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/hanwha-systems-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28308:1" rel="noopener">Hanwha Systems Co Ltd (272210 KS)</a> will be added to the MarketVector Global Defense Industry Index at the close on 19 September.</li>
<li>The constituent change, float changes and capping changes result in an estimated one-way turnover of 3.1% resulting in a round-trip trade of US$437m.</li>
<li>Inflows to the tracking ETF have slowed down but there could be more inflows after a period of consolidation in the underlying stocks.</li>
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Hanwha Systems Co Ltd (272210 KS) will be added to the MarketVector Global Defense Industry Index at the close on 19 September.
The constituent change, float changes and capping changes result in an estimated one-way turnover of 3.1% resulting in a round-trip trade of US$437m.
Inflows to the tracking ETF have slowed down but there could be more inflows after a period of consolidation in the underlying stocks.


MV Global Defense Industry Index Rebalance: Hanwha Systems Added as Stocks Play Offence

Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

Joe Jasper

Technical Analyst

Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

Technical Analysis

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<li>Our outlook remains bullish on global equities (MSCI ACWI). We've been bullish since early-November 2023, save for a two month period from late-July to late-September 2024 when we were neutral.</li>
<li>We also believe the U.S. dollar (DXY) and Treasury yields have put in major tops, which is a crucial risk-on signal for global equities.</li>
<li>With more and more countries breaking out, we remain bullish as long as ACWI-US is above $116, S&amp;P 500 is above 5770-5850, and EURO STOXX 50 is above 5030.</li>
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Our outlook remains bullish on global equities (MSCI ACWI). We've been bullish since early-November 2023, save for a two month period from late-July to late-September 2024 when we were neutral.
We also believe the U.S. dollar (DXY) and Treasury yields have put in major tops, which is a crucial risk-on signal for global equities.
With more and more countries breaking out, we remain bullish as long as ACWI-US is above $116, S&amp;P 500 is above 5770-5850, and EURO STOXX 50 is above 5030.


Major Top for the U.S. Dollar (DXY) = Risk-On; Bullish Outlook Despite Near-Term Downside Risk

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group / Technical Analysis

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<li>Our bullish outlook (since early-November 2023) remains intact. Continue to ride this trend higher and buy dips as long as ACWI-US and EEM-US remain above supports at $110 and $41-$42.</li>
<li>In our previous Int'l Compass (June 27) we discussed the rotation that we believed was starting, whereby global Technology (IXN-US) would consolidate as investors rotate to laggard areas.</li>
<li>This rotation has continued while Technology goes through a healthy consolidation. Continue to focus on other more value-oriented Sectors while Technology/growth consolidates</li>
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Our bullish outlook (since early-November 2023) remains intact. Continue to ride this trend higher and buy dips as long as ACWI-US and EEM-US remain above supports at $110 and $41-$42.
In our previous Int'l Compass (June 27) we discussed the rotation that we believed was starting, whereby global Technology (IXN-US) would consolidate as investors rotate to laggard areas.
This rotation has continued while Technology goes through a healthy consolidation. Continue to focus on other more value-oriented Sectors while Technology/growth consolidates


Rotation Continues; Bullish Outlook Intact; Buys in Global Financials, Industrials, Discretionary

Junior Finance Analyst, Steno Research

Ulrik Simmelholt

Junior Finance Analyst

Macro and Geopolitical Research House

Steno Research

Steno Research is a new macro and geopolitical research house. We are based out of Copenhagen, Denmark, but have an international team and a strong network of sources and partners around the world. The team is lead by Andreas Steno, previous global head of strategy at Nordea Bank, and Mikkel Rosenvold, former chief consultant in the Danish Ministry of Finance.

Cross Asset Strategy

<ul><li>We’ve received loads of feedback from our clients regarding our Trump versus Biden basket.</li><li>As a result, we will provide a detailed breakdown of both baskets and explain the rationale behind each.</li><li>We are updating the baskets regularly based on the political proposals of the two candidates.</li></ul>

We’ve received loads of feedback from our clients regarding our Trump versus Biden basket.As a result, we will provide a detailed breakdown of both baskets and explain the rationale behind each.We are updating the baskets regularly based on the political proposals of the two candidates.

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European Event-Driven Analyst

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Event-Driven

On 24 April, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/leonardo-spa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21190:1" rel="noopener">Leonardo SpA (LDO IM)</a> <a href="https://www.leonardocompany.com/en/press-release-detail/-/detail/24-04-2021-leonardo-acquista?f=%2Finvestors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">agreed to acquire</a> a 25.1% stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hensoldt-ag" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33024:1" rel="noopener">Hensoldt AG (HAG GR)</a>  from KKR for €23 per share.<ul>
<li>For an implied equity value of €2,415 mn and an implied EV of €2,980 mn.</li>
<li>The consideration represents 1.6x EV/Fwd Revenue, 9.9x EV/Fwd EBITDA and 21.2x Fwd P/E.</li>
</ul>This follows conversations with other firms with interests in defence, which included <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/indra-sistemas-sa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21277:1" rel="noopener">Indra Sistemas Sa (IDR SM)</a>, Leonardo, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/saab-ab" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22469:1" rel="noopener">Saab AB (SAABB SS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/thales-sa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21483:1" rel="noopener">Thales SA (HO FP)</a>.Leonardo seeks to increase the defence electronics business and access new European defence programs. Both Hensoldt and Leonardo have co-operated on the Eurofighter and this tie-up will allow them to gain critical mass vs. other European champions such as Dassault and Thales.The German government has a golden share in the company, which allows the German government to block strategic decisions.KKR has succeeded in extracting value from its investment: from €12/share upon listing to €17.07/share in the 25.1% sale to KfW and now €23/share in this 25.1% sale to Leonardo. KKR retains c.18% of Hensoldt.On 23 April, Hensoldt closed at €15.58. Upon opening of the market on 26 April, expect Hensoldt to increase to levels c. €23 per share.Recommendation is long Hensoldt, TP €24.6 (implied EV/Fwd EBITDA valuation from comparables), c. 7% upside to the price agreed between KKR and Leonardo.

On 24 April, Leonardo SpA (LDO IM) agreed to acquire a 25.1% stake in Hensoldt AG (HAG GR)  from KKR for €23 per share.
For an implied equity value of €2,415 mn and an implied EV of €2,980 mn.
The consideration represents 1.6x EV/Fwd Revenue, 9.9x EV/Fwd EBITDA and 21.2x Fwd P/E.
This follows conversations with other firms with interests in defence, which included Indra Sistemas Sa (IDR SM), Leonardo, Saab AB (SAABB SS) and Thales SA (HO FP).Leonardo seeks to increase the defence electronics business and access new European defence programs. Both Hensoldt and Leonardo have co-operated on the Eurofighter and this tie-up will allow them to gain critical mass vs. other European champions such as Dassault and Thales.The German government has a golden share in the company, which allows the German government to block strategic decisions.KKR has succeeded in extracting value from its investment: from €12/share upon listing to €17.07/share in the 25.1% sale to KfW and now €23/share in this 25.1% sale to Leonardo. KKR retains c.18% of Hensoldt.On 23 April, Hensoldt closed at €15.58. Upon opening of the market on 26 April, expect Hensoldt to increase to levels c. €23 per share.Recommendation is long Hensoldt, TP €24.6 (implied EV/Fwd EBITDA valuation from comparables), c. 7% upside to the price agreed between KKR and Leonardo.

Leonardo/Hensoldt: Acquisition of Controlling Stake

Sweden

Saab AB is a high technology company.  The Company develops, manufactures, and delivers advanced products for the defense market.  Saab's operations include defense technology, command and control systems, military and commercial aircraft, and technical services, as well as missiles, space equipment, and aviation services.  The Company sells and markets its products internationally.

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