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>After years of being on the watchlist, Vietnam will be added to a global index in September 2026 as long as progress is made on one key issue.</li>
<li>The final decision will be made in March 2026, and the implementation of the inclusion will take place in phases.</li>
<li>We currently see 21 stocks meeting the inclusion criteria. There are others that are close to the inclusion thresholds, and the list will change over the next few months.</li>
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After years of being on the watchlist, Vietnam will be added to a global index in September 2026 as long as progress is made on one key issue.
The final decision will be made in March 2026, and the implementation of the inclusion will take place in phases.
We currently see 21 stocks meeting the inclusion criteria. There are others that are close to the inclusion thresholds, and the list will change over the next few months.


Vietnam: Global Index Inclusion & Passive Flows

Viet Capital Securities Joint Stock Company

Luan Nguyen

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

Thanks to higher disposable income, higher living standards, aging population and higher awareness in general medical knowledge, more people are willing to buy vitamins and dietary supplements to ameliorate their health and immune system. Besides, higher polluted environment and more stressful lifestyle are factors contributing to the sale growth of the category, with current value growth of 10%, reaching VND9.9 trillion in 2016.

Thanks to higher disposable income, higher living standards, aging population and higher awareness in general medical knowledge, more people are willing to buy vitamins and dietary supplements to ameliorate their health and immune system. Besides, higher polluted environment and more stressful lifestyle are factors contributing to the sale growth of the category, with current value growth of 10%, reaching VND9.9 trillion in 2016.

Huge Need for Vitamins, Dietary Supplements and Digestive Remedies in Vietnam

With a huge population of more than 90 million and a stable economy which is on the rise, Vietnam has become one of the most attractive retail markets in the world. Consumer electronics is one of the compelling segments in the market. Sales of consumer electronics have grown at double digit during the period 2011 – 2016 in both volume (11.5% CAGR) and value (12.1% CAGR), of which portable devices accounts for more than 50% of total sales and experience the strongest growth. In 2015, sales of consumer electronics reached VND93,015.9 billion, of which VND52,283.8 billion came from sales of portable devices.

With a huge population of more than 90 million and a stable economy which is on the rise, Vietnam has become one of the most attractive retail markets in the world. Consumer electronics is one of the compelling segments in the market. Sales of consumer electronics have grown at double digit during the period 2011 – 2016 in both volume (11.5% CAGR) and value (12.1% CAGR), of which portable devices accounts for more than 50% of total sales and experience the strongest growth. In 2015, sales of consumer electronics reached VND93,015.9 billion, of which VND52,283.8 billion came from sales of portable devices.

Frontier and emerging markets (Vietnam)

Dylan Waller

Nomadic Equity

Pakistan's Exports at a 6 Year Low Pakistan's exports have been on a strong and consistent decline, and most recently declined by 7.3% YoY in August.  This has resulted in Pakistan's exports dropping to a new six-year low, and GDP growth only reaching 4.24% in 2015.  Pakistan's GDP growth is significantly lagging behind other frontier markets in Asia such as Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Bangladesh.<figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/013/822/original/pakistan%20exports.png?1474957024" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="13822"></figure>Textile exports declined by <a href="http://res.bmacapital.com/dailyreports/SOD/PDFS/9232016.PDF" target="_blank">2% YoY</a> last month, which included an 11% YoY decline in non-value…

Pakistan's Exports at a 6 Year Low  Pakistan's exports have been on a strong and consistent decline, and most recently declined by 7.3% YoY in August.  This has resulted in Pakistan's exports dropping to a new six-year low, and GDP growth only reaching 4.24% in 2015.  Pakistan's GDP growth is significantly lagging behind other frontier markets in Asia such as Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Bangladesh.Textile exports declined by 2% YoY last month, which included an 11% YoY decline in non-value…

Pakistan's Textile Industry: Coping with Threats from Bangladesh and Vietnam

An overview of four companies that are poised to capture the growth of Vietnam's favorable demographics and the rise of the country's middle class, as opposed to export-oriented growth.  This includes previously posted information and updates for three companies, and the introduction of one new company(Nafoods).

An overview of four companies that are poised to capture the growth of Vietnam's favorable demographics and the rise of the country's middle class, as opposed to export-oriented growth.  This includes previously posted information and updates for three companies, and the introduction of one new company(Nafoods).

Accessing the Rise of Middle-Class Consumption in Vietnam

Vietnam

Khang Dien is a real estate development company in Vietnam, specializing in the construction, sale, and leasing of houses, townhouses, villas, and high-rise apartments. The company also invests in infrastructure and provides real estate consultancy and management services. Khang Dien was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

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Vietnam: Global Index Inclusion & Passive Flows

Vietnam could be added to a global index in Sep 2026. The final decision will be made in March. We see 21 stocks currently meeting index inclusion...

Brian Freitas

Huge Need for Vitamins, Dietary Supplements and Digestive Remedies in Vietnam

Thanks to higher disposable income, higher living standards, aging population and higher awareness in general medical knowledge, more people are...

Luan Nguyen

Consumer Electronics Is Growing Strongly

With a huge population of more than 90 million and a stable economy which is on the rise, Vietnam has become one of the most attractive retail...

Luan Nguyen

Pakistan's Textile Industry: Coping with Threats from Bangladesh and Vietnam

Pakistan's Exports at a 6 Year LowPakistan's exports have been on a strong and consistent decline, and most recently declined by 7.3% YoY in...

Nomadic Equity

Accessing the Rise of Middle-Class Consumption in Vietnam

An overview of four companies that are poised to capture the growth of Vietnam's favorable demographics and the rise of the country's middle class,...

Nomadic Equity

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