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 Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of April 6th.</li>
<li>We estimate the weekly outflows to be US$412.5 million, led by information technology, materials, and offset by financials, consumer staples, industrials.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for East Money Information, Muyuan Foods, China Tourism Group Duty Free, Ping An Insurance, Hundsun Technologies, China Merchants Bank, Foxconn Industrial Internet.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of April 6th.
We estimate the weekly outflows to be US$412.5 million, led by information technology, materials, and offset by financials, consumer staples, industrials.
We highlight flows for East Money Information, Muyuan Foods, China Tourism Group Duty Free, Ping An Insurance, Hundsun Technologies, China Merchants Bank, Foxconn Industrial Internet.


Northbound Flows (Apr 6th): East Money, Muyuan Foods, CTG, Ping An Insurance, Hundsun, CMB, Foxconn

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<li>We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 143 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 117.4% as of Apr 7th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by 3.5ppt week on week, led by communication services, health care, real estate and offset by utilities.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for China Vanke, China Rail Group, Huatai Securities, Yankuang Energy, CRRC, CICC, GWM.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 143 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 117.4% as of Apr 7th.
The average A-H premium changed by 3.5ppt week on week, led by communication services, health care, real estate and offset by utilities.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for China Vanke, China Rail Group, Huatai Securities, Yankuang Energy, CRRC, CICC, GWM.


A-H Premium Weekly (Apr 7th): China Vanke, China Rail Group, Huatai Securities, Yankuang Energy

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<li>We analyze the monthly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine.</li>
<li>Industrials (inflows of $3,132 million), Information Technology (inflows of $2,247 million), Health Care (inflows of $1,021 million) led the inflows.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for BOE, Wuliangye, Nari, Wanhua, Luzhou Laojiao, CMB, Longi Green, Foxconn, Ping An, Hithink.</li>
</ul>


We analyze the monthly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine.
Industrials (inflows of $3,132 million), Information Technology (inflows of $2,247 million), Health Care (inflows of $1,021 million) led the inflows.
We highlight flows for BOE, Wuliangye, Nari, Wanhua, Luzhou Laojiao, CMB, Longi Green, Foxconn, Ping An, Hithink.


Northbound Flows Monthly (Mar): BOE, Wuliangye, Nari, Wanhua, Luzhou Laojiao

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

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<li>Total short interest in Hong Kong is HK$435.1bn, marginally higher from end-December. Short notional has moved in line with 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>. </li>
<li>Total short notional of the KOSPI and KOSDAQ market has moved up since end-December and is in line with the move higher in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/korea-stock-exchange-kospi-200-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26021:1" rel="noopener">KOSPI2 INDEX</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kosdaq-150-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31077:1" rel="noopener">KOSDAQ 150 Index</a>.</li>
<li>Short notional in Taiwan is lower over the quarter even as the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/taiwan-stock-exchange-weighted-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26056:1" rel="noopener">TWSE INDEX</a> has moved higher over the period. There has been big short covering on some stocks.</li>
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Total short interest in Hong Kong is HK$435.1bn, marginally higher from end-December. Short notional has moved in line with the Hong Kong Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX). 
Total short notional of the KOSPI and KOSDAQ market has moved up since end-December and is in line with the move higher in the KOSPI2 INDEX and KOSDAQ 150 Index.
Short notional in Taiwan is lower over the quarter even as the TWSE INDEX has moved higher over the period. There has been big short covering on some stocks.


Short Interest Movements (Q1 2023): HK, Korea, Taiwan, Australia

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<li>We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 143 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 113.6% as of Mar 31st.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by -0.5ppt week on week, led by communication services, energy, utilities and offset by consumer staples, health care.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Yankuang Energy, CRRC, China Telecom, CCCC.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 143 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 113.6% as of Mar 31st.
The average A-H premium changed by -0.5ppt week on week, led by communication services, energy, utilities and offset by consumer staples, health care.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Yankuang Energy, CRRC, China Telecom, CCCC.


A-H Premium Weekly (Mar 31st): Yankuang Energy, CRRC, China Telecom, CCCC

China

Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Limited provides products and services through its five ecosystems in financial services, healthcare, auto services, real estate services and Smart City solutions. The Group's insurance business writes property, casualty, and life insurance products.

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Northbound Flows (Apr 6th): East Money, Muyuan Foods, CTG, Ping An Insurance, Hundsun, CMB, Foxconn

We analyzed the Shanghai/Shenzhen Connect Scheme for last week and highlight flows for East Money, Muyuan Foods, CTG, Ping An Insurance, Hundsun,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

A-H Premium Weekly (Apr 7th): China Vanke, China Rail Group, Huatai Securities, Yankuang Energy

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for China Vanke, China Rail Group, Huatai Securities, Yankuang...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Northbound Flows Monthly (Mar): BOE, Wuliangye, Nari, Wanhua, Luzhou Laojiao

We analyzed the Hong Kong Connect Scheme for March and highlight flows for BOE, Wuliangye, Nari, Wanhua, Luzhou Laojiao, CMB, Longi Green, Foxconn,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Short Interest Movements (Q1 2023): HK, Korea, Taiwan, Australia

The Insight looks at movements in short interest across HK, Korea, Taiwan and Australia stocks over Q1 and highlights large increases/decreases in...

Brian Freitas

A-H Premium Weekly (Mar 31st): Yankuang Energy, CRRC, China Telecom, CCCC

We analyzed A-H premium for last week and highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Yankuang Energy, CRRC, China Telecom, CCCC.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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