Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bank-of-kyoto" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5248:1" rel="noopener">Bank of Kyoto (8369 JP)</a> is currently at a 51% discount to the After Tax Value of its Equity Portfolio assuming its banking ops are priced at a RegionalBankAveragePBR.</li>
<li>That is, believe it or not, relatively narrow, and given the nature of the risks making it a range trade, it makes short-term timing probably a sell. </li>
<li>There is, helpfully, 6 days of ADV to sell in the TOPIX FFW adjustment on 28 October, and all five of the top holdings are also net sells (0.5-1.1 days).</li>
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Bank of Kyoto (8369 JP) is currently at a 51% discount to the After Tax Value of its Equity Portfolio assuming its banking ops are priced at a RegionalBankAveragePBR.
That is, believe it or not, relatively narrow, and given the nature of the risks making it a range trade, it makes short-term timing probably a sell. 
There is, helpfully, 6 days of ADV to sell in the TOPIX FFW adjustment on 28 October, and all five of the top holdings are also net sells (0.5-1.1 days).


Bank of Kyoto (8369 JP) Holdco Maybe Rich-Ish - Watch for TOPIX Rebal SELL Flow

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<li>As a follow-on to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/topix-october-2022-rebal-big-names-with-big-flows" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:81835" rel="noopener">TOPIX October 2022 Rebal - BIG Names with BIG Flows</a> which discussed ¥2.1trln a side flows overall, this insight analyses and proposes intra-sector baskets.</li>
<li>In general, the sector-neutral BUYs vs SELLs baskets of all names where Index Shares change by 10% or more have seen BUYs sharply outperform SELLs in the past three weeks.</li>
<li>Look for pre-positioning unwinds so trading BUY vs SELL baskets which have bucked the trend, banks and chemicals - might be worthwhile. Otherwise, pick your spots. Use the flow.</li>
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As a follow-on to TOPIX October 2022 Rebal - BIG Names with BIG Flows which discussed ¥2.1trln a side flows overall, this insight analyses and proposes intra-sector baskets.
In general, the sector-neutral BUYs vs SELLs baskets of all names where Index Shares change by 10% or more have seen BUYs sharply outperform SELLs in the past three weeks.
Look for pre-positioning unwinds so trading BUY vs SELL baskets which have bucked the trend, banks and chemicals - might be worthwhile. Otherwise, pick your spots. Use the flow.


TOPIX October 2022 Rebal - Buy/Sell Baskets (May the Flow Be Ever In Your Favour)

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>At the October rebalance, there are 970 stocks that will have a lower FFW while 114 stocks will have a higher FFW. 493 stocks will undergo a Phased Weight Reduction.</li>
<li>Estimated one-way turnover is 2.54% resulting in a one-way trade of ¥1.815tn. 500 stocks have over 4 days ADV to trade, 100 stocks have over 9 days ADV to trade.</li>
<li>Setting the threshold at +/-US$50m to trade, the stocks with inflows have outperformed the stocks with outflows by 6.5% over the last four months.</li>
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At the October rebalance, there are 970 stocks that will have a lower FFW while 114 stocks will have a higher FFW. 493 stocks will undergo a Phased Weight Reduction.
Estimated one-way turnover is 2.54% resulting in a one-way trade of ¥1.815tn. 500 stocks have over 4 days ADV to trade, 100 stocks have over 9 days ADV to trade.
Setting the threshold at +/-US$50m to trade, the stocks with inflows have outperformed the stocks with outflows by 6.5% over the last four months.


TOPIX October Rebalance: BIG One With ¥1.8tn a Side to Trade

Executive Director, Metrical Inc

Aki Matsumoto

Executive Director

Independent Leading Corporate Governance Research

Metrical Inc

METRICAL INC. is an independent leading Corporate Governance research firm in Japan where Corporate Governance is increasingly recognized as an important element on corporate management in these days. Thus, CG research and solutions would become an essential component of global capital markets and play important to contribute to transparency of the markets and maximize shareholders’ value in Japan. 

METRICAL INC. provides Corporate Governance research and analysis including rating services, and  also offers investment research and IR services with solutions and customized profound research on CG and IR issues.

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<li>The current shareholder structure of Kyoto Bank, where domestic financial institutions are the top shareholders and still continue to hold cross-shareholdings, will make it difficult to pass the shareholder proposal.</li>
<li>In environment of continued sluggish bank earnings, the dividend income from policy shareholdings and the huge unrealized gains on stocks are valuable assets for weathering this difficult business environment.</li>
<li>Kyoto Bank's policy will change when the interest rate environment changes and earnings are expected to improve, or when the shareholder structure changes due to a significant reduction in cross-shareholdings.</li>
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The current shareholder structure of Kyoto Bank, where domestic financial institutions are the top shareholders and still continue to hold cross-shareholdings, will make it difficult to pass the shareholder proposal.
In environment of continued sluggish bank earnings, the dividend income from policy shareholdings and the huge unrealized gains on stocks are valuable assets for weathering this difficult business environment.
Kyoto Bank's policy will change when the interest rate environment changes and earnings are expected to improve, or when the shareholder structure changes due to a significant reduction in cross-shareholdings.


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<li>Silchester aimed at four mid-sized regional banks and one tiny one. All four efforts failed, but two of the four banks are probably worth looking at. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bank-of-iwate-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6171:1" rel="noopener">Bank Of Iwate (8345 JP)</a> is the small one (tiny) worth looking at. It is 0.17x book, &lt;7x earnings, 1.2x market cap in equity holdings, and better-than-average NIM.</li>
<li>Over time, value will out. And while not multi-bagger compelling, the mechanical value arithmetic is interesting.</li>
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Silchester aimed at four mid-sized regional banks and one tiny one. All four efforts failed, but two of the four banks are probably worth looking at. 

Bank Of Iwate (8345 JP) is the small one (tiny) worth looking at. It is 0.17x book, &lt;7x earnings, 1.2x market cap in equity holdings, and better-than-average NIM.
Over time, value will out. And while not multi-bagger compelling, the mechanical value arithmetic is interesting.


JAPAN ACTIVISM:  Silchester AGM Effort Fails But Bank of Iwate (8345) Is Cheap As Chips

Japan

The Bank of Kyoto, Ltd. is a regional bank in Kyoto.  The Bank provides banking services including deposits, savings, loans, foreign exchange transactions, and securities investments.  The Bank of Kyoto also provides financial services such as letter of credit, leasing, loans, and credit cards.

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