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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<li>Nearly US$20bn has flowed into mainland China listed ETFs since 18 July and could be driven by the National Team supporting the market.</li>
<li>Most of the inflows have been focused on large cap indices including <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-shenzhen-csi-300-inde" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22906:1" rel="noopener">CSI 300</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sse-science-and-technology-innovation-board-50-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29279:1" rel="noopener">STAR50</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/csi-smallcap-500-index-shang" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35347:1" rel="noopener">CSI 500</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-stock-exchange-sse-50-a-share-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31073:1" rel="noopener">SSE50</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chinext-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25483:1" rel="noopener">ChiNext</a> and other sectoral and thematic ETFs.</li>
<li>The largest impact has been on the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sse-science-and-technology-innovation-board-50-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29279:1" rel="noopener">SSE STAR50 (STAR50 INDEX)</a> constituents, but that has not stopped the slide in the stocks.</li>
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Nearly US$20bn has flowed into mainland China listed ETFs since 18 July and could be driven by the National Team supporting the market.
Most of the inflows have been focused on large cap indices including CSI 300, STAR50, CSI 500, SSE50, ChiNext and other sectoral and thematic ETFs.
The largest impact has been on the SSE STAR50 (STAR50 INDEX) constituents, but that has not stopped the slide in the stocks.


China: Huge ETF Inflows & Impact on Stocks

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.

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<li>On 28th Mar 2023, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28434:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba Group (9988 HK)</a> announced that it would adopt a new organizational and governance structure, splitting into six major business groups and other investments.</li>
<li>Alibaba also stated that each of the business groups would be set up as an independent entity with its own board and the groups will eventually seek to list.</li>
<li>Having looked at the past performance of its division, some appear more worthy than others of undertaking a listing in the next year or two.</li>
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On 28th Mar 2023, Alibaba Group (9988 HK) announced that it would adopt a new organizational and governance structure, splitting into six major business groups and other investments.
Alibaba also stated that each of the business groups would be set up as an independent entity with its own board and the groups will eventually seek to list.
Having looked at the past performance of its division, some appear more worthy than others of undertaking a listing in the next year or two.


Alibaba Potential IPOs - Part 1 - Six Mini-Alibabas - Some Are More Ready than Others to List

Index Rebalance

Qinghai Huzhu Barley Wine Co / Index Rebalance

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<li>The review period ended on 31 October, the changes should be announced on 28 November and will be effective after the close of trading on 12 December.</li>
<li>There could be one delete each for the CSI Liquor Index and the CSI Alcoholic Drink Index. Plus capping changes for a bunch of stocks.</li>
<li>The entire sector has been under pressure over the last few years with every rally being sold into.</li>
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The review period ended on 31 October, the changes should be announced on 28 November and will be effective after the close of trading on 12 December.
There could be one delete each for the CSI Liquor Index and the CSI Alcoholic Drink Index. Plus capping changes for a bunch of stocks.
The entire sector has been under pressure over the last few years with every rally being sold into.


CSI Liquor/ Alcoholic Drink Index Rebalance Preview: One Delete & Some Big Capping Changes

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

Quantitative Analysis

<ul>
<li>We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of CSI 300 in the past month.</li>
<li>We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.</li>
<li>We highlighted EPS revision on Wuliangye, China Life, SHANGHAI PUDONG DEVELOPMENT BANK, BYD, PING AN INSURANCE, CHONGQING ZHIFEI BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS, CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES, GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE, Ping An Insurance.</li>
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We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of CSI 300 in the past month.
We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.
We highlighted EPS revision on Wuliangye, China Life, SHANGHAI PUDONG DEVELOPMENT BANK, BYD, PING AN INSURANCE, CHONGQING ZHIFEI BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS, CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES, GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE, Ping An Insurance.


CSI 300 Index Earning Revision (Oct): Wuliangye, China Life, SPDB, BYD

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<li>We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of CSI 100 in the past month.</li>
<li>We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.</li>
<li>We highlighted EPS revision on GANFENG LITHIUM, CHONGQING ZHIFEI BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS, PING AN INSURANCE, GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, Moutai, CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES, BYD, CSSC, Ping An Insurance, BYD, Cssc, Moutai.</li>
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We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of CSI 100 in the past month.
We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.
We highlighted EPS revision on GANFENG LITHIUM, CHONGQING ZHIFEI BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS, PING AN INSURANCE, GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, Moutai, CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES, BYD, CSSC, Ping An Insurance, BYD, Cssc, Moutai.


CSI 100 Index Earning Revision (Oct): GANFENG LITHIUM, CHONGQING ZHIFEI BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS

China

Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd. manufactures spirits.  The Company's spirit products are distilled from sorghum and wheat.  Kweichow Moutai markets its products worldwide.

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Kweichow Moutai (600519 CH)

China: Huge ETF Inflows & Impact on Stocks

Nearly US$20bn has flowed into mainland China ETFs and could be driven by National Team supporting the market. There are many stocks where the ETFs...

Brian Freitas

Alibaba Potential IPOs - Part 1 - Six Mini-Alibabas - Some Are More Ready than Others to List

Alibaba recently announced that it would adopt a new organizational structure, splitting into six major business groups and other investments. In...

Sumeet Singh

CSI Liquor/ Alcoholic Drink Index Rebalance Preview: One Delete & Some Big Capping Changes

There could be 1 delete from the indices, plus a bunch of capping changes. Both indices have performed terribly over the last few years and have...

Brian Freitas

CSI 300 Index Earning Revision (Oct): Wuliangye, China Life, SPDB, BYD

We analyzed CSI 300's consensus for Oct 2025 and highlighted changes of EPS in Wuliangye (000858 CH), China Life (601628 CH), SHANGHAI PUDONG...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

CSI 100 Index Earning Revision (Oct): GANFENG LITHIUM, CHONGQING ZHIFEI BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS

We analyzed CSI 100's consensus for Oct 2025 and highlighted changes of EPS in GANFENG LITHIUM (002460 CH), CHONGQING ZHIFEI BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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