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>With the review period complete, we forecast 9 changes for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chinext-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25483:1" rel="noopener">ChiNext Index (SZ399006 INDEX EQUITY)</a> and 5 changes for the ChiNext 50 Index in December.</li>
<li>Some of the potential adds will also have passive flows from the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/csi-smallcap-500-index-shang" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35347:1" rel="noopener">CSI Smallcap 500 Index</a> trackers at the same time as the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chinext-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25483:1" rel="noopener">ChiNext Index</a> rebalance.</li>
<li>The potential adds have slipped a lot versus the potential deletes over the last few months as the National Team has tried to stabilise the market via ETF creations.</li>
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With the review period complete, we forecast 9 changes for the ChiNext Index (SZ399006 INDEX EQUITY) and 5 changes for the ChiNext 50 Index in December.
Some of the potential adds will also have passive flows from the CSI Smallcap 500 Index trackers at the same time as the ChiNext Index rebalance.
The potential adds have slipped a lot versus the potential deletes over the last few months as the National Team has tried to stabilise the market via ETF creations.


ChiNext/​​​ChiNext50 Index Rebalance Preview: Time for a Turnaround

Index Rebal Trades & Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Index Rebal Trades & Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Luoyang Xinqianglian Slewing B / Index Rebalance

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<li>CSI 300 represents the 300 largest stocks by market capitalization and liquidity from the entire universe of Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges. CSI 500 represents the <em>next</em> largest 500 names.</li>
<li>During the periodic index rebalance events, a large number of stocks move into or out of these indices giving rise to significant flow events and attractive trading opportunities.</li>
<li>In this insight, we take a brief look at the index selection methodology and the historical price and volume performance of the CSI 300/500 index rebalance baskets.</li>
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CSI 300 represents the 300 largest stocks by market capitalization and liquidity from the entire universe of Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges. CSI 500 represents the next largest 500 names.
During the periodic index rebalance events, a large number of stocks move into or out of these indices giving rise to significant flow events and attractive trading opportunities.
In this insight, we take a brief look at the index selection methodology and the historical price and volume performance of the CSI 300/500 index rebalance baskets.


Quiddity Primer for CSI 300/500 Index Rebalance Events

Rubber News Specialist, Helixtap

Vinod Nedumudy

Rubber News Specialist

Global Commodities Alternative Data and Insights

Helixtap

Helixtap collects, processes and distributes proprietary data, analyses and forecasts for the rubber, latex and automotive markets

Commodities

<ul><li>Glove demand rebounds as inventories normalize  </li><li>US tariffs boost Malaysian manufacturers’ market share  </li><li>Automation drives efficiency, supporting margin recovery</li></ul>

Glove demand rebounds as inventories normalize  US tariffs boost Malaysian manufacturers’ market share  Automation drives efficiency, supporting margin recovery

Malaysia’s Glove Sector Gradually Recovers Amid Trade Shifts

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>APIs, generic drugs, CXO, low-end medical consumables will be hit the most due to tariffs.Investors are advised to be cautious on these subsectors as companies’ performance would be negatively affected. </li>
<li>As the tariff war is heating up, blood products, innovative medical device, innovative drugs, chain pharmacies, innovative medical services, pharmaceutical distribution business could be "safe haven assets" for investors. </li>
<li>The logic behind tariffs is to attack China's effective supply and trigger China's overcapacity problem, thereby weakening effective demand and reducing capital accumulation rate, so as to attack the RMB.</li>
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APIs, generic drugs, CXO, low-end medical consumables will be hit the most due to tariffs.Investors are advised to be cautious on these subsectors as companies’ performance would be negatively affected. 
As the tariff war is heating up, blood products, innovative medical device, innovative drugs, chain pharmacies, innovative medical services, pharmaceutical distribution business could be "safe haven assets" for investors. 
The logic behind tariffs is to attack China's effective supply and trigger China's overcapacity problem, thereby weakening effective demand and reducing capital accumulation rate, so as to attack the RMB.


The Impact of Trump's Tariffs on China Healthcare - The Victims, And the Safe Haven Assets

Equity Bottom-Up

China Resources Sanjiu Medical & Pharma / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>In our view, China's biotech companies have sold their core pipelines/products too early, resulting in the loss of opportunities to gain much greater benefits in the future.</li>
<li>We summarized the impact of tariff policy implemented by the US on China's healthcare industry. Short-term headwinds are inevitable, but in long term, it helps force the industry to upgrade.</li>
<li>After Spring Festival, the acquisition progress of Tasly by CR Sanjiu has significantly accelerated – SASAC/SAMR approvals have been received. It’s possible for the deal to be completed in 25Q1.</li>
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In our view, China's biotech companies have sold their core pipelines/products too early, resulting in the loss of opportunities to gain much greater benefits in the future.
We summarized the impact of tariff policy implemented by the US on China's healthcare industry. Short-term headwinds are inevitable, but in long term, it helps force the industry to upgrade.
After Spring Festival, the acquisition progress of Tasly by CR Sanjiu has significantly accelerated – SASAC/SAMR approvals have been received. It’s possible for the deal to be completed in 25Q1.


China Healthcare Weekly (Feb.16)-Update on CR Sanjiu's Acquisition of Tasly, the Impact of US Tariff

China

Intco Medical Technology Co.,Ltd. manufactures and distributes medical supplies. The Company produces disposable gloves, wheelchairs, gauzes, electrodes, and other products. Intco Medical Technology markets its products throughout China.

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ChiNext/ChiNext50 Index Rebalance Preview: Time for a Turnaround

There could be 9 changes for the Chinext and 5 changes for the Chinext50 index in Dec. The adds have drifted lower vs the deletes and there could...

Brian Freitas

Quiddity Primer for CSI 300/500 Index Rebalance Events

We evaluated the performance of 1205+ unique past Index rebalance cases (ADDs and DELs) involving the CSI 300 index and CSI 500 index from December...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Malaysia’s Glove Sector Gradually Recovers Amid Trade Shifts

Malaysia’s glove industry is showing signs of recovery after nearly three years of margin compression and demand correction. Though it’s widely...

Helixtap

The Impact of Trump's Tariffs on China Healthcare - The Victims, And the Safe Haven Assets

As tariff war is heating up, some sectors in China healthcare will be victims, but there will also safe haven assets.The logic behind tariffs is to...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

China Healthcare Weekly (Feb.16)-Update on CR Sanjiu's Acquisition of Tasly, the Impact of US Tariff

China's biotech sells core assets too early, missing out on future benefits. US tariff impacts short-term, but will lead to industry upgrade. The...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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ChiNext/​​​ChiNext50 Index Rebalance Preview: Time for a Turnaround

There could be 9 changes for the Chinext and 5 changes for the Chinext50 index in Dec. The adds have drifted lower vs the deletes and there could...

Brian Freitas

Quiddity Primer for CSI 300/500 Index Rebalance Events

We evaluated the performance of 1205+ unique past Index rebalance cases (ADDs and DELs) involving the CSI 300 index and CSI 500 index from December...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Malaysia’s Glove Sector Gradually Recovers Amid Trade Shifts

Malaysia’s glove industry is showing signs of recovery after nearly three years of margin compression and demand correction. Though it’s widely...

Helixtap

The Impact of Trump's Tariffs on China Healthcare - The Victims, And the Safe Haven Assets

As tariff war is heating up, some sectors in China healthcare will be victims, but there will also safe haven assets.The logic behind tariffs is to...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

China Healthcare Weekly (Feb.16)-Update on CR Sanjiu's Acquisition of Tasly, the Impact of US Tariff

​China's biotech sells core assets too early, missing out on future benefits. US tariff impacts short-term, but will lead to industry upgrade. The...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

ChiNext/ChiNext50 Index Rebalance Preview: Time for a Turnaround

China's biotech sells core assets too early, missing out on future benefits. US tariff impacts short-term, but will lead to industry upgrade. The...