Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Quantitative Analysis

<div><p>The Asia Short Interest weekly looks at moves in market wide short interest and highlights movements in stock specific short interest across Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan using the last available data published by the relevant authorities.</p></div><div><p>For the week from 22-26 March, Hong Kong saw shorts rise on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/baidu-inc-a55ca720-5968-48f0-8194-ac94390d065c" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32212:1" rel="noopener">Baidu (9888 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26:1" rel="noopener">Tencent Holdings (700 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yihai-int-l-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22803:1" rel="noopener">Yihai Int’L Holding (1579 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beijing-kuaishou-technology-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29725:1" rel="noopener">Kuaishou Technology (1024 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lenovo-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13359:1" rel="noopener">Lenovo (992 HK)</a> while there was short covering on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meituan-dianping" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26970:1" rel="noopener">Meituan (3690 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sino-biopharmaceutical" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:230:1" rel="noopener">Sino Biopharmaceutical (1177 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/haier-smart-home-co-ltd-b3ef445f-0f54-4586-8c58-9073de98d60e" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31105:1" rel="noopener">Haier Smart Home Co Ltd (6690 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jd-com-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29043:1" rel="noopener">JD.com Inc. (9618 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-literature-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24388:1" rel="noopener">China Literature (772 HK)</a>. Shorts increased in the Communication Services, Financials, Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary sectors.</p></div><div><p>In Japan, stocks that saw the most shorts were <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yaskawa-electric-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2458:1" rel="noopener">Yaskawa Electric (6506 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/base-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28353:1" rel="noopener">BASE Inc (4477 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toshiba-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:637:1" rel="noopener">Toshiba Corp (6502 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aeon-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3:1" rel="noopener">Aeon Co Ltd (8267 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/peptidream-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13514:1" rel="noopener">Peptidream Inc (4587 JP)</a> while shorts decreased on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/takeda-pharmaceutical-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11747:1" rel="noopener">Takeda Pharmaceutical (4502 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/monex-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14211:1" rel="noopener">Monex Group Inc (8698 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pan-pacific-international-holdings-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13475:1" rel="noopener">Pan Pacific International Holdings (7532 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nexon-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16032:1" rel="noopener">Nexon (3659 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mizuho-financial-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:219:1" rel="noopener">Mizuho Financial Group (8411 JP)</a>. Shorts increased in the Industrials sectors, and decreased in the Financials, Communication Services and Health Care sectors.</p></div><div><p>In Korea, shorts decreased on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/celltrion-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:991:1" rel="noopener">Celltrion Inc (068270 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsung-biologics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22932:1" rel="noopener">Samsung Biologics Co., (207940 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsung-electronics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:191:1" rel="noopener">Samsung Electronics (005930 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-hynix-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16955:1" rel="noopener">SK Hynix (000660 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hyundai-motor-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:155:1" rel="noopener">Hyundai Motor Co (005380 KS)</a> during the week. </p></div><div><p>Stocks in Taiwan that saw the highest increase in shorts were <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/largan-precision-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9126:1" rel="noopener">Largan Precision (3008 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pegatron-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12852:1" rel="noopener">Pegatron Corp (4938 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yageo-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13212:1" rel="noopener">Yageo Corporation (2327 TT)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/novatek-microelectronics-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10904:1" rel="noopener">Novatek Microelectronics Corp (3034 TT)</a> while shorts were covered on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/unimicron-technology-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18778:1" rel="noopener">Unimicron Technology (3037 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/elite-semiconductor-memory" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9373:1" rel="noopener">Elite Semiconductor Memory (3006 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/au-optronics-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6704:1" rel="noopener">AU Optronics (2409 TT)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/taiwan-semiconductor-manufacturing-company" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11230:1" rel="noopener">TSMC (2330 TT)</a>. </p></div>

The Asia Short Interest weekly looks at moves in market wide short interest and highlights movements in stock specific short interest across Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan using the last available data published by the relevant authorities.For the week from 22-26 March, Hong Kong saw shorts rise on Baidu (9888 HK), Tencent Holdings (700 HK), Yihai Int’L Holding (1579 HK), Kuaishou Technology (1024 HK) and Lenovo (992 HK) while there was short covering on Meituan (3690 HK), Sino Biopharmaceutical (1177 HK), Haier Smart Home Co Ltd (6690 HK), JD.com Inc. (9618 HK) and China Literature (772 HK). Shorts increased in the Communication Services, Financials, Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary sectors.In Japan, stocks that saw the most shorts were Yaskawa Electric (6506 JP), BASE Inc (4477 JP), Toshiba Corp (6502 JP), Aeon Co Ltd (8267 JP) and Peptidream Inc (4587 JP) while shorts decreased on Takeda Pharmaceutical (4502 JP), Monex Group Inc (8698 JP), Pan Pacific International Holdings (7532 JP), Nexon (3659 JP) and Mizuho Financial Group (8411 JP). Shorts increased in the Industrials sectors, and decreased in the Financials, Communication Services and Health Care sectors.In Korea, shorts decreased on Celltrion Inc (068270 KS), Samsung Biologics Co., (207940 KS), Samsung Electronics (005930 KS), SK Hynix (000660 KS) and Hyundai Motor Co (005380 KS) during the week. Stocks in Taiwan that saw the highest increase in shorts were Largan Precision (3008 TT), Pegatron Corp (4938 TT), Yageo Corporation (2327 TT) and Novatek Microelectronics Corp (3034 TT) while shorts were covered on Unimicron Technology (3037 TT), Elite Semiconductor Memory (3006 TT), AU Optronics (2409 TT) and TSMC (2330 TT). 

Asia Short Interest: Baidu, Kuaishou, Smoore, Yaskawa, BASE, Toshiba, Celltrion, Samsung, Largan

Japan/Asia Long-Short, LightStream Research

Mio Kato

Japan/Asia Long-Short

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

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Event-Driven

<p>Toshiba was down 5.4% today after its board chair downplayed the possibility of any quick decision on CVC’s preliminary, non-binding offer. It is now down 11.2% from the ¥4,805 high yesterday and is 14.7% below the indicative bid price of ¥5,000 suggesting limited confidence in a bid actually going through. This is not necessarily wrong, but there is much to consider here and some of Toshiba’s moves here are interesting.</p>

Toshiba was down 5.4% today after its board chair downplayed the possibility of any quick decision on CVC’s preliminary, non-binding offer. It is now down 11.2% from the ¥4,805 high yesterday and is 14.7% below the indicative bid price of ¥5,000 suggesting limited confidence in a bid actually going through. This is not necessarily wrong, but there is much to consider here and some of Toshiba’s moves here are interesting.

Toshiba – Tsunakawa’s Reappointment as EO Is Probably the End for Kurumatani

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

<p>This insight is meant to be read in conjunction with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/janaghan-jeyakumar-cfa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:3173" rel="noopener">Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA</a>'s <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/topix-upweights-big-april-basket-2021-pre-event-is-a-win-now-the-event-leg" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:50084" rel="noopener">TOPIX Upweights: Big April Basket 2021 Pre-Event Is a WIN! Now the Event-Leg!</a> (which is the announced result of the proposed 50-name buy basket introduced in the explanation of an annual but obscure aspect of TOPIX Index calculation rebalancing explained in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/topix-index-upweights-the-big-april-basket-2021" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:49660" rel="noopener">TOPIX Index Upweights: The Big April Basket 2021</a>).</p><p>Suffice it to say, he got 48 out of the 50 names chosen right, and there are a few more trades related to this on the side. That is US$1.1bn to buy. </p><p>This insight is about all the OTHER names in the TOPIX rebalance for April 2020, including a total of 43 up-weights and 16 down-weights with ~ US$500mm to buy and US$260mm to sell.</p><p>That means there will be a US$1bn sell on the close of the 28th too. Not huge, but there. </p><p>The trades to do here are for investors to see if any of these situations warrant use as a liquidity event. </p>

This insight is meant to be read in conjunction with Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA's TOPIX Upweights: Big April Basket 2021 Pre-Event Is a WIN! Now the Event-Leg! (which is the announced result of the proposed 50-name buy basket introduced in the explanation of an annual but obscure aspect of TOPIX Index calculation rebalancing explained in TOPIX Index Upweights: The Big April Basket 2021).Suffice it to say, he got 48 out of the 50 names chosen right, and there are a few more trades related to this on the side. That is US$1.1bn to buy. This insight is about all the OTHER names in the TOPIX rebalance for April 2020, including a total of 43 up-weights and 16 down-weights with ~ US$500mm to buy and US$260mm to sell.That means there will be a US$1bn sell on the close of the 28th too. Not huge, but there. The trades to do here are for investors to see if any of these situations warrant use as a liquidity event. 

TOPIX April-End Rebalance - The OTHER Trades

Pan-Asia Index Flows & Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Pan-Asia Index Flows & Special Situations

<p>The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) calculates Free-Float Weight (FFW) for each listed company and uses this value as a key component of TOPIX Index Calculation. For companies with "low liquidity" the FFW will be multiplied by a fixed liquidity factor ("LF") of 0.75 to derive the final FFW used for index calculation.</p><p>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/topix-index-upweights-the-big-april-basket-2021" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:49660" rel="noopener">TOPIX Index Upweights: The Big April Basket 2021</a>, I discussed how the Tokyo Stock Exchange reviews this Liquidity Factor every April and highlighted 50 names (the "Big April Basket 2021") that could potentially have their liquidity factors removed in this April's review.</p><div class="content-highlight">
<p><em>Today after the close, the official review results were announced and <strong>48 out of 50</strong> names in our Big April Basket 2021 were correct translating to a hit ratio of 96%. There were 11 other names added, and two of the names we expected to see the LF lifted did not. </em></p>
<p><em>As of today's close, our Big April Basket (equally-weighted) is <strong>up +3.61% against the TOPIX Index in 7 trading</strong><strong> days</strong> (since the close of the day after the insight) and there could be more to come. </em></p>
</div><p>Below is a discussion on the details of the official review results and what changes are required for our basket strategy during the event-leg which could run until the end of April. </p>

The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) calculates Free-Float Weight (FFW) for each listed company and uses this value as a key component of TOPIX Index Calculation. For companies with "low liquidity" the FFW will be multiplied by a fixed liquidity factor ("LF") of 0.75 to derive the final FFW used for index calculation.In TOPIX Index Upweights: The Big April Basket 2021, I discussed how the Tokyo Stock Exchange reviews this Liquidity Factor every April and highlighted 50 names (the "Big April Basket 2021") that could potentially have their liquidity factors removed in this April's review.
Today after the close, the official review results were announced and 48 out of 50 names in our Big April Basket 2021 were correct translating to a hit ratio of 96%. There were 11 other names added, and two of the names we expected to see the LF lifted did not. 
As of today's close, our Big April Basket (equally-weighted) is up +3.61% against the TOPIX Index in 7 trading days (since the close of the day after the insight) and there could be more to come. 
Below is a discussion on the details of the official review results and what changes are required for our basket strategy during the event-leg which could run until the end of April. 

TOPIX Upweights: Big April Basket 2021 Pre-Event Is a WIN! Now the Event-Leg!

<p>This morning in the Nikkei there is an <a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Business-deals/Toshiba-receives-offer-from-CVC-to-go-private-in-20bn-deal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">article</a> (English, Japanese is <a href="https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUC06CLO0W1A400C2000000/?unlock=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>) headlined...</p><blockquote><p><strong>Toshiba receives offer from CVC to go private in $20bn deal</strong></p></blockquote><p>The accompanying article in Japanese including CEO Kurumatani-san's comments suggests that the board will meet today to discuss it. The initial response to the press was that it had received the initial proposal yesterday without any previous consultation, so the company would seek more information and consider the proposal carefully.</p><p>It's early days. The headline number of ¥5,000/share is too low, by a fair bit, and there are a lot of hurdles (which are NOT shareholders wanting more) before this could go forward (allowing shareholders to want more).</p><p>Exactly one year ago today, I wrote <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/an-mbo-for-toshiba-not-as-silly-as-it-sounds" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:38199" rel="noopener"><strong>An MBO for Toshiba? Not As Silly As It Sounds</strong></a> after an article in an "investigative" magazine called FACTA (most famous for pre-commenting on the fraud on Olympus nearly a decade ago) put out an article <em>"Toshiba: Kurumatani's Astonishing MBO Scheme: Will He Be Able to Expel Noisy Shareholders?" (東芝・車谷が「MBO」画策の仰天: 物言う株主「放逐」は叶うか).</em></p><p>The article spent a lot of time talking about Kurumatani-san as a person, the insinuations that he hates shareholders, and about his desire to control his own fate - to <em>"have his own castle"</em> (by getting noisy activists out). The story suggested then that he saw his chance now (early April 2020) as the fall in the share price saw foreigners sell (that analysis was weak; I expect the activists were not the ones selling down hard in an illiquid market in the covid-crash, and I said as much). The article name-dropped PE funds and related parties (one fund, Integral, was led by a former SMBC colleague; and CVC - where Kurumatani-san spent a year as the Japan rep after leaving SMBC when he didn't get the nod for the top job - was mentioned as another), but I highlighted, </p><div>
<blockquote><p>The "astonishing scheme" about the MBO though is not to be ignored. It serves a LOT of purposes. </p></blockquote>
<p>I stand by that conclusion, and it is worth thinking about how this might play out.</p>
<p>Much more below the fold.</p>
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This morning in the Nikkei there is an article (English, Japanese is here) headlined...Toshiba receives offer from CVC to go private in $20bn dealThe accompanying article in Japanese including CEO Kurumatani-san's comments suggests that the board will meet today to discuss it. The initial response to the press was that it had received the initial proposal yesterday without any previous consultation, so the company would seek more information and consider the proposal carefully.It's early days. The headline number of ¥5,000/share is too low, by a fair bit, and there are a lot of hurdles (which are NOT shareholders wanting more) before this could go forward (allowing shareholders to want more).Exactly one year ago today, I wrote An MBO for Toshiba? Not As Silly As It Sounds after an article in an "investigative" magazine called FACTA (most famous for pre-commenting on the fraud on Olympus nearly a decade ago) put out an article "Toshiba: Kurumatani's Astonishing MBO Scheme: Will He Be Able to Expel Noisy Shareholders?" (東芝・車谷が「MBO」画策の仰天: 物言う株主「放逐」は叶うか).The article spent a lot of time talking about Kurumatani-san as a person, the insinuations that he hates shareholders, and about his desire to control his own fate - to "have his own castle" (by getting noisy activists out). The story suggested then that he saw his chance now (early April 2020) as the fall in the share price saw foreigners sell (that analysis was weak; I expect the activists were not the ones selling down hard in an illiquid market in the covid-crash, and I said as much). The article name-dropped PE funds and related parties (one fund, Integral, was led by a former SMBC colleague; and CVC - where Kurumatani-san spent a year as the Japan rep after leaving SMBC when he didn't get the nod for the top job - was mentioned as another), but I highlighted, 
The "astonishing scheme" about the MBO though is not to be ignored. It serves a LOT of purposes. 
I stand by that conclusion, and it is worth thinking about how this might play out.
Much more below the fold.



Toshiba - The CEO Gets His MBO Bidder and Toshiba Will Get Interestinger

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Toshiba Corporation manufactures and markets electrical and electronic products. The Company's products include digital products such as PCs and televisions, NAND flash memories, and system LSIs (large-scale integrated), as well as social infrastructures such as power generators, medical equipment, and home appliances.

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Asia Short Interest: Baidu, Kuaishou, Smoore, Yaskawa, BASE, Toshiba, Celltrion, Samsung, Largan

The Insight looks at large short interest movements across HK, Japan, Korea and Taiwan stocks and highlights large increases/decreases in shorts to...

Brian Freitas

Toshiba – Tsunakawa’s Reappointment as EO Is Probably the End for Kurumatani

Toshiba stock is 14.7% below CVC's indicative bid price suggesting limited confidence in it going through, but there is much to consider here and...

Mio Kato

TOPIX April-End Rebalance - The OTHER Trades

The April TOPIX Rebalance is about $1.5bn one way, with two thirds of that on Liquidity Factor changes, one-third on normal FFW changes. Toshiba,...

Travis Lundy

TOPIX Upweights: Big April Basket 2021 Pre-Event Is a WIN! Now the Event-Leg!

The Big April FFW/LF Basket Trade was a big win, with 48 out of 50 proposed names seeing their Liquidity Factor removed. So far, outperformance has...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Toshiba - The CEO Gets His MBO Bidder and Toshiba Will Get Interestinger

3mos ago Toshiba was cheap. Now TOPIX squeezes float, Kioxia is hot, Activists won the EGM, now looking at the AGM. Whoops. Look at the Birdie!...

Travis Lundy

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