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 analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Nov 18th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD13.9bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Wiwynn, Yageo, Evergreen Marine, UMC, ASE, Powerchip.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Nov 18th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD13.9bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Wiwynn, Yageo, Evergreen Marine, UMC, ASE, Powerchip.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Nov 18th): Wiwynn, Yageo, Evergreen Marine, UMC, ASE, Powerchip

Managing Director, Zero One, Zero One

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

Equity Bottom-Up

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>TSMC ADR's premium has reverted after going as high as 10.9%.</li>
<li>Hon Hai's London-listed GDRs are trading at a historically rare discount.</li>
<li>UMC ADRs also look interesting relative to the Taiwan shares given their rare discount.</li>
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TSMC ADR's premium has reverted after going as high as 10.9%.
Hon Hai's London-listed GDRs are trading at a historically rare discount.
UMC ADRs also look interesting relative to the Taiwan shares given their rare discount.


Taiwan Dual-Listings: TSMC Premium Reverts, Rare Hon Hai & UMC Discounts

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) - ADR / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B (BRK/B US) disclosed that it has acquired about 60.1m shares in Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) - ADR (TSM US).  </li>
<li>Hon Hai is receiving local government support to recruit/return workers in order to ease its crisis there. Meanwhile, it will also quadruple its India-based iPhone manufacturing staff.</li>
<li>UMC's ADR premium is 0% and could see a bounce given the surge in TSMC.</li>
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B (BRK/B US) disclosed that it has acquired about 60.1m shares in Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) - ADR (TSM US).  
Hon Hai is receiving local government support to recruit/return workers in order to ease its crisis there. Meanwhile, it will also quadruple its India-based iPhone manufacturing staff.
UMC's ADR premium is 0% and could see a bounce given the surge in TSMC.


Taiwan Tech Weekly: Buffet Invests in TSMC, Hon Hai Issues Improving, China Chip Imports Slump

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Nov 11th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD13.6bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Unimicron, Alchip, Lotes, King Yuan Electronics, Wistron, TXC. </li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Nov 11th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD13.6bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Unimicron, Alchip, Lotes, King Yuan Electronics, Wistron, TXC. 


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Nov 11th): Unimicron, Alchip, Lotes, King Yuan Electronics, Wistron, TXC

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Nov 4th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD12.1bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Hon Hai, Evergreen Marine, Wan Hai Lines.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Nov 4th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD12.1bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Hon Hai, Evergreen Marine, Wan Hai Lines.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Nov 4th): Hon Hai, Evergreen Marine, Wan Hai Lines

Taiwan

United Microelectronics Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets integrated circuits (ICs) and related electronic products.  The Company's main products are consumer electronic ICs, memory ICs, personal computer peripheral ICs, and communication ICs.

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United Microelectron Sp Adr (UMC US)

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Nov 18th): Wiwynn, Yageo, Evergreen Marine, UMC, ASE, Powerchip

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in Wiwynn, Yageo, Evergreen Marine, UMC, ASE, Powerchip.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Taiwan Dual-Listings: TSMC Premium Reverts, Rare Hon Hai & UMC Discounts

Hon Hai's London-listed GDRs are trading at a historically rare discount. UMC ADRs are also at a rare discount relative to history.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Taiwan Tech Weekly: Buffet Invests in TSMC, Hon Hai Issues Improving, China Chip Imports Slump

Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B (BRK/B US) disclosed that it has acquired about 60.1m shares in Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) - ADR (TSM US).

Vincent Fernando, CFA

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Nov 11th): Unimicron, Alchip, Lotes, King Yuan Electronics, Wistron, TXC

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in Unimicron, Alchip, Lotes, King Yuan Electronics,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Nov 4th): Hon Hai, Evergreen Marine, Wan Hai Lines

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in Hon Hai, Evergreen Marine, Wan Hai Lines.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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