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

Event-Driven

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<li>There could be up to 10 adds/ 29 deletes for the China global index in February. The actual number of changes will be smaller depending on the review date chosen.</li>
<li>The flow on the forecast adds varies from US$17.5m-US$175m (0.05x-15x ADV) while the flow on the forecast deletes varies from US$14.4m-US$100.4m (0.25x-22.75x ADV).</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bestechnic-shanghai-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33459:1" rel="noopener">Bestechnic Shanghai (688608 CH)</a> is a potential inclusion to multiple indices in June and there will be much larger passive flows to the stock then.</li>
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There could be up to 10 adds/ 29 deletes for the China global index in February. The actual number of changes will be smaller depending on the review date chosen.
The flow on the forecast adds varies from US$17.5m-US$175m (0.05x-15x ADV) while the flow on the forecast deletes varies from US$14.4m-US$100.4m (0.25x-22.75x ADV).

Bestechnic Shanghai (688608 CH) is a potential inclusion to multiple indices in June and there will be much larger passive flows to the stock then.


China/HK: Passive Activity Expected Later This Month

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Equity Bottom-Up

Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech C-A / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>COVID-19 didn’t bring Wondfo explosive performance growth because China’s official COVID-19 detection method is nucleic acid test while Wondfo’s strength is antigen detection,which is used in later stage of COVID-19.</li>
<li>Revenue growth would slow down in 2023 due to the high base last year.2023 is a good time to bottom fish this stock as Wondfo’s performance growth would recover afterwards.</li>
<li>After continuous corrections, the current valuation is already at a low level, and has already priced in the negative impact of the decline in COVID-19 business and IVD centralized procurement.</li>
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COVID-19 didn’t bring Wondfo explosive performance growth because China’s official COVID-19 detection method is nucleic acid test while Wondfo’s strength is antigen detection,which is used in later stage of COVID-19.
Revenue growth would slow down in 2023 due to the high base last year.2023 is a good time to bottom fish this stock as Wondfo’s performance growth would recover afterwards.
After continuous corrections, the current valuation is already at a low level, and has already priced in the negative impact of the decline in COVID-19 business and IVD centralized procurement.


Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech (300482.CH) - Time to Bottom Fish?

Index Rebalance

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<li>There are 28 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> at the upcoming rebalance that will be implemented at the close of trading on 9 June.</li>
<li>We had forecast nearly all the changes, though the index committee seems to have used discretion in deciding not to add three Distillers to the index, leading to other changes.</li>
<li>There's a large sector skew with Industrials, Information Technology and Materials stocks taking 17 more spots in the index, while Health Care and Financials lose 9 and 5 spots respectively.</li>
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There are 28 changes for the Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 Index (SHSZ300 INDEX) at the upcoming rebalance that will be implemented at the close of trading on 9 June.
We had forecast nearly all the changes, though the index committee seems to have used discretion in deciding not to add three Distillers to the index, leading to other changes.
There's a large sector skew with Industrials, Information Technology and Materials stocks taking 17 more spots in the index, while Health Care and Financials lose 9 and 5 spots respectively.


CSI300 Index Rebalance: Big Sector Shift with 28 Changes

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<li>We expect the maximum permitted 30 changes at a single review to take place at the June rebalance. Most changes are high probability.</li>
<li>We estimate a one-way turnover of 4.25% at the rebalance leading to a one-way trade of CNY 10.677bn.</li>
<li>Industrials, Information Technology and Materials sectors are expected to have the most net inclusions, while Health Care and Financials are expected to have the most net deletions.</li>
</ul>


We expect the maximum permitted 30 changes at a single review to take place at the June rebalance. Most changes are high probability.
We estimate a one-way turnover of 4.25% at the rebalance leading to a one-way trade of CNY 10.677bn.
Industrials, Information Technology and Materials sectors are expected to have the most net inclusions, while Health Care and Financials are expected to have the most net deletions.


CSI300 Index Rebalance Preview: 30 Potential Changes as Sector Rotation Continues

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<li>The quit of the centralized procurement of chemiluminescence products in Anhui directly put <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/autobio-diagnostics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:30185:1" rel="noopener">Autobio Diagnostics (603658 CH)</a> in a passive position. The implications could be deeper and more complex than expected.</li>
<li>Autobio didn’t seize COVID-19 testing opportunities, leading to the doubts about the Company's market sensitivity and team execution, thus losing the opportunity to generate substantial cash flow for future acquisitions.</li>
<li>Together with weak internationalization business, Autobio's future performance growth could be uncertain and may not be able to support the rapid valuation expansion as expected.</li>
</ul>


The quit of the centralized procurement of chemiluminescence products in Anhui directly put Autobio Diagnostics (603658 CH) in a passive position. The implications could be deeper and more complex than expected.
Autobio didn’t seize COVID-19 testing opportunities, leading to the doubts about the Company's market sensitivity and team execution, thus losing the opportunity to generate substantial cash flow for future acquisitions.
Together with weak internationalization business, Autobio's future performance growth could be uncertain and may not be able to support the rapid valuation expansion as expected.


Autobio Diagnostics Co Ltd (603658.CH) - Logic Changes

China

Autobio Diagnostics Co., Ltd. manufactures medical reagents and equipment. The Company designs, produces, and sells clinical diagnostic products, rapid test devices, and other related instruments around the world.

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Autobio Diagnostics (603658 CH)

China/HK: Passive Activity Expected Later This Month

There could be up to 10 adds/29 deletes for China in Feb. Flow varies from US$14m-175m and impact from 0.05x-22.75x ADV. Bestechnic Shanghai is a...

Brian Freitas

Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech (300482.CH) - Time to Bottom Fish?

Overall revenue growth would inevitably slow down in 2023, but Wondfo's non-COVID business recovered well in 23Q1, which shows us the momentum to...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

CSI300 Index Rebalance: Big Sector Shift with 28 Changes

The June rebalance of the CSI300 Index will have 28 changes, a large sector skew, one-way turnover of 4.11% and a one-way trade of CNY 10bn. The...

Brian Freitas

CSI300 Index Rebalance Preview: 30 Potential Changes as Sector Rotation Continues

We forecast 30 changes at the June rebalance for the CSI300 Index - most high probability. Industrials, IT and Materials sectors will have net...

Brian Freitas

Autobio Diagnostics Co Ltd (603658.CH) - Logic Changes

It's not wise for Autobio to quit chemiluminescence centralized procurement in Anhui.The failure of seizing COVID-19 testing opportunity and weak...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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