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>Quiddity's "Who is Ready" series of insights aims to objectively identify names listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that are potential additions to the TOPIX Index in future.</li>
<li>Recently, IT-solutions company <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/baudroie-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44459:1" rel="noopener">Baudroie (4413 JP)</a> announced a move to the Prime Market. This would result in a TOPIX Inclusion event for the stock at the end of April 2025.</li>
<li>Separately, the TOPIX Liquidity factor removal event will take place in April 2025 and there could be some positive index flows for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tokyo-metro-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40930:1" rel="noopener">Tokyo Metro (9023 JP)</a> during this event.</li>
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Quiddity's "Who is Ready" series of insights aims to objectively identify names listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that are potential additions to the TOPIX Index in future.
Recently, IT-solutions company Baudroie (4413 JP) announced a move to the Prime Market. This would result in a TOPIX Inclusion event for the stock at the end of April 2025.
Separately, the TOPIX Liquidity factor removal event will take place in April 2025 and there could be some positive index flows for Tokyo Metro (9023 JP) during this event.


TOPIX Inclusions: Who Is Ready (Mar 2025)

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Event-Driven

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<li>You could label <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kyocera-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:753:1" rel="noopener">Kyocera Corp (6971 JP)</a>"BULLISH" because the stock goes up rather than down; but you could easily label this BEARISH because the prospects aren't exciting.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wh-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13200:1" rel="noopener">WH Group (288 HK)</a>spins off <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/smithfield-foods-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44251:1" rel="noopener">Smithfield Foods (SFD US)</a> - below the prior expected price range.  Pricing looks full here.</li>
<li>As <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-national-building-ma-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:184:1" rel="noopener">China National Building Material (3323 HK)</a>'s Partial Offer heads towards the pointy end, do you buy, and/or borrow, and tender; short outright; or short tender?</li>
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You could label Kyocera Corp (6971 JP)"BULLISH" because the stock goes up rather than down; but you could easily label this BEARISH because the prospects aren't exciting.

WH Group (288 HK)spins off Smithfield Foods (SFD US) - below the prior expected price range.  Pricing looks full here.
As China National Building Material (3323 HK)'s Partial Offer heads towards the pointy end, do you buy, and/or borrow, and tender; short outright; or short tender?


Last Week in Event SPACE: Kyocera, WH Group/Smithfield, CNBM, Japan Eyewear, Core Concept Tech

Japan Eyewear Holdings   / Index Rebalance

<ul>
<li>Quiddity's "Who is Ready" series of insights aims to objectively identify names listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that are potential additions to the TOPIX Index in future.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-eyewear-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40217:1" rel="noopener">Japan Eyewear Holdings (5889 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/core-concept-technologies-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34323:1" rel="noopener">Core Concept Technologies Inc (4371 JP)</a> continue to be in our watchlist of pre-event candidates for TOPIX Inclusions.</li>
<li>Separately, the TOPIX Liquidity factor removal event will take place in April 2025 and there could be some positive index flows for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tokyo-metro-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40930:1" rel="noopener">Tokyo Metro (9023 JP)</a> during this event.</li>
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Quiddity's "Who is Ready" series of insights aims to objectively identify names listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that are potential additions to the TOPIX Index in future.

Japan Eyewear Holdings (5889 JP) and Core Concept Technologies Inc (4371 JP) continue to be in our watchlist of pre-event candidates for TOPIX Inclusions.
Separately, the TOPIX Liquidity factor removal event will take place in April 2025 and there could be some positive index flows for Tokyo Metro (9023 JP) during this event.


TOPIX Inclusions: Who Is Ready (Feb 2025)

<ul>
<li>Quiddity's "Who is Ready" series of insights aims to objectively identify names listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that are potential additions to the TOPIX Index in future.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-eyewear-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40217:1" rel="noopener">Japan Eyewear Holdings (5889 JP)</a> continues to be our top pre-event pick for TOPIX Inclusion.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/core-concept-technologies-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34323:1" rel="noopener">Core Concept Technologies Inc (4371 JP)</a> is another potential TOPIX Inclusion candidate but it is quite far away from being satisfy the main Section Transfer requirements.</li>
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Quiddity's "Who is Ready" series of insights aims to objectively identify names listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that are potential additions to the TOPIX Index in future.

Japan Eyewear Holdings (5889 JP) continues to be our top pre-event pick for TOPIX Inclusion.

Core Concept Technologies Inc (4371 JP) is another potential TOPIX Inclusion candidate but it is quite far away from being satisfy the main Section Transfer requirements.


TOPIX Inclusions: Who Is Ready (Jan 2025)

<ul>
<li>Quiddity's "Who is Ready" series of insights aims to objectively identify names listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that are potential additions to the TOPIX Index in future.</li>
<li>Reently-Listed <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tokyo-metro-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40930:1" rel="noopener">Tokyo Metro (9023 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rigaku-holdings-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43950:1" rel="noopener">Rigaku Holdings (268A JP)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/intermestic-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43929:1" rel="noopener">Intermestic (262A JP)</a> were added to the TOPIX index at the end of November 2024.</li>
<li>Our long-term pre-event candidate <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-eyewear-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40217:1" rel="noopener">Japan Eyewear Holdings (5889 JP)</a> has applied for a Section Transfer to the Prime Market which means there could be TOPIX Inclusion in the near future.</li>
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Quiddity's "Who is Ready" series of insights aims to objectively identify names listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that are potential additions to the TOPIX Index in future.
Reently-Listed Tokyo Metro (9023 JP), Rigaku Holdings (268A JP), and Intermestic (262A JP) were added to the TOPIX index at the end of November 2024.
Our long-term pre-event candidate Japan Eyewear Holdings (5889 JP) has applied for a Section Transfer to the Prime Market which means there could be TOPIX Inclusion in the near future.


TOPIX Inclusions: Who Is Ready (Dec 2024)

Japan

Core Concept Technologies Inc. offers information technology services. The Company provides digital transformation supporting, information technology human resources procurement supporting, and other services. Core Concept Technologies provides its services throughout Japan.

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Core Concept Technologies Inc (4371 JP)

TOPIX Inclusions: Who Is Ready (Mar 2025)

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Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Last Week in Event SPACE: Kyocera, WH Group/Smithfield, CNBM, Japan Eyewear, Core Concept Tech

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David Blennerhassett

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TOPIX Inclusions: Who Is Ready (Dec 2024)

Japan Eyewear Holdings (5889 JP) is likely to have a TOPIX Inclusion event in 1H 2025 and this might help the stock outperform the TOPIX index...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

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