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

Event-Driven

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<li>The three-way merger of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kenedix-office-investment-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16263:1" rel="noopener">Kenedix Office Investment Co (8972 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kenedix-residential-investment" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17149:1" rel="noopener">Kenedix Residential Investment (3278 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kenedix-retail-reit-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:188:1" rel="noopener">Kenedix Retail REIT (3453 JP)</a> will be implemented in less than 3 weeks.</li>
<li>With the market cap of the merged entity at US$4.85bn, there will be upgrades to indices with larger tracking assets and significant passive buying at the time of merger implementation.</li>
<li>All three stocks have outperformed their peers since merger announcement and over the last month and at least part of the upcoming passive flow is baked into the price.</li>
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The three-way merger of Kenedix Office Investment Co (8972 JP), Kenedix Residential Investment (3278 JP) and Kenedix Retail REIT (3453 JP) will be implemented in less than 3 weeks.
With the market cap of the merged entity at US$4.85bn, there will be upgrades to indices with larger tracking assets and significant passive buying at the time of merger implementation.
All three stocks have outperformed their peers since merger announcement and over the last month and at least part of the upcoming passive flow is baked into the price.


Kenedix Merger: Significant Passive Inflows Expected in Three Weeks

Index Rebal/Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Index Rebal/Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Japan Rental Housing Investment / Event-Driven

Japan Rental Housing Investment (8986 JP)

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<li>Midsize residential JREIT <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-rental-housing-investment" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20653:1" rel="noopener">Daiwa Securities Living (8986 JP)</a> ("<strong>DSLIC</strong>") launched a follow-on equity offering to partially fund their recently-announced acquisitions.</li>
<li>The primary offer quantity will be 139,047 units and there will also be an over-allotment quantity of 6,953 units.</li>
<li>In this insight, we take a closer look at the details of this offering and the historical performance of DSLIC's previous follow-on equity offerings.</li>
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Midsize residential JREIT Daiwa Securities Living (8986 JP) ("DSLIC") launched a follow-on equity offering to partially fund their recently-announced acquisitions.
The primary offer quantity will be 139,047 units and there will also be an over-allotment quantity of 6,953 units.
In this insight, we take a closer look at the details of this offering and the historical performance of DSLIC's previous follow-on equity offerings.


Daiwa Securities Living (8986 JP): Historical Post-Offering Performance Does Not Look Good At All

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<li>The shareholders of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kenedix-office-investment-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16263:1" rel="noopener">Kenedix Office Investment (8972 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kenedix-residential-investment" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17149:1" rel="noopener">Kenedix Residential Investment (3278 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kenedix-retail-reit-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:188:1" rel="noopener">Kenedix Retail REIT (3453 JP)</a> meet in a couple of weeks to vote on the merger.</li>
<li>The stocks are trading in line with the merger ratio and the initial spike following merger announcement has been followed by some selling.</li>
<li>The market cap of the combined entity should now be large enough for migration to indices with larger tracking assets bringing in large passive flows on merger completion.</li>
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The shareholders of Kenedix Office Investment (8972 JP), Kenedix Residential Investment (3278 JP) and Kenedix Retail REIT (3453 JP) meet in a couple of weeks to vote on the merger.
The stocks are trading in line with the merger ratio and the initial spike following merger announcement has been followed by some selling.
The market cap of the combined entity should now be large enough for migration to indices with larger tracking assets bringing in large passive flows on merger completion.


Kenedix Merger: Big Passive Inflows on the Cards

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nippon-building-fund-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1900:1" rel="noopener">Nippon Building Fund (8951 JP)</a> announced a smallish primary offering to assist in funding a portion of its Asset Replacement Campaign involving sales and purchases and an uplift in DPU.</li>
<li>That is an occasion to look at how much of float is held by passive trackers. </li>
<li>A test was done on the top 10 J-REITs on a holder-by-holder basis to see what one could expect at a minimum. The result may surprise some.</li>
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Nippon Building Fund (8951 JP) announced a smallish primary offering to assist in funding a portion of its Asset Replacement Campaign involving sales and purchases and an uplift in DPU.
That is an occasion to look at how much of float is held by passive trackers. 
A test was done on the top 10 J-REITs on a holder-by-holder basis to see what one could expect at a minimum. The result may surprise some.


Nippon Building Fund (8951) - Calculating Passive Tracking of J-REITs and Index Events Around Offers

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<li>Yesterday after the close, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/comforia-residential-reit-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8200:1" rel="noopener">Comforia Residential REIT (3282 JP)</a> (<strong>"CRR"</strong>) announced a follow-on equity offering to fund part of their recently announced property acquisition. </li>
<li>The primary offer quantity is 22,960 units. In addition, there will also be an over-allotment quantity of 1,140 units. The total size of this offering could be roughly ¥7.4bn (~US$64mn). </li>
<li>Below, we take a look at the attractiveness of CRR's latest offering with greater emphasis on the potential for strong post-offering secondary market performance.</li>
</ul>


Yesterday after the close, Comforia Residential REIT (3282 JP) ("CRR") announced a follow-on equity offering to fund part of their recently announced property acquisition. 
The primary offer quantity is 22,960 units. In addition, there will also be an over-allotment quantity of 1,140 units. The total size of this offering could be roughly ¥7.4bn (~US$64mn). 
Below, we take a look at the attractiveness of CRR's latest offering with greater emphasis on the potential for strong post-offering secondary market performance.


Comforia Residential REIT (3282 JP):  Offering Could Trigger Outperformance Vs Comps

Japan

Nippon Accommodations Fund Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT), which invests in income producing properties.  The Company invests in residential buildings.

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Kenedix Merger: Significant Passive Inflows Expected in Three Weeks

The Kenedix merger will be implemented in less than 3 weeks and there will be large passive inflows. All 3 stocks have outperformed their peers...

Brian Freitas

Daiwa Securities Living (8986 JP): Historical Post-Offering Performance Does Not Look Good At All

The historical track record of DSLIC's secondary market performance in the wake of follow-on equity offerings is not attractive. I see this as an...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Kenedix Merger: Big Passive Inflows on the Cards

The Kenedix REITs are trading around the merger ratios and have outperformed peers since merger announcement. The increased market cap could result...

Brian Freitas

Nippon Building Fund (8951) - Calculating Passive Tracking of J-REITs and Index Events Around Offers

Nippon Building Fund (8951) - Japan's oldest and largest REIT - announced a small secondary offering. That provides an occasion to look at J-REIT...

Travis Lundy

Comforia Residential REIT (3282 JP): Offering Could Trigger Outperformance Vs Comps

CRR launched a ~US$64mn follow-on public equity offering to fund their recently announced acquisition of six residential properties. This offering...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

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