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>There are 4 changes to the Yuanta/​P-Shares Taiwan Top 50 ETF and 1 deletion for the Yuanta/​P-Shares Taiwan Dividend Plus ETF in September.</li>
<li>The impact on the inclusions is larger in terms of flow but smaller in terms of days to ADV to buy. Shorts are higher on the deletions.</li>
<li>There appears to be big positioning on a lot of the stocks. But the ETF adds could move higher in the short-term on short covering.</li>
</ul>


There are 4 changes to the Yuanta/​P-Shares Taiwan Top 50 ETF and 1 deletion for the Yuanta/​P-Shares Taiwan Dividend Plus ETF in September.
The impact on the inclusions is larger in terms of flow but smaller in terms of days to ADV to buy. Shorts are higher on the deletions.
There appears to be big positioning on a lot of the stocks. But the ETF adds could move higher in the short-term on short covering.


Yuanta ETFs Rebalance: AI-Frenzy Means Tech Replaces Industrials; Shorts Surge; Big Positioning

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 Sep 1st which has an aggregated short interest worth USD13.5bn.</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 Wistron, Gigabyte Tech, Realtek Semi, Mediatek, Alchip Tech, Eva Airways.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Sep 1st which has an aggregated short interest worth USD13.5bn.
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 Wistron, Gigabyte Tech, Realtek Semi, Mediatek, Alchip Tech, Eva Airways.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Sep 1st): Wistron, Gigabyte Tech, Realtek Semi, Mediatek, Alchip Tech

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

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<li>We analyze the most shorted stocks in Taiwan and highlight notable AI supply chain stocks who have have some of the highest short interest vs. float in the market.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gigabyte-technology-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17486:1" rel="noopener">Gigabyte Technology (2376 TT)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/global-unichip-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10305:1" rel="noopener">Global Unichip (3443 TT)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gold-circuit-electronics-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9474:1" rel="noopener">Gold Circuit Electronics (2368 TT)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/inventec-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20856:1" rel="noopener">Inventec Corp (2356 TT)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mitac-holdings-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20726:1" rel="noopener">Mitac Holdings (3706 TT)</a> - high short squeeze risk.</li>
<li>Some <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/apple-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:666:1" rel="noopener">Apple (AAPL US)</a> supply chain stocks, Display-related, and Memory-related stocks are also heavily shorted.</li>
</ul>


We analyze the most shorted stocks in Taiwan and highlight notable AI supply chain stocks who have have some of the highest short interest vs. float in the market.

Gigabyte Technology (2376 TT) , Global Unichip (3443 TT) , Gold Circuit Electronics (2368 TT) , Inventec Corp (2356 TT) , Mitac Holdings (3706 TT) - high short squeeze risk.
Some Apple (AAPL US) supply chain stocks, Display-related, and Memory-related stocks are also heavily shorted.


Taiwan Shorts Analysis: AI Supply Chain Stocks With High Short Squeeze Risk

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<li>The JPX Nikkei 400 index rebalance will take place on Wednesday, MSIC on Thursday and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hong-kong-hang-seng-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22899:1" rel="noopener">HSI</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hang-seng-china-enterprises-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22900:1" rel="noopener">HSCEI</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hang-seng-tech-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31367:1" rel="noopener">HSTECH</a> and HSCI on Friday.</li>
<li>There are review cutoffs for the MVIS family of indices, and multiple announcements of changes to various indices during the week.</li>
<li>There were inflows to mainland China ETFs, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ishares-msci-india-etf" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:282:1" rel="noopener">iShares India ETF (INDA)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ishares-msci-india-small-cap" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32064:1" rel="noopener">Ishares India Small-Cap (SMIN)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ishares-msci-emerging-markets-223f5da3-7054-4e4f-bc55-b7f0852c2581" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31998:1" rel="noopener">iShares EmergingMarkets ex China (EMXC)</a> while there were outflows for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ishares-msci-emerging-markets" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:438:1" rel="noopener">iShares Emerging Markets (EEM)</a>.</li>
</ul>


The JPX Nikkei 400 index rebalance will take place on Wednesday, MSIC on Thursday and HSI, HSCEI, HSTECH and HSCI on Friday.
There are review cutoffs for the MVIS family of indices, and multiple announcements of changes to various indices during the week.
There were inflows to mainland China ETFs, iShares India ETF (INDA), Ishares India Small-Cap (SMIN) and iShares EmergingMarkets ex China (EMXC) while there were outflows for iShares Emerging Markets (EEM).


Index Rebalance & ETF Flow Recap: HSCEI, HSI, HSTECH, Yuanta ETFs, China ETFs, REMX, KOSPI

<ul>
<li>There should be 4 changes to the Yuanta/​P-Shares Taiwan Top 50 ETF and 1 deletion for the Yuanta/​P-Shares Taiwan Dividend Plus ETF in September.</li>
<li>The potential adds are driven by the AI-frenzy that has swept the market for the last few months. Most potential deletions are shipping stocks that are way off their highs.</li>
<li>Short interest on the potential deletions is high in terms of days of ADV and free float. The rise in shorts on the potential adds is being rapidly covered.</li>
</ul>


There should be 4 changes to the Yuanta/​P-Shares Taiwan Top 50 ETF and 1 deletion for the Yuanta/​P-Shares Taiwan Dividend Plus ETF in September.
The potential adds are driven by the AI-frenzy that has swept the market for the last few months. Most potential deletions are shipping stocks that are way off their highs.
Short interest on the potential deletions is high in terms of days of ADV and free float. The rise in shorts on the potential adds is being rapidly covered.


Yuanta ETFs Rebalance Preview: Changes Galore as Stocks Soar; Shorts Increase, Then Cover

Taiwan

Wistron Corporation manufactures and markets notebook computers, personal computers, and other related information products.

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Brian Freitas

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