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 foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Aug 15th. The aggregated holding was USD1,197.2bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD373mln. We tabulate the league tables 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 Hon Hai Precision, Quanta Computer, TSMC, Wistron, Zhen Ding Technology, Hon Hai Precision, Zhen Ding Technology, Quanta Computer, TSMC, Wistron.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Aug 15th. The aggregated holding was USD1,197.2bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD373mln. We tabulate the league tables for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Hon Hai Precision, Quanta Computer, TSMC, Wistron, Zhen Ding Technology, Hon Hai Precision, Zhen Ding Technology, Quanta Computer, TSMC, Wistron.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 15th): Hon Hai Precision, Quanta Computer, TSMC, Wistron

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Aug 15th. The aggregated short interest was USD26.0bn.</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 Taishin Financial, Lite-On Technology, Taiwan Glass Ind, Zhen Ding Technology, Mega Financial, Taishin Financial, Lite-On Technology, Taiwan Glass Ind, Zhen Ding Technology.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Aug 15th. The aggregated short interest was USD26.0bn.
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 Taishin Financial, Lite-On Technology, Taiwan Glass Ind, Zhen Ding Technology, Mega Financial, Taishin Financial, Lite-On Technology, Taiwan Glass Ind, Zhen Ding Technology.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Aug 15th): Taishin Financial, Lite-On Technology, Taiwan Glass Ind

Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

Joe Jasper

Technical Analyst

Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

Technical Analysis

Foxconn Industrial Internet / Technical Analysis

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<li>We remain near-term bullish SPX and ACWI since 4/22/25, and our intermediate-term outlook remains bullish as well (as of our 5/14/25 Compass), with Int’l Compass reports all echoing this sentiment.</li>
<li>We discussed in our July 31, 2025 Int'l Compass how $128, $125-$126, and $123-$123.50 were short-term supports to watch on ACWI-US, and ACWI-US found support at $128 the next day.</li>
<li>Europe (EURO STOXX 50) is the last of the major countries (from a global market cap perspective) to break out; we expect it to be next</li>
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We remain near-term bullish SPX and ACWI since 4/22/25, and our intermediate-term outlook remains bullish as well (as of our 5/14/25 Compass), with Int’l Compass reports all echoing this sentiment.
We discussed in our July 31, 2025 Int'l Compass how $128, $125-$126, and $123-$123.50 were short-term supports to watch on ACWI-US, and ACWI-US found support at $128 the next day.
Europe (EURO STOXX 50) is the last of the major countries (from a global market cap perspective) to break out; we expect it to be next


Europe Next to Break Out?; Bullish Outlook Intact; Remain Overweight Korea, Greece, and the U.S.

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Aug 8th. The aggregated holding was USD1,194.8bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD1,623mln. We tabulate the league tables 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 TSMC, Hon Hai Precision, Quanta Computer, Taishin Financial, Wistron, TSMC, Hon Hai Precision, Quanta Computer, Wistron, Taishin Financial.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Aug 8th. The aggregated holding was USD1,194.8bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD1,623mln. We tabulate the league tables for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in TSMC, Hon Hai Precision, Quanta Computer, Taishin Financial, Wistron, TSMC, Hon Hai Precision, Quanta Computer, Wistron, Taishin Financial.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 8th): TSMC, Hon Hai Precision, Quanta Computer, Taishin Financial

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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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/king-slide-works-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7130:1" rel="noopener">King Slide Works (2059 TT)</a>'s stock price has more than doubled over the last 4 months and that should result in global index inclusion in August.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/king-slide-works-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7130:1" rel="noopener">King Slide Works (2059 TT)</a> has outperformed its peer group over the last few months and now trades at a big valuation premium.</li>
<li>There has been a lot of short covering, and positioning in the stock appears to be smaller than the estimated passive buying.</li>
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King Slide Works (2059 TT)'s stock price has more than doubled over the last 4 months and that should result in global index inclusion in August.

King Slide Works (2059 TT) has outperformed its peer group over the last few months and now trades at a big valuation premium.
There has been a lot of short covering, and positioning in the stock appears to be smaller than the estimated passive buying.


King Slide Works (2059 TT): Sliding into a Global Index

Taiwan

Asia Vital Components Co., Ltd.is a manufacturer of fan coolers for CPUs, laptops, and personal computers. The company also provides thermal products and peripherals, including heat sink, and thermal modules. Asia Vital Components sells its products worldwide.

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Asia Vital Components (3017 TT)

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 15th): Hon Hai Precision, Quanta Computer, TSMC, Wistron

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Hon Hai Precision (2317 TT), Quanta Computer...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Aug 15th): Taishin Financial, Lite-On Technology, Taiwan Glass Ind

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Taishin Financial (2887 TT), Lite-On Technology...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Europe Next to Break Out?; Bullish Outlook Intact; Remain Overweight Korea, Greece, and the U.S.

Europe Next to Break Out?; China and Japan Remain Attractive and a big focus since our July 3rd report titled "China and Japan Breaking Out;"...

Vermilion Research

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 8th): TSMC, Hon Hai Precision, Quanta Computer, Taishin Financial

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in TSMC (2330 TT), Hon Hai Precision (2317 TT),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

King Slide Works (2059 TT): Sliding into a Global Index

King Slide Works could be added to a global index in August. Shorts have been covering and the positioning appears to be smaller than the estimated...

Brian Freitas

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