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.

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China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tech / Index Rebalance

China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tech

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<li>With the review period complete, there are 6 non-constituents in direct inclusion zone and 4 current constituents in direct deletion zone. However, as usual, there will be discretion used.</li>
<li>4 changes result in a one-way turnover of 4%, leading to a round-trip trade of CNY 17bn (US$2.4bn). Index arb balances will increase the impact on the stocks.</li>
<li>The index committee has used discretion in selecting the index adds and deletes and that could continue to be the case at this review too.</li>
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With the review period complete, there are 6 non-constituents in direct inclusion zone and 4 current constituents in direct deletion zone. However, as usual, there will be discretion used.
4 changes result in a one-way turnover of 4%, leading to a round-trip trade of CNY 17bn (US$2.4bn). Index arb balances will increase the impact on the stocks.
The index committee has used discretion in selecting the index adds and deletes and that could continue to be the case at this review too.


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<ul><li>Chery Automobile Co. Ltd. made a strong debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Thursday, raising HK$9.2 billion ($1.2 billion) in the city’s largest carmaker IPO of the year and seeing its shares soar as much as 11.2%.</li><li>Shares closed at HK$31.90, up 3.7% from the IPO price of HK$30.80, giving the company a market capitalization of HK$184 billion — placing it nearly on par with rival Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.</li><li>The listing marks a major milestone for the state-owned automaker, founded in 1997, after several failed attempts to go public.</li></ul>

Chery Automobile Co. Ltd. made a strong debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Thursday, raising HK$9.2 billion ($1.2 billion) in the city’s largest carmaker IPO of the year and seeing its shares soar as much as 11.2%.Shares closed at HK$31.90, up 3.7% from the IPO price of HK$30.80, giving the company a market capitalization of HK$184 billion — placing it nearly on par with rival Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.The listing marks a major milestone for the state-owned automaker, founded in 1997, after several failed attempts to go public.

Chery Automobile Raises $1.2 Billion in Hong Kong’s Biggest Carmaker IPO of 2025 

Covering IPOs, Healthcare and Technology Stocks

Andrei Zakharov

Equity Capital Markets

Chery Automobile / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Chery Auto, the second largest Chinese domestic brand passenger vehicle company, priced its IPO at the high end of the range at HK$30.75/share.</li>
<li>High demand for the stock was predictable. Cornerstone investors collectively agreed to acquire ~$588M worth of Chery Auto shares in this offering.  </li>
<li>The Chery Auto stock is set to start trading on Thursday. I see modest potential upside vs. IPO offer price as growth is slowing down and margins compressed.</li>
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Chery Auto, the second largest Chinese domestic brand passenger vehicle company, priced its IPO at the high end of the range at HK$30.75/share.
High demand for the stock was predictable. Cornerstone investors collectively agreed to acquire ~$588M worth of Chery Auto shares in this offering.  
The Chery Auto stock is set to start trading on Thursday. I see modest potential upside vs. IPO offer price as growth is slowing down and margins compressed.


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Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

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<li>Our base case valuation of Chery Auto is target price of HKD 40.6 which is 32% higher than the high end of the IPO price range. </li>
<li>Our base case valuation is based on EV/EBITDA of 5.9x our estimated EBITDA of 37.1 billion RMB in 2026. Our target multiple is 30% premium to the comps' average multiple.</li>
<li>We have chosen to use a premium valuation multiple mainly due to Chery Auto's higher ROE, sales growth, and net margins vs the comps.</li>
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Our base case valuation of Chery Auto is target price of HKD 40.6 which is 32% higher than the high end of the IPO price range. 
Our base case valuation is based on EV/EBITDA of 5.9x our estimated EBITDA of 37.1 billion RMB in 2026. Our target multiple is 30% premium to the comps' average multiple.
We have chosen to use a premium valuation multiple mainly due to Chery Auto's higher ROE, sales growth, and net margins vs the comps.


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<li>We highlight 10 stocks in China that look interesting to us based on our FVMR Methodology</li>
<li>Portfolio changes: Two stocks remain, eight new join the fray</li>
<li>Since inception, it has gained 171% versus the CSI 300 Index’s return of 91%</li>
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We highlight 10 stocks in China that look interesting to us based on our FVMR Methodology
Portfolio changes: Two stocks remain, eight new join the fray
Since inception, it has gained 171% versus the CSI 300 Index’s return of 91%


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SAIC Motor Corporation Ltd., through joint ventures, manufactures and markets automobiles and related parts and accessories.

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SSE50 Index Rebalance Preview: 4 Potential Changes in December

There could be 4 changes for the index in Dec. The index committee has used discretion in the past and that is likely to continue. One-way turnover...

Brian Freitas

Chery Automobile Raises $1.2 Billion in Hong Kong’s Biggest Carmaker IPO of 2025

Chery Automobile Co. Ltd. made a strong debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Thursday, raising HK$9.2 billion ($1.2 billion) in the city’s...

Caixin Global

Chery Auto IPO (9973.HK): Modest Potential Upside, Geely Auto Screens As a Good Comparison

​Chery Auto successfully completed its IPO in Hong Kong and raised more than US$1B. I see modest potential upside vs. IPO price of HK$30.75/share...

Andrei Zakharov

Chery Auto IPO Valuation Analysis

Our base case valuation of Chery Auto is target price of HKD 40.6 which is 32% higher than the high end of the IPO price range.

Douglas Kim

The Stocks to Own in China – Vol. 37

We highlight 10 stocks in China that look interesting to us based on our FVMR Methodology. Portfolio changes: Two stocks remain, eight new join the...

A. Stotz Investment Research

Chery Auto successfully completed its IPO in Hong Kong and raised more than US$1B. I see modest potential upside vs. IPO price of HK$30.75/share...