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

Shanghai United Imaging Health / Event-Driven

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<li>The index committee has continued to use a 6-month minimum listing history leading to five changes to 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> in December.</li>
<li>All changes are in line with our forecasts and there appears to be some pre-positioning over the last week as the deletes have sold off hard.</li>
<li>One-Way turnover is estimated at 5.34% and will result in a one-way trade of CNY 3,766m. The estimated impact on the deletes is higher than that on the adds.</li>
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The index committee has continued to use a 6-month minimum listing history leading to five changes to the SSE STAR50 (STAR50 INDEX) in December.
All changes are in line with our forecasts and there appears to be some pre-positioning over the last week as the deletes have sold off hard.
One-Way turnover is estimated at 5.34% and will result in a one-way trade of CNY 3,766m. The estimated impact on the deletes is higher than that on the adds.


STAR50 Index Rebalance: Adds Outperform Deletes in the Last Week

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 142 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 128.4% as of Nov 11th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by -4.7ppt weeok on week, led by financials, materials, information technology and offset by real estate, communication services.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for BYD, Dongfang Electric, Pharmaron Beijing, CSC Financial.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 142 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 128.4% as of Nov 11th.
The average A-H premium changed by -4.7ppt weeok on week, led by financials, materials, information technology and offset by real estate, communication services.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for BYD, Dongfang Electric, Pharmaron Beijing, CSC Financial.


A-H Premium Weekly (Nov 11th): BYD, Dongfang Electric, Pharmaron Beijing, CSC Financial

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<li>With the review period nearly complete, there could be 4 changes using a 12-month minimum listing history, and 5 changes using a 6-month minimum listing history.</li>
<li>The market cap of potential adds using a 6-month minimum listing history is higher and there is a higher probability of a 6-month minimum listing history being used.</li>
<li>The potential adds have outperformed the potential deletes and the index. Similar to the last few rebalances, we could see the adds outperform post the end of the review period.</li>
</ul>


With the review period nearly complete, there could be 4 changes using a 12-month minimum listing history, and 5 changes using a 6-month minimum listing history.
The market cap of potential adds using a 6-month minimum listing history is higher and there is a higher probability of a 6-month minimum listing history being used.
The potential adds have outperformed the potential deletes and the index. Similar to the last few rebalances, we could see the adds outperform post the end of the review period.


STAR50 Index Rebalance Preview: Stable Long/Short Performance in a Volatile Market

<ul>
<li>We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 142 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 125.5% as of Sep 30th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by 6.5ppt weeok on week, led by consumer staples, industrials, communication services.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Ping An, Bankcomm, Angang Steel, Remegen, Qingdao Port, China Tourism, Asymchem Lab, Flat Glass.</li>
</ul>


We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 142 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 125.5% as of Sep 30th.
The average A-H premium changed by 6.5ppt weeok on week, led by consumer staples, industrials, communication services.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Ping An, Bankcomm, Angang Steel, Remegen, Qingdao Port, China Tourism, Asymchem Lab, Flat Glass.


A-H Premium Weekly (Sep 30th): China Tourism at New Low Since Listing

<ul>
<li>Nearly 90% of the way through the review period, we see 4 changes using a 12 month minimum listing history, and 5 changes using a 6 month minimum listing history.</li>
<li>There are overlaps in the inclusions using 6/12 month minimum listing history, so there is less risk if the index committee switches from 6 to 12 months at the review.</li>
<li>Using a 6 month minimum listing history, one-way turnover is estimated at 5.07% and will result in a one-way trade of CNY 2,795m.</li>
</ul>


Nearly 90% of the way through the review period, we see 4 changes using a 12 month minimum listing history, and 5 changes using a 6 month minimum listing history.
There are overlaps in the inclusions using 6/12 month minimum listing history, so there is less risk if the index committee switches from 6 to 12 months at the review.
Using a 6 month minimum listing history, one-way turnover is estimated at 5.07% and will result in a one-way trade of CNY 2,795m.


STAR50 Index Rebalance Preview: Four or Five Changes in December

China

Shanghai Haohai Biological Technology Co., Ltd. manufactures absorbable biomedical materials. The Company manufactures and sells intraocular lens, medical sodium hyaluronate, medical chitosan, medical collage sponge, and other products. Shanghai Haohai Biological Technology markets its products worldwide.

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STAR50 Index Rebalance: Adds Outperform Deletes in the Last Week

There are 5 changes for the STAR50 in Dec. The changes were forecast; the adds have outperformed the deletes in the last week. Historically, a long...

Brian Freitas

A-H Premium Weekly (Nov 11th): BYD, Dongfang Electric, Pharmaron Beijing, CSC Financial

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for BYD, Dongfang Electric, Pharmaron Beijing, CSC Financial.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

STAR50 Index Rebalance Preview: Stable Long/Short Performance in a Volatile Market

We expect the index committee to continue using a 6-month minimum listing history. That means 5 changes in December. The potential adds have...

Brian Freitas

A-H Premium Weekly (Sep 30th): China Tourism at New Low Since Listing

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Ping An, Bankcomm, Angang Steel, Remegen, Qingdao Port,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

STAR50 Index Rebalance Preview: Four or Five Changes in December

There could be 4/5 changes if a 12/6 month minimum listing history is used. Using a 6 month minimum listing history, one-way turnover is estimated...

Brian Freitas

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