March.
There will be big buying on Li Auto (2015 HK) and XPeng (9868 HK) due to a change in the index handling methodology for Dual Primary listings.


HSTECH Index Rebalance: Weibo Replaces Ming Yuan Cloud; Big Inflows on Li Auto & XPeng

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Li Auto Inc. manufactures automobiles. The Company designs, develops, and sells smart new energy electric sport utility vehicles. Li Auto conducts businesses in China.

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Li Auto (2015 HK)

HK Short Interest Weekly: Greatwall Motor, Yum China, Meitu, Techtronic

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Feb 24th and highlight short interest changes in Greatwall Motor, Yum...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HSTECH Mar23 Index Review/Flows - Weibo IN, Ming Yuan Cloud OUT, BIGLY Flows on Li Auto & Xpeng

HSTECH is the most interesting of the 3 major Hang Seng indices. There is one inclusion worth 0.04% but the index sees 8.7% one-way turnover on...

Travis Lundy

HSCEI Mar23 Index Review/Flows - Xpeng Added, China Feihe Deleted, Li Auto Sees A Bump Up

The HSCEI Index Review sees one ADD (Xpeng) and one DELETE (China Feihe). These are not unexpected, and the change in FFW because of new treatment...

Travis Lundy

HSI Mar23 Index Review/Flows - No Changes But Flows; 100 Names a Loooong Way Off

The Hang Seng Index Committee had been targeting 80 names by June 2022. It missed, and continues to do so. No name changes here. HSBC, re-capped at...

Travis Lundy

HSTECH Index Rebalance: Weibo Replaces Ming Yuan Cloud; Big Inflows on Li Auto & XPeng

Weibo replaces Ming Yuan Cloud in March. There will be big inflows on Li Auto & XPeng due to index handling changes for dual primary listings....

Brian Freitas

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HK Short Interest Weekly: Greatwall Motor, Yum China, Meitu, Techtronic

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Feb 24th and highlight short interest changes in Greatwall Motor, Yum...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HSTECH Mar23 Index Review/​Flows - Weibo IN, Ming Yuan Cloud OUT, BIGLY Flows on Li Auto & Xpeng

HSTECH is the most interesting of the 3 major Hang Seng indices. There is one inclusion worth 0.04% but the index sees 8.7% one-way turnover on...

Travis Lundy

HSCEI Mar23 Index Review/Flows - Xpeng Added, China Feihe Deleted, Li Auto Sees A Bump Up

The HSCEI Index Review sees one ADD (Xpeng) and one DELETE (China Feihe). These are not unexpected, and the change in FFW because of new treatment...

Travis Lundy

HSI Mar23 Index Review/Flows - No Changes But Flows; 100 Names a Loooong Way Off

The Hang Seng Index Committee had been targeting 80 names by June 2022. It missed, and continues to do so. No name changes here. HSBC, re-capped at...

Travis Lundy

HSTECH Index Rebalance: Weibo Replaces Ming Yuan Cloud; Big Inflows on Li Auto & XPeng

Weibo replaces Ming Yuan Cloud in March. There will be big inflows on Li Auto & XPeng due to index handling changes for dual primary listings....

Brian Freitas

HSTECH Mar23 Index Review/Flows - Weibo IN, Ming Yuan Cloud OUT, BIGLY Flows on Li Auto & Xpeng