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>Using data from the close on 17 May, there could be 5 changes to the Yuanta/​P-Shares Taiwan Dividend Plus ETF in June.</li>
<li>There will also be capping and funding flows that will lead to a one-way turnover of 12.6% and a one-way trade of US$1.13bn.</li>
<li>Shorts have increased on the potential adds and potential deletes and covering will lead to rally in some stocks while providing support in others at rebalance implementation.</li>
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Using data from the close on 17 May, there could be 5 changes to the Yuanta/​P-Shares Taiwan Dividend Plus ETF in June.
There will also be capping and funding flows that will lead to a one-way turnover of 12.6% and a one-way trade of US$1.13bn.
Shorts have increased on the potential adds and potential deletes and covering will lead to rally in some stocks while providing support in others at rebalance implementation.


Yuanta/​P-Shares Taiwan Div+ ETF Rebalance Preview: 13% One-Way Turnover & US$2.27bn Trade

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 foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Dec 15th which has an aggregated holding worth USD701.6bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top changes by value for 1 week, one 4 weeks, 1 year and top stocks held by foreign instutions by dollar value.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD2,114mln and highlight foreign changes in TSMC, Largan Precision, Evergreen Marine, Far Eastone Telecom.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Dec 15th which has an aggregated holding worth USD701.6bn.
We tabulate league table for top changes by value for 1 week, one 4 weeks, 1 year and top stocks held by foreign instutions by dollar value.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD2,114mln and highlight foreign changes in TSMC, Largan Precision, Evergreen Marine, Far Eastone Telecom.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Dec 15th): TSMC, Largan Precision, Evergreen Marine

Managing Director, Zero One, Zero One

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

Zero One

Founded in 2015, Zero One produces independent investment research and provides corporate finance advisory services with a focus on both listed and private technology companies. Founder Vincent Fernando has over 20 years of experience in US and Asia capital markets.

Independent Investment Research

Equity Bottom-Up

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

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<li>Overall, it was a strong week for Taiwan Tech. TSMC and Mediatek showed strong performances, as well as key names we like such as Yageo and Himax.</li>
<li>AI-Related Taiwan plays showed relative weakness. This weakness interestingly happened during a week when <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nvidia-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5891:1" rel="noopener">NVIDIA Corp (NVDA US) </a>performed well.</li>
<li>According to insight provider Patrick Liao, MediaTek WiFi 7 chip competition is likely to become fierce in 2024.</li>
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Overall, it was a strong week for Taiwan Tech. TSMC and Mediatek showed strong performances, as well as key names we like such as Yageo and Himax.
AI-Related Taiwan plays showed relative weakness. This weakness interestingly happened during a week when NVIDIA Corp (NVDA US) performed well.
According to insight provider Patrick Liao, MediaTek WiFi 7 chip competition is likely to become fierce in 2024.


Taiwan Tech Weekly: AI Plays Weak Despite Strong Taiwan Tech Market Performance

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Nov 17th which has an aggregated holding worth USD664.7bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top changes by value for 1 week, one 4 weeks, 1 year and top stocks held by foreign instutions by dollar value.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD2,654mln and highlight foreign changes in TSMC, Wt, Evergreen Marine, Via Tech, Quanta Computer.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Nov 17th which has an aggregated holding worth USD664.7bn.
We tabulate league table for top changes by value for 1 week, one 4 weeks, 1 year and top stocks held by foreign instutions by dollar value.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD2,654mln and highlight foreign changes in TSMC, Wt, Evergreen Marine, Via Tech, Quanta Computer.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Nov 17th): TSMC, WT, Evergreen Marine, Via Tech, Quanta Computer

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Nov 17th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD14.9bn.</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 Asustek Computer, TSMC, Via Tech, Wistron, Gigabyte Tech, Compal Elec, Mediatek, Accton Tech.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Nov 17th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD14.9bn.
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 Asustek Computer, TSMC, Via Tech, Wistron, Gigabyte Tech, Compal Elec, Mediatek, Accton Tech.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Nov 17th): Asustek Computer, TSMC, Via Tech, Wistron, Gigabyte Tech

Taiwan

Via Technologies Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets integrated chipsets for PC (Personal Computer) motherboards.  The Company's products include core logic and peripheral controller chips.

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Yuanta/P-Shares Taiwan Div+ ETF Rebalance Preview: 13% One-Way Turnover & US$2.27bn Trade

The ETF could have 5 constituent changes in June. There will also be capping and funding flows that will lead to a one-way turnover of 12.6% and a...

Brian Freitas

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Dec 15th): TSMC, Largan Precision, Evergreen Marine

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlight foreign holding changes in TSMC, Largan Precision, Evergreen Marine, Far...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Taiwan Tech Weekly: AI Plays Weak Despite Strong Taiwan Tech Market Performance

AI-Related Taiwan plays showed relative weakness. This weakness interestingly happened during a week when NVIDIA Corp (NVDA US) performed well.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Nov 17th): TSMC, WT, Evergreen Marine, Via Tech, Quanta Computer

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlight foreign holding changes in TSMC, Wt, Evergreen Marine, Via Tech, Quanta...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Nov 17th): Asustek Computer, TSMC, Via Tech, Wistron, Gigabyte Tech

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in Asustek Computer, TSMC, Via Tech, Wistron,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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Yuanta/​P-Shares Taiwan Div+ ETF Rebalance Preview: 13% One-Way Turnover & US$2.27bn Trade

The ETF could have 5 constituent changes in June. There will also be capping and funding flows that will lead to a one-way turnover of 12.6% and a...

Brian Freitas

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Dec 15th): TSMC, Largan Precision, Evergreen Marine

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlight foreign holding changes in TSMC, Largan Precision, Evergreen Marine, Far...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Taiwan Tech Weekly: AI Plays Weak Despite Strong Taiwan Tech Market Performance

AI-Related Taiwan plays showed relative weakness. This weakness interestingly happened during a week when NVIDIA Corp (NVDA US) performed well.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Nov 17th): TSMC, WT, Evergreen Marine, Via Tech, Quanta Computer

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlight foreign holding changes in TSMC, Wt, Evergreen Marine, Via Tech, Quanta...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Nov 17th): Asustek Computer, TSMC, Via Tech, Wistron, Gigabyte Tech

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in Asustek Computer, TSMC, Via Tech, Wistron,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Yuanta/P-Shares Taiwan Div+ ETF Rebalance Preview: 13% One-Way Turnover & US$2.27bn Trade