Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

Equity Capital Markets

Unitree Robotics / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Chinese robot maker Yushu Technology (Unitree Robotics, 688836 CH Equity) priced its initial public offering (STAR market) in a deal that would make it the first mainland-listed humanoid robot manufacturer. </li>
<li>The retail portion was 8,000x oversubscribed with 9.8 million individual investor orders, marking a landmark moment for China's embodied-AI sector. China's global market share in humanoid robots is &gt;85%.</li>
<li>The nearest listed competitor is <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ubtech-robotics-corp-ltd-class-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36469:1" rel="noopener">UBTECH Robotics (9880 HK)</a>; however, Agibot, the world's largest humanoid robot company by unit sales, is slated to list on the Shanghai exchange soon.</li>
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Chinese robot maker Yushu Technology (Unitree Robotics, 688836 CH Equity) priced its initial public offering (STAR market) in a deal that would make it the first mainland-listed humanoid robot manufacturer. 
The retail portion was 8,000x oversubscribed with 9.8 million individual investor orders, marking a landmark moment for China's embodied-AI sector. China's global market share in humanoid robots is &gt;85%.
The nearest listed competitor is UBTECH Robotics (9880 HK); however, Agibot, the world's largest humanoid robot company by unit sales, is slated to list on the Shanghai exchange soon.


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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 review the proposed HS TECH rule changes and screen an early beneficiary list for the December 2026 rebalance.</li>
<li>Our screening returns 20 ADD candidates, 10 based on market value and 10 based on revenue growth.</li>
<li>We expect all 30 current constituents are retained. 10 MV based stocks to be mechanical and sales growth for 10 growth based stocks to be cut off at 30%.</li>
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We review the proposed HS TECH rule changes and screen an early beneficiary list for the December 2026 rebalance.
Our screening returns 20 ADD candidates, 10 based on market value and 10 based on revenue growth.
We expect all 30 current constituents are retained. 10 MV based stocks to be mechanical and sales growth for 10 growth based stocks to be cut off at 30%.


HS TECH Index Consultation: Rules and Beneficiary Analysis

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<li>We screen our HSCI September 2026 review candidates for southbound Connect action, with 36 Connect ADDs and 25 DELETEs.</li>
<li>ADD candidates split into 31 ADD-NEW and 5 ADD-REJOIN, with one WVR name deferred and seven A+H names already in Connect.</li>
<li>DELETE candidates are 23 MV cases and 2 velocity cases, after one A+H name is exempt from Connect deletion.</li>
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We screen our HSCI September 2026 review candidates for southbound Connect action, with 36 Connect ADDs and 25 DELETEs.
ADD candidates split into 31 ADD-NEW and 5 ADD-REJOIN, with one WVR name deferred and seven A+H names already in Connect.
DELETE candidates are 23 MV cases and 2 velocity cases, after one A+H name is exempt from Connect deletion.


HSCI / HK Connect Sep 2026 Inclusion Forecast and Positioning

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 31st.</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 Alibaba, Smic, Xiaomi, Knowledge Atlas, Yofc, Kingboard Hldg, CCB, J&amp;T Express, China Hongqiao, China Mobile.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of July 31st.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for Alibaba, Smic, Xiaomi, Knowledge Atlas, Yofc, Kingboard Hldg, CCB, J&amp;T Express, China Hongqiao, China Mobile.


HK Connect Flows Weekly (Jul 31st): Alibaba, Smic, Xiaomi, Knowledge Atlas, Yofc, Kingboard Hldg

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<li>We screen HK stocks ahead of the HSCI September 2026 half-yearly review, with 44 ADD candidates and 26 DELETE candidates.</li>
<li>ADD candidates are mostly new listings and prior constituents, including seven A+H names already in Connect.</li>
<li>DELETE candidates include 21 MV DELETEs, three retention-line borderline names, and two velocity cases.</li>
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We screen HK stocks ahead of the HSCI September 2026 half-yearly review, with 44 ADD candidates and 26 DELETE candidates.
ADD candidates are mostly new listings and prior constituents, including seven A+H names already in Connect.
DELETE candidates include 21 MV DELETEs, three retention-line borderline names, and two velocity cases.


HSCI / HK Connect Sep 2026 Rebalance Forecast

China

Hesai develops, manufactures, and sells three-dimensional LiDAR solutions for advanced driver assistance systems, autonomous vehicles, and robotics. The company's products are used in passenger and commercial vehicles, as well as various industrial and service robots. Hesai was founded in October 2014 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

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HK Connect Flows Weekly (Jul 31st): Alibaba, Smic, Xiaomi, Knowledge Atlas, Yofc, Kingboard Hldg

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Alibaba, Smic, Xiaomi, Knowledge Atlas, Yofc, Kingboard...

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HSCI / HK Connect Sep 2026 Rebalance Forecast

We forecast 44 ADD candidates and 26 DELETE candidates for the HSCI September review, with the announcement expected on 21 Aug 2026.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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