Index Rebal Trades & Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Index Rebal Trades & Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Index Rebalance

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<li>The HSTECH Index tracks the performance of the top 30 technology companies listed in Hong Kong that have high business exposure to certain technology themes. </li>
<li>The official index changes and indicative weights for the March 2025 index rebal event will be announced on Friday 21st February 2025.</li>
<li>We continue to expect <em>one</em> change for the HSTECH index in March 2025, combined with capping flows of US$716mn.</li>
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The HSTECH Index tracks the performance of the top 30 technology companies listed in Hong Kong that have high business exposure to certain technology themes. 
The official index changes and indicative weights for the March 2025 index rebal event will be announced on Friday 21st February 2025.
We continue to expect one change for the HSTECH index in March 2025, combined with capping flows of US$716mn.


Quiddity Leaderboard HSTECH Mar 25: US$716mn One-Way; Large Outflow for Xiaomi

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Event-Driven

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<li>In the post-CNY return, SOUTHBOUND gross trading activity was stronger per day than the previous several weeks, but SB Net Buying was not. </li>
<li>Tech ended up being a big net buy, but <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26:1" rel="noopener">Tencent (700 HK)</a> a big net sell. </li>
<li>Lower-Than-Expected tariff rates against China meant foreigners are back to buying Chinese stocks for the time being which may lower SB net buys near-term.</li>
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In the post-CNY return, SOUTHBOUND gross trading activity was stronger per day than the previous several weeks, but SB Net Buying was not. 
Tech ended up being a big net buy, but Tencent (700 HK) a big net sell. 
Lower-Than-Expected tariff rates against China meant foreigners are back to buying Chinese stocks for the time being which may lower SB net buys near-term.


HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 7 Feb 2025); Busy Start Post CNY But Clear Selling of High Div SOEs

Tracking developments across tech supply chains, Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tracking developments across tech supply chains

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Top Chinese cloud platforms are supporting DeepSeek as AI changes the landscape of cloud intelligence.</li><li>Meta and Google are pushing forward with smart glasses development, overcoming obstacles in the Asian supply chain.</li><li>SiPh progress is exceeding TSMC's expectations, heating up the optical communication CPO market earlier than anticipated.</li></ul>

Top Chinese cloud platforms are supporting DeepSeek as AI changes the landscape of cloud intelligence.Meta and Google are pushing forward with smart glasses development, overcoming obstacles in the Asian supply chain.SiPh progress is exceeding TSMC's expectations, heating up the optical communication CPO market earlier than anticipated.

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (07-Feb-2025): Chinese cloud giants support DeepSeek as AI revolutionizes cloud.

<ul><li>Honda and Nissan merger talks hit a roadblock as Nissan rejects becoming a subsidiary, stalling negotiations between the automakers.</li><li>Resistance from automakers to Apple's CarPlay 2.0 upgrades is causing challenges in integration, potentially impacting the future of in-car technology.</li><li>SoftBank ends DeepSeek usage in partnership with OpenAI, while Alphabet commends DeepSeek's progress and emphasizes AI efficiency for competitive advantage.</li></ul>

Honda and Nissan merger talks hit a roadblock as Nissan rejects becoming a subsidiary, stalling negotiations between the automakers.Resistance from automakers to Apple's CarPlay 2.0 upgrades is causing challenges in integration, potentially impacting the future of in-car technology.SoftBank ends DeepSeek usage in partnership with OpenAI, while Alphabet commends DeepSeek's progress and emphasizes AI efficiency for competitive advantage.

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (06-Feb-2025): Honda-Nissan merger talks fail as Nissan rejects subsidiary.

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 analyze the monthly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine.</li>
<li>We tabulate the top stocks by inflows, outflows, and holding by mainland investors.</li>
<li>We highlight inflows into Tencent, SMIC, ICBC, China Mobile, Xiaomi and outflows from Meituan.</li>
</ul>


We analyze the monthly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine.
We tabulate the top stocks by inflows, outflows, and holding by mainland investors.
We highlight inflows into Tencent, SMIC, ICBC, China Mobile, Xiaomi and outflows from Meituan.


Hong Kong Connect Flows (January): $18.1bn Inflows

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Xiaomi Corporation manufactures communication equipment and parts. The Company produces and sells mobile phones, smart phone software,  set-top boxes, and related accessories. Xiaomi markets its products worldwide.

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Quiddity Leaderboard HSTECH Mar 25: US$716mn One-Way; Large Outflow for Xiaomi

We expect Horizon Robotics to be added and East Buy Holdings to be deleted. Horizon Robotics has steeply outperformed East Buy Holdings during the...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 7 Feb 2025); Busy Start Post CNY But Clear Selling of High Div SOEs

Post Chinese New Year, SOUTHBOUND activity is heavy but with low net buying. Tech was net bought last week, and high div SOEs were sold. Foreigners...

Travis Lundy

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (07-Feb-2025): Chinese cloud giants support DeepSeek as AI revolutionizes cloud.

Top Chinese cloud platforms support DeepSeek AI as it shapes cloud intelligence landscape, while Meta and Google push smart glasses forward despite...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (06-Feb-2025): Honda-Nissan merger talks fail as Nissan rejects subsidiary.

Honda and Nissan merger talks stall over subsidiary refusal, automakers resist Apple CarPlay 2.0, SoftBank halts DeepSeek, China smartphone...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Hong Kong Connect Flows (January): $18.1bn Inflows

We analyzed the Hong Kong Connect Scheme for January and highlighted flows for Tencent, SMIC, ICBC, China Mobile, Xiaomi and Meituan.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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