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>We suggest that both Tencent and NetEase will launch blockbuster new games in their pipelines during this year's summer vacation, with NetEase slightly surpassing Tencent.  </li>
<li>Although iQIYI, Kuaishou, and BILI each have new games, their contributions are relatively small, so we maintain a SELL rating for these three companies;</li>
<li>Investors can also pay attention to Nexon and Netmarble, two Korean game companies that are expected to benefit from the launch of new games;  </li>
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We suggest that both Tencent and NetEase will launch blockbuster new games in their pipelines during this year's summer vacation, with NetEase slightly surpassing Tencent.  
Although iQIYI, Kuaishou, and BILI each have new games, their contributions are relatively small, so we maintain a SELL rating for these three companies;
Investors can also pay attention to Nexon and Netmarble, two Korean game companies that are expected to benefit from the launch of new games;  


Blue Lotus Entertainment Sector Update: Tencent, NetEase and Kingsoft Have Strong Pipeline

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 statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Jun 30th based on HKEx daily reports.</li>
<li>In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), AIA (1299 HK), CK Asset (1113 HK).</li>
<li>In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), AIA (1299 HK), CK Asset (1113 HK).</li>
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We analyze statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Jun 30th based on HKEx daily reports.
In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), AIA (1299 HK), CK Asset (1113 HK).
In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), AIA (1299 HK), CK Asset (1113 HK).


Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Jun 30th): Tencent, AIA, CK Asset

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning, Copley Fund Research

Steven Holden

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning

Copley Fund Research

Copley Fund Research provide research and data on asset allocation among Global and Emerging Market equity funds.  The analysis details absolute and relative positioning across countries, sectors and industries together with highly granular data on single stock and single fund allocations.  The data is updated monthly with time series going back to January 2011.

Global Research - Analysis of 165 prominent Global equity funds, combined AUM $335bn
GEM Research - Analysis of 127 prominent global EM equity funds, combined AUM $250bn

Asset Allocation - Global and GEM Equity

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Asia Ex-Japan investors move from underweight to a record overweight in Samsung Electronics</li>
<li>Samsung has been a key beneficiary of manager rotation over the last 6-months alongside BYD, Trip Com and Meituan.</li>
<li>Majority of funds positioned overweight with a record 81.4% of funds holding a position.  Samsung becomes one of the highest conviction holdings in the Asia Ex-Japan region.</li>
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Asia Ex-Japan investors move from underweight to a record overweight in Samsung Electronics
Samsung has been a key beneficiary of manager rotation over the last 6-months alongside BYD, Trip Com and Meituan.
Majority of funds positioned overweight with a record 81.4% of funds holding a position.  Samsung becomes one of the highest conviction holdings in the Asia Ex-Japan region.


Samsung Electronics:  Return of the King

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<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jun 16th.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. </li>
<li>We highlight short changes in Baba, Tencent, Meituan, Cm Bank, Yankuang Energy.</li>
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We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jun 16th.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. 
We highlight short changes in Baba, Tencent, Meituan, Cm Bank, Yankuang Energy.


HK Short Interest Weekly: Baba, Tencent, Meituan, CMB, Yankuang Energy

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<li>PDD/1024.HK/700.HK: PDD adds an entrance that is dedicated to viewing live broadcasts (+/-/-)</li>
<li>Luckin Coffee: Luckin Coffee cooperate with OneContract Cloud to develop internal contract management system, which is intended to improve the efficiency of franchise store opening.</li>
<li>BILI: Bilibili Will Change Video Display Metrics to Measure Watch Time Instead of View Counts (-)</li>
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PDD/1024.HK/700.HK: PDD adds an entrance that is dedicated to viewing live broadcasts (+/-/-)
Luckin Coffee: Luckin Coffee cooperate with OneContract Cloud to develop internal contract management system, which is intended to improve the efficiency of franchise store opening.
BILI: Bilibili Will Change Video Display Metrics to Measure Watch Time Instead of View Counts (-)


China TMT Update-PDD/1024.HK/700.HK/Luckin/BILI: PDD Adds Live Broadcasts;Bili Changes Video Display

China

Tencent Holdings Limited operates as an investment holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides Internet and mobile value-added services (VAS), online advertising, and e-commerce transactions. Tencent Holdings offers services to users worldwide.

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Blue Lotus Entertainment Sector Update: Tencent, NetEase and Kingsoft Have Strong Pipeline

We suggest that both Tencent and NetEase will launch blockbuster new games in their pipelines during this year's summer vacation, with NetEase...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Jun 30th): Tencent, AIA, CK Asset

We analyzed the Hong Kong buyback data in the past week and highlight the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares were Tencent (700 HK),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Samsung Electronics: Return of the King

After a brief flirt with underweight in late 2022, active Asia Ex-Japan managers rotate back in to Samsung Electronics, pushing allocations towards...

Steven Holden

HK Short Interest Weekly: Baba, Tencent, Meituan, CMB, Yankuang Energy

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jun 16th and highlight short interest changes in Baba, Tencent, Meituan, Cm...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

China TMT Update-PDD/1024.HK/700.HK/Luckin/BILI: PDD Adds Live Broadcasts;Bili Changes Video Display

PDD/1024.HK/700.HK: PDD adds an entrance dedicated to viewing live broadcasts (+/-/-);Luckin Coffee: Luckin Coffee cooperate with OneContract...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

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