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>There will be a bunch of rebalance announcements towards the start and at the end of the coming week. This includes the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hong-kong-hang-seng-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22899:1" rel="noopener">HSI</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hang-seng-china-enterprises-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22900:1" rel="noopener">HSCEI</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hang-seng-tech-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31367:1" rel="noopener">HSTECH</a>, HSCI, HSIII and global indices.</li>
<li>The review period for the March rebalance of 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</a> and related indices ends on 16 February. The announcement of the changes will come couple of weeks later.</li>
<li>There were HUGE inflows to mainland China ETFs for yet another week as Central Huijin indicated that they would continue to buy/create ETFs units.</li>
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There will be a bunch of rebalance announcements towards the start and at the end of the coming week. This includes the HSI, HSCEI, HSTECH, HSCI, HSIII and global indices.
The review period for the March rebalance of the S&amp;P/ASX 200 and related indices ends on 16 February. The announcement of the changes will come couple of weeks later.
There were HUGE inflows to mainland China ETFs for yet another week as Central Huijin indicated that they would continue to buy/create ETFs units.


Index Rebalance & ETF Flow Recap: STAR100, NEXT50, LowVol30, KOSPI200, TW50, NWD, ITC, India Float

Power Finance Corporation / Index Rebalance

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<li>With the review period for the March rebalance complete, there could be 6 potential changes for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nse-nifty-next-50-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36053:1" rel="noopener">NSE Nifty Next 50 Index (NIFTYJR INDEX)</a> using the current index methodology.</li>
<li>Estimated one-way turnover is 13.9% resulting in a one-way trade of INR 28.6bn. Four inclusions will have over 1x ADV to buy; five deletions will have 2.5x+ ADV to sell.</li>
<li>The potential adds have outperformed the potential deletes by 28.6% over the last month. With positioning from a rebalance perspective mostly done, gradually unwind over the next few weeks.</li>
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With the review period for the March rebalance complete, there could be 6 potential changes for the NSE Nifty Next 50 Index (NIFTYJR INDEX) using the current index methodology.
Estimated one-way turnover is 13.9% resulting in a one-way trade of INR 28.6bn. Four inclusions will have over 1x ADV to buy; five deletions will have 2.5x+ ADV to sell.
The potential adds have outperformed the potential deletes by 28.6% over the last month. With positioning from a rebalance perspective mostly done, gradually unwind over the next few weeks.


NIFTY NEXT50 Index Rebalance Preview: Potential Adds Continue to Run

Index Rebal/Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Index Rebal/Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Event-Driven

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<li>NIFTY 50 represents the 50 largest stocks listed in the National Stock Exchange (NSE) of India and the NIFTY Next 50 index tracks the next 50 largest names.</li>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at the names leading the race to become ADDs/DELs for the NIFTY 50 and NIFTY Next 50 indices in the March 2024 rebalance.</li>
<li>There could be multiple changes for NIFTY 50 and separately, there could be five changes for NIFTY Next 50. The NIFTY 50 changes could have high impact.</li>
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NIFTY 50 represents the 50 largest stocks listed in the National Stock Exchange (NSE) of India and the NIFTY Next 50 index tracks the next 50 largest names.
In this insight, we take a look at the names leading the race to become ADDs/DELs for the NIFTY 50 and NIFTY Next 50 indices in the March 2024 rebalance.
There could be multiple changes for NIFTY 50 and separately, there could be five changes for NIFTY Next 50. The NIFTY 50 changes could have high impact.


Quiddity Leaderboard NIFTY Mar 24: Bharat Electronics Trade Successful; Change Hedge and Let It Run

Research and consultancy, Tabbush Report

Daniel Tabbush

Research and consultancy

Tabbush Report

We provide research and consultancy on Asian banks. Our focus is on what we call “Asian bank research, without the noise.” We are interested in the most critical swing-factors for banks, the NPL and credit cycle, and where we believe there is a gap between perception and reality. We often focus on the less studied components of bank financial statements.  Our research is highly thematic, sometimes examining unlisted banks and companies as a window on mainstream banks. 

Being independent allows us to look at smaller banks, often overlooked by others. Analysis of BIS bank guidelines in the context of Asia, is also a focal point, while we also analyze global banks operating in the region. We use what we believe is the most comprehensive, reliable financials database, SNL Financial. S&P Capital IQ augments our database, with corporate data and CEIC, with economics. 

Asian bank research, without the noise.

Equity Bottom-Up

Power Finance Corporation / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Steady and strong profit is the key features of Power Finance and this is improving during FY24.</li>
<li>ROA expansion can continue to reach and possibly surpass the peaks of FY15 and FY16 with loan volume, contained costs, better credit metrics.</li>
<li>Recent quarterly data shows better loan volume and financial assets expanding more than financial liabilities, with credit costs in reverse.</li>
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Steady and strong profit is the key features of Power Finance and this is improving during FY24.
ROA expansion can continue to reach and possibly surpass the peaks of FY15 and FY16 with loan volume, contained costs, better credit metrics.
Recent quarterly data shows better loan volume and financial assets expanding more than financial liabilities, with credit costs in reverse.


Power Finance - Largest NBFC in India, Direct Focus on Power Infrastructure, Steady, Strong Returns

<p>There are few financials in Asia that compare with India’s gold lender, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/muthoot-finance-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15425:1" rel="noopener">Muthoot Finance (MUTH IN)</a>. While private lenders, state banks and housing finance companies suffer from the seemingly never-ending bad loan crisis in India, MUTH sits in glorious contrast. We further look to longer term relative profit of the gold lender to peer private banks and another regional powerhouse, which too shows its relative profit strength, over a sustained period of time. </p>

There are few financials in Asia that compare with India’s gold lender, Muthoot Finance (MUTH IN). While private lenders, state banks and housing finance companies suffer from the seemingly never-ending bad loan crisis in India, MUTH sits in glorious contrast. We further look to longer term relative profit of the gold lender to peer private banks and another regional powerhouse, which too shows its relative profit strength, over a sustained period of time. 

India

Muthoot Finance Ltd is an Indian non-banking financial company and the largest gold loan NBFC in the country. The company primarily provides personal and business loans secured by gold jewelry, and also offers other loans, insurance, money transfer services, and sells gold coins. It is headquartered in Kochi, Kerala, India, and was founded in 1939.

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Muthoot Finance (MUTH IN)

Index Rebalance & ETF Flow Recap: STAR100, NEXT50, LowVol30, KOSPI200, TW50, NWD, ITC, India Float

This recap highlights Insights covering Asian index rebalances (announcements/ forecasts/ IPO Fast Entry/ M&A driven changes). We also highlight...

Brian Freitas

NIFTY NEXT50 Index Rebalance Preview: Potential Adds Continue to Run

With the review period complete, there could be 6 changes for the NIFTY NEXT50 in March. The potential adds have outperformed the potential deletes...

Brian Freitas

Quiddity Leaderboard NIFTY Mar 24: Bharat Electronics Trade Successful; Change Hedge and Let It Run

The reference period for the NIFTY 50 & NIFTY Next 50 March 2024 rebalance ends on 31st January 2024. There are no changes to my index changes...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Power Finance - Largest NBFC in India, Direct Focus on Power Infrastructure, Steady, Strong Returns

Power Finance is India's largest non-banking finance company, the only direct play on power infrastructure, including renewable energy, with good...

Daniel Tabbush

Muthoot Finance – 173 Tonnes Of Gold

With rising gold prices, which is the key collateral for this non-banking finance company, it is worth revisiting Muthoot Finance.

Daniel Tabbush

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