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 could be 5 constituent changes for the Yuanta/P-Shares Taiwan Top 50 ETF and 1 deletion for the Yuanta/​P-Shares Taiwan Dividend Plus ETF in March.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hon-precision-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44938:1" rel="noopener">Hon Precision (7769 TT)</a> is an inclusion to a global index at the end of February, and this inclusion will add to the flow and impact for the stock.  </li>
<li>There has been a big uptick in short interest in the forecast deletes and there will be short covering on a drop in the stock prices.</li>
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There could be 5 constituent changes for the Yuanta/P-Shares Taiwan Top 50 ETF and 1 deletion for the Yuanta/​P-Shares Taiwan Dividend Plus ETF in March.

Hon Precision (7769 TT) is an inclusion to a global index at the end of February, and this inclusion will add to the flow and impact for the stock.  
There has been a big uptick in short interest in the forecast deletes and there will be short covering on a drop in the stock prices.


Taiwan Top 50 / Yuanta Div+ ETF Rebalance Preview: Big Flow for the Adds; Big Impact for Deletes

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

DZT Research

DZT Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Feb 13th. The aggregated short interest was USD29.7bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Unimicron Technology, UMC, Gigabyte Technology, King Yuan Electronics, Jentech Precision Industrial.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Feb 13th. The aggregated short interest was USD29.7bn.
We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Unimicron Technology, UMC, Gigabyte Technology, King Yuan Electronics, Jentech Precision Industrial.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Feb 13th): Unimicron Technology, UMC, Gigabyte Technology

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<li>There could be 5 constituent changes for the Yuanta/P-Shares Taiwan Top 50 ETF in March. With one stock very close to entering inclusion zone, that could increase to 6.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hon-precision-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44938:1" rel="noopener">Hon Precision (7769 TT)</a> is a potential inclusion to a global index at the end of February, and this ETF inclusion comes a few weeks later.</li>
<li>The forecast adds have outperformed the forecast deletes by a very wide margin as short interest has surged in some of the forecast deletions.</li>
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There could be 5 constituent changes for the Yuanta/P-Shares Taiwan Top 50 ETF in March. With one stock very close to entering inclusion zone, that could increase to 6.

Hon Precision (7769 TT) is a potential inclusion to a global index at the end of February, and this ETF inclusion comes a few weeks later.
The forecast adds have outperformed the forecast deletes by a very wide margin as short interest has surged in some of the forecast deletions.


Taiwan Top 50 ETF Rebalance Preview: 5 Changes a Side Could Increase to 6

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Feb 6th. The aggregated short interest was USD29.3bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Jentech Precision Industrial, Realtek Semiconductor, Alchip Technologies, Lotes, Hon Hai Precision.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Feb 6th. The aggregated short interest was USD29.3bn.
We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Jentech Precision Industrial, Realtek Semiconductor, Alchip Technologies, Lotes, Hon Hai Precision.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Feb 6th): Jentech Precision Industrial, Realtek Semiconductor

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Jan 30th. The aggregated short interest was USD29.4bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Silergy, Hon Hai Precision, Fortune Electric, Wistron, BizLink.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Jan 30th. The aggregated short interest was USD29.4bn.
We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Silergy, Hon Hai Precision, Fortune Electric, Wistron, BizLink.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Jan 30th): Silergy, Hon Hai Precision, Fortune Electric, Wistron

Taiwan

Novatek Microelectronics Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets integrated circuits (ICs).  The Company's products are used in telecommunication, computer peripherals, and LCD (liquid crystal display) drivers.

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Novatek Microelectronics Corp (3034 TT)

Taiwan Top 50 / Yuanta Div+ ETF Rebalance Preview: Big Flow for the Adds; Big Impact for Deletes

There could be 5 changes for the Top50 ETF and 1 deletion for the TWDP ETF. There is big flow for the forecast adds and big impact for the forecast...

Brian Freitas

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Feb 13th): Unimicron Technology, UMC, Gigabyte Technology

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Unimicron Technology, UMC, Gigabyte Technology,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Taiwan Top 50 ETF Rebalance Preview: 5 Changes a Side Could Increase to 6

There could be 5 changes for the ETF in March. With one stock close to rank 40, that could increase to 6 changes. Only 3 trading days to cutoff....

Brian Freitas

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Feb 6th): Jentech Precision Industrial, Realtek Semiconductor

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Jentech Precision Industrial, Realtek...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Jan 30th): Silergy, Hon Hai Precision, Fortune Electric, Wistron

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Silergy, Hon Hai Precision, Fortune Electric,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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