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

Shenton Research

Shenton 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.

Index Rebalance

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<li>The September 2026 HSCI review adds 53 names to southbound Connect, 49 new and 4 returning, and removes 15, all effective 7 Sep 2026.</li>
<li>The announced list ran wider than our forecast. 33 of our 36 ADD calls and 14 of 25 DELETE calls were announced.</li>
<li>Current ADDs rose into the announcement and DELETEs fell. Historically, ADD-NEWs outperformed ADD-REJOINs over the bridge, while DELETEs fell further after announcement.</li>
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The September 2026 HSCI review adds 53 names to southbound Connect, 49 new and 4 returning, and removes 15, all effective 7 Sep 2026.
The announced list ran wider than our forecast. 33 of our 36 ADD calls and 14 of 25 DELETE calls were announced.
Current ADDs rose into the announcement and DELETEs fell. Historically, ADD-NEWs outperformed ADD-REJOINs over the bridge, while DELETEs fell further after announcement.


HSCI / HK Connect Sep 2026 Rebalance: Post-Announcement Positioning

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of August 7th.</li>
<li>The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Alibaba, Tencent, Xiaomi, Meituan, Knowledge Atlas, CCB, Hua Hong Semi, ICBC, China Mobile, PICC P&amp;C.</li>
</ul>


We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of August 7th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for Alibaba, Tencent, Xiaomi, Meituan, Knowledge Atlas, CCB, Hua Hong Semi, ICBC, China Mobile, PICC P&amp;C.


HK Connect Flows Weekly (Aug 7th): Alibaba, Tencent, Xiaomi, Meituan, Knowledge Atlas, CCB, ICBC

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>We recently talked to some software and IT services companies regarding FY23E business outlook.</li><li>While most companies are encouraged by China reopening and lifting of COVID restrictions, the pace of business recovery is likely to be slow.</li><li>We suggest investors to focus on the localization theme. Horizontal SaaS and IT services companies with government/ telecom/ financial customer exposure are likely to benefit.</li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

We recently talked to some software and IT services companies regarding FY23E business outlook.While most companies are encouraged by China reopening and lifting of COVID restrictions, the pace of business recovery is likely to be slow.We suggest investors to focus on the localization theme. Horizontal SaaS and IT services companies with government/ telecom/ financial customer exposure are likely to benefit.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China Software & IT Services – Year of rabbit: still about localization

<ul><li>Growing macro concerns related to stagflation, US rate hike, geopolitical tensions <span style="font-size: var(--content-font-size);">and RMB depreciation continue to weigh on growth stocks, especially to software </span><span style="font-size: var(--content-font-size);">tech. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: var(--content-font-size);">We use five criteria including 1) valuation, 2) profitability, 3) cash level, 4) </span><span style="font-size: var(--content-font-size);">short ratio and 5) RMB/USD depreciation to determine companies that are less </span><span style="font-size: var(--content-font-size);">vulnerable to market fluctuations. We find Hikvision (BUY), Glodon (BUY) and </span><span style="font-size: var(--content-font-size);">AsiaInfo (NR) in the best positions under these five criteria.</span></li><li><div><div><div><p>Heightened macro uncertainties unfavorable to software tech stocks. </p></div></div></div></li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

Growing macro concerns related to stagflation, US rate hike, geopolitical tensions and RMB depreciation continue to weigh on growth stocks, especially to software tech. We use five criteria including 1) valuation, 2) profitability, 3) cash level, 4) short ratio and 5) RMB/USD depreciation to determine companies that are less vulnerable to market fluctuations. We find Hikvision (BUY), Glodon (BUY) and AsiaInfo (NR) in the best positions under these five criteria.Heightened macro uncertainties unfavorable to software tech stocks. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China Software & IT Services - Which Stocks Are Less Vulnerable to Market Volatility?

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.

<ul>
<li>We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of July 17th.</li>
<li>The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Knowledge Atlas, Alibaba, Ntes, Iluvatar Corex, Gigadevice, Kingboard Laminates, Tencent, Sinopec, Hua Hong Semi.</li>
</ul>


We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of July 17th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for Knowledge Atlas, Alibaba, Ntes, Iluvatar Corex, Gigadevice, Kingboard Laminates, Tencent, Sinopec, Hua Hong Semi.


HK Connect Flows Weekly (Jul 17th): Knowledge Atlas, Alibaba, Ntes, Iluvatar Corex, Gigadevice

China

AsiaInfo Technologies is a leading provider of software products, solutions, and IT services, primarily for the telecommunications industry. The company offers full-stack digital intelligence capabilities, including business and operations support systems (BSS/OSS), CRM, big data, AI, IoT, and 5G private network solutions. Headquartered in Beijing, China, the company was founded in 1993.

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AsiaInfo Technologies (1675 HK)

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Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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While most companies are encouraged by China reopening and lifting of COVID restrictions, the pace of business recovery is likely to be slow.

CMB International

China Software & IT Services - Which Stocks Are Less Vulnerable to Market Volatility?

Growing macro concerns related to stagflation, US rate hike, geopolitical tensions and RMB depreciation continue to weigh on growth stocks,...

CMB International

HK Connect Flows Weekly (Jul 17th): Knowledge Atlas, Alibaba, Ntes, Iluvatar Corex, Gigadevice

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Knowledge Atlas (2513 HK), Alibaba (9988 HK), Ntes (9999...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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