Taiwan Tech Focused Senior Analyst

Patrick Liao

Equity Bottom-Up

United Microelectron Sp Adr / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>The 1Q25 outlook is slightly affected by earthquakes, but production can resume in late 1Q25.</li>
<li>The UMC 12nm project could be in vain if Intel collaborates with TSMC or if TSMC takes over Intel's foundry service.   </li>
<li>UMC's annual revenue could see a -5% year-over-year growth in 2025, but there may be a few percentages increase in wafer shipments.  </li>
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The 1Q25 outlook is slightly affected by earthquakes, but production can resume in late 1Q25.
The UMC 12nm project could be in vain if Intel collaborates with TSMC or if TSMC takes over Intel's foundry service.   
UMC's annual revenue could see a -5% year-over-year growth in 2025, but there may be a few percentages increase in wafer shipments.  


UMC (2303.TT; UMC.US): 1Q25 Results Could Be Upbeat, but 2Q25 Could Be a Bit Downside.

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 Mar 21st which has an aggregated holding worth USD931.3bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD1,594mln. We tabulate the league table 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 Yang Ming Marine, Hon Hai Precision Industry, TSMC, Quanta Computer.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Mar 21st which has an aggregated holding worth USD931.3bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD1,594mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Yang Ming Marine, Hon Hai Precision Industry, TSMC, Quanta Computer.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Mar 21st): Yang Ming, Hon Hai Precision Industry, TSMC, Quanta Computer

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Mar 21st which has an aggregated short interest worth USD21.1bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table 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 Ctbc Financial, Asustek Computer, Mediatek, Alchip Technologies, Innolux, Elite Advanced Laser.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Mar 21st which has an aggregated short interest worth USD21.1bn.
We tabulate league table 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 Ctbc Financial, Asustek Computer, Mediatek, Alchip Technologies, Innolux, Elite Advanced Laser.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Mar 21st): Ctbc Financial, Asustek Computer, Mediatek, Alchip

Tracking developments across tech supply chains, Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tracking developments across tech supply chains

<ul><li>Wingtech sells ODM assets to Luxshare as they shift focus towards semiconductors, a strategic move for the Apple supplier.</li><li>India's PLI scheme falls short of goals, prompting a shift towards offering factory subsidies instead to incentivize growth in the industry.</li><li>Taiwan's IPC industry feels the impact of US tariffs, while Foxconn remains tight-lipped on potential collaboration with Mitsubishi Motors.</li></ul>

Wingtech sells ODM assets to Luxshare as they shift focus towards semiconductors, a strategic move for the Apple supplier.India's PLI scheme falls short of goals, prompting a shift towards offering factory subsidies instead to incentivize growth in the industry.Taiwan's IPC industry feels the impact of US tariffs, while Foxconn remains tight-lipped on potential collaboration with Mitsubishi Motors.

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (22-Mar-2025): Wingtech sells ODM assets to Luxshare.

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning, Copley Fund Research

Steven Holden

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning

Copley Fund Research

Copley Fund Research provide research and data on asset allocation among Global and Emerging Market equity funds.  The analysis details absolute and relative positioning across countries, sectors and industries together with highly granular data on single stock and single fund allocations.  The data is updated monthly with time series going back to January 2011.

Global Research - Analysis of 165 prominent Global equity funds, combined AUM $335bn
GEM Research - Analysis of 127 prominent global EM equity funds, combined AUM $250bn

Asset Allocation - Global and GEM Equity

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<li>Ownership levels in AIA Group Ltd (1299 HK) and HDFC Bank (HDFCB IN) have started to reverse from the highs. </li>
<li>SK Hynix, Meituan and Mediatek Inc all make recent gains in fund ownership, while HDFC Bank and AIA Group see closures.</li>
<li>UBS in AIA Group and TT International in HDFC Bank lead the fund-level closures.</li>
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Ownership levels in AIA Group Ltd (1299 HK) and HDFC Bank (HDFCB IN) have started to reverse from the highs. 
SK Hynix, Meituan and Mediatek Inc all make recent gains in fund ownership, while HDFC Bank and AIA Group see closures.
UBS in AIA Group and TT International in HDFC Bank lead the fund-level closures.


AIA Group & HDFC Bank: Big Hitters Lose Momentum

Taiwan

MediaTek Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions. The company provides SOC system solutions for wireless communications, high-definition TV, optical storage, DVD and Blu-ray products.

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Mediatek Inc (2454 TT)

UMC (2303.TT; UMC.US): 1Q25 Results Could Be Upbeat, but 2Q25 Could Be a Bit Downside.

Earthquakes impact 1Q25 outlook can be resumed, UMC's 12nm project at risk with Intel-TSMC collaboration, UMC's revenue may decrease but wafer...

Patrick Liao

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Mar 21st): Yang Ming, Hon Hai Precision Industry, TSMC, Quanta Computer

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Yang Ming Marine, Hon Hai Precision Industry,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Mar 21st): Ctbc Financial, Asustek Computer, Mediatek, Alchip

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Ctbc Financial, Asustek Computer, Mediatek,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (22-Mar-2025): Wingtech sells ODM assets to Luxshare.

Wingtech sells ODM assets to Luxshare, PLI scheme misses goals in India, Taiwan IPC industry impacted by tariffs, Foxconn remains silent on...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

AIA Group & HDFC Bank: Big Hitters Lose Momentum

After establishing themselves as mainstays among active Asia Ex-Japan investors, ownership levels in AIA Group Ltd (1299 HK) and HDFC Bank (HDFCB...

Steven Holden

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UMC (2303.TT; UMC.US): 1Q25 Results Could Be Upbeat, but 2Q25 Could Be a Bit Downside.

​Earthquakes impact 1Q25 outlook can be resumed, UMC's 12nm project at risk with Intel-TSMC collaboration, UMC's revenue may decrease but wafer...

Patrick Liao

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Mar 21st): Yang Ming, Hon Hai Precision Industry, TSMC, Quanta Computer

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Yang Ming Marine, Hon Hai Precision Industry,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Mar 21st): Ctbc Financial, Asustek Computer, Mediatek, Alchip

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Ctbc Financial, Asustek Computer, Mediatek,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (22-Mar-2025): Wingtech sells ODM assets to Luxshare.

Wingtech sells ODM assets to Luxshare, PLI scheme misses goals in India, Taiwan IPC industry impacted by tariffs, Foxconn remains silent on...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

AIA Group & HDFC Bank: Big Hitters Lose Momentum

After establishing themselves as mainstays among active Asia Ex-Japan investors, ownership levels in AIA Group Ltd (1299 HK) and HDFC Bank (HDFCB...

Steven Holden

Earthquakes impact 1Q25 outlook can be resumed, UMC's 12nm project at risk with Intel-TSMC collaboration, UMC's revenue may decrease but wafer...