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>Nanya Tech Soared in February on DRAM Recovery and Custom HBM News</li>
<li>Nanya’s Custom HBM Strategy &amp; the Positive DRAM Market Outlook</li>
<li>Memory Monitor Universe: SK Hynix &amp; Micron Still Have Strong FY2025E Expected Growth; Nanya Tech Still Negative</li>
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Nanya Tech Soared in February on DRAM Recovery and Custom HBM News
Nanya’s Custom HBM Strategy &amp; the Positive DRAM Market Outlook
Memory Monitor Universe: SK Hynix &amp; Micron Still Have Strong FY2025E Expected Growth; Nanya Tech Still Negative


Memory Monitor: Nanya Tech Soared on DRAM Recovery and Custom HBM News

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<li>SK Hynix Expects 100% HBM Revenue Growth in 2025E After a Massive 2024 -- Which Means Traditional DRAM Doesn't Matter as Much Anymore</li>
<li>DeepSeek Market Fears -- A Problem for HBM &amp; Enterprise SSD Memory?</li>
<li>AI Industry Opportunities Are Not a Fixed Size Pie -- Will DeepSeek Impact HBM DRAM TAM? Why We Don't Think So</li>
</ul>


SK Hynix Expects 100% HBM Revenue Growth in 2025E After a Massive 2024 -- Which Means Traditional DRAM Doesn't Matter as Much Anymore
DeepSeek Market Fears -- A Problem for HBM &amp; Enterprise SSD Memory?
AI Industry Opportunities Are Not a Fixed Size Pie -- Will DeepSeek Impact HBM DRAM TAM? Why We Don't Think So


Memory Monitor: Is DeepSeek a Problem for SK Hynix & Micron's HBM DRAM Growth?

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<li>Micron's Latest Outlook Disappoints &amp; Shares Fall; Decoupling Trade Between SK Hynix &amp; Nanya Tech Has Worked However</li>
<li>Smartphone AI Insights -- On-Device Local Search &amp; Context-Aware Interfaces Emerging as Key Local AI Needs</li>
<li>Conclusion -- Consider Swapping In MICRON as the Long Side of the Memory Decoupling Trade</li>
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Micron's Latest Outlook Disappoints &amp; Shares Fall; Decoupling Trade Between SK Hynix &amp; Nanya Tech Has Worked However
Smartphone AI Insights -- On-Device Local Search &amp; Context-Aware Interfaces Emerging as Key Local AI Needs
Conclusion -- Consider Swapping In MICRON as the Long Side of the Memory Decoupling Trade


Memory Monitor: The Emerging Mass-Market Edge AI Need for Mobiles; Long Micron Vs. Short Nanya Tech

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

Index Rebalance

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<li>There are 8 changes a side for the TIP Customized Taiwan Select High Dividend Index in December. The TIP Taiwan Select High Dividend ETF (00919TW) has an AUM of US$9.3bn.</li>
<li>Estimated one-way turnover is 17.2% and that will result in a round-trip trade of US$3.2bn. All adds and deletes have over 5x ADV to trade from passive trackers.</li>
<li>The rebalance will be implemented over 8 trading days and the ETF started trading some stocks late last week and the rest from 17 December.</li>
</ul>


There are 8 changes a side for the TIP Customized Taiwan Select High Dividend Index in December. The TIP Taiwan Select High Dividend ETF (00919TW) has an AUM of US$9.3bn.
Estimated one-way turnover is 17.2% and that will result in a round-trip trade of US$3.2bn. All adds and deletes have over 5x ADV to trade from passive trackers.
The rebalance will be implemented over 8 trading days and the ETF started trading some stocks late last week and the rest from 17 December.


TIP Customized Taiwan Select High Dividend Index Rebalance: US$3.2bn Trade with BIG Impact

<ul>
<li>The TIP Taiwan Select High Dividend ETF (00919 TW) tracks the TIP Customized Taiwan Select High Dividend Index and has an AUM of TWD 285bn (US$8.75bn).</li>
<li>We forecast 8 changes a side at the December rebalance with an estimated one-way turnover of around 16% and a round-trip trade of around US$2.8bn.</li>
<li>An equal weighted basket of potential inclusions has outperformed an equal weighted basket of potential deletions since the start of July with most of the outperformance coming from September.</li>
</ul>


The TIP Taiwan Select High Dividend ETF (00919 TW) tracks the TIP Customized Taiwan Select High Dividend Index and has an AUM of TWD 285bn (US$8.75bn).
We forecast 8 changes a side at the December rebalance with an estimated one-way turnover of around 16% and a round-trip trade of around US$2.8bn.
An equal weighted basket of potential inclusions has outperformed an equal weighted basket of potential deletions since the start of July with most of the outperformance coming from September.


TIP Customized Taiwan Select High Div Index Rebalance Preview: US$2.8bn Trade as Adds Outperform

Taiwan

Phison Electronics Corp. manufactures and markets USB (Universal Serial Bus) flash pen drives, card readers, adapters, flash memory controllers, and integrated circuits (ICs).

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Memory Monitor: Nanya Tech Soared on DRAM Recovery and Custom HBM News

Nanya Tech sees growth in February from DRAM recovery and custom HBM strategy, but still lags behind SK Hynix and Micron in expected growth for 2025.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Memory Monitor: Is DeepSeek a Problem for SK Hynix & Micron's HBM DRAM Growth?

SK Hynix predicts 100% HBM revenue growth in 2025E, signaling a shift away from traditional DRAM importance. DeepSeek fears raise concerns for HBM...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Memory Monitor: The Emerging Mass-Market Edge AI Need for Mobiles; Long Micron Vs. Short Nanya Tech

Micron's outlook disappointed last week, but the decoupling trade of Long SK Hynix vs. Short Nanya Tech is working. Consider swapping in Micron as...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

TIP Customized Taiwan Select High Dividend Index Rebalance: US$3.2bn Trade with BIG Impact

There are 8 changes for the index. Estimated one-way turnover is 17.2% and round-trip trade is US$3.2bn. All add/deletes have over 5x ADV to trade...

Brian Freitas

TIP Customized Taiwan Select High Div Index Rebalance Preview: US$2.8bn Trade as Adds Outperform

Announcement of the changes will made post market close today. The potential adds and deletes have performed in line since the end of the review...

Brian Freitas

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Memory Monitor: Nanya Tech Soared on DRAM Recovery and Custom HBM News

​Nanya Tech sees growth in February from DRAM recovery and custom HBM strategy, but still lags behind SK Hynix and Micron in expected growth for 2025.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Memory Monitor: Is DeepSeek a Problem for SK Hynix & Micron's HBM DRAM Growth?

​SK Hynix predicts 100% HBM revenue growth in 2025E, signaling a shift away from traditional DRAM importance. DeepSeek fears raise concerns for HBM...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Memory Monitor: The Emerging Mass-Market Edge AI Need for Mobiles; Long Micron Vs. Short Nanya Tech

​Micron's outlook disappointed last week, but the decoupling trade of Long SK Hynix vs. Short Nanya Tech is working. Consider swapping in Micron as...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

TIP Customized Taiwan Select High Dividend Index Rebalance: US$3.2bn Trade with BIG Impact

There are 8 changes for the index. Estimated one-way turnover is 17.2% and round-trip trade is US$3.2bn. All add/deletes have over 5x ADV to trade...

Brian Freitas

TIP Customized Taiwan Select High Div Index Rebalance Preview: US$2.8bn Trade as Adds Outperform

Announcement of the changes will made post market close today. The potential adds and deletes have performed in line since the end of the review...

Brian Freitas

Nanya Tech sees growth in February from DRAM recovery and custom HBM strategy, but still lags behind SK Hynix and Micron in expected growth for 2025.

SK Hynix predicts 100% HBM revenue growth in 2025E, signaling a shift away from traditional DRAM importance. DeepSeek fears raise concerns for HBM...

Micron's outlook disappointed last week, but the decoupling trade of Long SK Hynix vs. Short Nanya Tech is working. Consider swapping in Micron as...