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Equity Bottom-Up

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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 ASX Stocks as of Jun 6th (reported yesterday). The aggregated short interest was USD27.4bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables 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 IDP Education, Sigma Pharmaceuticals, Evolution Mining, CSL.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of ASX Stocks as of Jun 6th (reported yesterday). The aggregated short interest was USD27.4bn.
We tabulate league tables 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 IDP Education, Sigma Pharmaceuticals, Evolution Mining, CSL.


ASX Short Interest Weekly (Jun 6th): IDP Education, Sigma Pharmaceuticals, Evolution Mining, CSL

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning, Copley Fund Research

Steven Holden

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning

Copley Fund Research

Copley Fund Research provide research and data on asset allocation among Global and Emerging Market equity funds.  The analysis details absolute and relative positioning across countries, sectors and industries together with highly granular data on single stock and single fund allocations.  The data is updated monthly with time series going back to January 2011.

Global Research - Analysis of 165 prominent Global equity funds, combined AUM $335bn
GEM Research - Analysis of 127 prominent global EM equity funds, combined AUM $250bn

Asset Allocation - Global and GEM Equity

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>Australia’s active global fund ownership has dropped to record lows of 38.55%, with average weight halving from pre-2020 levels. </li>
<li>Major underweights persist across Financials, especially the four big banks at record-low ownership levels. </li>
<li>Insurance names like QBE and Suncorp see modest rebounds, but Australia remains stuck between growth and value headwinds.</li>
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Australia’s active global fund ownership has dropped to record lows of 38.55%, with average weight halving from pre-2020 levels. 
Major underweights persist across Financials, especially the four big banks at record-low ownership levels. 
Insurance names like QBE and Suncorp see modest rebounds, but Australia remains stuck between growth and value headwinds.


Australia: Strategic Underweights & Ownership Lows

Quantitative Researcher, MRM Research

Nico Rosti

Quantitative Researcher

MRM Research

Quantitative Research

Equity Derivatives

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<li>This week the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 INDEX</a> entered WEEKLY OVERBOUGHT status intra-week, peaking at 8384.50, then pulling back to 8283.20 at Close.</li>
<li>In this insight we will examine resistance levels the index will have a hard time to clear, without pulling back first at least 1 week.</li>
<li>According to our quantitative models, a pullback is highly likely to happen this week, or the next.</li>
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This week the S&amp;P/ASX 200 INDEX entered WEEKLY OVERBOUGHT status intra-week, peaking at 8384.50, then pulling back to 8283.20 at Close.
In this insight we will examine resistance levels the index will have a hard time to clear, without pulling back first at least 1 week.
According to our quantitative models, a pullback is highly likely to happen this week, or the next.


EQD | Upcoming ASX200 Pullback in 1-2 Weeks

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ASX Short Interest Weekly (Jun 6th): IDP Education, Sigma Pharmaceuticals, Evolution Mining, CSL

We analyzed ASX short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in IDP Education, Sigma Pharmaceuticals, Evolution...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Australia: Strategic Underweights & Ownership Lows

Australia is the third largest country underweight globally, with outright ownership hitting record lows. Financials are heavily underweight;...

Steven Holden

EQD | Upcoming ASX200 Pullback in 1-2 Weeks

The ASX 200 INDEX has entered WEEKLY-overbought status, it is going to pull back in the next 1-2 weeks, but the overall trend appears healthy....

Nico Rosti

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Australian Broker Call *Extra* Edition - Jul 07, 2025

Extra Edition of the Broker Call Report

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Extra Edition of the Broker Call Report

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ASX Short Interest Weekly (Jun 6th): IDP Education, Sigma Pharmaceuticals, Evolution Mining, CSL

We analyzed ASX short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in IDP Education, Sigma Pharmaceuticals, Evolution...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Australia: Strategic Underweights & Ownership Lows

Australia is the third largest country underweight globally, with outright ownership hitting record lows. Financials are heavily underweight;...

Steven Holden

EQD | Upcoming ASX200 Pullback in 1-2 Weeks

​The ASX 200 INDEX has entered WEEKLY-overbought status, it is going to pull back in the next 1-2 weeks, but the overall trend appears healthy....

Nico Rosti

Australian Broker Call Extra Edition - Jul 07, 2025

Aussie Broadband Pty Ltd - Australian Broker Call Extra Edition - Jul 02, 2025

The ASX 200 INDEX has entered WEEKLY-overbought status, it is going to pull back in the next 1-2 weeks, but the overall trend appears healthy....