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 could be 2 changes for the Yuanta/P-Shares Taiwan Top 50 ETF in September - one is high probability and the other is right at the cusp.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/king-slide-works-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7130:1" rel="noopener">King Slide Works (2059 TT)</a> is being added to a global index this month, so the ETF inclusion will come hot on the heels of that.</li>
<li>The impact on the stocks is pretty big with passive trackers needing to buy between 1.3-5.5x ADV in the adds and sell between 3.4-6.4x ADV in the deletes.</li>
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There could be 2 changes for the Yuanta/P-Shares Taiwan Top 50 ETF in September - one is high probability and the other is right at the cusp.

King Slide Works (2059 TT) is being added to a global index this month, so the ETF inclusion will come hot on the heels of that.
The impact on the stocks is pretty big with passive trackers needing to buy between 1.3-5.5x ADV in the adds and sell between 3.4-6.4x ADV in the deletes.


Taiwan Top 50 ETF Rebalance Preview: Another Inclusion for King Slide

Research and consultancy, Tabbush Report

Daniel Tabbush

Research and consultancy

Tabbush Report

We provide research and consultancy on Asian banks. Our focus is on what we call “Asian bank research, without the noise.” We are interested in the most critical swing-factors for banks, the NPL and credit cycle, and where we believe there is a gap between perception and reality. We often focus on the less studied components of bank financial statements.  Our research is highly thematic, sometimes examining unlisted banks and companies as a window on mainstream banks. 

Being independent allows us to look at smaller banks, often overlooked by others. Analysis of BIS bank guidelines in the context of Asia, is also a focal point, while we also analyze global banks operating in the region. We use what we believe is the most comprehensive, reliable financials database, SNL Financial. S&P Capital IQ augments our database, with corporate data and CEIC, with economics. 

Asian bank research, without the noise.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Domestic credit growth in Hong Kong weakened further in latest monthly release at -2.2% YoY. Weekly Centa City Leading Index grinds lower, a more HFD point relevant to credit</li>
<li>The acceleration in domestic credit growth in Indonesia is unique, where growth is up to +11.2% YoY in most recent month vs +5.2% YoY in the same month last year  </li>
<li>We remain concerned about credit metrics for HK's banks given contracting growth, worsening property, which is collateral. Many HK banks have done little in provisioning </li>
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Domestic credit growth in Hong Kong weakened further in latest monthly release at -2.2% YoY. Weekly Centa City Leading Index grinds lower, a more HFD point relevant to credit
The acceleration in domestic credit growth in Indonesia is unique, where growth is up to +11.2% YoY in most recent month vs +5.2% YoY in the same month last year  
We remain concerned about credit metrics for HK's banks given contracting growth, worsening property, which is collateral. Many HK banks have done little in provisioning 


Asia Credit - HK Weakens More, Indonesia, Taiwan Remain Strong, and Improving

Index Rebal Trades & Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Index Rebal Trades & Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Tung Ho Steel Enterprise / Index Rebalance

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<li>The T50 index represents the top 50 largest stocks by market capitalization in the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE). The T100 index represents the next 100 largest names (51-150 ranks).</li>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at the potential ADDs and DELs for the September 2025 index rebal event.</li>
<li>Currently, we see no changes for T50 and two changes for T100 in September.</li>
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The T50 index represents the top 50 largest stocks by market capitalization in the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE). The T100 index represents the next 100 largest names (51-150 ranks).
In this insight, we take a look at the potential ADDs and DELs for the September 2025 index rebal event.
Currently, we see no changes for T50 and two changes for T100 in September.


Quiddity Leaderboard T50/​​​100 Sep25: Tung Ho Steel TDIV Deletion Gets Closer than Before

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 analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Mar 28th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD20.8bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Quanta Computer, Eva Airways, Macronix International, Sinopac Financial, Largan Precision, Chang Hwa Commercial Bank.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Mar 28th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD20.8bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Quanta Computer, Eva Airways, Macronix International, Sinopac Financial, Largan Precision, Chang Hwa Commercial Bank.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Mar 28th): Quanta Computer, Eva Airways, Macronix Intl

Event-Driven

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<li>Using data from the close on 11 October, there could be 6 adds and 5 deletes for the Yuanta/​P-Shares Taiwan Dividend Plus ETF in December.</li>
<li>There will also be capping and funding flows that will lead to a one-way turnover of 15% and a one-way trade of TWD 49bn (US$1.52bn)</li>
<li>Shorts have been building up in some of the forecast deletes and in a couple of the forecast adds as well.</li>
</ul>


Using data from the close on 11 October, there could be 6 adds and 5 deletes for the Yuanta/​P-Shares Taiwan Dividend Plus ETF in December.
There will also be capping and funding flows that will lead to a one-way turnover of 15% and a one-way trade of TWD 49bn (US$1.52bn)
Shorts have been building up in some of the forecast deletes and in a couple of the forecast adds as well.


Yuanta/​P-Shares Taiwan Div+ ETF Rebalance Preview: Big Impact and US$3bn Round-Trip Trade

Taiwan

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank provides a broad range of financial services.  The Bank's operations include deposits, short-term and mid-term loans, discount bills, securities brokerage, foreign currency transactions, and trust banking.

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Taiwan Top 50 ETF Rebalance Preview: Another Inclusion for King Slide

There could be 2 changes for the Yuanta/P-Shares Taiwan Top 50 ETF in Sep. King Slide Works is also an add to a global index this month. Passives...

Brian Freitas

Asia Credit - HK Weakens More, Indonesia, Taiwan Remain Strong, and Improving

Domestic credit growth HFD shows weakening figures in Hong Kong, far better figures and strong in Indonesia, and still strong, rising in Taiwan....

Daniel Tabbush

Quiddity Leaderboard T50/100 Sep25: Tung Ho Steel TDIV Deletion Gets Closer than Before

Tung Ho Steel (2006 TT) will need to underperform other names by 13% to be an unconditional T100 DEL and get deleted from TDIV. However, there are...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Mar 28th): Quanta Computer, Eva Airways, Macronix Intl

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Quanta Computer, Eva Airways, Macronix...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Yuanta/P-Shares Taiwan Div+ ETF Rebalance Preview: Big Impact and US$3bn Round-Trip Trade

The ETF could have 6 adds and 5 deletes in Dec. There will also be capping and funding flows that will lead to a one-way turnover of 15% and a...

Brian Freitas

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Taiwan Top 50 ETF Rebalance Preview: Another Inclusion for King Slide

There could be 2 changes for the Yuanta/P-Shares Taiwan Top 50 ETF in Sep. King Slide Works is also an add to a global index this month. Passives...

Brian Freitas

Asia Credit - HK Weakens More, Indonesia, Taiwan Remain Strong, and Improving

Domestic credit growth HFD shows weakening figures in Hong Kong, far better figures and strong in Indonesia, and still strong, rising in Taiwan....

Daniel Tabbush

Quiddity Leaderboard T50/​​​100 Sep25: Tung Ho Steel TDIV Deletion Gets Closer than Before

Tung Ho Steel (2006 TT) will need to underperform other names by 13% to be an unconditional T100 DEL and get deleted from TDIV. However, there are...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Mar 28th): Quanta Computer, Eva Airways, Macronix Intl

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Quanta Computer, Eva Airways, Macronix...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Yuanta/​P-Shares Taiwan Div+ ETF Rebalance Preview: Big Impact and US$3bn Round-Trip Trade

The ETF could have 6 adds and 5 deletes in Dec. There will also be capping and funding flows that will lead to a one-way turnover of 15% and a...

Brian Freitas

Quiddity Leaderboard T50/100 Sep25: Tung Ho Steel TDIV Deletion Gets Closer than Before

Yuanta/P-Shares Taiwan Div+ ETF Rebalance Preview: Big Impact and US$3bn Round-Trip Trade