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

Victory Giant Technology (HuiZhou) / Index Rebalance

Victory Giant Technology (HuiZhou) (2476 HK)

<ul>
<li>There could be 55 potential inclusions and 14 potential deletions for the Hang Seng Composite Index in September. There are more stocks that are close on market cap/liquidity.</li>
<li>A lot of the potential adds are very recently listed stocks that have a limited trading history. The low free float could lead to price spikes in the stocks.</li>
<li>There are stocks that have a very high percentage of holdings via Stock Connect and there could be some unwinding prior to the stocks becoming Sell-only.</li>
</ul>


There could be 55 potential inclusions and 14 potential deletions for the Hang Seng Composite Index in September. There are more stocks that are close on market cap/liquidity.
A lot of the potential adds are very recently listed stocks that have a limited trading history. The low free float could lead to price spikes in the stocks.
There are stocks that have a very high percentage of holdings via Stock Connect and there could be some unwinding prior to the stocks becoming Sell-only.


HSCI Index Rebalance Preview and Stock Connect (Sep 2026): Adds Outnumber Deletes as IPOs Dominate

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

Industry viewpoints:
<ul>
<li>Recently, the NMPA issued a new version of the regulations on the supervision and administration of medical devices.</li>
<li>In the primary market, the appetite for small CRO/CDMO investments continues to grow.</li>
<li>The market size of China's traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) devices is not large. However, under the promotion of favorable policies and demand growth , it is growing steadily.</li>
</ul>
Company news:
News about the updated progress of new drug and medical device from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/everest-medicines-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29224:1" rel="noopener">Everest Medicines (1952 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/harbour-biomed-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29717:1" rel="noopener">Harbour Biomed Holdings Limited (2142 HK)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/venus-medtech-hangzhou-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28257:1" rel="noopener">Venus MedTech (2500 HK).</a>
Market review:
Last week, stock price for healthcare sector in A share increased 3.25%, while CSI 300 increased 0.62% over the same period of time. 
Risk disclosure:
Policy risk, R&amp;D risk, Company risk and COVID-19 risk.

Industry viewpoints:

Recently, the NMPA issued a new version of the regulations on the supervision and administration of medical devices.
In the primary market, the appetite for small CRO/CDMO investments continues to grow.
The market size of China's traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) devices is not large. However, under the promotion of favorable policies and demand growth , it is growing steadily.

Company news:
News about the updated progress of new drug and medical device from Everest Medicines (1952 HK), Harbour Biomed Holdings Limited (2142 HK), and Venus MedTech (2500 HK).
Market review:
Last week, stock price for healthcare sector in A share increased 3.25%, while CSI 300 increased 0.62% over the same period of time. 
Risk disclosure:
Policy risk, R&amp;D risk, Company risk and COVID-19 risk.

1. Industry viewpoints:<ul>
<li>It is expected that the market size of IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) drug therapy in China would keep growing in the next five years.</li>
<li>Since COVID-19 virus was detected in imported reagents this time, considering safety factors, the trend of import substitution for reagent varieties is expected to accelerate.</li>
<li>In the field of high-end antibiotics, Chinese enterprises have yet to make breakthroughs.</li>
</ul>2. Company news:News about the progress of new drugs from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beigene-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27352:1" rel="noopener">BeiGene Ltd (6160 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/harbour-biomed-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29717:1" rel="noopener">Harbour Biomed (2142 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/antengene-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29705:1" rel="noopener">Antengene (6996 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-junshi-bioscience-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27760:1" rel="noopener">Shanghai Junshi Bioscience Co. Ltd. (1877 HK)</a>.3. Market review:Last week, stock price for healthcare sector in A share decreased 7.1%, while CSI 300 decreased 3.91% over the same period of time.4. Risk disclosure:Policy risk, R&amp;D risk, Company risk and COVID-19 risk.

1. Industry viewpoints:
It is expected that the market size of IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) drug therapy in China would keep growing in the next five years.
Since COVID-19 virus was detected in imported reagents this time, considering safety factors, the trend of import substitution for reagent varieties is expected to accelerate.
In the field of high-end antibiotics, Chinese enterprises have yet to make breakthroughs.
2. Company news:News about the progress of new drugs from BeiGene Ltd (6160 HK), Harbour Biomed (2142 HK), Antengene (6996 HK) and Shanghai Junshi Bioscience Co. Ltd. (1877 HK).3. Market review:Last week, stock price for healthcare sector in A share decreased 7.1%, while CSI 300 decreased 3.91% over the same period of time.4. Risk disclosure:Policy risk, R&amp;D risk, Company risk and COVID-19 risk.

1. Industry viewpoints:<ul>
<li>Last week, the negotiations of volume-based purchase 2020 came to a close, and the bidding of PD-1/L1 was the most eye-catching.</li>
<li>In the future, with the rapid release of radiotherapy equipment in China, the penetration rate of radiotherapy is expected to be accelerated.</li>
<li>The use of traditional Chinese medicine in hospital is facing severe challenges.</li>
</ul>2. Company news:News about the updated progress of new drugs and cooperation from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ascletis-pharma-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27265:1" rel="noopener">Ascletis Pharma Inc (1672 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/harbour-biomed-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29717:1" rel="noopener">Harbour Biomed (2142 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/luye-pharma-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:488:1" rel="noopener">Luye Pharma (2186 HK)</a>.3. Market review:Last week, stock price for healthcare sector in A share increased 4.25%, while CSI 300 increased 2.26% over the same period of time.4. Risk Disclosure:Policy risk, R&amp;D risk, Company risk and COVID-19 risk.

1. Industry viewpoints:
Last week, the negotiations of volume-based purchase 2020 came to a close, and the bidding of PD-1/L1 was the most eye-catching.
In the future, with the rapid release of radiotherapy equipment in China, the penetration rate of radiotherapy is expected to be accelerated.
The use of traditional Chinese medicine in hospital is facing severe challenges.
2. Company news:News about the updated progress of new drugs and cooperation from Ascletis Pharma Inc (1672 HK), Harbour Biomed (2142 HK) and Luye Pharma (2186 HK).3. Market review:Last week, stock price for healthcare sector in A share increased 4.25%, while CSI 300 increased 2.26% over the same period of time.4. Risk Disclosure:Policy risk, R&amp;D risk, Company risk and COVID-19 risk.

Zijin Gold International / Index Rebalance

<ul>
<li>The review period for the March rebalance of this global index ended 31 December, the changes should be announced on 20 February and implemented at the close on 20 March.</li>
<li>For Asia Pac ex Japan, we forecast 266 changes (adds, deletes, migrations) for the index. Of those, 63 stocks could have over US$20m to trade from passive trackers.</li>
<li>The forecast passive buys have outperformed the headlines indices in all major markets and there could be some profit-taking following announcement of the changes.</li>
</ul>


The review period for the March rebalance of this global index ended 31 December, the changes should be announced on 20 February and implemented at the close on 20 March.
For Asia Pac ex Japan, we forecast 266 changes (adds, deletes, migrations) for the index. Of those, 63 stocks could have over US$20m to trade from passive trackers.
The forecast passive buys have outperformed the headlines indices in all major markets and there could be some profit-taking following announcement of the changes.


Asia Pac: (Forecast) Global Index Changes in March as Adds Outperform Bigly

China

Engages in research and development of therapeutics in the fields of immuno-oncology and immunology diseases

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HBM Holdings Limited (2142 HK)

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Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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Brian Freitas

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