Index Rebal Trades & Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Index Rebal Trades & Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Index Rebalance

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<li>The HSTECH Index tracks the performance of the top 30 technology companies listed in Hong Kong that have high business exposure to certain technology themes.</li>
<li>The official index changes and indicative weights for the June 2025 index rebal event will be announced after the close on Friday 16th May 2025.</li>
<li>We continue to expect zero index changes for June 2025 but we estimate there to be capping flows of US$1.85bn one-way.</li>
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The HSTECH Index tracks the performance of the top 30 technology companies listed in Hong Kong that have high business exposure to certain technology themes.
The official index changes and indicative weights for the June 2025 index rebal event will be announced after the close on Friday 16th May 2025.
We continue to expect zero index changes for June 2025 but we estimate there to be capping flows of US$1.85bn one-way.


Quiddity Leaderboard HSTECH Jun25: US$1.85bn One-Way; Announcement Soon

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

Event-Driven

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<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> raised US$5.6bn in a secondary offering a few weeks ago and the stock is trading a lot higher than the placement price.</li>
<li>Buying from global index trackers is done, but there will be more passive buying from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hong-kong-hang-seng-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22899:1" rel="noopener">Hang Seng Index (HSI)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hang-seng-china-enterprises-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22900:1" rel="noopener">Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (HSCEI)</a> trackers later this month.</li>
<li>With the release of the God's Eye advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS), the stock could be added to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hang-seng-tech-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31367:1" rel="noopener">Hang Seng TECH Index (HSTECH INDEX)</a> in June, bringing more passive inflows.</li>
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BYD (1211 HK) raised US$5.6bn in a secondary offering a few weeks ago and the stock is trading a lot higher than the placement price.
Buying from global index trackers is done, but there will be more passive buying from Hang Seng Index (HSI) and Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (HSCEI) trackers later this month.
With the release of the God's Eye advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS), the stock could be added to the Hang Seng TECH Index (HSTECH INDEX) in June, bringing more passive inflows.


BYD (1211 HK): God's Eye & Potential HSTECH Index Inclusion

<ul>
<li>The HSTECH Index tracks the performance of the top 30 technology companies listed in Hong Kong that have high business exposure to certain technology themes.</li>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at the flow expectations for the June 2025 index rebal event.</li>
<li>We expect no index changes for June 2025 but we estimate there to be US$1.53bn in one-way flows which translates to a turnover of 7.4%.</li>
</ul>


The HSTECH Index tracks the performance of the top 30 technology companies listed in Hong Kong that have high business exposure to certain technology themes.
In this insight, we take a look at the flow expectations for the June 2025 index rebal event.
We expect no index changes for June 2025 but we estimate there to be US$1.53bn in one-way flows which translates to a turnover of 7.4%.


Quiddity Leaderboard HSTECH Jun25: US$1.5bn One-Way; Large Inflow for Net Ease

Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

Equity Derivatives

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kuaishou-technology" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29725:1" rel="noopener">Kuaishou Technology (1024 HK)</a> is set to report its latest financial results tomorrow, Tuesday 25 March, after market close.</li>
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<strong>Expected Price Movement:</strong> Historical median price movement post-earnings is 5.6%, with option implied movement at 5.9%, indicating consistent expectations.</li>
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<strong>Options Strategies:</strong> Discussion of option strategies and trading opportunities, or the lack thereof, based on the narrow margin of the March 28 straddle pricing.</li>
</ul>



Kuaishou Technology (1024 HK) is set to report its latest financial results tomorrow, Tuesday 25 March, after market close.

Expected Price Movement: Historical median price movement post-earnings is 5.6%, with option implied movement at 5.9%, indicating consistent expectations.

Options Strategies: Discussion of option strategies and trading opportunities, or the lack thereof, based on the narrow margin of the March 28 straddle pricing.


Kuaishou Technology (1024 HK) Earnings Tomorrow: Anticipated Price Movements

<ul>
<li>The HSTECH Index tracks the performance of the top 30 technology companies listed in Hong Kong that have high business exposure to certain technology themes. </li>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at the rankings of potential ADDs and potential DELs for the June 2025 index rebal event.</li>
<li>We see zero index changes based on the latest available data but we estimate there to be US$204mn one-way flows due to capping.</li>
</ul>


The HSTECH Index tracks the performance of the top 30 technology companies listed in Hong Kong that have high business exposure to certain technology themes. 
In this insight, we take a look at the rankings of potential ADDs and potential DELs for the June 2025 index rebal event.
We see zero index changes based on the latest available data but we estimate there to be US$204mn one-way flows due to capping.


Quiddity Leaderboard HSTECH Jun25: US$204mn One-Way; No Index Changes Likely

China

China Literature is the largest online literature platform in China

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China Literature (772 HK)

Quiddity Leaderboard HSTECH Jun25: US$1.85bn One-Way; Announcement Soon

We estimate one-way flows of US$1.85bn which translates to a turnover of 8.4%. Some names are expected to see large index inflows due to upward...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

BYD (1211 HK): God's Eye & Potential HSTECH Index Inclusion

BYD has corrected recently. There could be passive buying in the stock later this week as the index shares increase (following the placement) for...

Brian Freitas

Quiddity Leaderboard HSTECH Jun25: US$1.5bn One-Way; Large Inflow for Net Ease

Collectively, we expect more than US$1bn index inflows for NetEase (9999 HK), Baidu (9888 HK), Trip.com Group (9961 HK), and NIO (9866 HK) from...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Kuaishou Technology (1024 HK) Earnings Tomorrow: Anticipated Price Movements

Kuaishou Technology to report financial results today with consistent price movement expectations and limited options trading opportunities.

Gaudenz Schneider

Quiddity Leaderboard HSTECH Jun25: US$204mn One-Way; No Index Changes Likely

AAC Technologies and China Literature are the highest-ranked potential ADD and potential DEL respectively. However, both of these names are very...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

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Quiddity Leaderboard HSTECH Jun25: US$1.85bn One-Way; Announcement Soon

We estimate one-way flows of US$1.85bn which translates to a turnover of 8.4%. Some names are expected to see large index inflows due to upward...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

BYD (1211 HK): God's Eye & Potential HSTECH Index Inclusion

BYD has corrected recently. There could be passive buying in the stock later this week as the index shares increase (following the placement) for...

Brian Freitas

Quiddity Leaderboard HSTECH Jun25: US$1.5bn One-Way; Large Inflow for Net Ease

Collectively, we expect more than US$1bn index inflows for NetEase (9999 HK), Baidu (9888 HK), Trip.com Group (9961 HK), and NIO (9866 HK) from...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Kuaishou Technology (1024 HK) Earnings Tomorrow: Anticipated Price Movements

​Kuaishou Technology to report financial results today with consistent price movement expectations and limited options trading opportunities.

Gaudenz Schneider

Quiddity Leaderboard HSTECH Jun25: US$204mn One-Way; No Index Changes Likely

AAC Technologies and China Literature are the highest-ranked potential ADD and potential DEL respectively. However, both of these names are very...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Kuaishou Technology to report financial results today with consistent price movement expectations and limited options trading opportunities.