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>The Hang Seng Biotech index (HSHKBIO) represents the 50 largest biotech companies listed in Hong Kong (HKEX).</li>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at the potential index changes and the resultant capping flows for the HSHKBIO index rebal event in September 2025.</li>
<li>Based on the latest data, we see three ADDs and three DELs.</li>
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The Hang Seng Biotech index (HSHKBIO) represents the 50 largest biotech companies listed in Hong Kong (HKEX).
In this insight, we take a look at the potential index changes and the resultant capping flows for the HSHKBIO index rebal event in September 2025.
Based on the latest data, we see three ADDs and three DELs.


Quiddity Leaderboard Hang Seng Biotech Sep25: Three Changes Likely + One Intra-Review Change

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 analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of May 9th.</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 Meituan, CCB, Alibaba, Beigene, Tencent, Xiaomi, SMIC, CSPC Pharma.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of May 9th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for Meituan, CCB, Alibaba, Beigene, Tencent, Xiaomi, SMIC, CSPC Pharma.


HK Connect Flows Weekly (May 9th): Meituan, CCB, Alibaba, Beigene, Tencent, Xiaomi, SMIC

Global Healthcare Strategist

Vincy Ip

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul>
<li>Brain disorders, including various neurological and mental diseases, are the hidden danger with the largest social burden among all diseases. </li>
<li>With strong government support across the globe and accelerating private financing, we identify four key areas of investment opportunities in brain science, including neurotherapeutics, neurodiagnostics, neurosurgery, and brain-computer interface (BCI).</li>
<li>Even though the concept of BCI looks promising, its scalability, application, and monetisation potential remain uncertain in the near term and hence the invesmtent risks would be high. </li>
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Brain disorders, including various neurological and mental diseases, are the hidden danger with the largest social burden among all diseases. 
With strong government support across the globe and accelerating private financing, we identify four key areas of investment opportunities in brain science, including neurotherapeutics, neurodiagnostics, neurosurgery, and brain-computer interface (BCI).
Even though the concept of BCI looks promising, its scalability, application, and monetisation potential remain uncertain in the near term and hence the invesmtent risks would be high. 


Brain Science - An Opportunity or a Trap?

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Equity Capital Markets

MicroPort Cardiac Rhythm Management / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>MicroPort CRM got into CRM device field with global layout mainly through M&amp;A. However, revenue growth in the past three years was unsatisfactory and losses were increasing year by year.</li>
<li>The situation where Boston Scientific/Medtronic/Abbott dominate CRM device overseas markets wouldn’t change. Although China market has big potential theoretically, the actual space remains to be seen due to various challenges.</li>
<li>This IPO application could be aimed at achieving the terms of redemption agreement. Even MicroPort CRM is not in good shape, it is still better than Microport’s other listed subsidiaries.  </li>
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MicroPort CRM got into CRM device field with global layout mainly through M&amp;A. However, revenue growth in the past three years was unsatisfactory and losses were increasing year by year.
The situation where Boston Scientific/Medtronic/Abbott dominate CRM device overseas markets wouldn’t change. Although China market has big potential theoretically, the actual space remains to be seen due to various challenges.
This IPO application could be aimed at achieving the terms of redemption agreement. Even MicroPort CRM is not in good shape, it is still better than Microport’s other listed subsidiaries.  


Pre IPO MicroPort Cardiac Rhythm Management - The Industry, the Business and the Challenges Ahead

Equity Bottom-Up

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>Weigao formed a diversified product lines through a series of acquisitions and capital operation. Its performance is more driven by sales not R&amp;D, with limited core competitiveness.</li>
<li>Weigao’s orthopaedic products business is under pressure due to VBP, which would drag down the overall gross margin. The acquisition of Weigao New Life is hard to turn things around.</li>
<li>Weigao is a holding platform, which is worthless in secondary market.There could be some temporary rebounds but share price could still underperform or its valuation is lower than comparable companies.</li>
</ul>


Weigao formed a diversified product lines through a series of acquisitions and capital operation. Its performance is more driven by sales not R&amp;D, with limited core competitiveness.
Weigao’s orthopaedic products business is under pressure due to VBP, which would drag down the overall gross margin. The acquisition of Weigao New Life is hard to turn things around.
Weigao is a holding platform, which is worthless in secondary market.There could be some temporary rebounds but share price could still underperform or its valuation is lower than comparable companies.


Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer (1066.HK) - As a Holding Platform, Investment Value Is Limited

China

MicroPort NeuroTech Limited develops, manufactures, and distributes neuro-interventional medical devices. The Company produces medical devices in neurovascular diseases, namely hemorrhagic stroke, cerebral atherosclerotic stenosis, and acute ischemic stroke. MicroPort NeuroTech conducts business in China.

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MicroPort NeuroTech (2172 HK)

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Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Brain Science - An Opportunity or a Trap?

We identify four key areas of investment opportunities in brain science, including neurotherapeutics, neurodiagnostics, neurosurgery, and brain...

Vincy Ip

Pre IPO MicroPort Cardiac Rhythm Management - The Industry, the Business and the Challenges Ahead

MicroPort CRM's' business layout mainly comes from the acquisition of LivaNova, but it's hard to achieve breakthrough in market share. The Company...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer (1066.HK) - As a Holding Platform, Investment Value Is Limited

Weigao is lack of core competitiveness due to weak R&D. Its performance could improve after China reopens, but Weigao could still underperform its...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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