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>Shareholders have approved <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/national-storage-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13762:1" rel="noopener">National Storage REIT (NSR AU)</a>'s acquisition by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/brookfield-asset-management-lt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23741:1" rel="noopener">Brookfield Asset Management Lt (BAM US)</a>/GIC, and NSR will stop trading after the close on 21 April.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/national-storage-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13762:1" rel="noopener">National Storage REIT</a> will be replaced by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alkane-resources-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19111:1" rel="noopener">Alkane Resources (ALK AU)</a> in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX200 INDEX)</a>. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alkane-resources-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19111:1" rel="noopener">Alkane Resources (ALK AU)</a> pips <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kingsgate-consolidated-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12544:1" rel="noopener">Kingsgate Consolidated (KCN AU)</a> for the index spot. </li>
<li>Positioning has increased (probably not enough), and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alkane-resources-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19111:1" rel="noopener">Alkane Resources (ALK AU)</a> has outperformed peers in the short-term. There could be some more upside before the stock underperforms peers.</li>
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Shareholders have approved National Storage REIT (NSR AU)'s acquisition by Brookfield Asset Management Lt (BAM US)/GIC, and NSR will stop trading after the close on 21 April.

National Storage REIT will be replaced by Alkane Resources (ALK AU) in the S&amp;P/ASX200 INDEX). Alkane Resources (ALK AU) pips Kingsgate Consolidated (KCN AU) for the index spot. 
Positioning has increased (probably not enough), and Alkane Resources (ALK AU) has outperformed peers in the short-term. There could be some more upside before the stock underperforms peers.


ASX200 Index Adhoc Rebalance: Alkane Resources (ALK) Replaces National Storage REIT (NSR)

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Macroeconomics

<div>In a speech today, Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor, flagged that the RBA expects the speed of China's economic development to ease further, and for the composition of growth to evolve, reflecting four key developments.</div><ul>
<li>Slower growth of the working age population (which is largely baked in).</li>
<li>Urbanisation to continue albeit at a more gradual pace.</li>
<li>The still large productivity gap between China and advanced economies to narrow further, the speed of which is subject to the implementation of…</li>
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In a speech today, Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor, flagged that the RBA expects the speed of China's economic development to ease further, and for the composition of growth to evolve, reflecting four key developments.
Slower growth of the working age population (which is largely baked in).
Urbanisation to continue albeit at a more gradual pace.
The still large productivity gap between China and advanced economies to narrow further, the speed of which is subject to the implementation of…


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<li>There could be 2 adhoc inclusions for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)</a> in April following the privatisations of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/insignia-financial-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12349:1" rel="noopener">Insignia Financial (IFL AU)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/national-storage-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13762:1" rel="noopener">National Storage REIT (NSR AU)</a>. </li>
<li>While one inclusion is high probability, there are 3 other stocks that are looking to take the second spot. The ones that miss will likely be added in June.</li>
<li>There has been a jump in cumulative excess volume for the potential inclusions driven by investor interest and recent index inclusions. Positioning could be lower for the next index inclusion.</li>
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There could be 2 adhoc inclusions for the S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX) in April following the privatisations of Insignia Financial (IFL AU) and National Storage REIT (NSR AU). 
While one inclusion is high probability, there are 3 other stocks that are looking to take the second spot. The ones that miss will likely be added in June.
There has been a jump in cumulative excess volume for the potential inclusions driven by investor interest and recent index inclusions. Positioning could be lower for the next index inclusion.


ASX200 Index AdHoc Rebalance Preview: Two Quickfire April Changes

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<li>There is 1 change for the S&amp;P/ASX50 Index, 3 changes for the S&amp;P/ASX100 Index, 9 changes for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX200 (AS51 INDEX)</a> and 17 adds/ 12 deletes for the S&amp;P/ASX300 Index.</li>
<li>Some of the index changes will also have same way flows from trackers of other global and sector indices on the same day.</li>
<li>The adds have outperformed the deletes across all indices and performance has been especially strong for the S&amp;P/ASX100 Index and S&amp;P/ASX300 Index changes.</li>
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There is 1 change for the S&amp;P/ASX50 Index, 3 changes for the S&amp;P/ASX100 Index, 9 changes for the S&amp;P/ASX200 (AS51 INDEX) and 17 adds/ 12 deletes for the S&amp;P/ASX300 Index.
Some of the index changes will also have same way flows from trackers of other global and sector indices on the same day.
The adds have outperformed the deletes across all indices and performance has been especially strong for the S&amp;P/ASX100 Index and S&amp;P/ASX300 Index changes.


S&P/​​​​ASX Index Rebalance (Sep 2025): New Methodology & The Many Changes

<ul>
<li>S&amp;P DJI have proposed methodology changes to the S&amp;P/ASX family of indices to enhance representativeness and more quickly reflect changing market conditions. The consultation conclusions could be announced next week.</li>
<li>The updated methodology could lead to 51 changes across the family of indices with implementation on 19 September. There will be a large impact on a number of stocks.</li>
<li>The forecast adds have outperformed the forecast deletes over the last several months and near-term performance has been spectacular for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)</a> and S&amp;P/ASX 300 Index changes.</li>
</ul>


S&amp;P DJI have proposed methodology changes to the S&amp;P/ASX family of indices to enhance representativeness and more quickly reflect changing market conditions. The consultation conclusions could be announced next week.
The updated methodology could lead to 51 changes across the family of indices with implementation on 19 September. There will be a large impact on a number of stocks.
The forecast adds have outperformed the forecast deletes over the last several months and near-term performance has been spectacular for the S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX) and S&amp;P/ASX 300 Index changes.


S&P/​​​​​​​​​ASX Index Rebalance Preview (Sep 25): Potential Changes if Methodology Is Updated

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