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>There could be 2 changes for the Yuanta/P-Shares Taiwan Top 50 ETF in September - one is high probability and the other is right at the cusp.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/king-slide-works-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7130:1" rel="noopener">King Slide Works (2059 TT)</a> is being added to a global index this month, so the ETF inclusion will come hot on the heels of that.</li>
<li>The impact on the stocks is pretty big with passive trackers needing to buy between 1.3-5.5x ADV in the adds and sell between 3.4-6.4x ADV in the deletes.</li>
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There could be 2 changes for the Yuanta/P-Shares Taiwan Top 50 ETF in September - one is high probability and the other is right at the cusp.

King Slide Works (2059 TT) is being added to a global index this month, so the ETF inclusion will come hot on the heels of that.
The impact on the stocks is pretty big with passive trackers needing to buy between 1.3-5.5x ADV in the adds and sell between 3.4-6.4x ADV in the deletes.


Taiwan Top 50 ETF Rebalance Preview: Another Inclusion for King Slide

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

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Dec 12th. The aggregated holding was USD1,385.1bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD614mln. We tabulate the league tables for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in TSMC, Accton Technology, Hon Hai Precision, L&amp;K Engineering, Wistron, TSMC, Accton Technology, L&amp;K Engineering, Hon Hai Precision, Wistron.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Dec 12th. The aggregated holding was USD1,385.1bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD614mln. We tabulate the league tables for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in TSMC, Accton Technology, Hon Hai Precision, L&amp;K Engineering, Wistron, TSMC, Accton Technology, L&amp;K Engineering, Hon Hai Precision, Wistron.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Dec 12th): TSMC, Accton Technology, Hon Hai Precision, L&K Engineering

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Dec 12th. The aggregated short interest was USD28.2bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Hon Hai Precision, Nanya Technology, King Yuan Electronics, King Slide Works, Winbond Electronics, Hon Hai Precision, Nanya Technology, King Yuan Electronics, King Slide Works.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Dec 12th. The aggregated short interest was USD28.2bn.
We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Hon Hai Precision, Nanya Technology, King Yuan Electronics, King Slide Works, Winbond Electronics, Hon Hai Precision, Nanya Technology, King Yuan Electronics, King Slide Works.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Dec 12th): Hon Hai Precision, Nanya Technology, King Yuan Electronics

Index Rebal Trades & Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Index Rebal Trades & Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

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<li>The T50 index represents the top 50 largest stocks by market capitalization in the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE). The T100 index represents the <em>next</em> 100 largest names (51-150 ranks).</li>
<li>Today is the base date for the September 2025 index rebal event and the expected ADDs/DELs discussed in this insight are our final index change expectations.</li>
<li>We expect two changes for T50 and five changes for the T100 index for the September 2025 rebal.</li>
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The T50 index represents the top 50 largest stocks by market capitalization in the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE). The T100 index represents the next 100 largest names (51-150 ranks).
Today is the base date for the September 2025 index rebal event and the expected ADDs/DELs discussed in this insight are our final index change expectations.
We expect two changes for T50 and five changes for the T100 index for the September 2025 rebal.


Quiddity Leaderboard T50/​​​100 Sep25: Final Expectations; Tung Ho Steel Safe from TDIV Deletion

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/king-slide-works-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7130:1" rel="noopener">King Slide Works (2059 TT)</a>'s stock price has more than doubled over the last 4 months and that should result in global index inclusion in August.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/king-slide-works-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7130:1" rel="noopener">King Slide Works (2059 TT)</a> has outperformed its peer group over the last few months and now trades at a big valuation premium.</li>
<li>There has been a lot of short covering, and positioning in the stock appears to be smaller than the estimated passive buying.</li>
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King Slide Works (2059 TT)'s stock price has more than doubled over the last 4 months and that should result in global index inclusion in August.

King Slide Works (2059 TT) has outperformed its peer group over the last few months and now trades at a big valuation premium.
There has been a lot of short covering, and positioning in the stock appears to be smaller than the estimated passive buying.


King Slide Works (2059 TT): Sliding into a Global Index

Taiwan

King Slide Works Co., Ltd. manufactures and markets ball bearing slides, roller slides, and concealed hinges.

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King Slide Works (2059 TT)

Taiwan Top 50 ETF Rebalance Preview: Another Inclusion for King Slide

There could be 2 changes for the Yuanta/P-Shares Taiwan Top 50 ETF in Sep. King Slide Works is also an add to a global index this month. Passives...

Brian Freitas

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Dec 12th): TSMC, Accton Technology, Hon Hai Precision, L&K Engineering

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in TSMC (2330 TT), Accton Technology (2345 TT), Hon...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Dec 12th): Hon Hai Precision, Nanya Technology, King Yuan Electronics

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Hon Hai Precision (2317 TT), Nanya Technology...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Quiddity Leaderboard T50/100 Sep25: Final Expectations; Tung Ho Steel Safe from TDIV Deletion

T100 and TDIV index member Tung Ho Steel Enterprise (2006 TT) is unlikely to be deleted from T100 or TDIV in September 2025.

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA