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>The WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of high dividend yield stocks within emerging markets.</li>
<li>The changes at the October rebalance were announced after market close on 6 October with implementation scheduled at the close on 15 October.</li>
<li>There are 217 adds and 224 deletes for the index with an estimated round-trip trade of US$2.3bn. There are many stocks with over 2x ADV to trade.</li>
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The WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of high dividend yield stocks within emerging markets.
The changes at the October rebalance were announced after market close on 6 October with implementation scheduled at the close on 15 October.
There are 217 adds and 224 deletes for the index with an estimated round-trip trade of US$2.3bn. There are many stocks with over 2x ADV to trade.


WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Index Rebalance: US$2.3bn Round-Trip Trade

Head of Research, Krungthai XSpring

Waraporn Wiboonkanarak

Head of Research

A full service Thai brokerage

Krungthai XSpring

Krungthai XSpring is a full service broker. The company provides a wide range of investment services such as Securities Brokerage, Derivative Agent Business, Securities Borrowing and Lending, Securities Trading, Underwriting, Financial Advisory, Wealth Advisory, Private Fund Management and International Markets Securities Trading. 

In terms of credibility, Fitch Ratings has assigned Krunghtai XSpring a long-term rating of AA- and a national short-term rating of F1+ with stable outlook.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>At the OPEC+ meeting on October 5, members agreed to increase oil production by 0.137 million barrels per day (mbd) in November — the same as October — as part of a strategy to reclaim market share under the second phase of “unwind volunteer cuts,” which total 1.65mbd to be released by late 2026E.</li><li>Over 2025E, OPEC+ plans to increase production by about 2.7mbd, equivalent to roughly 2.6% of global oil demand.</li><li>This includes the first-phase unwind of volunteer cuts during April–September 2025: +0.138mbd in April, +0.411mbd in May–July, +0.548mbd in August, and +0.547mbd in September.</li></ul>

At the OPEC+ meeting on October 5, members agreed to increase oil production by 0.137 million barrels per day (mbd) in November — the same as October — as part of a strategy to reclaim market share under the second phase of “unwind volunteer cuts,” which total 1.65mbd to be released by late 2026E.Over 2025E, OPEC+ plans to increase production by about 2.7mbd, equivalent to roughly 2.6% of global oil demand.This includes the first-phase unwind of volunteer cuts during April–September 2025: +0.138mbd in April, +0.411mbd in May–July, +0.548mbd in August, and +0.547mbd in September.

Energy (Oil): OPEC+ Agreed To Raise Oil Production By 0.137mbd In November...

<ul><li>The SET Index is expected to trade sideways up today, with the resistance at 1,300/1,313 points and the support at 1,285/1,268 points.</li><li>Crude oil prices rebounded this morning (WTI +1.17%, Brent +1.1%) after OPEC+ agreed to raise its production quota for November by 137k barrels per day, keeping it unchanged from October.</li><li>Thailand's September inflation data will be released today, with consensus expecting a contraction of –0.63% YoY, slightly narrower than August's –0.79% YoY.</li></ul>

The SET Index is expected to trade sideways up today, with the resistance at 1,300/1,313 points and the support at 1,285/1,268 points.Crude oil prices rebounded this morning (WTI +1.17%, Brent +1.1%) after OPEC+ agreed to raise its production quota for November by 137k barrels per day, keeping it unchanged from October.Thailand's September inflation data will be released today, with consensus expecting a contraction of –0.63% YoY, slightly narrower than August's –0.79% YoY.

Krungthai XSpring Zoom Eng. October 6, 2025

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 changes in short interest of Stock Exchange of Thailand as of Oct 3rd. We estimate that they had an aggregated short interest worth USD2.4bn.</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 Intouch, Gulf Energy Development, Bumrungrad Hospital, Bangkok Bank, Srisawad, Bangkok Bank, Bumrungrad Hospital, Srisawad, Gulf Energy Development.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of Stock Exchange of Thailand as of Oct 3rd. We estimate that they had an aggregated short interest worth USD2.4bn.
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 Intouch, Gulf Energy Development, Bumrungrad Hospital, Bangkok Bank, Srisawad, Bangkok Bank, Bumrungrad Hospital, Srisawad, Gulf Energy Development.


Thailand Short Interest Weekly (Oct 3rd): Intouch, Gulf Energy Development, Bumrungrad Hospital

<ul><li>The SET Index is expected to trade sideways with an upward bias today, though momentum may be softer than in the previous session.</li><li>The US: US equities edged higher (S&amp;P500 +0.06%, NASDAQ +0.39%), with gains led by technology stocks.</li><li>Thailand: Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas reaffirmed that the government will accelerate economic stimulus through consumption, particularly via the “Khon La Khrueng Plus” co-payment scheme.</li></ul>

The SET Index is expected to trade sideways with an upward bias today, though momentum may be softer than in the previous session.The US: US equities edged higher (S&amp;P500 +0.06%, NASDAQ +0.39%), with gains led by technology stocks.Thailand: Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas reaffirmed that the government will accelerate economic stimulus through consumption, particularly via the “Khon La Khrueng Plus” co-payment scheme.

Krungthai XSpring Zoom Eng. October 3, 2025

Thailand

PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited explores for crude oil and natural gas, develops fields for production, and produces oil and natural gas. The Company is a subsidiary of the Petroleum Authority of Thailand.

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WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Index Rebalance: US$2.3bn Round-Trip Trade

There are 217 adds/224 deletes for the WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Index. The round-trip trade is around US$2.3bn and there are a...

Brian Freitas

Energy (Oil): OPEC+ Agreed To Raise Oil Production By 0.137mbd In November...

At the OPEC+ meeting on October 5, members agreed to increase oil production by 0.137 million barrels per day (mbd) in November — the same as October

Krungthai XSpring

Krungthai XSpring Zoom Eng. October 6, 2025

The SET Index is expected to trade sideways up today, with the resistance at 1,300/1,313 points and the support at 1,285/1,268 points.

Krungthai XSpring

Thailand Short Interest Weekly (Oct 3rd): Intouch, Gulf Energy Development, Bumrungrad Hospital

We analyzed SET short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Intouch (INTUCH TB), Gulf Energy Development...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Krungthai XSpring Zoom Eng. October 3, 2025

The SET Index is expected to trade sideways with an upward bias today, though momentum may be softer than in the previous session.

Krungthai XSpring

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