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

<ul>
<li>There are 2 changes for the S&amp;P/ASX50 Index, 2 changes for the S&amp;P/ASX100 Index, 7 changes for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX200 Index</a> and 11 adds/ 7 deletes for the S&amp;P/ASX300 Index.</li>
<li>There is a huge increase in the number of index shares for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sigma-healthcare-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15966:1" rel="noopener">Sigma Healthcare (SIG AU)</a>, triggering passive buying of nearly A$1.4bn at the close on 21 March.</li>
<li>The adds have outperformed the deletes across all indices. Positioning varies across stocks and there could be some big movers over the next few days.</li>
</ul>


There are 2 changes for the S&amp;P/ASX50 Index, 2 changes for the S&amp;P/ASX100 Index, 7 changes for the S&amp;P/ASX200 Index and 11 adds/ 7 deletes for the S&amp;P/ASX300 Index.
There is a huge increase in the number of index shares for Sigma Healthcare (SIG AU), triggering passive buying of nearly A$1.4bn at the close on 21 March.
The adds have outperformed the deletes across all indices. Positioning varies across stocks and there could be some big movers over the next few days.


S&P/​​​​ASX Index Rebalance (Mar 2025): SIG Is the BIG One; Changes Galore Across Indices

<ul>
<li>Nearing a few days left in the review period, there could be 39 adds/deletes across the S&amp;P/ASX family of indices in March.</li>
<li>Passive trackers will need to trade a lot of stock in the forecast changes, with the impact being especially large for the changes to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200</a> and S&amp;P/ASX 300.</li>
<li>Except for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)</a> that is heavily tracked, the performance of the forecast changes to the other indices has been very stable with adds outperforming deletes bigly.</li>
</ul>


Nearing a few days left in the review period, there could be 39 adds/deletes across the S&amp;P/ASX family of indices in March.
Passive trackers will need to trade a lot of stock in the forecast changes, with the impact being especially large for the changes to the S&amp;P/ASX 200 and S&amp;P/ASX 300.
Except for the S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX) that is heavily tracked, the performance of the forecast changes to the other indices has been very stable with adds outperforming deletes bigly.


S&P/​​​​​​​​​ASX Index Rebalance Preview: Changes Stable as Adds Outperform Deletes Bigly

<ul>
<li>Nearing the end of the review period, there could be 36 adds/deletes across the S&amp;P/ASX family of indices in March.</li>
<li>Passive trackers will need to trade a lot of stock in the forecast changes, with the impact being especially large for the changes to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200</a> and S&amp;P/ASX 300.</li>
<li>Completion of the merger with Chemist Warehouse in February will set off huge passive buying in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sigma-healthcare-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15966:1" rel="noopener">Sigma Healthcare (SIG AU)</a> over the February to June period.</li>
</ul>


Nearing the end of the review period, there could be 36 adds/deletes across the S&amp;P/ASX family of indices in March.
Passive trackers will need to trade a lot of stock in the forecast changes, with the impact being especially large for the changes to the S&amp;P/ASX 200 and S&amp;P/ASX 300.
Completion of the merger with Chemist Warehouse in February will set off huge passive buying in Sigma Healthcare (SIG AU) over the February to June period.


S&P/​​​​​​​​​ASX Index Rebalance Preview: Lots of Change; Could Be More with Sigma/CWG Merger

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Equity Bottom-Up

<div><div><div><ul><li>Equity Trustees reported 1H23a EBIT of $20.3m (+1.3% vs. WILSe).</li><li>Revenue growth was achieved across all verticals through organic growth and the consolidation of AET (acquired in November 2022).</li><li>Underlying FUMAS growth was flat yoy, due to market volatility but benefited from AET (inc. platforms). </li></ul></div></div></div><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

Equity Trustees reported 1H23a EBIT of $20.3m (+1.3% vs. WILSe).Revenue growth was achieved across all verticals through organic growth and the consolidation of AET (acquired in November 2022).Underlying FUMAS growth was flat yoy, due to market volatility but benefited from AET (inc. platforms). Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

EQT Holdings (EQT) - O/W: Super(Annuation) Consistent

<ul><li>Outlook: No quantitative guidance. EQT confident in strategy, seeing ongoing opportunities for growth and encouraged by revenue and FUMAS increases.  AET acquisition on track to deliver synergies.</li><li>Revenue: Total revenue of $62.8m was +2.4% vs WILSe with the stronger than expected result driven by beats in STS and interest from managed fund distributions, with a partial offset from weakness in TWS due to adverse equity markets.</li><li>STS revenue was the standout, +7.9% yoy to $11.3m, driven by increased demand for the independent trustee model driving two new client wins (Super Simplifier and Raiz Invest adding $0.9m and $0.1m in FUMAS).</li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

Outlook: No quantitative guidance. EQT confident in strategy, seeing ongoing opportunities for growth and encouraged by revenue and FUMAS increases.  AET acquisition on track to deliver synergies.Revenue: Total revenue of $62.8m was +2.4% vs WILSe with the stronger than expected result driven by beats in STS and interest from managed fund distributions, with a partial offset from weakness in TWS due to adverse equity markets.STS revenue was the standout, +7.9% yoy to $11.3m, driven by increased demand for the independent trustee model driving two new client wins (Super Simplifier and Raiz Invest adding $0.9m and $0.1m in FUMAS).Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

EQT Holdings (EQT) - 1H23 Result: First Impressions

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EQT Holdings (EQT AU)

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Brian Freitas

EQT Holdings (EQT) - O/W: Super(Annuation) Consistent

Equity Trustees reported 1H23a EBIT of $20.3m (+1.3% vs. WILSe). Revenue growth was achieved across all verticals through organic growth and the...

Wilsons Advisory

EQT Holdings (EQT) - 1H23 Result: First Impressions

No quantitative guidance. EQT confident in strategy, seeing ongoing opportunities for growth and encouraged by revenue and FUMAS increases.

Wilsons Advisory

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S&P/​​​​ASX Index Rebalance (Mar 2025): SIG Is the BIG One; Changes Galore Across Indices

There are 40 constituent changes across the indices. SIG is an add to 2 indices and also an upweight in 2 others - so big buying. The adds have...

Brian Freitas

S&P/​​​​​​​​​ASX Index Rebalance Preview: Changes Stable as Adds Outperform Deletes Bigly

There could be 39 changes for the S&P/ASX family in March. The forecast adds continue to outperform the forecast deletes in all indices. Huge...

Brian Freitas

S&P/​​​​​​​​​ASX Index Rebalance Preview: Lots of Change; Could Be More with Sigma/CWG Merger

There could be 36 changes for the ASX indices in March. There is big flow and impact. The Sigma merger with CWG will result in over A$2bn of...

Brian Freitas

EQT Holdings (EQT) - O/W: Super(Annuation) Consistent

Equity Trustees reported 1H23a EBIT of $20.3m (+1.3% vs. WILSe). Revenue growth was achieved across all verticals through organic growth and the...

Wilsons Advisory

EQT Holdings (EQT) - 1H23 Result: First Impressions

No quantitative guidance. EQT confident in strategy, seeing ongoing opportunities for growth and encouraged by revenue and FUMAS increases.

Wilsons Advisory

S&P/ASX Index Rebalance (Mar 2025): SIG Is the BIG One; Changes Galore Across Indices

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S&P/ASX Index Rebalance Preview: Lots of Change; Could Be More with Sigma/CWG Merger