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

Anker Innovations Technology / Index Rebalance

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<li>There could be 1 constituent change (maybe 2) for the STAR&amp;CHINEXT 50 Index in June. The announcement of the potential change will be made after market close on Friday.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/anker-innovations-technology-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36238:1" rel="noopener">Anker Innovations Technology</a> could replace <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/suzhou-maxwell-technologies-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29819:1" rel="noopener">Suzhou Maxwell Technologies</a> in the index. If AVIC Chengdu Aircraft is added to the index, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wuxi-lead-intelligent-equipmen" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27971:1" rel="noopener">Wuxi Lead Intelligent Equipment</a> could be deleted.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/anker-innovations-technology-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36238:1" rel="noopener">Anker Innovations Technology</a> could have opposite flow and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/suzhou-maxwell-technologies-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29819:1" rel="noopener">Suzhou Maxwell Technologies</a> could have same way flow from passive trackers of other indices on the same day.</li>
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There could be 1 constituent change (maybe 2) for the STAR&amp;CHINEXT 50 Index in June. The announcement of the potential change will be made after market close on Friday.

Anker Innovations Technology could replace Suzhou Maxwell Technologies in the index. If AVIC Chengdu Aircraft is added to the index, Wuxi Lead Intelligent Equipment could be deleted.

Anker Innovations Technology could have opposite flow and Suzhou Maxwell Technologies could have same way flow from passive trackers of other indices on the same day.


STAR&CHINEXT 50 Index Rebalance Preview: One Set of Change; Maybe Two

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>Industrials and Consumer Staples Remain Top Overweights, Though Sentiment Fragile for Both.</li>
<li>Energy sector shows signs of a turnaround from long-term decline, whilst Financials remain unloved by China investors.</li>
<li>Real Estate allocations have hit record lows, with average holdings at just 2.93%, while Consumer Discretionary sector approaches all-time highs.</li>
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Industrials and Consumer Staples Remain Top Overweights, Though Sentiment Fragile for Both.
Energy sector shows signs of a turnaround from long-term decline, whilst Financials remain unloved by China investors.
Real Estate allocations have hit record lows, with average holdings at just 2.93%, while Consumer Discretionary sector approaches all-time highs.


Index Rebal Trades & Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Index Rebal Trades & Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

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<li>The December 2025 index review results for China's CSI 300 and CSI 500 indices were announced after market close on Friday 28th November 2025.</li>
<li>There will be 11 ADDs/DELs for CSI 300 and 50 ADDs/DELs for CSI 500.</li>
<li>The CSI 300 and CSI 500 index rebal events could trigger US$5.3bn and US$4.2bn in one-way flows respectively.</li>
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The December 2025 index review results for China's CSI 300 and CSI 500 indices were announced after market close on Friday 28th November 2025.
There will be 11 ADDs/DELs for CSI 300 and 50 ADDs/DELs for CSI 500.
The CSI 300 and CSI 500 index rebal events could trigger US$5.3bn and US$4.2bn in one-way flows respectively.


Quiddity CSI 300/​​500 Dec25 Results: 90% Hit Rate (110/121 Correct); US$9.5bn Combined One-Way Flow

Kuang-Chi Technologies   / Index Rebalance

<ul>
<li>There are 11 changes for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-shenzhen-csi-300-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22906:1" rel="noopener">Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 Index (SHSZ300 INDEX)</a> with implementation taking place at the close on 12 December.</li>
<li>Nearly all the changes are in line with forecasts. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jiangsu-zhongtian-technologies-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12699:1" rel="noopener">Jiangsu Zhongtian Technologies Co, Ltd. (600522 CH)</a> is the one surprise addition.</li>
<li>The adds outperformed the deletes and the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-shenzhen-csi-300-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22906:1" rel="noopener">CSI300</a> from June-September but have given back a chunk of the gains since then. Expect positioning to build over the next few days.</li>
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There are 11 changes for the Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 Index (SHSZ300 INDEX) with implementation taking place at the close on 12 December.
Nearly all the changes are in line with forecasts. Jiangsu Zhongtian Technologies Co, Ltd. (600522 CH) is the one surprise addition.
The adds outperformed the deletes and the CSI300 from June-September but have given back a chunk of the gains since then. Expect positioning to build over the next few days.


CSI300 Index Rebalance: 11 Changes & US$7.77bn Trade

Victory Giant Technology -A / Index Rebalance

<ul>
<li>There could be 12 changes at the December rebalance with the Information Technology sector gaining 2 index spots and a smaller number of changes in the other sectors.</li>
<li>We estimate one-way turnover of 2.7% at the rebalance leading to a round-trip trade of CNY 69.8bn (US$9.8bn). There are 8 stocks with over 2x ADV to trade.</li>
<li>The forecast adds have outperformed the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-shenzhen-csi-300-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22906:1" rel="noopener">CSI 300 Index</a> over the last 5 months while the forecast deletes have underperformed the index.</li>
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There could be 12 changes at the December rebalance with the Information Technology sector gaining 2 index spots and a smaller number of changes in the other sectors.
We estimate one-way turnover of 2.7% at the rebalance leading to a round-trip trade of CNY 69.8bn (US$9.8bn). There are 8 stocks with over 2x ADV to trade.
The forecast adds have outperformed the CSI 300 Index over the last 5 months while the forecast deletes have underperformed the index.


CSI300 Index Rebalance Preview: 12 Changes a Side as Trade Nears US$10bn

China

Anker Innovations Technology Co., Ltd manufactures electronic products. The Company produces mobile chargers, wireless chargers, car chargers, speakers, headphones, projectors, and other products. Anker Innovations Technology also operates software development, import and export, and other businesses.

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Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

CSI300 Index Rebalance: 11 Changes & US$7.77bn Trade

There are 11 changes for the CSI300 Index in Dec. Not too many surprises. Estimated turnover is 2.2% leading to a round-trip trade of US$7.77bn....

Brian Freitas

CSI300 Index Rebalance Preview: 12 Changes a Side as Trade Nears US$10bn

There could be 12 changes in Dec. Estimate one-way turnover is 2.7% resulting in a round-trip trade of US$9.8bn. The adds have outperformed the...

Brian Freitas

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STAR&CHINEXT 50 Index Rebalance Preview: One Set of Change; Maybe Two

There should be 1 index change in June. Possibly 2. Anker Innovations is a potential CSI300 delete while Suzhou Maxwell is a global index deletion...

Brian Freitas

China Macro: Sector Positioning Update

Sector positioning among active China Funds. Industrials and Consumer Staples Remain Top Overweights, Energy shows signs of a turnaround, whilst...

Steven Holden

Quiddity CSI 300/​​500 Dec25 Results: 90% Hit Rate (110/121 Correct); US$9.5bn Combined One-Way Flow

We correctly predicted 110 of the 122 confirmed index changes for the CSI 300 and CSI 500 indices. This translates to a hit rate of 90%.

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

CSI300 Index Rebalance: 11 Changes & US$7.77bn Trade

There are 11 changes for the CSI300 Index in Dec. Not too many surprises. Estimated turnover is 2.2% leading to a round-trip trade of US$7.77bn....

Brian Freitas

CSI300 Index Rebalance Preview: 12 Changes a Side as Trade Nears US$10bn

There could be 12 changes in Dec. Estimate one-way turnover is 2.7% resulting in a round-trip trade of US$9.8bn. The adds have outperformed the...

Brian Freitas

Quiddity CSI 300/500 Dec25 Results: 90% Hit Rate (110/121 Correct); US$9.5bn Combined One-Way Flow