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>With no stocks in inclusion or deletion zone, we do not expect any constituent changes for 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> in December.</li>
<li>Capping changes will result in a one-way turnover of 2.16% and that will result in a round-trip trade of US$556m.</li>
<li>The impact of capping changes has doubled over the last month and there will be more changes from now till the official capping is done on 28 November.</li>
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With no stocks in inclusion or deletion zone, we do not expect any constituent changes for the Hang Seng TECH Index (HSTECH INDEX) in December.
Capping changes will result in a one-way turnover of 2.16% and that will result in a round-trip trade of US$556m.
The impact of capping changes has doubled over the last month and there will be more changes from now till the official capping is done on 28 November.


HSTECH Index Rebalance Preview: Round-Trip Trade of US$556m in December

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 latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Sep 29th.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. </li>
<li>We highlight short changes in Wuxi Bio, Xpeng, Mnso, Bidu, Meituan, China Mobile, Baba.</li>
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We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Sep 29th.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. 
We highlight short changes in Wuxi Bio, Xpeng, Mnso, Bidu, Meituan, China Mobile, Baba.


HK Short Interest Weekly: Wuxi Bio, Xpeng, Mnso, Bidu, Meituan, China Mobile, Baba

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Equity Capital Markets

Lalatech Holdings Co Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lalatech-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36848:1" rel="noopener">Lalatech Holdings Co Ltd (LALA HK)</a> is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming HK IPO.</li>
<li>Lalatech operates via a marketplace model serving merchants and carriers. Its platform facilitates closed-loop transactions from online shipping order booking to intelligent order matching, and automated dispatching to after-sale services.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance in our earlier notes. In this note we will talk about the updates from its refiling.</li>
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Lalatech Holdings Co Ltd (LALA HK) is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming HK IPO.
Lalatech operates via a marketplace model serving merchants and carriers. Its platform facilitates closed-loop transactions from online shipping order booking to intelligent order matching, and automated dispatching to after-sale services.
We have looked at the company’s past performance in our earlier notes. In this note we will talk about the updates from its refiling.


Lalatech Holdings Pre-IPO - Refiling Updates - Growth and Profit Pickup but Valuation Gap Remains

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zhongsheng-group-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10573:1" rel="noopener">Zhongsheng Group (881 HK)</a> is in deletion zone and could be deleted. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-unicom-hong-kong-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1016:1" rel="noopener">China Unicom Hong Kong (762 HK)</a> could be added to the index as the highest ranked non-index constituent.</li>
<li>Estimated one-way turnover at the rebalance is 2.14% resulting in a one-way trade of HK$1.38bn. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meituan" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26970:1" rel="noopener">Meituan (3690 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group-holding-ltd-d7b798e2-202d-4e01-9a1e-799e2ae8f0c7" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28434:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba Group (9988 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26:1" rel="noopener">Tencent (700 HK)</a> will be capped higher.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-unicom-hong-kong-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1016:1" rel="noopener">China Unicom Hong Kong (762 HK)</a> is supported on its 50/100 day moving averages and could move higher. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zhongsheng-group-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10573:1" rel="noopener">Zhongsheng Group (881 HK)</a> has been trading below its moving averages.</li>
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Zhongsheng Group (881 HK) is in deletion zone and could be deleted. China Unicom Hong Kong (762 HK) could be added to the index as the highest ranked non-index constituent.
Estimated one-way turnover at the rebalance is 2.14% resulting in a one-way trade of HK$1.38bn. Meituan (3690 HK), Alibaba Group (9988 HK) and Tencent (700 HK) will be capped higher.

China Unicom Hong Kong (762 HK) is supported on its 50/100 day moving averages and could move higher. Zhongsheng Group (881 HK) has been trading below its moving averages.


HSCEI Index Rebalance Preview: One Change; Capping Impact Increases

China/Asia TMT

Shawn Yang

China growth and global non-US Internet equities

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Blue Lotus Research is a Hong Kong Type 4 Licensed investment advisory firm focusing on Chinese growth equities and global non-US Internet equities

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>TSLA/JD：JD.com will launch Tesla car ordering service ( + )</li>
<li>JD：JD.com launches "Enjoy now, pay later" service, with high barriers and limited impact (/)</li>
<li>ATAT/TCOM: Highway traffic during national holiday will reach historicalhigh（ +）</li>
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TSLA/JD：JD.com will launch Tesla car ordering service ( + )
JD：JD.com launches "Enjoy now, pay later" service, with high barriers and limited impact (/)
ATAT/TCOM: Highway traffic during national holiday will reach historicalhigh（ +）


China TMT Update(Oct.8)-TSLA/JD/ATAT/TCOM/3690.HK-JD.com Launches "Enjoy Now, Pay Later" Service

China

Meituan operates as a web based shopping platform for locally found consumer products and retail services. The Company offers deals of the day by selling vouchers on local services and entertainment, dining, delivery, and other services. Meituan provides its services throughout China.

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HSTECH Index Rebalance Preview: Round-Trip Trade of US$556m in December

No constituent changes expected in December. Capping changes will result in a one-way turnover of 2.16% (double from a month ago) and that will...

Brian Freitas

HK Short Interest Weekly: Wuxi Bio, Xpeng, Mnso, Bidu, Meituan, China Mobile, Baba

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Sep 29th and highlight short interest changes in Wuxi Bio, Xpeng, Mnso,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Lalatech Holdings Pre-IPO - Refiling Updates - Growth and Profit Pickup but Valuation Gap Remains

Lalatech Holdings Co Ltd (LALA HK) is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming HK IPO. In this note we talk about the refiling updates.

Sumeet Singh

HSCEI Index Rebalance Preview: One Change; Capping Impact Increases

China Unicom IN, Zhongsheng Group OUT likely. Passive trackers will need to trade over 2x ADV on both stocks. Meituan, Alibaba, Tencent capped...

Brian Freitas

China TMT Update(Oct.8)-TSLA/JD/ATAT/TCOM/3690.HK-JD.com Launches "Enjoy Now, Pay Later" Service

JD.com will launch Tesla car ordering service; JD.com launches "Enjoy now, pay later" service, with high barriers and limited impact; Highway...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

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