Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

Shenton Research

Shenton Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Index Rebalance

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<li>We screen the Hong Kong-listed mainland stocks ahead of the HSCEI August 2026 review.</li>
<li>The screen produces one ADD and one DELETE, and the DELETE fires only if the ADD lands.</li>
<li>We note that the committee skipped the same ADD candidate last review but re-iterate our call.</li>
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We screen the Hong Kong-listed mainland stocks ahead of the HSCEI August 2026 review.
The screen produces one ADD and one DELETE, and the DELETE fires only if the ADD lands.
We note that the committee skipped the same ADD candidate last review but re-iterate our call.


HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>The NDRC issued the “14th Five-Year Plan For Bioeconomy”. This marks bio-economy has become a new economic form. With diversified resources and capital, a trillion-level market would develop rapidly.</li>
<li>The third centralized procurement in Fujian Province officially opened, involving five medical consumables. The bidding rule is milder than drugs VBP. Investors could pay more attention to medical device sector.</li>
<li>Akeso's 2021 PD-1 sales enlightened us that innovative drugs could still achieve good sales performance even without entering NRDL. So, companies could choose to give up NRDL negotiation strategically.</li>
</ul>


The NDRC issued the “14th Five-Year Plan For Bioeconomy”. This marks bio-economy has become a new economic form. With diversified resources and capital, a trillion-level market would develop rapidly.
The third centralized procurement in Fujian Province officially opened, involving five medical consumables. The bidding rule is milder than drugs VBP. Investors could pay more attention to medical device sector.
Akeso's 2021 PD-1 sales enlightened us that innovative drugs could still achieve good sales performance even without entering NRDL. So, companies could choose to give up NRDL negotiation strategically.


China Healthcare Weekly (May13)-New Bioeconomy Plan,Rational Withdrawal from NRDL,Medical Device VBP

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<li>China biotech companies are “being squeezed” between the negative domestic policies and the dilemma of internationalization. The investment logic of biotech has broken and the valuation forecasts are ineffective.</li>
<li>For CXO, the uncertainties outweigh the certainties.Investors need to be prepared for the possibility of CXO not to return to its peak, because its best time may have been over.</li>
<li>We’re in a very complicated environment. A lot of things come together. Survive first. Seize rebounds after plunge rather than go bottom fishing. You don't know when the bottom is. </li>
</ul>


China biotech companies are “being squeezed” between the negative domestic policies and the dilemma of internationalization. The investment logic of biotech has broken and the valuation forecasts are ineffective.
For CXO, the uncertainties outweigh the certainties.Investors need to be prepared for the possibility of CXO not to return to its peak, because its best time may have been over.
We’re in a very complicated environment. A lot of things come together. Survive first. Seize rebounds after plunge rather than go bottom fishing. You don't know when the bottom is. 


Re-Examine the Outlook and Investment Strategy for China Biotech and CXO

<ul>
<li>FDA’s CRL on Hutchmed and Junshi indicates if there’s no real innovation, there’s little point in doing MRCT. Chinese companies must re-evaluate the costs of internationalization.There’s nothing related to “politics”.</li>
<li>DRGs is a policy that will have a significant impact on the development trend of the entire healthcare industry, because it would change doctors’ interest orientation and companies’ profit model.</li>
<li>However, we believe that DRGs will be a top-level policy design, which will gradually be followed by supporting policies, such as special subsidies for innovation.</li>
</ul>


FDA’s CRL on Hutchmed and Junshi indicates if there’s no real innovation, there’s little point in doing MRCT. Chinese companies must re-evaluate the costs of internationalization.There’s nothing related to “politics”.
DRGs is a policy that will have a significant impact on the development trend of the entire healthcare industry, because it would change doctors’ interest orientation and companies’ profit model.
However, we believe that DRGs will be a top-level policy design, which will gradually be followed by supporting policies, such as special subsidies for innovation.


China Healthcare Weekly (May.6)-FDA’s CRL on Junshi/HCM, Biotech Globalization, Significance of DRGs

<ul>
<li>The domestic provider business subsector fell sharply due to a document leaked out of the industry.Although rebounded, before the policy is clear, we do not recommend to buy the dips.</li>
<li>The reasonable market value of a biotech company in HKEX is the price that Big Pharma is willing to pay for it, or the valuation of its products.</li>
<li>Obtaining CE certificate is one of an important (or “easier”) ways for domestic medical device companies to enter global markets. However, the game rule changes.</li>
</ul>


The domestic provider business subsector fell sharply due to a document leaked out of the industry.Although rebounded, before the policy is clear, we do not recommend to buy the dips.
The reasonable market value of a biotech company in HKEX is the price that Big Pharma is willing to pay for it, or the valuation of its products.
Obtaining CE certificate is one of an important (or “easier”) ways for domestic medical device companies to enter global markets. However, the game rule changes.


China Healthcare Weekly (Mar18)-Leaked Document On Medical Service,Biotech Valuation,CE Mark Upgrade

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Hansoh Pharmaceutical is a pharmaceutical company that researches, develops, manufactures, and sells a diverse portfolio of medicines. It focuses on therapeutic areas such as oncology, anti-infectives, central nervous system diseases, metabolic disorders, and autoimmune diseases. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

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HSCEI Sep 2026 Index Rebalance Forecast

We pair a WuXi Bio ADD with a Shenzhou DELETE at mid conviction. The committee skipped WuXi Bio last review, but this time we would not rule the...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

China Healthcare Weekly (May13)-New Bioeconomy Plan,Rational Withdrawal from NRDL,Medical Device VBP

The 14th Five-Year Bioeconomy plan indicates a new economic form and a trillion-level market.Medical device will be a better investment if...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Re-Examine the Outlook and Investment Strategy for China Biotech and CXO

The investment logic of China biotech has broken due to dilemma of domestic policy and internationalization risk.CXO couldn't sustain high...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

China Healthcare Weekly (May.6)-FDA’s CRL on Junshi/HCM, Biotech Globalization, Significance of DRGs

The FDA announced its CRL on Hutchmed’s surufatinib and Junshi’s PD-1. It's time to reexamine the logic and prospects of biotech globalization. The...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

China Healthcare Weekly (Mar18)-Leaked Document On Medical Service,Biotech Valuation,CE Mark Upgrade

We analyzed the impact of leaked document on medical service. We also analyzed the logic of the reasonable market value of a biotech in HKEX. The...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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