Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Gross SOUTHBOUND volumes US$20+bn a day this past 5-day week. Net buying much more limited. Big ETF buying turned into ETF selling and tech buying, as suggested. </li>
<li>Last week's reco <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26:1" rel="noopener">Tencent (700 HK)</a> was the top net buy in SOUTHBOUND this past week, up 2.2%, outperforming major HK benchmarks.</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 Pairs Monitor</a> are both there free for SK readers.</li>
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Gross SOUTHBOUND volumes US$20+bn a day this past 5-day week. Net buying much more limited. Big ETF buying turned into ETF selling and tech buying, as suggested. 
Last week's reco Tencent (700 HK) was the top net buy in SOUTHBOUND this past week, up 2.2%, outperforming major HK benchmarks.
The data tables below update on a daily basis in the Tools section of Smartkarma. The SOUTHBOUND Flow Monitor and AH Pairs Monitor are both there free for SK readers.


HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 22 Aug 2025); Big Swing Out of ETFs Into Tech Realised

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 the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of July 4th.</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 CCB, Innovent Biologics, SMIC, CMB, Giant Biogene, Xiaomi, Tencent, Alibaba, BOC.</li>
</ul>


We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of July 4th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for CCB, Innovent Biologics, SMIC, CMB, Giant Biogene, Xiaomi, Tencent, Alibaba, BOC.


HK Connect Flows Weekly (Jul 4th): CCB, Innovent Biologics, SMIC, CMB, Giant Biogene, Xiaomi

Analyst, Schoolhouse Solutions

Daniel Su

Analyst

Schoolhouse Solutions

Schoolhouse is a strategy and research provider for the Education sector. We publish differentiated reports and bespoke research on the sector, focused on private and public companies in Asia-Pacific. Our team has decades of experience working with Education companies ranging from K-12 to Tertiary and Edtech.

Strategy and Research Provider

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul>
<li>The education sector remains resilient despite headline privatisations, with market cap only slightly down to US$142bn after the removal of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/powerschool-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36946:1" rel="noopener">PowerSchool Holdings (PWSC US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/instructure-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26502:1" rel="noopener">Instructure Holdings (INST US)</a>.</li>
<li>AI disruption is reshaping the landscape, with key players like <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chegg-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10114:1" rel="noopener">Chegg Inc (CHGG US)</a> collapsing while innovators like <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/duolingo-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33531:1" rel="noopener">Duolingo (DUOL US)</a> surge, highlighting a potential shift in investor focus.</li>
<li>M&amp;A and IPO activity is reawakening, with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kindercare-learning-cos-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35721:1" rel="noopener">KinderCare Learning (KLC US)</a> 's IPO, India's robust upcoming pipeline, and renewed private equity interest pointing to a cyclical upturn.</li>
</ul>


The education sector remains resilient despite headline privatisations, with market cap only slightly down to US$142bn after the removal of PowerSchool Holdings (PWSC US) and Instructure Holdings (INST US).
AI disruption is reshaping the landscape, with key players like Chegg Inc (CHGG US) collapsing while innovators like Duolingo (DUOL US) surge, highlighting a potential shift in investor focus.
M&amp;A and IPO activity is reawakening, with KinderCare Learning (KLC US) 's IPO, India's robust upcoming pipeline, and renewed private equity interest pointing to a cyclical upturn.


Valuations, Visas & Venture Pullback: An Equity + M&A Overview of the Education Sector in Q1 2025

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>The June rebalance of the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kraneshares-csi-china-internet-etf" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28208:1" rel="noopener">KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB US)</a> will take place at the close of trading on 13 June.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/healthyway-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39862:1" rel="noopener">HealthyWay (2587 HK)</a> will be added to the ETF while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/east-buy-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27796:1" rel="noopener">East Buy Holding (1797 HK)</a> will be deleted. The passive trading will offer an opportunity to exit positions.</li>
<li>There is a huge lock-up expiry in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/healthyway-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39862:1" rel="noopener">HealthyWay (2587 HK)</a> on 30 June and the stock could drop ahead of that. Then it could drop some more after lock-up expiry.</li>
</ul>


The June rebalance of the KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB US) will take place at the close of trading on 13 June.

HealthyWay (2587 HK) will be added to the ETF while East Buy Holding (1797 HK) will be deleted. The passive trading will offer an opportunity to exit positions.
There is a huge lock-up expiry in HealthyWay (2587 HK) on 30 June and the stock could drop ahead of that. Then it could drop some more after lock-up expiry.


KWEB Index Rebalance: HealthyWay In; East Buy Out

<ul>
<li>We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of May 30th.</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 Meituan, Horizon Robotics, CCB, China Mobile, CNOOC, Tencent, Alibaba, Xiaomi, BYD, AIA.</li>
</ul>


We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of May 30th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for Meituan, Horizon Robotics, CCB, China Mobile, CNOOC, Tencent, Alibaba, Xiaomi, BYD, AIA.


HK Connect Flows Weekly (May 30th): Meituan, Horizon Robotics, CCB, China Mobile, CNOOC, Tencent

China

East Buy Holding Limited operates livestreaming platform businesses. The Company provides private label products including agricultural products, food, books, and household goods. East Buy Holding also conducts college education businesses.

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East Buy Holding (1797 HK)

HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 22 Aug 2025); Big Swing Out of ETFs Into Tech Realised

SOUTHBOUND volumes very big at US$20bn a day. NET buying limited at US$400mm a day average. Hang Seng Rebals announced, as expected. Horizon...

Travis Lundy

HK Connect Flows Weekly (Jul 4th): CCB, Innovent Biologics, SMIC, CMB, Giant Biogene, Xiaomi

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for CCB, Innovent Biologics, SMIC, CMB, Giant Biogene,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Valuations, Visas & Venture Pullback: An Equity + M&A Overview of the Education Sector in Q1 2025

Education sector resilient post-privatisations, AI disruption reshaping landscape, M&A/IPO activity reawakening - potential shift in investor focus.

Daniel Su

KWEB Index Rebalance: HealthyWay In; East Buy Out

HealthyWay replace East Buy in the KWEB ETF on 13 June. There is a huge lock-up expiry in HealthyWay on 30 June and the stock could drop before and...

Brian Freitas

HK Connect Flows Weekly (May 30th): Meituan, Horizon Robotics, CCB, China Mobile, CNOOC, Tencent

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Meituan, Horizon Robotics, CCB, China Mobile, CNOOC,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 22 Aug 2025); Big Swing Out of ETFs Into Tech Realised

SOUTHBOUND volumes very big at US$20bn a day. NET buying limited at US$400mm a day average. Hang Seng Rebals announced, as expected. Horizon...

Travis Lundy

HK Connect Flows Weekly (Jul 4th): CCB, Innovent Biologics, SMIC, CMB, Giant Biogene, Xiaomi

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for CCB, Innovent Biologics, SMIC, CMB, Giant Biogene,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Valuations, Visas & Venture Pullback: An Equity + M&A Overview of the Education Sector in Q1 2025

​Education sector resilient post-privatisations, AI disruption reshaping landscape, M&A/IPO activity reawakening - potential shift in investor focus.

Daniel Su

KWEB Index Rebalance: HealthyWay In; East Buy Out

HealthyWay replace East Buy in the KWEB ETF on 13 June. There is a huge lock-up expiry in HealthyWay on 30 June and the stock could drop before and...

Brian Freitas

HK Connect Flows Weekly (May 30th): Meituan, Horizon Robotics, CCB, China Mobile, CNOOC, Tencent

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Meituan, Horizon Robotics, CCB, China Mobile, CNOOC,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Education sector resilient post-privatisations, AI disruption reshaping landscape, M&A/IPO activity reawakening - potential shift in investor focus.