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 statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Nov 14th based on HKEx daily reports.</li>
<li>In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were China Feihe (6186 HK), Cosco Shipping (1919 HK), Sinopec (386 HK).</li>
<li>In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Xiaomi (1810 HK), China Feihe (6186 HK), Cosco Shipping (1919 HK).</li>
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We analyze statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Nov 14th based on HKEx daily reports.
In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were China Feihe (6186 HK), Cosco Shipping (1919 HK), Sinopec (386 HK).
In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Xiaomi (1810 HK), China Feihe (6186 HK), Cosco Shipping (1919 HK).


Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Nov 14th): China Feihe, Cosco Shipping, Sinopec

<ul>
<li>We analyze statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Nov 7th based on HKEx daily reports.</li>
<li>In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Cosco Shipping (1919 HK), China Feihe (6186 HK), Sinopec (386 HK).</li>
<li>In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), Xiaomi (1810 HK), China Feihe (6186 HK).</li>
</ul>


We analyze statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Nov 7th based on HKEx daily reports.
In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Cosco Shipping (1919 HK), China Feihe (6186 HK), Sinopec (386 HK).
In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), Xiaomi (1810 HK), China Feihe (6186 HK).


Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Nov 7th): Cosco Shipping, China Feihe, Sinopec

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<li>We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of March 21st.</li>
<li>The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Ke, China Mobile, Alibaba, Kuaishou, BOC, China Resources Beer, SMIC, Meituan.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of March 21st.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for Ke, China Mobile, Alibaba, Kuaishou, BOC, China Resources Beer, SMIC, Meituan.


Hong Kong Connect Flows (Mar 21st): Ke, China Mobile, Alibaba, Kuaishou, BOC, CR Beer, SMIC

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>There are 29 adds and 41 deletes for the Hang Seng Composite Index (HSCI) at the March rebalance to take the number of index constituents down to 505.</li>
<li>We expect 27 of the 29 HSCI inclusions to be added to Stock Connect from the open on 10 March while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/horizon-robotics-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35637:1" rel="noopener">Horizon Robotics (9660 HK)</a> should be added in May.</li>
<li>We expect 28 of the 41 HSCI deletions will be removed from Stock Connect and there has been increased Southbound holding in a lot of the stock this calendar year.</li>
</ul>


There are 29 adds and 41 deletes for the Hang Seng Composite Index (HSCI) at the March rebalance to take the number of index constituents down to 505.
We expect 27 of the 29 HSCI inclusions to be added to Stock Connect from the open on 10 March while Horizon Robotics (9660 HK) should be added in May.
We expect 28 of the 41 HSCI deletions will be removed from Stock Connect and there has been increased Southbound holding in a lot of the stock this calendar year.


HSCI Index Rebalance: 29 Adds, 41 Deletes & Changes to Southbound Stock Connect

<ul>
<li>We see 38 potential and close adds and 51 potential and close deletes for the Hang Seng Composite Index in March. Some of the stocks are close on market cap/liquidity.</li>
<li>There have been many new listings in the last weeks of December. Some of them are fairly large and will be added and that increases the number of potential deletions.</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>
</ul>


We see 38 potential and close adds and 51 potential and close deletes for the Hang Seng Composite Index in March. Some of the stocks are close on market cap/liquidity.
There have been many new listings in the last weeks of December. Some of them are fairly large and will be added and that increases the number of potential deletions.
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: Updated Potential Changes in March 2025

China

CARsgen is a leading immunotherapy company focused on the development of new chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapeutics for liver, lung, stomach and brain cancers. The company has relationships with Shanghai Cancer Institute and Shanghai Renji Hospital, plans to initiate clinical trials for KJgpc3-001, a glypican-3 (GPC3)-directed CAR-T cell therapy.

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CARSgen Therapeutics (2171 HK)

Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Nov 14th): China Feihe, Cosco Shipping, Sinopec

We analyzed the Hong Kong buyback data in the past week and highlight the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares were China Feihe (6186...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Nov 7th): Cosco Shipping, China Feihe, Sinopec

We analyzed the Hong Kong buyback data in the past week and highlight the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares were Cosco Shipping...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Hong Kong Connect Flows (Mar 21st): Ke, China Mobile, Alibaba, Kuaishou, BOC, CR Beer, SMIC

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Ke, China Mobile, Alibaba, Kuaishou, BOC, China Resources...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HSCI Index Rebalance: 29 Adds, 41 Deletes & Changes to Southbound Stock Connect

There are 29 adds/ 41 deletes for the HSCI in March. We expect 27 inclusions and 28 deletions for Southbound Stock Connect. There are big holdings...

Brian Freitas

HSCI Index Rebalance Preview and Stock Connect: Updated Potential Changes in March 2025

There could be 89 changes for the HSCI in March. That could result in 73 changes to the Southbound Stock Connect list and also have implications...

Brian Freitas

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