Equity Analyst (Index Flows & Special Situations), Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Equity Analyst (Index Flows & Special Situations)

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Equity Capital Markets

ESCON Japan REIT Investment / Equity Capital Markets

<p>Last Friday after market-close, Small-cap Retail JREIT <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/escon-japan-reit-investment" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28278:1" rel="noopener">Escon Japan Reit Investment (2971 JP)</a> launched a follow-on equity offering (<a href="https://www.escon-reit.jp/file/news-2bc2805fa9a725adcb1adeb58f551bf37b84f21e.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">J-only</a>) to fund part of their recent property acquisition.</p><p>The primary offer quantity is 65,700 units and there is an over-allotment quantity of 3,285 units. The total size of the offering could be approximately ¥10bn (~US$94mn). </p><div><p>The Offer Price will be determined between 19th July and 27th July 2021 (typically it has been the first day of this window for most JREIT offerings) and the two business days following the offer price determination day ("Pricing Date") will be the Application Period. </p></div><div><p><em>More below the fold.</em></p></div>

Last Friday after market-close, Small-cap Retail JREIT Escon Japan Reit Investment (2971 JP) launched a follow-on equity offering (J-only) to fund part of their recent property acquisition.The primary offer quantity is 65,700 units and there is an over-allotment quantity of 3,285 units. The total size of the offering could be approximately ¥10bn (~US$94mn). The Offer Price will be determined between 19th July and 27th July 2021 (typically it has been the first day of this window for most JREIT offerings) and the two business days following the offer price determination day ("Pricing Date") will be the Application Period. More below the fold.

JREIT Offering: Escon Japan REIT (2971 JP)

Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

Joe Jasper

Technical Analyst

Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

Technical Analysis

<p>The Hang Seng, EURO STOXX 50, MSCI ACWI ex-US, and MSCI EAFE display bearish short-term inflections. Additionally, 10-year yields in the US and Germany are breaking down below key support. These deteriorating market dynamics raise concerns of a deeper pullback, however other indicators remain largely positive. As a result, we continue to see a mixed, but overall constructive market. Actionable themes highlighted in today's report include Health Care and Real Estate.</p>

The Hang Seng, EURO STOXX 50, MSCI ACWI ex-US, and MSCI EAFE display bearish short-term inflections. Additionally, 10-year yields in the US and Germany are breaking down below key support. These deteriorating market dynamics raise concerns of a deeper pullback, however other indicators remain largely positive. As a result, we continue to see a mixed, but overall constructive market. Actionable themes highlighted in today's report include Health Care and Real Estate.

Global Equity Strategy: Mixed Market Environment Continues As Yields Break Down

Frontier Real Estate Invest / Equity Capital Markets

<p>Today after market-close, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/frontier-real-estate-invest" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13526:1" rel="noopener">Frontier Real Estate Invest (8964 JP)</a> ("FRI") launched a follow-on equity offering (<a href="https://ssl4.eir-parts.net/doc/8964/tdnet/1990785/00.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">J-only</a>) to fund part of their recent property acquisition. </p><p>The primary offer quantity is 28,792 units and the over-allotment quantity is 1,440 units. The total size of the offering could be approximately ¥13.6bn (~US$124mn). </p><div><p>The Offer Price will be determined between 24th and 25th June (typically it has been the first day of this window for most JREIT offerings) and the day following the offer price determination day (pricing date) will be the application date. </p></div><div><p><em>More below the fold.</em></p></div>

Today after market-close, Frontier Real Estate Invest (8964 JP) ("FRI") launched a follow-on equity offering (J-only) to fund part of their recent property acquisition. The primary offer quantity is 28,792 units and the over-allotment quantity is 1,440 units. The total size of the offering could be approximately ¥13.6bn (~US$124mn). The Offer Price will be determined between 24th and 25th June (typically it has been the first day of this window for most JREIT offerings) and the day following the offer price determination day (pricing date) will be the application date. More below the fold.

JREIT Offering: Frontier Real Estate Invest (8964 JP)

Alpha-Centric ESG Research

Kyle Rudden

<p>Announcements keep on coming from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/singapore-exchange-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1047:1" rel="noopener">Singapore Exchange (SGX SP)</a> and its SGX FIRST sustainable investing platform. Weeks after launching Climate Impact X – SGX's carbon exchange joint venture with DBS, Standard Chartered, and Temasek – the exchange announced (on 14 June) the launch of the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sgx-nikkei-esg-reit-index-futures" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33480:1" rel="noopener">SGX Nikkei ESG-REIT Index Futures (JRTA INDEX)</a> contract.</p><p>For SGX, the launch further solidifies its position as Asia's leading financial exchange for all things sustainable investing and finance (and of course, REITs). For investors, the ESG-REIT Index futures contract expands the menu of products for REIT-related ESG investing. That is far more significant than it sounds; Real Estate is a sleeping ESG giant of sorts, and investment products are lacking.</p><p>Therein lies the second of two goals for this Insight. The first is, rather obviously, to delve into the SGX Nikkei ESG-REIT product – the underlying index and futures contract. The second is to take it as an opportunity to broach an important, but often underrated, topic – the relationships between ESG and the Real Estate sector, including REITs. Much of it positive, or at least potentially so.</p><p>Think about it. One billion buildings in the world already, and expected to double by 2060.</p>

Announcements keep on coming from Singapore Exchange (SGX SP) and its SGX FIRST sustainable investing platform. Weeks after launching Climate Impact X – SGX's carbon exchange joint venture with DBS, Standard Chartered, and Temasek – the exchange announced (on 14 June) the launch of the SGX Nikkei ESG-REIT Index Futures (JRTA INDEX) contract.For SGX, the launch further solidifies its position as Asia's leading financial exchange for all things sustainable investing and finance (and of course, REITs). For investors, the ESG-REIT Index futures contract expands the menu of products for REIT-related ESG investing. That is far more significant than it sounds; Real Estate is a sleeping ESG giant of sorts, and investment products are lacking.Therein lies the second of two goals for this Insight. The first is, rather obviously, to delve into the SGX Nikkei ESG-REIT product – the underlying index and futures contract. The second is to take it as an opportunity to broach an important, but often underrated, topic – the relationships between ESG and the Real Estate sector, including REITs. Much of it positive, or at least potentially so.Think about it. One billion buildings in the world already, and expected to double by 2060.

SGX Nikkei ESG-REIT Index Futures Launch Is an Ideal Backdrop for an Important Topic: ESG and REITs

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Quantitative Analysis

<div><p>The Asia Short Interest weekly looks at moves in market wide short interest and highlights movements in stock specific short interest across Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan using the last available data published by the relevant authorities.</p></div><div><p>Hong Kong saw shorts rise on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26:1" rel="noopener">Tencent Holdings (700 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beijing-kuaishou-technology-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29725:1" rel="noopener">Kuaishou Technology (1024 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-merchants-bank-co-ltd-3388a037-4214-4997-b45d-520518cfdb57" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10987:1" rel="noopener">China Merchants Bank H (3968 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jd-com-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29043:1" rel="noopener">JD.com Inc. (9618 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gcl-poly-energy-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3708:1" rel="noopener">Gcl Poly Energy Holdings Limited (3800 HK)</a> while there was short covering on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28434:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba Group (9988 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-pacific-insurance-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6177:1" rel="noopener">China Pacific Insurance (2601 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xiaomi-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24409:1" rel="noopener">Xiaomi Corp (1810 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bank-of-china-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:656:1" rel="noopener">Bank Of China Ltd (H) (3988 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kingdee-international-sftwr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:37:1" rel="noopener">Kingdee International Software (268 HK)</a>. Shorts increased in almost all sectors, led by Financials, Communication Services, Consumer Discretionary, Health Care and Information Technology.</p></div><div><p>In Japan, stocks that saw the most shorts were <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cyberagent-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8197:1" rel="noopener">CyberAgent Inc (4751 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/showa-denko-k-k" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1496:1" rel="noopener">Showa Denko K.K. (4004 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/monex-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14211:1" rel="noopener">Monex Group Inc (8698 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/canon-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1:1" rel="noopener">Canon Inc (7751 JP)</a> while shorts decreased on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ryohin-keikaku-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2765:1" rel="noopener">Ryohin Keikaku (7453 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ricoh-company-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15359:1" rel="noopener">Ricoh Company Ltd (7752 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-retail-fund-investment" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:735:1" rel="noopener">Japan Retail Fund Investment (8953 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toshiba-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:637:1" rel="noopener">Toshiba Corp (6502 JP)</a>. Shorts increased in almost all sectors led by Industrials, Materials, Information Technology, Financials, and Communication Services, while decreasing only in Real Estate.</p></div><div><p>In Korea, short increased on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsung-electronics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:191:1" rel="noopener">Samsung Electronics (005930 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsung-sdi-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:503:1" rel="noopener">Samsung SDI (006400 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/naver-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16029:1" rel="noopener">Naver Corp (035420 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/celltrion-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:991:1" rel="noopener">Celltrion Inc (068270 KS)</a> while shorts decreased on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/iljin-materials-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7709:1" rel="noopener">Iljin Materials (020150 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/doosan-infracore-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3982:1" rel="noopener">Doosan Infracore (042670 KS)</a>.</p></div><div><p>Stocks in Taiwan that saw the highest increase in shorts were <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/united-microelectronics-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6450:1" rel="noopener">United Microelectronics Corp (2303 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pegatron-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12852:1" rel="noopener">Pegatron Corp (4938 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/taiwan-semiconductor-manufacturing-company" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11230:1" rel="noopener">TSMC (2330 TT)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/macronix-international" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3247:1" rel="noopener">Macronix International (2337 TT)</a> while shorts were covered on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/au-optronics-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6704:1" rel="noopener">AU Optronics (2409 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/evergreen-marine-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15428:1" rel="noopener">Evergreen Marine Corp (2603 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/largan-precision-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9126:1" rel="noopener">Largan Precision (3008 TT)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fitipower-integrated-tech" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8712:1" rel="noopener">Fitipower Integrated Tech (4961 TT)</a>. </p></div>

The Asia Short Interest weekly looks at moves in market wide short interest and highlights movements in stock specific short interest across Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan using the last available data published by the relevant authorities.Hong Kong saw shorts rise on Tencent Holdings (700 HK), Kuaishou Technology (1024 HK), China Merchants Bank H (3968 HK), JD.com Inc. (9618 HK) and Gcl Poly Energy Holdings Limited (3800 HK) while there was short covering on Alibaba Group (9988 HK), China Pacific Insurance (2601 HK), Xiaomi Corp (1810 HK), Bank Of China Ltd (H) (3988 HK) and Kingdee International Software (268 HK). Shorts increased in almost all sectors, led by Financials, Communication Services, Consumer Discretionary, Health Care and Information Technology.In Japan, stocks that saw the most shorts were CyberAgent Inc (4751 JP), Showa Denko K.K. (4004 JP), Monex Group Inc (8698 JP) and Canon Inc (7751 JP) while shorts decreased on Ryohin Keikaku (7453 JP), Ricoh Company Ltd (7752 JP), Japan Retail Fund Investment (8953 JP) and Toshiba Corp (6502 JP). Shorts increased in almost all sectors led by Industrials, Materials, Information Technology, Financials, and Communication Services, while decreasing only in Real Estate.In Korea, short increased on Samsung Electronics (005930 KS), Samsung SDI (006400 KS), Naver Corp (035420 KS) and Celltrion Inc (068270 KS) while shorts decreased on Iljin Materials (020150 KS) and Doosan Infracore (042670 KS).Stocks in Taiwan that saw the highest increase in shorts were United Microelectronics Corp (2303 TT), Pegatron Corp (4938 TT), TSMC (2330 TT) and Macronix International (2337 TT) while shorts were covered on AU Optronics (2409 TT), Evergreen Marine Corp (2603 TT), Largan Precision (3008 TT) and Fitipower Integrated Tech (4961 TT). 

Asia Short Interest: Kuaishou, CMB, JD, Kingdee, Xiaomi, Monex, Toshiba, Samsung, Naver, UMC, Largan

Japan

Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment Corporation operates real estate investment trust. The Company provides securitized real estate investment, real estate leasing, shopping centers investment, and other services. Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment provides its services throughout Japan.

Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment Corporation (8953 JP)

Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment Corporation

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Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment Corporation (8953 JP)

JREIT Offering: Escon Japan REIT (2971 JP)

Escon Japan REIT is doing its second secondary offering - the first came just before the covid crash. The retail sector is iffy. And Escon trades...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Global Equity Strategy: Mixed Market Environment Continues As Yields Break Down

The Hang Seng, EURO STOXX 50, MSCI ACWI ex-US, and MSCI EAFE display bearish short-term inflections and 10-year yields in the US and Germany are...

Vermilion Research

JREIT Offering: Frontier Real Estate Invest (8964 JP)

Frontier REIT is coming out with its 6th ever secondary offering - this one to finance the purchase of buildings or stakes with an NOI yield below...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

SGX Nikkei ESG-REIT Index Futures Launch Is an Ideal Backdrop for an Important Topic: ESG and REITs

Singapore Exchange just launched the SGX Nikkei ESG-REIT Index futures contract. A multi-win for SGX, but it also serves as a reminder of how...

Kyle Rudden

Asia Short Interest: Kuaishou, CMB, JD, Kingdee, Xiaomi, Monex, Toshiba, Samsung, Naver, UMC, Largan

The Insight looks at large short interest movements across HK, Japan, Korea and Taiwan stocks and highlights large increases/decreases in shorts to...

Brian Freitas

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