Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>Berkshire appears set to exit <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/byd-co-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20962:1" rel="noopener">BYD (1211 HK)</a> partially or in full. But why signal to market well in advance?</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/united-tractors-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:698:1" rel="noopener">United Tractors (UNTR IJ)</a>'s buyback should be impactful. They could do another one afterwards as they have lots of cash. This is a raging buy. Buy now. With both hands.</li>
<li>The BOJ was expected to change its ETF allocations. It stopped buying Nikkei 225 and JPX Nikkei 400 ETFs. As the world moves more to passive, expect float to decrease.</li>
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Berkshire appears set to exit BYD (1211 HK) partially or in full. But why signal to market well in advance?

United Tractors (UNTR IJ)'s buyback should be impactful. They could do another one afterwards as they have lots of cash. This is a raging buy. Buy now. With both hands.
The BOJ was expected to change its ETF allocations. It stopped buying Nikkei 225 and JPX Nikkei 400 ETFs. As the world moves more to passive, expect float to decrease.


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IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

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<li>The increase of 225.2 million CCASS shares deposited with Citibank matches <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/berkshire-hathaway-inc-cl-b" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8635:1" rel="noopener">Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B (BRK/B US)</a>’s stake. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/byd-co-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20962:1" rel="noopener">BYD (1211 HK)</a> closed -12% down on speculation of a selldown.   </li>
<li>The H Share recently touched all-time highs and trades at a significant premium to historical multiples. BYD has a recent history of a selldown by a substantial shareholder (Himalaya Capital).</li>
<li>Berkshire has made a 33x gain on its BYD investment, excluding dividends. Taking money off the table would align with Berkshire’s value investing mandate.</li>
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The increase of 225.2 million CCASS shares deposited with Citibank matches Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B (BRK/B US)’s stake. BYD (1211 HK) closed -12% down on speculation of a selldown.   
The H Share recently touched all-time highs and trades at a significant premium to historical multiples. BYD has a recent history of a selldown by a substantial shareholder (Himalaya Capital).
Berkshire has made a 33x gain on its BYD investment, excluding dividends. Taking money off the table would align with Berkshire’s value investing mandate.


BYD’s Shares Tumble Awaiting Berkshire's Next Move

<ul>
<li>Just days after <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/byd-co-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20962:1" rel="noopener">BYD (1211 HK)</a> surpassed <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tesla-motors-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20279:1" rel="noopener">Tesla Motors (TSLA US)</a> as the world’s largest electric vehicle producer by sales, is Warren Buffet cashing in his chips?</li>
<li>225mn shares of BYD  - 7.73% of the H shares - moved into CCASS yesterday. These are Berkshire Hathaway's shares. </li>
<li>For a shareholder who has kept his holding in share certificates for 13 years, this development suggests the possibility of a partial or full exit. </li>
</ul>


Just days after BYD (1211 HK) surpassed Tesla Motors (TSLA US) as the world’s largest electric vehicle producer by sales, is Warren Buffet cashing in his chips?
225mn shares of BYD  - 7.73% of the H shares - moved into CCASS yesterday. These are Berkshire Hathaway's shares. 
For a shareholder who has kept his holding in share certificates for 13 years, this development suggests the possibility of a partial or full exit. 


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Sumeet Singh

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<ul>
<li>Tianqi Lithium (TL) raised around US$2bn via its H-shares listing. It undertakes mining of lithium ore and manufacturing of lithium concentrate, lithium compounds and derivatives.</li>
<li>TL was the largest producer of mined lithium globally in terms of output in 2020 and ranked third in terms of revenue generated from lithium in 2020.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the updates since our last note, along with the trading dynamics.</li>
</ul>


Tianqi Lithium (TL) raised around US$2bn via its H-shares listing. It undertakes mining of lithium ore and manufacturing of lithium concentrate, lithium compounds and derivatives.
TL was the largest producer of mined lithium globally in terms of output in 2020 and ranked third in terms of revenue generated from lithium in 2020.
In this note, we talk about the updates since our last note, along with the trading dynamics.


Tianqi Lithium A/H Trading - A-Shares Have Done Relatively Well, H-Shares Should Follow

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BYD Company Limited, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells automobiles. The Company also researches, develops, manufactures and sells batteries, which are applied on mobile phones, cordless phones, power tools and other kinds of portable electronic devices.

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