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 TWSE Stocks as of Dec 22nd which has an aggregated short interest worth USD14.6bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table 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 Inventec, Walsin Lihwa, Getac Holdings, Hon Hai, Wistron, Quanta Computer, Wiwynn, Acer, TSMC.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Dec 22nd which has an aggregated short interest worth USD14.6bn.
We tabulate league table 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 Inventec, Walsin Lihwa, Getac Holdings, Hon Hai, Wistron, Quanta Computer, Wiwynn, Acer, TSMC.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Dec 22nd): Inventec, Walsin Lihwa, Getac Holdings, Hon Hai, Wistron

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

Cheng Shin Rubber Ind Co., Ltd. / Event-Driven

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<li>There are 5 adds and 4 deletes to the Yuanta/​P-Shares Taiwan Dividend Plus ETF in December with implementation taking place from 15-21 December.</li>
<li>The constituent changes and capping changes result in an estimated one-way turnover of 16.1% resulting in a one-way trade of US$1.26bn.</li>
<li>There will be positioning in a lot of the adds/deletes and the real action could be in the other stocks with capping and/or funding flows.</li>
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There are 5 adds and 4 deletes to the Yuanta/​P-Shares Taiwan Dividend Plus ETF in December with implementation taking place from 15-21 December.
The constituent changes and capping changes result in an estimated one-way turnover of 16.1% resulting in a one-way trade of US$1.26bn.
There will be positioning in a lot of the adds/deletes and the real action could be in the other stocks with capping and/or funding flows.


Yuanta/​P-Shares Taiwan Div+ ETF Rebalance: Changes Lead to Huge Turnover

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Dec 15th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD15.4bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table 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 Gigabyte Tech, Novatek, Faraday Tech, Quanta Computer, Giant Manufactur, Nanya Tech.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Dec 15th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD15.4bn.
We tabulate league table 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 Gigabyte Tech, Novatek, Faraday Tech, Quanta Computer, Giant Manufactur, Nanya Tech.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Dec 15th): Gigabyte Tech, Novatek, Faraday Tech, Quanta Computer

Managing Director, Zero One, Zero One

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

Zero One

Founded in 2015, Zero One produces independent investment research and provides corporate finance advisory services with a focus on both listed and private technology companies. Founder Vincent Fernando has over 20 years of experience in US and Asia capital markets.

Independent Investment Research

Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) - ADR / Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) - ADR

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<li>Overall, it was a strong week for Taiwan Tech. TSMC and Mediatek showed strong performances, as well as key names we like such as Yageo and Himax.</li>
<li>AI-Related Taiwan plays showed relative weakness. This weakness interestingly happened during a week when <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nvidia-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5891:1" rel="noopener">NVIDIA Corp (NVDA US) </a>performed well.</li>
<li>According to insight provider Patrick Liao, MediaTek WiFi 7 chip competition is likely to become fierce in 2024.</li>
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Overall, it was a strong week for Taiwan Tech. TSMC and Mediatek showed strong performances, as well as key names we like such as Yageo and Himax.
AI-Related Taiwan plays showed relative weakness. This weakness interestingly happened during a week when NVIDIA Corp (NVDA US) performed well.
According to insight provider Patrick Liao, MediaTek WiFi 7 chip competition is likely to become fierce in 2024.


Taiwan Tech Weekly: AI Plays Weak Despite Strong Taiwan Tech Market Performance

Asia and Global Semiconductor and Tech Research

Andrew Lu

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>More clear y/y improvement for 8/12" raw wafer, WiFi IC, GaAs RF/VCSEL, and memory vendors but more y/y deterioration for OLED/LCD driver, LCD panel, design service, equipment/materials, and foundry vendors.</li>
<li>GaAs RF and gaming GPU card vendors showed very impressive y/y sales growth of 54% and 63%, respectively. ABF substrate vendors showed the weakest sales decline of 34% among all. </li>
<li>Except A Data (+2.5% m/m) and Phison Electronics (+5.6% m/m) might see stronger share price to reflect stronger November sales, most of others see good/bad news in the price already.</li>
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More clear y/y improvement for 8/12" raw wafer, WiFi IC, GaAs RF/VCSEL, and memory vendors but more y/y deterioration for OLED/LCD driver, LCD panel, design service, equipment/materials, and foundry vendors.
GaAs RF and gaming GPU card vendors showed very impressive y/y sales growth of 54% and 63%, respectively. ABF substrate vendors showed the weakest sales decline of 34% among all. 
Except A Data (+2.5% m/m) and Phison Electronics (+5.6% m/m) might see stronger share price to reflect stronger November sales, most of others see good/bad news in the price already.


Stories Behind the Reported Nov 2023 Taiwan Semi/Tech Sales

Taiwan

Quanta Computer Inc. manufactures and markets notebook computers and related peripheral equipment.

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TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Dec 22nd): Inventec, Walsin Lihwa, Getac Holdings, Hon Hai, Wistron

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in Inventec, Walsin Lihwa, Getac Holdings, Hon Hai,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Yuanta/P-Shares Taiwan Div+ ETF Rebalance: Changes Lead to Huge Turnover

On average, the adds have outperformed the deletes by 5.2% since the announcement of the changes and by 1.12% since the start of the implementation...

Brian Freitas

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Dec 15th): Gigabyte Tech, Novatek, Faraday Tech, Quanta Computer

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in Gigabyte Tech, Novatek, Faraday Tech, Quanta...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Taiwan Tech Weekly: AI Plays Weak Despite Strong Taiwan Tech Market Performance

AI-Related Taiwan plays showed relative weakness. This weakness interestingly happened during a week when NVIDIA Corp (NVDA US) performed well.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Stories Behind the Reported Nov 2023 Taiwan Semi/Tech Sales

Stories Behind the Reported Nov 2023 Taiwan Semi/Tech Sales. More clear y/y improvement for 8/12" raw wafer, WiFi IC, GaAs RF/VCSEL, and memory...

Andrew Lu

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TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Dec 22nd): Inventec, Walsin Lihwa, Getac Holdings, Hon Hai, Wistron

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in Inventec, Walsin Lihwa, Getac Holdings, Hon Hai,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Yuanta/​P-Shares Taiwan Div+ ETF Rebalance: Changes Lead to Huge Turnover

On average, the adds have outperformed the deletes by 5.2% since the announcement of the changes and by 1.12% since the start of the implementation...

Brian Freitas

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Dec 15th): Gigabyte Tech, Novatek, Faraday Tech, Quanta Computer

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in Gigabyte Tech, Novatek, Faraday Tech, Quanta...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Taiwan Tech Weekly: AI Plays Weak Despite Strong Taiwan Tech Market Performance

AI-Related Taiwan plays showed relative weakness. This weakness interestingly happened during a week when NVIDIA Corp (NVDA US) performed well.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Stories Behind the Reported Nov 2023 Taiwan Semi/Tech Sales

Stories Behind the Reported Nov 2023 Taiwan Semi/Tech Sales. More clear y/y improvement for 8/12" raw wafer, WiFi IC, GaAs RF/VCSEL, and memory...

Andrew Lu

Yuanta/P-Shares Taiwan Div+ ETF Rebalance: Changes Lead to Huge Turnover