Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport, Tracking Traffic

Daniel Hellberg

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport

Tracking Traffic

Focusing on Asian logistics, transportation, and travel companies

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Last week in its June quarter earnings release Alibaba "demoted" CaiNiao's status</li>
<li>It's become clear that boosting eComm logistics simply isn't a priority for Alibaba</li>
<li>For firms that took investment from Alibaba &amp; CaiNiao, implications are -Ive</li>
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Last week in its June quarter earnings release Alibaba "demoted" CaiNiao's status
It's become clear that boosting eComm logistics simply isn't a priority for Alibaba
For firms that took investment from Alibaba &amp; CaiNiao, implications are -Ive


Alibaba's Logistics Arm CaiNiao Relegated To "Others" Status | Implications for Chinese Express?

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>The September rebalance of the Hang Seng family of indices will use today's closing prices to cap the index constituent weights.  </li>
<li>The net round-trip trade across all stocks across the five indices is estimated at HK$57.55bn (US$7.4bn). There is size to trade in a lot of stocks.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group-holding-ltd-d7b798e2-202d-4e01-9a1e-799e2ae8f0c7" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28434:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba (9988 HK)</a> has flipped from a net buy to a net sell following its huge rally yesterday.</li>
</ul>


The September rebalance of the Hang Seng family of indices will use today's closing prices to cap the index constituent weights.  
The net round-trip trade across all stocks across the five indices is estimated at HK$57.55bn (US$7.4bn). There is size to trade in a lot of stocks.

Alibaba (9988 HK) has flipped from a net buy to a net sell following its huge rally yesterday.


HSI, HSCEI, HSTECH, HSIII Index Rebalance: US$7.4bn of Flows Post Capping (Sep 2025)

Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

Equity Derivatives

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<li>September brings heavy index rebalancing activity. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pop-mart-international-group-l" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29016:1" rel="noopener">Pop Mart (9992 HK)</a> will join both the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hong-kong-hang-seng-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22899:1" rel="noopener">Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX)</a> and the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hang-seng-china-enterprises-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22900:1" rel="noopener">Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (HSCEI INDEX)</a>.</li>
<li>
The Fed is widely expected to cut rates and Asia-Pac peers (BoJ, RBA, RBI) are also meeting.</li>
<li>
Why Read: Plan ahead and take into account known market events when making investment and trading decision.</li>
</ul>


September brings heavy index rebalancing activity. Pop Mart (9992 HK) will join both the Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX) and the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (HSCEI INDEX).

The Fed is widely expected to cut rates and Asia-Pac peers (BoJ, RBA, RBI) are also meeting.

Why Read: Plan ahead and take into account known market events when making investment and trading decision.


Index Changes and Rate Cuts: Key Events in September 2025

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Quantitative Analysis

<ul>
<li>We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of August 29th.</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 Meituan, Alibaba, Tencent, AIA, Pop Mart Intl, Kuaishou, SMIC, Xiaomi, CNOOC.</li>
</ul>


We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of August 29th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for Meituan, Alibaba, Tencent, AIA, Pop Mart Intl, Kuaishou, SMIC, Xiaomi, CNOOC.


HK Connect Flows Weekly (Aug 29th): Meituan, Alibaba, Tencent, AIA, Pop Mart Intl, Kuaishou, SMIC

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<li>The Bad: Margins &amp; cash flow both declined sharply compared to Q224 </li>
<li>The Ugly: ZTO cut FY25 parcel volume growth target after a sluggish H1</li>
<li>With no signs of a turnaround in sight, we retain our negative view of ZTO</li>
</ul>


The Bad: Margins &amp; cash flow both declined sharply compared to Q224 
The Ugly: ZTO cut FY25 parcel volume growth target after a sluggish H1
With no signs of a turnaround in sight, we retain our negative view of ZTO


ZTO Express Q225 Results: No 'Good', Just the 'Bad' and the 'Ugly'

Hong Kong

J&T Global Express Limited operates as a global logistics service provider. The Company offers road express delivery, air express transportation, supply chain warehousing, and other value added services. J&T Global Express conducts business in China, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and other countries.

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J&T Global Express (1519 HK)

Alibaba's Logistics Arm CaiNiao Relegated To "Others" Status | Implications for Chinese Express?

As part of its June quarter earnings release last week, Alibaba effectively "demoted" logistics arm CaiNiao by pushing it into a new "Others"...

Tracking Traffic

HSI, HSCEI, HSTECH, HSIII Index Rebalance: US$7.4bn of Flows Post Capping (Sep 2025)

The Sep rebalance of the HSI, HSCEI, HSTECH, HSIII, HSHKBIO indices will use today's closing prices for capping. The round-trip trade across the...

Brian Freitas

Index Changes and Rate Cuts: Key Events in September 2025

September packs in index rebalances, quarterly expiries, central bank calls, and Fed drama—keeping markets busy amid a light holiday calendar.

Gaudenz Schneider

HK Connect Flows Weekly (Aug 29th): Meituan, Alibaba, Tencent, AIA, Pop Mart Intl, Kuaishou, SMIC

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Meituan, Alibaba, Tencent, AIA, Pop Mart Intl, Kuaishou,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

ZTO Express Q225 Results: No 'Good', Just the 'Bad' and the 'Ugly'

ZTO reported a weak set of results for Q225, with margins and cash flow declining sharply. Management also cut FY25 volume growth targets. We...

Tracking Traffic

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