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

Zijin Gold International / Index Rebalance

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<li>The review period for the March rebalance of this global index ended 31 December, the changes should be announced on 20 February and implemented at the close on 20 March.</li>
<li>For Asia Pac ex Japan, we forecast 266 changes (adds, deletes, migrations) for the index. Of those, 63 stocks could have over US$20m to trade from passive trackers.</li>
<li>The forecast passive buys have outperformed the headlines indices in all major markets and there could be some profit-taking following announcement of the changes.</li>
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The review period for the March rebalance of this global index ended 31 December, the changes should be announced on 20 February and implemented at the close on 20 March.
For Asia Pac ex Japan, we forecast 266 changes (adds, deletes, migrations) for the index. Of those, 63 stocks could have over US$20m to trade from passive trackers.
The forecast passive buys have outperformed the headlines indices in all major markets and there could be some profit-taking following announcement of the changes.


Asia Pac: (Forecast) Global Index Changes in March as Adds Outperform Bigly

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

DZT Research

DZT Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Feb 6th. The aggregated holding was USD1,088.2bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD7,948mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Hyundai Motor, SKSQUARE, HANWHA AEROSPACE.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Feb 6th. The aggregated holding was USD1,088.2bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD7,948mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Hyundai Motor, SKSQUARE, HANWHA AEROSPACE.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Feb 6th): Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Hyundai Motor, SKSQUARE

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Jan 30th. The aggregated holding was USD1,137.3bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD505mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Hyundai Motor, Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, NAVER, Samsung SDI.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Jan 30th. The aggregated holding was USD1,137.3bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD505mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Hyundai Motor, Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, NAVER, Samsung SDI.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Jan 30th): Hyundai Motor, Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, NAVER

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<li>The review period for the March rebalance ends on 31 January, the changes will be announced first week of March and implemented at the close of trading on 13 March.</li>
<li>We forecast constituent changes for the Battery, Bio, Internet and BBIG indices. Plus there will be capping changes for all indices.</li>
<li>The largest flows are expected in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsung-sdi-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:503:1" rel="noopener">Samsung SDI</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-innovation-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1268:1" rel="noopener">SK Innovation</a>, Samsung Epis Holdings, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsung-biologics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22932:1" rel="noopener">Samsung Biologics</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ablbio-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35621:1" rel="noopener">ABLBio</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alteogen-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15886:1" rel="noopener">Alteogen</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/l-f-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14300:1" rel="noopener">L&amp;F</a>.</li>
</ul>


The review period for the March rebalance ends on 31 January, the changes will be announced first week of March and implemented at the close of trading on 13 March.
We forecast constituent changes for the Battery, Bio, Internet and BBIG indices. Plus there will be capping changes for all indices.
The largest flows are expected in Samsung SDI, SK Innovation, Samsung Epis Holdings, Samsung Biologics, ABLBio, Alteogen and L&amp;F.


KRX New Deal Index Rebalance Preview: Chunky Flows in Some Stocks

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Jan 2nd. The aggregated holding was USD907.1bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD1,308mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, LG Energy Solution, Kakao, HYUNDAI ROTEM.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Jan 2nd. The aggregated holding was USD907.1bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD1,308mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, LG Energy Solution, Kakao, HYUNDAI ROTEM.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Jan 2nd): SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, LG Energy Solution, Kakao

South Korea

ABLBio, Inc. operates as a drugs development company. The Company develops and manufactures neurodegenerative diseases therapeutic drugs, oncology therapeutic drugs, and other products. ABLBio markets its products throughout Korea.

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Asia Pac: (Forecast) Global Index Changes in March as Adds Outperform Bigly

There will be over 250 changes in AP for a global index in March. The large adds have outperformed their country indices over the last few months...

Brian Freitas

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Feb 6th): Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Hyundai Motor, SKSQUARE

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Hyundai Motor,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Jan 30th): Hyundai Motor, Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, NAVER

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Hyundai Motor, Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KRX New Deal Index Rebalance Preview: Chunky Flows in Some Stocks

There will be multiple changes for the New Deal indices in March. The largest flows will be in Samsung SDI and SK Innovation.

Brian Freitas

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Jan 2nd): SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, LG Energy Solution, Kakao

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, LG Energy...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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