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 margin trading positions of JPX stocks as of Jun 27th. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD16,399m.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top/bottom net long/short of margin trading by value, net margin buy as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight net margin buy/sell changes in Skylark, Tokyo Electron, Mcdonald'S, Softbank, Fujikura, Fast Retailing, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Sumitomo Forestry, Sanrio, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of JPX stocks as of Jun 27th. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD16,399m.
We tabulate league tables for top/bottom net long/short of margin trading by value, net margin buy as multiple of ADT.
We highlight net margin buy/sell changes in Skylark, Tokyo Electron, Mcdonald'S, Softbank, Fujikura, Fast Retailing, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Sumitomo Forestry, Sanrio, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.


JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Jun 27th): Skylark, Tokyo Electron, Mcdonald'S, Softbank, Fujikura

Index Rebal Trades & Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Index Rebal Trades & Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Index Rebalance

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<li>JPX-Nikkei 400 is composed of common stocks listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. It is a free-float-adjusted capped index composed of 400 constituents.</li>
<li>The annual index review takes place in August every year. We look at the latest rankings of potential ADDs/DELs every month.</li>
<li>Below is a look at the rankings of potential ADDs/DELs for the JPX-Nikkei 400 August 2025 rebalance based on trading data as of end-June 2025.</li>
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JPX-Nikkei 400 is composed of common stocks listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. It is a free-float-adjusted capped index composed of 400 constituents.
The annual index review takes place in August every year. We look at the latest rankings of potential ADDs/DELs every month.
Below is a look at the rankings of potential ADDs/DELs for the JPX-Nikkei 400 August 2025 rebalance based on trading data as of end-June 2025.


Quiddity JPX-Nikkei 400 Rebal 2025: End-June 2025 Ranks (FINAL EXPECTATIONS)

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<li>We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of JPX stocks as of Jun 20th. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD17,331m.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top/bottom net long/short of margin trading by value, net margin buy as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight net margin buy/sell changes in Advantest, Disco, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Lasertec, Skylark, Isuzu Motors, Softbank, Joyful Honda, Nippon Steel, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of JPX stocks as of Jun 20th. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD17,331m.
We tabulate league tables for top/bottom net long/short of margin trading by value, net margin buy as multiple of ADT.
We highlight net margin buy/sell changes in Advantest, Disco, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Lasertec, Skylark, Isuzu Motors, Softbank, Joyful Honda, Nippon Steel, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial.


JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Jun 20th): Advantest, Disco, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Lasertec

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<li>We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of JPX stocks as of Jun 13th. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD17,593m.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top/bottom net long/short of margin trading by value, net margin buy as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight net margin buy/sell changes in Softbank, Fast Retailing, Ihi, Advantest, Toyota Motor, Isuzu Motors, Skylark, Fujikura, Nintendo, Mcdonald's.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of JPX stocks as of Jun 13th. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD17,593m.
We tabulate league tables for top/bottom net long/short of margin trading by value, net margin buy as multiple of ADT.
We highlight net margin buy/sell changes in Softbank, Fast Retailing, Ihi, Advantest, Toyota Motor, Isuzu Motors, Skylark, Fujikura, Nintendo, Mcdonald's.


JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Jun 13th): Softbank, Fast Retailing, Ihi, Advantest, Toyota Motor

Director, Head of Research, Smartkarma

Pranav Rao

Director, Head of Research

Smartkarma

Smartkarma unites the fragmented investment industry, connecting institutional investors, independent research providers, and corporates within a single network.

Research Reinvented

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Welcome to Curator’s Cut, a fortnightly roundup of standout themes from the 1,200+ insights published over the past two weeks on Smartkarma</li>
<li>In this cut, we look at an Asian toy manufacturer not named Pop Mart or Dream Int'l, the mashup between crypto and equity markets and the takeaways from tracking buybacks</li>
<li>Want to dig deeper? Comment or message on the themes you think should be highlighted next</li>
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Welcome to Curator’s Cut, a fortnightly roundup of standout themes from the 1,200+ insights published over the past two weeks on Smartkarma
In this cut, we look at an Asian toy manufacturer not named Pop Mart or Dream Int'l, the mashup between crypto and equity markets and the takeaways from tracking buybacks
Want to dig deeper? Comment or message on the themes you think should be highlighted next


Curator's Cut: The Next Labubu, Crypto Equities & Tracking APAC Buybacks

Japan

Metaplanet Inc. operates as a Bitcoin treasury company. The Company strategically acquires and manages Bitcoin as a core corporate asset, leveraging capital markets to enhance shareholder value. Metaplanet also manages a hotel in Tokyo and holds the exclusive license for Bitcoin magazine in Japan.

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Metaplanet (3350 JP)

JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Jun 27th): Skylark, Tokyo Electron, Mcdonald'S, Softbank, Fujikura

We analyzed JPX margin trading positions report for the past week and highlighted Skylark (3197 JP), Tokyo Electron (8035 JP), Mcdonald'S (2702...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Quiddity JPX-Nikkei 400 Rebal 2025: End-June 2025 Ranks (FINAL EXPECTATIONS)

The base date for the JPX-Nikkei 400 August 2025 review is 30th June 2025. We have presented our final expected ADDs and DELs lists for this annual...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Jun 20th): Advantest, Disco, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Lasertec

We analyzed JPX margin trading positions report for the past week and highlighted Advantest (6857 JP), Disco (6146 JP), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Jun 13th): Softbank, Fast Retailing, Ihi, Advantest, Toyota Motor

We analyzed JPX margin trading positions report for the past week and highlighted Softbank, Fast Retailing, Ihi, Advantest, Toyota Motor, Isuzu...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Curator's Cut: The Next Labubu, Crypto Equities & Tracking APAC Buybacks

In this cut, we look at an Asian plush toy manufacturer not named Pop Mart or Dream Int'l, the mashup between crypto and equity markets and the...

Pranav Rao

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