Index Rebal/Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Index Rebal/Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>Quiddity's "Who is Ready" series of insights aims to objectively identify names listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that are potential additions to the TOPIX Index in future.</li>
<li>In October 2024, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/celsys-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20774:1" rel="noopener">CELSYS (3663 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pksha-technology-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26181:1" rel="noopener">PKSHA Technology (3993 JP)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/genova-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43939:1" rel="noopener">GENOVA (9341 JP)</a> were included in the TOPIX index.</li>
<li>Next, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wa-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29189:1" rel="noopener">WA Inc (7683 JP)</a> will be included in TOPIX at the end of December 2024.</li>
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Quiddity's "Who is Ready" series of insights aims to objectively identify names listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that are potential additions to the TOPIX Index in future.
In October 2024, CELSYS (3663 JP), PKSHA Technology (3993 JP), and GENOVA (9341 JP) were included in the TOPIX index.
Next, WA Inc (7683 JP) will be included in TOPIX at the end of December 2024.


TOPIX Inclusions: Who Is Ready (Nov 2024)

<ul>
<li>Quiddity's "Who is Ready" series of insights aims to objectively identify names listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that are potential additions to the TOPIX Index in future.</li>
<li>Our long-term pre-event candidate <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/celsys-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20774:1" rel="noopener">CELSYS (3663 JP)</a> has moved to TSE Prime. There will be a TOPIX Inclusion event on 30-Oct-24. The stock has outperformed TOPIX by 43% since <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/topix-inclusions-who-is-ready-july-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">July</a>.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pksha-technology-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26181:1" rel="noopener">PKSHA Technology (3993 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/genova-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43939:1" rel="noopener">GENOVA (9341 JP)</a> also moved to the TSE Prime market in September and will be having TOPIX Inclusion events at the end of October 2024.</li>
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Quiddity's "Who is Ready" series of insights aims to objectively identify names listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that are potential additions to the TOPIX Index in future.
Our long-term pre-event candidate CELSYS (3663 JP) has moved to TSE Prime. There will be a TOPIX Inclusion event on 30-Oct-24. The stock has outperformed TOPIX by 43% since July.

PKSHA Technology (3993 JP) and GENOVA (9341 JP) also moved to the TSE Prime market in September and will be having TOPIX Inclusion events at the end of October 2024.


TOPIX Inclusions: Who Is Ready (Oct 2024)

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

<ul>
<li>Post-Close on the 5th business day of October every year, the TSE announces the Free Float Weight review for all stocks where the FY ends in the Jan-March quarter.</li>
<li>Yesterday saw 210 decent changes to FFW (more up than down). There are still 400+ Phased Weight Reductions, 3 new adds (3663, 3993, 9341), and some share cancellation-based share-count reductions.</li>
<li>It turns out there is a LOT to trade. I see ¥2trln one-way (¥2trln net to buy on 245 names, and ¥2trln to sell on the other nearly 1,900 names). </li>
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Post-Close on the 5th business day of October every year, the TSE announces the Free Float Weight review for all stocks where the FY ends in the Jan-March quarter.
Yesterday saw 210 decent changes to FFW (more up than down). There are still 400+ Phased Weight Reductions, 3 new adds (3663, 3993, 9341), and some share cancellation-based share-count reductions.
It turns out there is a LOT to trade. I see ¥2trln one-way (¥2trln net to buy on 245 names, and ¥2trln to sell on the other nearly 1,900 names). 


The TOPIX October FFW Trade - BIG Numbers

David Blennerhassett

<ul>
<li>The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/guotai-junan-securities-co-ltd-5dfaf2c5-76d3-4f34-a77d-118787fd7091" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23752:1" rel="noopener">Guotai Junan Securities (2611 HK)</a>/<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/haitong-securities-co-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5665:1" rel="noopener">Haitong Securities Co Ltd (H) (6837 HK)</a> merger is a done deal.  The key risk, as with<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-traditional-chinese-medicine" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:351:1" rel="noopener">TCM (570 HK)</a>'s Offer, is one of timing.</li>
<li>IF you are an arbitrageur,  Buy <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shin-kong-financial-holding" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15351:1" rel="noopener">Shin Kong Financial Holding (2888 TT)</a> vs A Basket of FHC Peers (not including Taishin).</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/first-pacific-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:173:1" rel="noopener">First Pacific Co (142 HK)</a>'s 46.2% share of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/metro-pacific-investments-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1054:1" rel="noopener">Metro Pacific Investments Co (MPI PM)</a>at delisting last year was worth ~US$1.25bn. It is now potentially worth ~US$3.21bn. </li>
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The Guotai Junan Securities (2611 HK)/Haitong Securities Co Ltd (H) (6837 HK) merger is a done deal.  The key risk, as withTCM (570 HK)'s Offer, is one of timing.
IF you are an arbitrageur,  Buy Shin Kong Financial Holding (2888 TT) vs A Basket of FHC Peers (not including Taishin).

First Pacific Co (142 HK)'s 46.2% share of Metro Pacific Investments Co (MPI PM)at delisting last year was worth ~US$1.25bn. It is now potentially worth ~US$3.21bn. 


Last Week in Event SPACE: Guotai/Haitong, Shin Kong, China Conch Ventures, First Pac, Zhejiang E'way

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<li>Hypermarket reshuffles as <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jd-com-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29043:1" rel="noopener">JD.com (9618 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dfi-retail-group-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7427:1" rel="noopener">DFI Retail (DFI SP)</a> exit <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yonghui-superstores-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15910:1" rel="noopener">Yonghui Superstores (601933 CH)</a>; and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group-holding-ltd-d7b798e2-202d-4e01-9a1e-799e2ae8f0c7" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28434:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba Group  (9988 HK)</a> potentially exits <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sun-art-retail-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:401:1" rel="noopener">Sun Art Retail (6808 HK)</a>.</li>
<li>Evidently the influence of a younger hip third-generation tycoon-scion wasn't the panacea for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/new-world-development" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7037:1" rel="noopener">New World Development (17 HK)</a> and its ongoing issues in the HK/China property space.</li>
<li>MBK bumps the Tender Offer prices for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/korea-zinc-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17944:1" rel="noopener">Korea Zinc (010130 KS)</a> by 13.6% to ₩750,000 and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/young-poong-precision-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16188:1" rel="noopener">Young Poong Precision (036560 KS)</a> by 25% to ₩25,000. What with the Choi's do?</li>
</ul>


Hypermarket reshuffles as JD.com (9618 HK) and DFI Retail (DFI SP) exit Yonghui Superstores (601933 CH); and Alibaba Group  (9988 HK) potentially exits Sun Art Retail (6808 HK).
Evidently the influence of a younger hip third-generation tycoon-scion wasn't the panacea for New World Development (17 HK) and its ongoing issues in the HK/China property space.
MBK bumps the Tender Offer prices for Korea Zinc (010130 KS) by 13.6% to ₩750,000 and Young Poong Precision (036560 KS) by 25% to ₩25,000. What with the Choi's do?


Last Week in Event SPACE: DFI/JD.com/Yonghui, Alibaba/Sun Art, New World Development, Austal

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PKSHA Technology Inc. provides software development services. The Company develops and manages image recognition, universal dialogue, and customer behavior forecast software. PKSHA Technology serves clients in Japan.

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PKSHA Technology (3993 JP)

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