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>There are three constituent changes for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sse-science-and-technology-innovation-board-50-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29279:1" rel="noopener">SSE STAR50 (STAR50 INDEX)</a> at the March rebalance. One inclusion and one non-inclusion are surprises.</li>
<li>One way turnover is estimated at 2.9% and will result in a one-way trade of CNY 4,075m with over 2.5x ADV to trade on all constituent changes.</li>
<li>The adds have outperformed the deletes over the last few months with a jump in the last few trading sessions. There could be more outperformance over the next two weeks.</li>
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There are three constituent changes for the SSE STAR50 (STAR50 INDEX) at the March rebalance. One inclusion and one non-inclusion are surprises.
One way turnover is estimated at 2.9% and will result in a one-way trade of CNY 4,075m with over 2.5x ADV to trade on all constituent changes.
The adds have outperformed the deletes over the last few months with a jump in the last few trading sessions. There could be more outperformance over the next two weeks.


STAR50 Index Rebalance: Three Changes a Side; One Surprise Change

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 analyse the changes of A-H premium on 146 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 124.1% as of Feb 2nd.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by -5.6ppt week-on-week, led by consumer staples, information technology, industrials and offset by utilities.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Haier Smart, Wuxi Apptec, BOC, CGN Power, SMIC, Huaneng Power, China Longyuan.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 146 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 124.1% as of Feb 2nd.
The average A-H premium changed by -5.6ppt week-on-week, led by consumer staples, information technology, industrials and offset by utilities.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Haier Smart, Wuxi Apptec, BOC, CGN Power, SMIC, Huaneng Power, China Longyuan.


A-H Premium Weekly (Feb 2nd): Haier Smart, Wuxi Apptec, BOC, CGN Power, SMIC, Huaneng Power

Suzhou Novosense Microelectron / Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>The review period for the March rebalance ended 31 January. We expect the changes to be announced 23 February with the implementation taking place after the close on 8 March.</li>
<li>We expect the index committee to continue using a 6-month minimum listing history resulting in three changes to the index.</li>
<li>The potential inclusions have dropped but there has been significant outperformance versus the potential deletions. That could continue as positioning continues for the high expected impact on the stocks.</li>
</ul>


The review period for the March rebalance ended 31 January. We expect the changes to be announced 23 February with the implementation taking place after the close on 8 March.
We expect the index committee to continue using a 6-month minimum listing history resulting in three changes to the index.
The potential inclusions have dropped but there has been significant outperformance versus the potential deletions. That could continue as positioning continues for the high expected impact on the stocks.


STAR50 Index Rebalance Preview: Sustaining Outperformance on Expected Impact

<ul>
<li>We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 146 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 127.6% as of Dec 22nd.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by -0.9ppt week on week, led by communication services, real estate, utilities and offset by health care, consumer discretionary.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for China Tourism, Ping An Insurance, China Southern, BYD, Fuyao Glass Industry.</li>
</ul>


We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 146 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 127.6% as of Dec 22nd.
The average A-H premium changed by -0.9ppt week on week, led by communication services, real estate, utilities and offset by health care, consumer discretionary.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for China Tourism, Ping An Insurance, China Southern, BYD, Fuyao Glass Industry.


A-H Premium Weekly (Dec 22nd): China Tourism, Ping An Insurance, China Southern, BYD

<ul>
<li>The review period for the March rebalance ends 31 January. We expect the changes to be announced 23 February with the implementation taking place after the close on 8 March.</li>
<li>We expect the index committee to continue using a 6-month minimum listing history resulting in four changes to the index.</li>
<li>One way turnover is estimated at 3.3% resulting in a one-way trade of CNY 4,717m. The impact on the deletions will be much larger than that on the inclusions.</li>
</ul>


The review period for the March rebalance ends 31 January. We expect the changes to be announced 23 February with the implementation taking place after the close on 8 March.
We expect the index committee to continue using a 6-month minimum listing history resulting in four changes to the index.
One way turnover is estimated at 3.3% resulting in a one-way trade of CNY 4,717m. The impact on the deletions will be much larger than that on the inclusions.


STAR50 Index Rebalance Preview: Four High Impact Changes in March

China

Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Group Company Limited designs and sells semiconductor devices. The Company produces security and identification chips, smart meters, specific analog circuits, flashes, and other products. Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Group supplies its products in finance, social security, urban public transportation, and other fields.

Shanghai Fudan Microelectronic (688385 CH)

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Shanghai Fudan Microelectronic (688385 CH)

STAR50 Index Rebalance: Three Changes a Side; One Surprise Change

There are 3 changes for the STAR50 in March. Estimated one-way turnover is 2.9% resulting in a 1-way trade of CNY 4.08bn with over 2.5x ADV to...

Brian Freitas

A-H Premium Weekly (Feb 2nd): Haier Smart, Wuxi Apptec, BOC, CGN Power, SMIC, Huaneng Power

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Haier Smart, Wuxi Apptec, BOC, CGN Power, SMIC, Huaneng...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

STAR50 Index Rebalance Preview: Sustaining Outperformance on Expected Impact

There could be 3 changes for the STAR50 Index in March. One-way turnover is estimated at 2.4% leading to a one-way trade of CNY 2.9bn. The...

Brian Freitas

A-H Premium Weekly (Dec 22nd): China Tourism, Ping An Insurance, China Southern, BYD

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for China Tourism, Ping An Insurance, China Southern, BYD, Fuyao...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

STAR50 Index Rebalance Preview: Four High Impact Changes in March

There could be 4 changes for the STAR50 Index in March. Passive trackers will need to trade between 1.2-9.7x ADV on the adds/dels. There will be...

Brian Freitas

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