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

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kingboard-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8122:1" rel="noopener">Kingboard (148 HK)</a> is looking to sell 155m shares of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kingboard-laminates-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10276:1" rel="noopener">Kingboard Laminates (1888 HK)</a> at a price range of HK$75.6-77.7/share, a discount of 9.5-12% to the last close.</li>
<li>At the current placement size, there could be passive buying from trackers of one global index. A small increase in the placement size could result in more passive buying.</li>
<li>Short interest has soared in the stock, and some shorts will be looking to stem the bleeding by subscribing to the placement.</li>
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Kingboard (148 HK) is looking to sell 155m shares of Kingboard Laminates (1888 HK) at a price range of HK$75.6-77.7/share, a discount of 9.5-12% to the last close.
At the current placement size, there could be passive buying from trackers of one global index. A small increase in the placement size could result in more passive buying.
Short interest has soared in the stock, and some shorts will be looking to stem the bleeding by subscribing to the placement.


Kingboard Laminates (1888 HK): Placement Will Bail Out Shorts; Index Implications

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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.

Equity Capital Markets

Kioxia Holdings  / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.</li>
<li>On the IPO front <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/space-exploration-technologies-corp-spacex" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33284:1" rel="noopener">SpaceX (SPCX US)'s</a> succesful listing appears to have set off a deal frenzy in Hong Kong.</li>
<li>Over the past week, there were a number of placements in India, along with a few large deals in Hong Kong as well.</li>
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Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.
On the IPO front SpaceX (SPCX US)'s succesful listing appears to have set off a deal frenzy in Hong Kong.
Over the past week, there were a number of placements in India, along with a few large deals in Hong Kong as well.


Aequitas ECM Weekly (22 June 2026) - SpaceX, GO, Lingyi, SG Micro, Circuit Fab, Merdeka, Kioxia, NSE

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

DZT Research

DZT Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jun 12th.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.</li>
<li>We highlight short changes in Tencent, Kingboard Laminates, China Resources Land, Ntes, Meituan, Kingboard, Petrochina.</li>
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We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jun 12th.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.
We highlight short changes in Tencent, Kingboard Laminates, China Resources Land, Ntes, Meituan, Kingboard, Petrochina.


HK Short Interest Weekly: Tencent, Kingboard Laminates, China Resources Land, Ntes, Meituan

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<li>We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of June 18th.</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 Alibaba, Kingboard Laminates, Knowledge Atlas, Kingboard, CNOOC, China Mobile, Lenovo, Yangtze Optical Fibre And-H, Iluvatar Corex, Ke.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of June 18th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for Alibaba, Kingboard Laminates, Knowledge Atlas, Kingboard, CNOOC, China Mobile, Lenovo, Yangtze Optical Fibre And-H, Iluvatar Corex, Ke.


HK Connect Flows Weekly (Jun 18th): Alibaba, Kingboard Laminates, Knowledge Atlas, Kingboard, CNOOC

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rohm-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2953:1" rel="noopener">ROHM Co Ltd (6963 JP)</a> at ¥5,050 with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kioxia-holdings-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29243:1" rel="noopener">Kioxia Holdings (285A JP)</a> at ¥96k means the rest of Rohm is worth ¥270bn. That seems really low.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kingboard-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8122:1" rel="noopener">Kingboard (148 HK)</a> will hold net cash at the parent level following its latest placement in 66.6%-held <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kingboard-laminates-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10276:1" rel="noopener">Kingboard Laminates (1888 HK)</a>.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tre-holdings-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43886:1" rel="noopener">TRE Holdings (9247 JP)</a> holds a special asset. It spent ¥5bn on Toshiba. That investment has risen 15-fold+ in value and on an after-tax basis, is likely worth 12-13x.</li>
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ROHM Co Ltd (6963 JP) at ¥5,050 with Kioxia Holdings (285A JP) at ¥96k means the rest of Rohm is worth ¥270bn. That seems really low.

Kingboard (148 HK) will hold net cash at the parent level following its latest placement in 66.6%-held Kingboard Laminates (1888 HK).

TRE Holdings (9247 JP) holds a special asset. It spent ¥5bn on Toshiba. That investment has risen 15-fold+ in value and on an after-tax basis, is likely worth 12-13x.


Last Week In Event SPACE: ROHM, Kingboard/Laminates, TRE Holdings

Hong Kong

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Limited is a vertically-integrated electronics materials manufacturer, specializing in the production of glass epoxy and paper laminates. The company also produces upstream component materials like copper foils, glass yarns, and epoxy resins, and has diversified interests in properties, chemicals, and hotel services. It was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Sha Tin, Hong Kong.

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Kingboard Laminates (1888 HK)