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

Index Rebalance

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<li>We see 30 potential adds (including plenty of new listings) and 28 potential deletes (on market cap and liquidity) for the Hang Seng Composite Index in March.</li>
<li>We expect 26 stocks to be added to Southbound Stock Connect following the rebalance while 25 stocks could be deleted from the trading link and become Sell-only.</li>
<li>There are stocks that have a very high percentage of holdings via Stock Connect and there could be some unwinding prior to the stocks becoming Sell-only.</li>
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We see 30 potential adds (including plenty of new listings) and 28 potential deletes (on market cap and liquidity) for the Hang Seng Composite Index in March.
We expect 26 stocks to be added to Southbound Stock Connect following the rebalance while 25 stocks could be deleted from the trading link and become Sell-only.
There are stocks that have a very high percentage of holdings via Stock Connect and there could be some unwinding prior to the stocks becoming Sell-only.


HSCI Index Rebalance Preview and Stock Connect: Potential Changes in March

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>SVB has special institutions in China and its business mode is Venture Lending. The closure of SVB could make it harder for Chinese startups to raise money from US investors/banks.</li>
<li>The scale of SVB is small, but it cannot be said that it has no impact on the fundamentals of China healthcare companies. Investors need to reassess the potential risks.</li>
<li>SVB’s woes would not be a serious blow to the US if government takes timely action. However, if BRICS currency is established, it would be real fatal for the dollar.</li>
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SVB has special institutions in China and its business mode is Venture Lending. The closure of SVB could make it harder for Chinese startups to raise money from US investors/banks.
The scale of SVB is small, but it cannot be said that it has no impact on the fundamentals of China healthcare companies. Investors need to reassess the potential risks.
SVB’s woes would not be a serious blow to the US if government takes timely action. However, if BRICS currency is established, it would be real fatal for the dollar.


“Sudden Death” of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) - The Impact on China Healthcare

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 analyze the monthly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine.</li>
<li>We tabulate the top stocks by inflows, outlfows, and holding by mainland investors.</li>
<li>We highlight inflows into China Mobile, GWM, Sensetime, and outflows from Tencent, HKEx, CCB, Meituan, BYD.</li>
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We analyze the monthly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine.
We tabulate the top stocks by inflows, outlfows, and holding by mainland investors.
We highlight inflows into China Mobile, GWM, Sensetime, and outflows from Tencent, HKEx, CCB, Meituan, BYD.


Hong Kong Connect Flows Monthly: First Monthly Outflows in 12 Months

Equity Bottom-Up

Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting C / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>The centralized procurement of interprovincial dental implants results were released. In our view, most of the profits from the midstream circulation and terminal sales of dental implants will be cleared.</li>
<li>We analyzed some key points of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hangzhou-tigermed-consulting-co-ltd-1008d609-73bd-4d76-8315-b29502a448ff" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29212:1" rel="noopener">Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting (H) (3347 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hbm-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29717:1" rel="noopener">HBM Holdings Limited (2142 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/brii-biosciences" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33014:1" rel="noopener">Brii Biosciences (2137 HK) and </a><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jacobio-pharmaceuticals" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29696:1" rel="noopener">Jacobio Pharmaceuticals (1167 HK).</a>
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<li>Many “successful investors” may not realize that their huge returns in the past are mainly due to unexpected capital market exit channel dividends, which is hard to be copied.</li>
</ul>


The centralized procurement of interprovincial dental implants results were released. In our view, most of the profits from the midstream circulation and terminal sales of dental implants will be cleared.
We analyzed some key points of Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting (H) (3347 HK), HBM Holdings Limited (2142 HK), Brii Biosciences (2137 HK) and Jacobio Pharmaceuticals (1167 HK).

Many “successful investors” may not realize that their huge returns in the past are mainly due to unexpected capital market exit channel dividends, which is hard to be copied.


China Healthcare Weekly (Jan.13)- Tigermed, HBM, Brii, Jacobio, Dental Implant, Successful Investors

Equity Capital Markets

Shandong BoAn Biotechnology  / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Without the advantages in product efficacy, production capacity, clinical progress and speed of approval, Boan's products have lost their pricing power in both China and overseas markets.</li>
<li>Due to the lack of differentiation and frontier enough target layout, the product commercialization potential is bound to be more easily questioned, with limited value in the long term.</li>
<li>Even if Boan could go public successfully, investors may not be able to achieve the expected returns because of the unfriendly market sentiment and a lack of liquidity in HKEX. </li>
</ul>


Without the advantages in product efficacy, production capacity, clinical progress and speed of approval, Boan's products have lost their pricing power in both China and overseas markets.
Due to the lack of differentiation and frontier enough target layout, the product commercialization potential is bound to be more easily questioned, with limited value in the long term.
Even if Boan could go public successfully, investors may not be able to achieve the expected returns because of the unfriendly market sentiment and a lack of liquidity in HKEX. 


Pre-IPO Shandong Boan Biotechnology - Conservative About the Outlook

China

Brii Biosciences operates as a biotechnology company. The Company discovers and develops therapeutics and medicines for the treatment of diseases. Brii Biosciences serves customers in the United States and China.

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Brii Biosciences (2137 HK)

HSCI Index Rebalance Preview and Stock Connect: Potential Changes in March

There could be nearly 58 adds/deletes for the HSCI in September. That will trigger changes to the Southbound Stock Connect list and increase flows...

Brian Freitas

“Sudden Death” of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) - The Impact on China Healthcare

SVB's "sudden death" would affect Chinese healthcare companies. Investors need to reassess the risks of related companies.We don't think SVB’s woes...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Hong Kong Connect Flows Monthly: First Monthly Outflows in 12 Months

We analyzed the Hong Kong Connect Scheme for February and highlight flows for China Mobile, GWM, Sensetime, Tencent, HKEx, CCB, Meituan, BYD.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

China Healthcare Weekly (Jan.13)- Tigermed, HBM, Brii, Jacobio, Dental Implant, Successful Investors

Dental implants VBP results were released-Time to say goodbye to high margins. We analyzed key points of Tigermed/HBM/Brii/Jacobio.Core factors of...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Pre-IPO Shandong Boan Biotechnology - Conservative About the Outlook

Due to lack of differentiated/frontier enough target layout and slow progress, Boan's product commercialization potential is highly uncertain....

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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