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>As expected, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nio-inc-2d526675-c878-4104-840f-87fed1735e85" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35652:1" rel="noopener">NIO Inc (9866 HK)</a> will be added to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hang-seng-tech-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31367:1" rel="noopener">Hang Seng Tech Index (HSTECH INDEX)</a> at the close on 10 June replacing <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/asm-pacific-technology-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15061:1" rel="noopener">ASM Pacific Technology (522 HK)</a>.</li>
<li>We estimate passive trackers will need to buy over 9 days of ADV on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nio-inc-2d526675-c878-4104-840f-87fed1735e85" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35652:1" rel="noopener">NIO Inc (9866 HK)</a> while selling 11 days of ADV on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/asm-pacific-technology-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15061:1" rel="noopener">ASM Pacific Technology (522 HK)</a>. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nio-inc-2d526675-c878-4104-840f-87fed1735e85" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35652:1" rel="noopener">NIO Inc (9866 HK)</a>'s inclusion in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hang-seng-tech-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31367:1" rel="noopener">Hang Seng Tech Index (HSTECH INDEX)</a> could create significant arb opportunities versus <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nio-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27399:1" rel="noopener">NIO Inc (NIO US)</a> on 10 June.</li>
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As expected, NIO Inc (9866 HK) will be added to the Hang Seng Tech Index (HSTECH INDEX) at the close on 10 June replacing ASM Pacific Technology (522 HK).
We estimate passive trackers will need to buy over 9 days of ADV on NIO Inc (9866 HK) while selling 11 days of ADV on ASM Pacific Technology (522 HK). 

NIO Inc (9866 HK)'s inclusion in the Hang Seng Tech Index (HSTECH INDEX) could create significant arb opportunities versus NIO Inc (NIO US) on 10 June.


Hang Seng TECH Index Rebalance: NIO (9866 HK) To Replace ASM Pacific (522 HK)

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.

Equity Capital Markets

Zhejiang Leapmotor Technologie / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Leapmotor (LM) aims to raise around US$1bn in its Hong Kong IPO. LM is a smart EV company based in China, founded in 2015.</li>
<li>It focuses on the mid- to high-end segment in China’s NEV market with a price range of RMB150,000-300,000. As of end FY21, it had delivered a total of 52,832 cars.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not so positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Leapmotor (LM) aims to raise around US$1bn in its Hong Kong IPO. LM is a smart EV company based in China, founded in 2015.
It focuses on the mid- to high-end segment in China’s NEV market with a price range of RMB150,000-300,000. As of end FY21, it had delivered a total of 52,832 cars.
In this note, we talk about the not so positive aspects of the deal.


Leapmotor Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Related Party Sanctions, Lags Peers

<ul>
<li>Leapmotor (LM) aims to raise around US$1bn in its Hong Kong IPO. LM is a smart EV company based in China, founded in 2015.</li>
<li>It focuses on the mid- to high-end segment in China’s NEV market with a price range of RMB150,000-300,000. As of end FY21, it had delivered a total of 52,832 cars.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>


Leapmotor (LM) aims to raise around US$1bn in its Hong Kong IPO. LM is a smart EV company based in China, founded in 2015.
It focuses on the mid- to high-end segment in China’s NEV market with a price range of RMB150,000-300,000. As of end FY21, it had delivered a total of 52,832 cars.
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Leapmotor Pre-IPO - The Positives - Planned Launches Should Prop up Growth

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Cross Asset Strategy

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CX Daily: 'Zero Covid' Slams the Brakes on China’s Electric Car Industry

Equity Bottom-Up

Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Skyrocketing material costs shook the stock of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) as investors wiped billions of dollars off the value of the world's largest electric-vehicle battery manufacturer.</li><li>Word circulated in the market that CATL is set to post net profit of less than 5 billion yuan for the first quarter, a sharp decline from the previous quarter.</li><li>The company hasn’t issued detailed financials for the fourth quarter and all of 2021. An estimate issued in January put annual net profit between 14 billion yuan and 16.5 billion yuan.</li></ul>

Skyrocketing material costs shook the stock of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) as investors wiped billions of dollars off the value of the world's largest electric-vehicle battery manufacturer.Word circulated in the market that CATL is set to post net profit of less than 5 billion yuan for the first quarter, a sharp decline from the previous quarter.The company hasn’t issued detailed financials for the fourth quarter and all of 2021. An estimate issued in January put annual net profit between 14 billion yuan and 16.5 billion yuan.

CATL Sell-Off Wipes Out Billions of Dollars of Market Value

China

NIO Inc. manufactures and sells automobiles. The Company offers electric vehicles and parts, as well as provides battery charging services. NIO serves customers worldwide.

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Hang Seng TECH Index Rebalance: NIO (9866 HK) To Replace ASM Pacific (522 HK)

NIO will replace ASM Pacific in the HSTECH at the close on 10 June. There are large shorts on ASM that could look to cover vs the passives. NIO's...

Brian Freitas

Leapmotor Pre-IPO - The Positives - Planned Launches Should Prop up Growth

Leapmotor (LM) aims to raise around US$1bn in its Hong Kong IPO. LM is a smart EV company based in China, founded in 2015. In this note, we will...

Sumeet Singh

CX Daily: 'Zero Covid' Slams the Brakes on China’s Electric Car Industry

In Depth: 'Zero Covid' slams the brakes on China’s electric car industry. Shanghai’s Covid hospitals struggle to handle patients with other serious...

Caixin Global

CATL Sell-Off Wipes Out Billions of Dollars of Market Value

Skyrocketing material costs shook the stock of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) as investors wiped billions of dollars off the value

Caixin Global

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Hang Seng TECH Index Rebalance: NIO (9866 HK) To Replace ASM Pacific (522 HK)

NIO will replace ASM Pacific in the HSTECH at the close on 10 June. There are large shorts on ASM that could look to cover vs the passives. NIO's...

Brian Freitas

Leapmotor Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Related Party Sanctions, Lags Peers

Leapmotor (LM) aims to raise around US$1bn in its Hong Kong IPO. LM is a smart EV company based in China, founded in 2015. In this note, we talk...

Sumeet Singh

Leapmotor Pre-IPO - The Positives - Planned Launches Should Prop up Growth

Leapmotor (LM) aims to raise around US$1bn in its Hong Kong IPO. LM is a smart EV company based in China, founded in 2015. In this note, we will...

Sumeet Singh

CX Daily: 'Zero Covid' Slams the Brakes on China’s Electric Car Industry

In Depth: 'Zero Covid' slams the brakes on China’s electric car industry. Shanghai’s Covid hospitals struggle to handle patients with other serious...

Caixin Global

CATL Sell-Off Wipes Out Billions of Dollars of Market Value

Skyrocketing material costs shook the stock of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) as investors wiped billions of dollars off the value

Caixin Global