Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>Hong Kong market continues to consolidate during the early stage of its Secular Bull Market.  Strength and momentum indicators show further weakness ahead.</li>
<li>Materials and healthcare sectors have lost momentum with other sectors trendless.  Analysts target 20% price gains in materials sector over the next year.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-taiping-insurance-hldgs-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:489:1" rel="noopener">China Taiping Insurance Hldgs (966 HK)</a>  shares fell on Thursday on concerns over the insurer’s estimated HK$2.6B exposure to a HK residential project at the center of a deadly fire.
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Hong Kong market continues to consolidate during the early stage of its Secular Bull Market.  Strength and momentum indicators show further weakness ahead.
Materials and healthcare sectors have lost momentum with other sectors trendless.  Analysts target 20% price gains in materials sector over the next year.

China Taiping Insurance Hldgs (966 HK)  shares fell on Thursday on concerns over the insurer’s estimated HK$2.6B exposure to a HK residential project at the center of a deadly fire.



The Heat Is On: News Flow and Sentiment in CHINA / HONG KONG (November 27)

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 analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Nov 14th.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.</li>
<li>We highlight short changes in Xpeng (9868 HK), TraHK HSI ETF (2800 HK).</li>
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We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Nov 14th.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.
We highlight short changes in Xpeng (9868 HK), TraHK HSI ETF (2800 HK).


Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>HK$100bn a day of gross SOUTHBOUND activity with US$600mm+ of net buying on average. Net flows continue to be impressive. SOEs/Energy/Financials dominate.</li>
<li>Watch for news on the Dual Counter (RMB) Trading eligibility for SOUTHBOUND near-term. That could up the pace of things.</li>
<li>The data tables below update on a daily basis in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/tools" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tools</a> section of Smartkarma. The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/tools/quiddity/south-flow-monitor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Southbound Flow Monitor</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/tools/quiddity/ah-shares-monitor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AH Pairs Monitor</a> are both there - free - for all SK readers.</li>
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HK$100bn a day of gross SOUTHBOUND activity with US$600mm+ of net buying on average. Net flows continue to be impressive. SOEs/Energy/Financials dominate.
Watch for news on the Dual Counter (RMB) Trading eligibility for SOUTHBOUND near-term. That could up the pace of things.
The data tables below update on a daily basis in the Tools section of Smartkarma. The Southbound Flow Monitor and AH Pairs Monitor are both there - free - for all SK readers.


HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (Wk To 14 Nov 2025) - Strong SOE/Energy/Financials Buying on BABA Sales

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<li>We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 160 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 61.1% as of Nov 14th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by -0.4ppt week-on-week, led by consumer staples, materials, information technology and offset by real estate, energy, utilities.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Ganfeng Lithium, Baiyunshan Pharma, China Life, CATL, ABC.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 160 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 61.1% as of Nov 14th.
The average A-H premium changed by -0.4ppt week-on-week, led by consumer staples, materials, information technology and offset by real estate, energy, utilities.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Ganfeng Lithium, Baiyunshan Pharma, China Life, CATL, ABC.


A-H Premium Weekly (Nov 14th): Ganfeng Lithium, Baiyunshan Pharma, China Life, CATL, ABC

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<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Nov 7th.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.</li>
<li>We highlight short changes in AIA, Wuxi Apptec, HSCEI ETF.</li>
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We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Nov 7th.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.
We highlight short changes in AIA, Wuxi Apptec, HSCEI ETF.


HK Short Interest Weekly: AIA, Wuxi Apptec, HSCEI ETF

China

Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Limited provides a variety of insurance service in China.  The Company writes property, casualty, and life insurance.  Ping An Insurance also offers financial services.

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The Heat Is On: News Flow and Sentiment in CHINA / HONG KONG (November 27)

Hong Kong market continues to consolidate during the early stage of its Secular Bull Market. Strength and momentum indicators show further...

David Mudd

HK Short Interest Weekly: Xpeng

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Nov 14th and highlight short interest changes in Xpeng, TraHK HSI ETF.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (Wk To 14 Nov 2025) - Strong SOE/Energy/Financials Buying on BABA Sales

SOUTHBOUND gross activity remains decent, net buying remains strong. SOUTHBOUND buying may pick up on Dual Counter SB eligibility, due by year-end.

Travis Lundy

A-H Premium Weekly (Nov 14th): Ganfeng Lithium, Baiyunshan Pharma, China Life, CATL, ABC

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Ganfeng Lithium, Baiyunshan Pharma, China Life, CATL, ABC.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Short Interest Weekly: AIA, Wuxi Apptec, HSCEI ETF

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Nov 7th and highlight short interest changes in AIA, Wuxi Apptec, HSCEI ETF.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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