HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>The HSI has already recovered to 2.2% above the pre-"reciprocal tariff" level, and the top 10 best-performing constituents have registered an average return of 15.6%.</li>
<li>Despite so, there are still 40 under-performing stocks, with 32 of them remain in the negative zone with an average of 4.8% loss. </li>
<li>Among them, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zto-express-cayman-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33488:1" rel="noopener">ZTO Express Cayman (2057 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/budweiser-brewing-co-apac-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28077:1" rel="noopener">Budweiser Brewing APAC (1876 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/byd-electronic-international-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1927:1" rel="noopener">BYD Electronics (285 HK)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meituan" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26970:1" rel="noopener">Meituan (3690 HK)</a> look well-positioned to catch up.</li>
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The HSI has already recovered to 2.2% above the pre-"reciprocal tariff" level, and the top 10 best-performing constituents have registered an average return of 15.6%.
Despite so, there are still 40 under-performing stocks, with 32 of them remain in the negative zone with an average of 4.8% loss. 
Among them, ZTO Express Cayman (2057 HK), Budweiser Brewing APAC (1876 HK), BYD Electronics (285 HK), and Meituan (3690 HK) look well-positioned to catch up.


HK Strategy: What Are Some of the HSI Laggards to Pick Up?

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

Cosco Shipping Development / Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>AH spreads are slightly narrower, but performance is concentrated in fewer names and broad spread volatility is up. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/byd-co-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20962:1" rel="noopener">BYD (1211 HK)</a> AH is negative now, maybe on HSTECH inclusion expectations.</li>
<li>I didn't expect much out of Geneva last weekend. I was wrong in that there was a big announcement, but maybe not wrong because content was pretty slim.</li>
<li>The data tables below update on a daily basis in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/tools" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tools</a> section of Smartkarma. The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/tools/quiddity/south-flow-monitor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SOUTHBOUND Flow Monitor</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/tools/quiddity/ah-shares-monitor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AH Monitor</a> are both there free for SK readers.</li>
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AH spreads are slightly narrower, but performance is concentrated in fewer names and broad spread volatility is up. BYD (1211 HK) AH is negative now, maybe on HSTECH inclusion expectations.
I didn't expect much out of Geneva last weekend. I was wrong in that there was a big announcement, but maybe not wrong because content was pretty slim.
The data tables below update on a daily basis in the Tools section of Smartkarma. The SOUTHBOUND Flow Monitor and AH Monitor are both there free for SK readers.


A/H Premium Tracker (To 16 May 2025):  AH Premia Contract Small Again. BYD and CMB Go Negative.

Index Rebalance

<ul>
<li>In this insight, we present the flows to buy and sell for each of the top 6 Hang Seng Index Family indices based on estimated tracking AUM.</li>
<li>The indices: Hang Seng Index (HSI), HS Tech Index (HSTECH), HS China Enterprise Index (HSCEI), HS HK Biotech (HSHKBIO), HS Internet &amp; Infotech (HSIII), and HS Healthcare Index (HSHCI).</li>
<li>By Quiddity calculations based on the 16 May close, there is one-way flow across these six indices of HK$34,556,596,089.99 (approximately), to trade on 6 June. </li>
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In this insight, we present the flows to buy and sell for each of the top 6 Hang Seng Index Family indices based on estimated tracking AUM.
The indices: Hang Seng Index (HSI), HS Tech Index (HSTECH), HS China Enterprise Index (HSCEI), HS HK Biotech (HSHKBIO), HS Internet &amp; Infotech (HSIII), and HS Healthcare Index (HSHCI).
By Quiddity calculations based on the 16 May close, there is one-way flow across these six indices of HK$34,556,596,089.99 (approximately), to trade on 6 June. 


[Quiddity Index] Six Hang Seng Index Family Indices: Flows for June 6 Rebal

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 analyse the changes of A-H premium on 149 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 83.5% as of May 16th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by -0.8ppt week-on-week, led by energy, communication services, financials and offset by consumer staples.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Cosco Shipping Development, Qingdao Port International, Cosco Shipping, BYD.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 149 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 83.5% as of May 16th.
The average A-H premium changed by -0.8ppt week-on-week, led by energy, communication services, financials and offset by consumer staples.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Cosco Shipping Development, Qingdao Port International, Cosco Shipping, BYD.


A-H Premium Weekly (May 16th): Cosco Shipping Development, Qingdao Port International

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of May 9th.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.</li>
<li>We highlight short changes in Meituan, AIA, Geely Auto, Jd, Cspc Pharma.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of May 9th.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.
We highlight short changes in Meituan, AIA, Geely Auto, Jd, Cspc Pharma.


HK Short Interest Weekly: Meituan, AIA, Geely Auto, Jd, Cspc Pharma

China

BYD Company Limited, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells automobiles. The Company also researches, develops, manufactures and sells batteries, which are applied on mobile phones, cordless phones, power tools and other kinds of portable electronic devices.

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HK Strategy: What Are Some of the HSI Laggards to Pick Up?

HSI has rebounded above pre-reciprocal tariff levels, with top stocks up 15.6%. However, 32 stocks remain negative, with ZTO Express, Budweiser...

Osbert Tang, CFA

A/H Premium Tracker (To 16 May 2025): AH Premia Contract Small Again. BYD and CMB Go Negative.

AH Premia down small but CMB goes negative again, and BYD now joins it in negative territory, possibly on expectations of HSTECH inclusion,...

Travis Lundy

[Quiddity Index] Six Hang Seng Index Family Indices: Flows for June 6 Rebal

The Hang Seng rebalance saw 8 ADDs and 3 DELETEs among the top six tracked indices in the family. The flows among those six total US$4.4bn a side.

Travis Lundy

A-H Premium Weekly (May 16th): Cosco Shipping Development, Qingdao Port International

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Cosco Shipping Development, Qingdao Port International,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Short Interest Weekly: Meituan, AIA, Geely Auto, Jd, Cspc Pharma

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of May 9th and highlight short interest changes in Meituan, AIA, Geely Auto,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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HK Strategy: What Are Some of the HSI Laggards to Pick Up?

​HSI has rebounded above pre-reciprocal tariff levels, with top stocks up 15.6%. However, 32 stocks remain negative, with ZTO Express, Budweiser...

Osbert Tang, CFA

A/H Premium Tracker (To 16 May 2025): AH Premia Contract Small Again. BYD and CMB Go Negative.

AH Premia down small but CMB goes negative again, and BYD now joins it in negative territory, possibly on expectations of HSTECH inclusion,...

Travis Lundy

[Quiddity Index] Six Hang Seng Index Family Indices: Flows for June 6 Rebal

The Hang Seng rebalance saw 8 ADDs and 3 DELETEs among the top six tracked indices in the family. The flows among those six total US$4.4bn a side.

Travis Lundy

A-H Premium Weekly (May 16th): Cosco Shipping Development, Qingdao Port International

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Cosco Shipping Development, Qingdao Port International,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Short Interest Weekly: Meituan, AIA, Geely Auto, Jd, Cspc Pharma

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of May 9th and highlight short interest changes in Meituan, AIA, Geely Auto,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HSI has rebounded above pre-reciprocal tariff levels, with top stocks up 15.6%. However, 32 stocks remain negative, with ZTO Express, Budweiser...