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>In this insight, we take a look at the potential index changes for ASX 300, 200, 100, 50, and 20 in the run up to the September 2023 Rebalance.</li>
<li>I currently expect one change for the ASX 100 index and five changes (including one intra-review change) for the ASX 200 index.</li>
<li>There could be 7 ADDs and 5 DELs for the ASX 300 index.</li>
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In this insight, we take a look at the potential index changes for ASX 300, 200, 100, 50, and 20 in the run up to the September 2023 Rebalance.
I currently expect one change for the ASX 100 index and five changes (including one intra-review change) for the ASX 200 index.
There could be 7 ADDs and 5 DELs for the ASX 300 index.


Quiddity Leaderboard ASX Sep 23: Many Changes Ahead

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>The review period for the June rebalance of the S&amp;P/ASX family of indices ends tomorrow and we expect two changes for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)</a>. </li>
<li>Impact of passive trading on the stocks varies between 4.3-11 days of ADV. Short interest on the potential adds is small while there are significant shorts on the potential deletes.</li>
<li>We expect there is pre-positioning on at least three of the four stocks. In some cases that is small, while it could be a lot larger in other stocks.</li>
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The review period for the June rebalance of the S&amp;P/ASX family of indices ends tomorrow and we expect two changes for the S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX). 
Impact of passive trading on the stocks varies between 4.3-11 days of ADV. Short interest on the potential adds is small while there are significant shorts on the potential deletes.
We expect there is pre-positioning on at least three of the four stocks. In some cases that is small, while it could be a lot larger in other stocks.


S&P/​​​​​​​ASX Index Rebalance Preview: Potential Changes, Impact, Shorts & Positioning

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<li>In this insight, we take a look at the potential index changes for ASX 200, 100, 50, and 20 in the run up to the June 2023 Rebalance.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ventia-services-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34917:1" rel="noopener">Ventia (VNT AU)</a> has appeared as a "surprise" potential addition to the ASX 200 index in June 2023 after recent block sales by top shareholders.</li>
<li>Including Ventia, we currently expect two ADDs and two DELs for the ASX 200 index in June 2023.</li>
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In this insight, we take a look at the potential index changes for ASX 200, 100, 50, and 20 in the run up to the June 2023 Rebalance.

Ventia (VNT AU) has appeared as a "surprise" potential addition to the ASX 200 index in June 2023 after recent block sales by top shareholders.
Including Ventia, we currently expect two ADDs and two DELs for the ASX 200 index in June 2023.


Quiddity Leaderboard ASX Jun 23: Two ASX 200 Changes Likely, Including Ventia Surprise

Event-Driven

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ventia-services-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34917:1" rel="noopener">Ventia (VNT AU)</a> completed an A$300m placement overnight with Apollo and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cimic-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20030:1" rel="noopener">CIMIC Group Ltd (CIM AU)</a> selling around 14% of the shares outstanding at a small discount to the close.</li>
<li>The placement will significantly increase <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ventia-services-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34917:1" rel="noopener">Ventia (VNT AU)</a>'s float and make the stock a high probability inclusion to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)</a> at the June rebalance.</li>
<li>We now expect two changes to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)</a> in June and the impact on the stocks is over 5.5 days of ADV to trade.</li>
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Ventia (VNT AU) completed an A$300m placement overnight with Apollo and CIMIC Group Ltd (CIM AU) selling around 14% of the shares outstanding at a small discount to the close.
The placement will significantly increase Ventia (VNT AU)'s float and make the stock a high probability inclusion to the S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX) at the June rebalance.
We now expect two changes to the S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX) in June and the impact on the stocks is over 5.5 days of ADV to trade.


Ventia (VNT AU) - Placement Could Lead to ASX200 Inclusion in June

Domain Holdings Australia  / Index Rebalance

<ul>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at the potential index changes for ASX 200, 100, 50, and 20 in the run up to the June 2023 Rebalance.</li>
<li>Based on the latest data, I do not expect any changes for ASX 20, ASX 50, and ASX 100.</li>
<li>I expect <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/neuren-pharmaceuticals-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4494:1" rel="noopener">Neuren Pharmaceuticals (NEU AU)</a> to be added to ASX 200 and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/domain-holdings-australia-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26033:1" rel="noopener">Domain Holdings Australia (DHG AU)</a> to be deleted from ASX 200.</li>
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In this insight, we take a look at the potential index changes for ASX 200, 100, 50, and 20 in the run up to the June 2023 Rebalance.
Based on the latest data, I do not expect any changes for ASX 20, ASX 50, and ASX 100.
I expect Neuren Pharmaceuticals (NEU AU) to be added to ASX 200 and Domain Holdings Australia (DHG AU) to be deleted from ASX 200.


Quiddity Leaderboard ASX Jun 23: DHG Could Underperform Peers

Australia

BrainChip Holdings Ltd operates as a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides neural computing technology solutions. Brainchip Holdings offers artificial neural networks, software, and digital hardware solutions in Australia and the United States.

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Quiddity Leaderboard ASX Sep 23: Many Changes Ahead

ABP's price ratios vs peers are very close to the upper Bollinger bands and have also significantly outperformed the trends in FY+1 and FY+2 EPS...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

S&P/ASX Index Rebalance Preview: Potential Changes, Impact, Shorts & Positioning

There could be 2 changes for the ASX200 in June. Impact is high on most stocks. Shorts are small on the adds & very high on the deletes. There...

Brian Freitas

Quiddity Leaderboard ASX Jun 23: Two ASX 200 Changes Likely, Including Ventia Surprise

I would be LONG Ventia - SHORT Monadelphous & WorleyParsons because Ventia's ASX 200 inclusion could surprise some investors and I believe there is...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Ventia (VNT AU) - Placement Could Lead to ASX200 Inclusion in June

Apollo & CIMIC sold 14% of Ventia yesterday. That increases Ventia's float and should result in ASX200 inclusion in June. The placement was...

Brian Freitas

Quiddity Leaderboard ASX Jun 23: DHG Could Underperform Peers

DHG could underperform peers over the next few weeks as the index deletion possibility could act as a catalyst and help its price ratios vs peers...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

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Quiddity Leaderboard ASX Sep 23: Many Changes Ahead

ABP's price ratios vs peers are very close to the upper Bollinger bands and have also significantly outperformed the trends in FY+1 and FY+2 EPS...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

S&P/​​​​​​​ASX Index Rebalance Preview: Potential Changes, Impact, Shorts & Positioning

There could be 2 changes for the ASX200 in June. Impact is high on most stocks. Shorts are small on the adds & very high on the deletes. There...

Brian Freitas

Quiddity Leaderboard ASX Jun 23: Two ASX 200 Changes Likely, Including Ventia Surprise

I would be LONG Ventia - SHORT Monadelphous & WorleyParsons because Ventia's ASX 200 inclusion could surprise some investors and I believe there is...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Ventia (VNT AU) - Placement Could Lead to ASX200 Inclusion in June

Apollo & CIMIC sold 14% of Ventia yesterday. That increases Ventia's float and should result in ASX200 inclusion in June. The placement was...

Brian Freitas

Quiddity Leaderboard ASX Jun 23: DHG Could Underperform Peers

DHG could underperform peers over the next few weeks as the index deletion possibility could act as a catalyst and help its price ratios vs peers...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

S&P/ASX Index Rebalance Preview: Potential Changes, Impact, Shorts & Positioning