Index Rebal Trades & Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Index Rebal Trades & Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Index Rebalance

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<li>The June 2025 index review results for China's SSE 50 and SSE 180 indices were announced after market close on Friday 30th May 2025.</li>
<li>There will be 4 ADDs/DELs for SSE 50 and 18 ADDs/DELs for SSE 180.</li>
<li>The SSE 50 and SSE 180 index rebal events could trigger US$1.3bn and US$210mn in one-way flows, respectively.</li>
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The June 2025 index review results for China's SSE 50 and SSE 180 indices were announced after market close on Friday 30th May 2025.
There will be 4 ADDs/DELs for SSE 50 and 18 ADDs/DELs for SSE 180.
The SSE 50 and SSE 180 index rebal events could trigger US$1.3bn and US$210mn in one-way flows, respectively.


Quiddity SSE 50/180 Jun25 Results: 44 Changes; US$1.5bn Collective One-Way Flows

HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>China's defence industry is poised to be another major focus going forward. Many stocks have corrected by 3-20% from their recent peaks, presenting interesting opportunities. </li>
<li>Most of them are A-share stocks, with business ranging from fighter manufacturing to optical system development to aircraft engine research and production.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/avichina-industry-technology-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16315:1" rel="noopener">AviChina Industry &amp; Technology H (2357 HK)</a> is the best play, given its Hong Kong listing, undemanding FY25 PER of 13.5x and 56% discount to holdings in A-share subsidiaries.</li>
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China's defence industry is poised to be another major focus going forward. Many stocks have corrected by 3-20% from their recent peaks, presenting interesting opportunities. 
Most of them are A-share stocks, with business ranging from fighter manufacturing to optical system development to aircraft engine research and production.

AviChina Industry &amp; Technology H (2357 HK) is the best play, given its Hong Kong listing, undemanding FY25 PER of 13.5x and 56% discount to holdings in A-share subsidiaries.


China Strategy: The Rise of China's Defence Industry

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 analysed the earning revision of component stocks of CSI 100 in the past month.</li>
<li>We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.</li>
<li>We highlighted EPS revision on CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES, CHINA VANKE, ZIJIN MINING, TONGWEI, CSCE, CHONGQING ZHIFEI BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS, TCL TECHNOLOGY, Zijin Mining, Tcl Technology, China Vanke.</li>
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We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of CSI 100 in the past month.
We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.
We highlighted EPS revision on CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES, CHINA VANKE, ZIJIN MINING, TONGWEI, CSCE, CHONGQING ZHIFEI BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS, TCL TECHNOLOGY, Zijin Mining, Tcl Technology, China Vanke.


CSI 100 Index Earning Revision (Aug): CAMBRICON, CHINA VANKE, ZIJIN MINING, TONGWEI

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

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<li>There are 4 changes for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-stock-exchange-sse-50-a-share-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31073:1" rel="noopener">SSE50 Index (SSE50 INDEX)</a> and 18 changes for the SSE180 Index that will be implemented at the close on 13 June.</li>
<li>The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-stock-exchange-sse-50-a-share-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31073:1" rel="noopener">SSE50 Index (SSE50 INDEX)</a> deletes were in line with forecasts, and the index committee has used some discretion while picking the index inclusions.</li>
<li>The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-stock-exchange-sse-50-a-share-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31073:1" rel="noopener">SSE50 Index</a> adds have outperformed the deletes over the last few months and there could be a further move higher in the 'surprise' adds to the index.</li>
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There are 4 changes for the SSE50 Index (SSE50 INDEX) and 18 changes for the SSE180 Index that will be implemented at the close on 13 June.
The SSE50 Index (SSE50 INDEX) deletes were in line with forecasts, and the index committee has used some discretion while picking the index inclusions.
The SSE50 Index adds have outperformed the deletes over the last few months and there could be a further move higher in the 'surprise' adds to the index.


SSE50/SSE180 Index Rebalance: Some Surprises Among the Adds; Deletes as Expected

Dawning Information Industry C / Index Rebalance

<ul>
<li>With the review period complete, there are 2 non-constituents in direct inclusion zone and 4 current constituents in direct deletion zone.</li>
<li>4 changes result in a one-way turnover of 5.7%, leading to a round-trip trade of CNY 21.8bn (US$3bn). Index arb balances will increase the impact on the stocks.</li>
<li>After drifting in a range, the forecast adds have outperformed the forecast deletes over the last month. There could be further outperformance as we near the announcement date.</li>
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With the review period complete, there are 2 non-constituents in direct inclusion zone and 4 current constituents in direct deletion zone.
4 changes result in a one-way turnover of 5.7%, leading to a round-trip trade of CNY 21.8bn (US$3bn). Index arb balances will increase the impact on the stocks.
After drifting in a range, the forecast adds have outperformed the forecast deletes over the last month. There could be further outperformance as we near the announcement date.


SSE50 Index Rebalance Preview: 4 Potential Changes in June

China

AVIC Shenyang Aircraft Company Limited manufactures aviation products. The Company mainly develops, produces, and sells aircrafts. AVIC Shenyang Aircraft also offers foreign investment, electronic products development, and other services.

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Quiddity SSE 50/180 Jun25 Results: 44 Changes; US$1.5bn Collective One-Way Flows

The SSE 50 ADDs have decent momentum against the SSE 50 DELs and this could continue until the index Inclusion event on 13th June 2025.

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

China Strategy: The Rise of China's Defence Industry

China's defence industry stocks offer interesting opportunities with corrections of 3-20%, AviChina is a top pick with attractive valuation and a...

Osbert Tang, CFA

CSI 100 Index Earning Revision (Aug): CAMBRICON, CHINA VANKE, ZIJIN MINING, TONGWEI

We analyzed CSI 100's consensus for Aug 2025 and highlighted changes of EPS in CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES (688256 CH), CHINA VANKE (000002 CH), ZIJIN...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

SSE50/SSE180 Index Rebalance: Some Surprises Among the Adds; Deletes as Expected

There are 4 changes for the SSE50 and 18 for the SSE180. There are a couple of surprise adds for the SSE50. Basket performance has been consistent...

Brian Freitas

SSE50 Index Rebalance Preview: 4 Potential Changes in June

There could be up to 4 changes for the SSE50 in June. Estimated 1-way turnover is 5.7% leading to a round-trip trade of US$3bn. The forecast adds...

Brian Freitas

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Quiddity SSE 50/180 Jun25 Results: 44 Changes; US$1.5bn Collective One-Way Flows

The SSE 50 ADDs have decent momentum against the SSE 50 DELs and this could continue until the index Inclusion event on 13th June 2025.

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

China Strategy: The Rise of China's Defence Industry

​China's defence industry stocks offer interesting opportunities with corrections of 3-20%, AviChina is a top pick with attractive valuation and a...

Osbert Tang, CFA

CSI 100 Index Earning Revision (Aug): CAMBRICON, CHINA VANKE, ZIJIN MINING, TONGWEI

We analyzed CSI 100's consensus for Aug 2025 and highlighted changes of EPS in CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES (688256 CH), CHINA VANKE (000002 CH), ZIJIN...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

SSE50/SSE180 Index Rebalance: Some Surprises Among the Adds; Deletes as Expected

There are 4 changes for the SSE50 and 18 for the SSE180. There are a couple of surprise adds for the SSE50. Basket performance has been consistent...

Brian Freitas

SSE50 Index Rebalance Preview: 4 Potential Changes in June

There could be up to 4 changes for the SSE50 in June. Estimated 1-way turnover is 5.7% leading to a round-trip trade of US$3bn. The forecast adds...

Brian Freitas

China's defence industry stocks offer interesting opportunities with corrections of 3-20%, AviChina is a top pick with attractive valuation and a...