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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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pilbara-minerals-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7460:1" rel="noopener">Pilbara Minerals (PLS AU)</a> will replace <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lendlease-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11248:1" rel="noopener">Lendlease Group (LLC AU)</a> in the S&amp;P/ASX 50 Index, while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/monadelphous-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:553:1" rel="noopener">Monadelphous (MND AU)</a> will replace <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/st-barbara-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3764:1" rel="noopener">St Barbara Ltd (SBM AU)</a> in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200</a>.</li>
<li>The largest impact from passive trading will be on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/monadelphous-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:553:1" rel="noopener">Monadelphous (MND AU)</a> while the largest flow will be on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pilbara-minerals-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7460:1" rel="noopener">Pilbara Minerals (PLS AU)</a>. </li>
<li>There appears to be significant short positioning on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lendlease-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11248:1" rel="noopener">Lendlease Group (LLC AU)</a> as cumulative excess volume and short interest continue to rise.</li>
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Pilbara Minerals (PLS AU) will replace Lendlease Group (LLC AU) in the S&amp;P/ASX 50 Index, while Monadelphous (MND AU) will replace St Barbara Ltd (SBM AU) in the S&amp;P/ASX 200.
The largest impact from passive trading will be on Monadelphous (MND AU) while the largest flow will be on Pilbara Minerals (PLS AU). 
There appears to be significant short positioning on Lendlease Group (LLC AU) as cumulative excess volume and short interest continue to rise.


S&P/​​​ASX Index Rebalance (Dec 2022): Couple of Changes to Close Out the Year

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 ASX Stocks as of Nov 18th (reported today) which has an aggregated short interest worth USD18.6bn.</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 Ramsay Health, Woodside Energy, ANZ, Northern Star, Telstra. </li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of ASX Stocks as of Nov 18th (reported today) which has an aggregated short interest worth USD18.6bn.
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 Ramsay Health, Woodside Energy, ANZ, Northern Star, Telstra. 


ASX Short Interest Weekly (Nov 18th): Ramsay Health, Woodside Energy, ANZ, Northern Star, Telstra

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<li>Volatile stock prices could mean one change for the S&amp;P/ASX 50 Index and one change for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)</a> at the December rebalance.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/atlas-arteria-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14430:1" rel="noopener">Atlas Arteria (ALX AU)</a> could replace <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lendlease-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11248:1" rel="noopener">Lendlease Group (LLC AU)</a> in the S&amp;P/ASX 50 Index, while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/monadelphous-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:553:1" rel="noopener">Monadelphous (MND AU)</a> could replace <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/st-barbara-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3764:1" rel="noopener">St Barbara Ltd (SBM AU)</a> in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200</a>.</li>
<li>Short interest on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/st-barbara-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3764:1" rel="noopener">St Barbara Ltd (SBM AU)</a> has spiked in the last few weeks and there could be short covering ahead of implementation of the changes.</li>
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Volatile stock prices could mean one change for the S&amp;P/ASX 50 Index and one change for the S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX) at the December rebalance.

Atlas Arteria (ALX AU) could replace Lendlease Group (LLC AU) in the S&amp;P/ASX 50 Index, while Monadelphous (MND AU) could replace St Barbara Ltd (SBM AU) in the S&amp;P/ASX 200.
Short interest on St Barbara Ltd (SBM AU) has spiked in the last few weeks and there could be short covering ahead of implementation of the changes.


S&P/​​​​​​ASX Index Rebalance Preview: Shrinking Number of Changes in Dec

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<li>We see one potential change for the S&amp;P/ASX 50 Index and two potential changes for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200</a> at the December rebalance, though some stocks are close to the cutoffs.</li>
<li>The potential passive buying on the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)</a> adds will exceed 11 days of ADV while the impact on the other stocks ranges from 1.5-4 days of ADV.</li>
<li>Most stocks have been moving the right way and there will be pre-positions built up on some of the stocks. Shorts have been active on a few names too.</li>
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We see one potential change for the S&amp;P/ASX 50 Index and two potential changes for the S&amp;P/ASX 200 at the December rebalance, though some stocks are close to the cutoffs.
The potential passive buying on the S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX) adds will exceed 11 days of ADV while the impact on the other stocks ranges from 1.5-4 days of ADV.
Most stocks have been moving the right way and there will be pre-positions built up on some of the stocks. Shorts have been active on a few names too.


S&P/​​​​​ASX Index Rebalance Preview: Moving the Right Way

<ul>
<li>At the December rebalance, we expect changes to the S&amp;P/ASX 50 Index and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)</a>. Announcement is on 2 December with implementation on 16 December.</li>
<li>If added to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)</a>, passive trackers will need to buy over 9 days of ADV on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/monadelphous-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:553:1" rel="noopener">Monadelphous (MND AU)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ioneer-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10264:1" rel="noopener">ioneer Ltd (INR AU)</a>.</li>
<li>Shorts have dropped on nearly all potential adds and deletes over the last couple of months. With shorts at low levels, short covering will have limited impact at the rebalance.</li>
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At the December rebalance, we expect changes to the S&amp;P/ASX 50 Index and S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX). Announcement is on 2 December with implementation on 16 December.
If added to the S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX), passive trackers will need to buy over 9 days of ADV on Monadelphous (MND AU) and ioneer Ltd (INR AU).
Shorts have dropped on nearly all potential adds and deletes over the last couple of months. With shorts at low levels, short covering will have limited impact at the rebalance.


S&P/​​​​ASX Index Rebalance Preview: A Few High Impact Adds

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Regis Resources Ltd. is a mineral exploration and production company. The Company mines for gold, nickel, and copper.

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S&P/ASX Index Rebalance (Dec 2022): Couple of Changes to Close Out the Year

PLS replaces LLC in the ASX50; MND replaces SBM in the ASX200. Largest impact on MND, largest flow on PLS. Lots of pre-positioning on LLC and SBM...

Brian Freitas

ASX Short Interest Weekly (Nov 18th): Ramsay Health, Woodside Energy, ANZ, Northern Star, Telstra

We analyzed ASX short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in Ramsay Health, Woodside Energy, ANZ, Northern Star,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

S&P/ASX Index Rebalance Preview: Shrinking Number of Changes in Dec

With 3 days left in the review period, we forecast one change each for the ASX50 & ASX200 indices. The largest impact of passive trading will be on...

Brian Freitas

S&P/ASX Index Rebalance Preview: Moving the Right Way

We see 1 change for the ASX50 and 2 for the ASX200. Impact on the ASX200 adds is high. There is pre-positioning on the long & short side and the...

Brian Freitas

S&P/ASX Index Rebalance Preview: A Few High Impact Adds

There could be two changes each for the ASX50 and ASX200 indices in December. There is a large impact expected on a couple of the adds while short...

Brian Freitas

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S&P/​​​ASX Index Rebalance (Dec 2022): Couple of Changes to Close Out the Year

PLS replaces LLC in the ASX50; MND replaces SBM in the ASX200. Largest impact on MND, largest flow on PLS. Lots of pre-positioning on LLC and SBM...

Brian Freitas

ASX Short Interest Weekly (Nov 18th): Ramsay Health, Woodside Energy, ANZ, Northern Star, Telstra

We analyzed ASX short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in Ramsay Health, Woodside Energy, ANZ, Northern Star,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

S&P/​​​​​​ASX Index Rebalance Preview: Shrinking Number of Changes in Dec

With 3 days left in the review period, we forecast one change each for the ASX50 & ASX200 indices. The largest impact of passive trading will be on...

Brian Freitas

S&P/​​​​​ASX Index Rebalance Preview: Moving the Right Way

We see 1 change for the ASX50 and 2 for the ASX200. Impact on the ASX200 adds is high. There is pre-positioning on the long & short side and the...

Brian Freitas

S&P/​​​​ASX Index Rebalance Preview: A Few High Impact Adds

There could be two changes each for the ASX50 and ASX200 indices in December. There is a large impact expected on a couple of the adds while short...

Brian Freitas

S&P/ASX Index Rebalance (Dec 2022): Couple of Changes to Close Out the Year

S&P/ASX Index Rebalance Preview: Shrinking Number of Changes in Dec

S&P/ASX Index Rebalance Preview: Moving the Right Way

S&P/ASX Index Rebalance Preview: A Few High Impact Adds