Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Ki Corporation and <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/public-storage" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18193:1" rel="noopener">Public Storage (PSA US)</a></strong> together <a href="https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20250407/pdf/06hfsstr34h3wb.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> a NBIO, by way of a Scheme, to acquire all of the outstanding securities of <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/abacus-storage-king" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39857:1" rel="noopener">Abacus Storage (ASK AU)</a></strong> not held.</li>
<li>The indicative offer of A$1.47/stapled security is a 26.7% premium to undisturbed and ~8% discount to the latest NTA/security. Nathan Kirsh directly/indirectly holds a 59.47% stake in ASK.</li>
<li>Trading at a gross/annualised spread of 6.9%/10.9%, assuming late Nov completion. That's tight given timing risk, and terms not being firm.</li>
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Ki Corporation and Public Storage (PSA US) together announced a NBIO, by way of a Scheme, to acquire all of the outstanding securities of Abacus Storage (ASK AU) not held.
The indicative offer of A$1.47/stapled security is a 26.7% premium to undisturbed and ~8% discount to the latest NTA/security. Nathan Kirsh directly/indirectly holds a 59.47% stake in ASK.
Trading at a gross/annualised spread of 6.9%/10.9%, assuming late Nov completion. That's tight given timing risk, and terms not being firm.


Abacus Storage (ASK AU): Kirsh/Public Storage Buck Market Volatility With NBIO

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>The review period for the September rebalance ends on 30 August. We do not see any constituent changes for the index but there will be capping changes.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/home-consortium-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29082:1" rel="noopener">Home Consortium Ltd (HMC AU)</a> is just outside inclusion zone at the moment and outperformance over the rest of the week could result in inclusion.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/home-consortium-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29082:1" rel="noopener">Home Consortium Ltd (HMC AU)</a>'s inclusion and capping changes will result in a one-way turnover of 5% and in a round-trip trade of A$62m. </li>
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The review period for the September rebalance ends on 30 August. We do not see any constituent changes for the index but there will be capping changes.

Home Consortium Ltd (HMC AU) is just outside inclusion zone at the moment and outperformance over the rest of the week could result in inclusion.

Home Consortium Ltd (HMC AU)'s inclusion and capping changes will result in a one-way turnover of 5% and in a round-trip trade of A$62m. 


MV Australia A-REITs Index Rebalance Preview: One Close Add & Capping Changes

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/abacus-storage-king" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39857:1" rel="noopener">Abacus Storage King (ASK AU)</a> will be deleted from the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vaneck-vectors-australian-property-etf" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:30998:1" rel="noopener">Vaneck Vectors Australian Property ETF (MVA AU)</a> in June. There are float changes and capping changes too.</li>
<li>Estimated one-way turnover is 3.33% and will result in a one-way trade of A$19m. There are a couple of stocks with over 1x ADV to trade.</li>
<li>There has been a recent spike in shorts on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/abacus-storage-king" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39857:1" rel="noopener">Abacus Storage King (ASK AU)</a> but passive selling will be larger than the short interest.</li>
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Abacus Storage King (ASK AU) will be deleted from the Vaneck Vectors Australian Property ETF (MVA AU) in June. There are float changes and capping changes too.
Estimated one-way turnover is 3.33% and will result in a one-way trade of A$19m. There are a couple of stocks with over 1x ADV to trade.
There has been a recent spike in shorts on Abacus Storage King (ASK AU) but passive selling will be larger than the short interest.


MV Australia A-REITs Index Rebalance: Abacus Storage King Deleted (Finally!)

<ul>
<li>The review period for the June rebalance ended last week. There could be one deletion from the index and a bunch of capping changes.</li>
<li>There is one stock that is close to inclusion zone but may not make it in June.</li>
<li>The expected index changes will lead to a one-way turnover of 2.5% resulting in a one-way trade of A$14m. That will increase if there is an inclusion.</li>
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The review period for the June rebalance ended last week. There could be one deletion from the index and a bunch of capping changes.
There is one stock that is close to inclusion zone but may not make it in June.
The expected index changes will lead to a one-way turnover of 2.5% resulting in a one-way trade of A$14m. That will increase if there is an inclusion.


MV Australia A-REITs Index Rebalance Preview: ASK May Be Deleted; HMC Close Add; Capping Changes

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/goodman-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:959:1" rel="noopener">Goodman Group (GMG AU)</a> has been moving higher recently and the stock has outperformed its peers handily over the last year.</li>
<li>The stock trades marginally expensive compared to its peers and that could be partially attributed to the stock being a part of large indices.</li>
<li>There is another index inclusion to come and that could lead to further outperformance in the short term.</li>
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Goodman Group (GMG AU) has been moving higher recently and the stock has outperformed its peers handily over the last year.
The stock trades marginally expensive compared to its peers and that could be partially attributed to the stock being a part of large indices.
There is another index inclusion to come and that could lead to further outperformance in the short term.


Goodman Group (GMG AU): Positioned for Outperformance

Australia

Centuria Capital Group (CNI) is an ASX-listed specialist investment manager. Investments offered include listed and unlisted property funds as well as investment bonds. The company is located in Australia.

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Centuria Industrial REIT (CIP AU)

Abacus Storage (ASK AU): Kirsh/Public Storage Buck Market Volatility With NBIO

Trading at a gross/annuallised spread of 6.9%/10.9%, assuming late Nov completion. That's tight given the timing risk and terms not being firm.

David Blennerhassett

MV Australia A-REITs Index Rebalance Preview: One Close Add & Capping Changes

No constituent changes expected for now. HMC is a very close add and needs to outperform over the next 3 trading days to make it into the index....

Brian Freitas

MV Australia A-REITs Index Rebalance: Abacus Storage King Deleted (Finally!)

Abacus Storage King (ASK) will be deleted from the MVA ETF at the close on 21 June. Estimated one-way turnover is 3.33% and will result in a one...

Brian Freitas

MV Australia A-REITs Index Rebalance Preview: ASK May Be Deleted; HMC Close Add; Capping Changes

ASK could be deleted. HMC is unlikely to be added. There are a few capping changes. Shorts have been increasing in Dexus and CHC.

Brian Freitas

Goodman Group (GMG AU): Positioned for Outperformance

Goodman Group is up 7% over the last couple of weeks as cumulative excess volume has continued to increase. There could be a little bit more to go...

Brian Freitas

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