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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 196 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 79.8% as of Aug 21st.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by -3.0ppt week-on-week, led by communication services, utilities, health care.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Smic, China South Air, Gtht, Yankuang Energy, China Telecom, Haier Smarthome.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 196 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 79.8% as of Aug 21st.
The average A-H premium changed by -3.0ppt week-on-week, led by communication services, utilities, health care.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Smic, China South Air, Gtht, Yankuang Energy, China Telecom, Haier Smarthome.


A-H Premium Weekly (Aug 21st): Smic, China South Air, Gtht, Yankuang Energy, China Telecom

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul>
<li>While we’re optimistic about weight loss drug business, we also need to recognize the "true colors" of relevant companies, which helps us realize "when to participate and when to exit".</li>
<li>We analyzed the negatives/"flaws" of popular companies that favored by capital: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/brightgene-bio-medical-technol" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:30356:1" rel="noopener">BrightGene Bio-Medical Technol (688166 CH)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hybio-pharmaceutical-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20966:1" rel="noopener">Hybio Pharmaceutical (300199 CH)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hainan-poly-pharm-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29739:1" rel="noopener">Hainan Poly Pharm (300630 CH), </a>Sinopep-Allsino, Kawin Technology, Highfine Biotech,etc.</li>
<li>Short-Term stock price rally are mainly driven by sentiment, but future valuation still needs to be supported by performance and fundamentals. Some companies are just conceptual hype in our view.</li>
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While we’re optimistic about weight loss drug business, we also need to recognize the "true colors" of relevant companies, which helps us realize "when to participate and when to exit".
We analyzed the negatives/"flaws" of popular companies that favored by capital: BrightGene Bio-Medical Technol (688166 CH), Hybio Pharmaceutical (300199 CH), Hainan Poly Pharm (300630 CH), Sinopep-Allsino, Kawin Technology, Highfine Biotech,etc.
Short-Term stock price rally are mainly driven by sentiment, but future valuation still needs to be supported by performance and fundamentals. Some companies are just conceptual hype in our view.


China’s China Weight Loss Drug Market Update – the Negatives and the True Colors

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<li>Due to the popularity of GLP-1 target, the entire GLP-1 upstream and downstream industry chain has received great enthusiasm. We analyzed related investment opportunities but also concerns in this market.  </li>
<li>Domestic CXOs should focus on securing orders for overseas weight loss drugs. The market value increment brought by weight loss drugs to CXO should be higher than that of APIs.</li>
<li>Due to increasing competition/potential price war, how big the real market space is uncertain. So, the market value increment of weight loss drugs business for pharmaceutical companies could be lower-than-expected.</li>
</ul>


Due to the popularity of GLP-1 target, the entire GLP-1 upstream and downstream industry chain has received great enthusiasm. We analyzed related investment opportunities but also concerns in this market.  
Domestic CXOs should focus on securing orders for overseas weight loss drugs. The market value increment brought by weight loss drugs to CXO should be higher than that of APIs.
Due to increasing competition/potential price war, how big the real market space is uncertain. So, the market value increment of weight loss drugs business for pharmaceutical companies could be lower-than-expected.


China's Weight Loss Drug Market – The Investment Opportunities and the Risks Behind

<ul>
<li>We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 196 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 82.7% as of Aug 14th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by 1.0ppt week-on-week, led by consumer staples, health care, materials and offset by information technology, energy, real estate.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Muyuan Foods Group Co Ltd-H, Innocare Pharma Ltd-H, Luxshare Ict, China Telecom.</li>
</ul>


We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 196 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 82.7% as of Aug 14th.
The average A-H premium changed by 1.0ppt week-on-week, led by consumer staples, health care, materials and offset by information technology, energy, real estate.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Muyuan Foods Group Co Ltd-H, Innocare Pharma Ltd-H, Luxshare Ict, China Telecom.


A-H Premium Weekly (Aug 14th): Muyuan Foods Group Co Ltd-H, Innocare Pharma Ltd-H, Luxshare Ict

Index Rebalance

Chery Automobile Co. Ltd. / Index Rebalance

<ul>
<li>We screen China stocks ahead of a global index's August 2026 quarterly review, with 16 ADD and 22 DELETE candidates.</li>
<li>Nine of 16 ADD candidates are Information Technology names, and six cleared the May cutoffs without being added.</li>
<li>The DELETE list splits into 12 names below the retention lines across the full cutoff range and 10 borderline names.</li>
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We screen China stocks ahead of a global index's August 2026 quarterly review, with 16 ADD and 22 DELETE candidates.
Nine of 16 ADD candidates are Information Technology names, and six cleared the May cutoffs without being added.
The DELETE list splits into 12 names below the retention lines across the full cutoff range and 10 borderline names.


MS-China Sep 2026 Index Rebalance Forecast

China

Asymchem Laboratories (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. operates as a pharmaceutical company. The Company researches, produces, and sells organic and inorganic chemicals, medicines, and other related products. Asymchem Laboratories serves customers worldwide.

Asymchem Laboratories Tianjin (002821 CH)

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Asymchem Laboratories Tianjin (002821 CH)

A-H Premium Weekly (Aug 21st): Smic, China South Air, Gtht, Yankuang Energy, China Telecom

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Smic, China South Air, Gtht, Yankuang Energy, China Telecom,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

China’s China Weight Loss Drug Market Update – the Negatives and the True Colors

Some popular companies are favored by capital on the back of enthusiasm for weight loss drugs, but sometimes it's just "conceptual hype". We need...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

China's Weight Loss Drug Market – The Investment Opportunities and the Risks Behind

The GLP-1 target has been recognized as a blockbuster target, which has attracted great enthusiasm from investors.We analyzed related investment...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

A-H Premium Weekly (Aug 14th): Muyuan Foods Group Co Ltd-H, Innocare Pharma Ltd-H, Luxshare Ict

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Muyuan Foods Group Co Ltd-H, Innocare Pharma Ltd-H, Luxshare...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

MS-China Sep 2026 Index Rebalance Forecast

We forecast 16 ADD candidates and 22 DELETE candidates for the MS-China August 2026 Quarterly Index Review, with the announcement expected after US...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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