Technology / Semiconductor / Internet Research

Nicolas Baratte

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>An additional 24 Equipment are added to the restriction list (negative to AMAT, KLA, LAM). No explicit restrictions on ASML or Tokyo Electron, but that’s done indirectly.</li>
<li>HBM Memory sales to China restricted (directly negative to Samsung), but restriction of DRAM Manufacturing Equipment sales is long-term positive to Micron, Samsung, SK Hynix. </li>
<li>140 Chinese firms added to the Entity List, including all China’s Semi Production Equipment makers (Naura, AMEC, Piotech, SiCarrier). </li>
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An additional 24 Equipment are added to the restriction list (negative to AMAT, KLA, LAM). No explicit restrictions on ASML or Tokyo Electron, but that’s done indirectly.
HBM Memory sales to China restricted (directly negative to Samsung), but restriction of DRAM Manufacturing Equipment sales is long-term positive to Micron, Samsung, SK Hynix. 
140 Chinese firms added to the Entity List, including all China’s Semi Production Equipment makers (Naura, AMEC, Piotech, SiCarrier). 


US Restriction on Semi Export to China Negative for All Equipment Makers, Naura, AMEC, ASML, TEL

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>There is 1 change for the CNI Semiconductor Chips Index that will be implemented at the close on 13 December.</li>
<li>Passive trackers are estimated to buy 0.9x ADV in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hwatsing-technology-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36700:1" rel="noopener">Hwatsing Technology (688120 CH)</a> and sell 0.5x ADV in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/starpower-semiconductor-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:30089:1" rel="noopener">StarPower Semiconductor (603290 CH)</a>. </li>
<li>The add has outperformed the delete, but not by a lot. There could be more outperformance over the next couple of weeks.</li>
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There is 1 change for the CNI Semiconductor Chips Index that will be implemented at the close on 13 December.
Passive trackers are estimated to buy 0.9x ADV in Hwatsing Technology (688120 CH) and sell 0.5x ADV in StarPower Semiconductor (603290 CH). 
The add has outperformed the delete, but not by a lot. There could be more outperformance over the next couple of weeks.


CNI Semiconductor Chips Index Rebalance: One Change with Big Flow

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

<ul>
<li>We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of November 29th.</li>
<li>The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Alibaba, Ping An Insurance, China Mobile, Meituan.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of November 29th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for Alibaba, Ping An Insurance, China Mobile, Meituan.


Hong Kong Connect Flows (Nov 29th): Alibaba, Ping An Insurance, China Mobile, Meituan

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<li>We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 150 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 103.3% as of Nov 29th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by -0.2ppt week-on-week, led by information technology, materials, real estate and offset by consumer staples, energy, health care.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Goldwind, GAC, Cosco Shipping Energy, Flat Glass, Shanghai Electric.</li>
</ul>


We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 150 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 103.3% as of Nov 29th.
The average A-H premium changed by -0.2ppt week-on-week, led by information technology, materials, real estate and offset by consumer staples, energy, health care.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Goldwind, GAC, Cosco Shipping Energy, Flat Glass, Shanghai Electric.


A-H Premium Weekly (Nov 29th): Goldwind, GAC, Cosco Shipping Energy, Flat Glass, Shanghai Electric

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>SOUTHBOUND gross trading activity dropped sharply again to the lowest in a few months but net SOUTHBOUND buying remains very strong, with big flows on tech.</li>
<li>Most of the top names were tech names - both in gross and net buys. Only 1 tech name in top five net sells.</li>
<li>Last week I said I expect HK-listed tech to continue getting bought. Alibaba, Tencent, Xiaomi, etc are safe havens against Trump tariffs as they don't compete in the US. Continue.</li>
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SOUTHBOUND gross trading activity dropped sharply again to the lowest in a few months but net SOUTHBOUND buying remains very strong, with big flows on tech.
Most of the top names were tech names - both in gross and net buys. Only 1 tech name in top five net sells.
Last week I said I expect HK-listed tech to continue getting bought. Alibaba, Tencent, Xiaomi, etc are safe havens against Trump tariffs as they don't compete in the US. Continue.


HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 29 Nov 2024); SB Trading Volumes Lower, Still Strong Net Buying Tech

China

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation operates a semiconductor foundry. The Company provides integrated circuit foundry and technology services including the testing, development, design, manufacturing, packaging, and sale of integrated circuits. Semiconductor Manufacturing International offers its products and services around the world.

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) (981 HK)

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC)

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US Restriction on Semi Export to China Negative for All Equipment Makers, Naura, AMEC, ASML, TEL

New restrictions on equipment sales and Entity List additions impact semiconductor industry players, with mostly negative implications as SPE...

Nicolas Baratte

CNI Semiconductor Chips Index Rebalance: One Change with Big Flow

Hwatsing replaces StarPower in the index. Trackers will need to buy 0.9x ADV in the adds and sell 0.5x ADV in the delete. SMIC will be capped in...

Brian Freitas

Hong Kong Connect Flows (Nov 29th): Alibaba, Ping An Insurance, China Mobile, Meituan

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Alibaba, Ping An Insurance, China Mobile, Meituan.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

A-H Premium Weekly (Nov 29th): Goldwind, GAC, Cosco Shipping Energy, Flat Glass, Shanghai Electric

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Goldwind, GAC, Cosco Shipping Energy, Flat Glass, Shanghai...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 29 Nov 2024); SB Trading Volumes Lower, Still Strong Net Buying Tech

SOUTHBOUND volumes fell again this week to the lowest in months but net flows continue to be strong. This week was all about tech.

Travis Lundy

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US Restriction on Semi Export to China Negative for All Equipment Makers, Naura, AMEC, ASML, TEL

​New restrictions on equipment sales and Entity List additions impact semiconductor industry players, with mostly negative implications as SPE...

Nicolas Baratte

CNI Semiconductor Chips Index Rebalance: One Change with Big Flow

Hwatsing replaces StarPower in the index. Trackers will need to buy 0.9x ADV in the adds and sell 0.5x ADV in the delete. SMIC will be capped in...

Brian Freitas

Hong Kong Connect Flows (Nov 29th): Alibaba, Ping An Insurance, China Mobile, Meituan

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Alibaba, Ping An Insurance, China Mobile, Meituan.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

A-H Premium Weekly (Nov 29th): Goldwind, GAC, Cosco Shipping Energy, Flat Glass, Shanghai Electric

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Goldwind, GAC, Cosco Shipping Energy, Flat Glass, Shanghai...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 29 Nov 2024); SB Trading Volumes Lower, Still Strong Net Buying Tech

SOUTHBOUND volumes fell again this week to the lowest in months but net flows continue to be strong. This week was all about tech.

Travis Lundy

New restrictions on equipment sales and Entity List additions impact semiconductor industry players, with mostly negative implications as SPE...