Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

Shenton Research

Shenton Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jul 24th.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.</li>
<li>We highlight short changes in Zijin Mining, Hua Hong Semi, Zijin Gold Intl, Tencent, Knowledge Atlas, Ke, Sinotruk (Hong Kong).</li>
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We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jul 24th.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.
We highlight short changes in Zijin Mining, Hua Hong Semi, Zijin Gold Intl, Tencent, Knowledge Atlas, Ke, Sinotruk (Hong Kong).


HK Short Interest Weekly: Zijin Mining, Hua Hong Semi, Zijin Gold Intl, Tencent, Knowledge Atlas, Ke

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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.

Index Rebalance

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/montage-technology-co-ltd-class-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:46333:1" rel="noopener">Montage Technology (6809 HK)</a> (MT), a provider of memory interface chips and interconnect chips, raised around US$1bn in its H-share listing. Its cornerstone investors will soon be released from their lockup.</li>
<li>MT’s product portfolio, mainly comprises memory interface chips and interconnect chips, addresses interconnect bottlenecks while enhancing data rate/bandwidth, reliability, and power efficiency, as per the company.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
</ul>



Montage Technology (6809 HK) (MT), a provider of memory interface chips and interconnect chips, raised around US$1bn in its H-share listing. Its cornerstone investors will soon be released from their lockup.
MT’s product portfolio, mainly comprises memory interface chips and interconnect chips, addresses interconnect bottlenecks while enhancing data rate/bandwidth, reliability, and power efficiency, as per the company.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Aequitas: Montage Technology A/H Lockup Expiry - US$1.1bn+ Release with the Stock up Nearly 150%

Equity Capital Markets

Zhongji InnoLight / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zhongji-innolight" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:55331:1" rel="noopener">Zhongji InnoLight (3308 HK)</a> (ZI), one of the world’s largest optical transceiver manufacturers, raised around US$7.8bn in its H-share listing.</li>
<li>Innolight was the global leader in 2025 in optical modules, with its products being in high demand for data centers.</li>
<li>We have looked at the past performance and valuations in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
</ul>



Zhongji InnoLight (3308 HK) (ZI), one of the world’s largest optical transceiver manufacturers, raised around US$7.8bn in its H-share listing.
Innolight was the global leader in 2025 in optical modules, with its products being in high demand for data centers.
We have looked at the past performance and valuations in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


Aequitas: Innolight Trading - Good Quality, Ok Demand, Bad Market. HK Investor Feedback Remains +ve

SHEIN Global Holdings / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shein-global-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:55372:1" rel="noopener">SHEIN Global Holdings (SHEIN HK)</a> (SHEIN), a global online fashion and lifestyle company, aims to raise up to US$3bn in its Hong Kong listing.</li>
<li>Shein is a global online fashion and lifestyle company serving approximately 273m active customers in approximately 160 markets in 2025.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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SHEIN Global Holdings (SHEIN HK) (SHEIN), a global online fashion and lifestyle company, aims to raise up to US$3bn in its Hong Kong listing.
Shein is a global online fashion and lifestyle company serving approximately 273m active customers in approximately 160 markets in 2025.
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Aequitas: Shein - The Positive - Global Reach

Eastroc Beverage / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/eastroc-beverage-group-co-ltd-class-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45048:1" rel="noopener">Eastroc Beverage (9980 HK)</a> (EB), a China-based functional beverage company, raised around US$1.3bn in its H-share listing. Its cornerstone investors will soon be released from their lockup.</li>
<li>According to Frost &amp; Sullivan (F&amp;S), EB has been the largest functional beverage company in China in terms of sales volume for four consecutive years since 2021.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
</ul>



Eastroc Beverage (9980 HK) (EB), a China-based functional beverage company, raised around US$1.3bn in its H-share listing. Its cornerstone investors will soon be released from their lockup.
According to Frost &amp; Sullivan (F&amp;S), EB has been the largest functional beverage company in China in terms of sales volume for four consecutive years since 2021.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Aequitas: Eastroc Beverage A/H Lockup Expiry - US$280m Release with the Stock Underwater

China

Biren Technology is a Chinese fabless semiconductor design company that develops general-purpose graphics processing units (GPGPUs) and intelligent computing solutions. Its products, such as the BR100 series, are aimed at artificial intelligence (AI), high-performance computing (HPC), and cloud applications. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

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Biren Technology (6082 HK)

HK Short Interest Weekly: Zijin Mining, Hua Hong Semi, Zijin Gold Intl, Tencent, Knowledge Atlas, Ke

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jul 24th and highlight short interest changes in Zijin Mining (2899 HK),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Aequitas: Montage Technology A/H Lockup Expiry - US$1.1bn+ Release with the Stock up Nearly 150%

Montage Technology (6809 HK), a provider of memory interface chips and interconnect chips, raised around US$1bn in its H-share listing. Its...

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas: Innolight Trading - Good Quality, Ok Demand, Bad Market. HK Investor Feedback Remains +ve

Zhongji InnoLight (3308 HK) (ZI), one of the world’s largest optical transceiver manufacturers, raised around US$7bn in its H-share listing. In...

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas: Shein - The Positive - Global Reach

SHEIN Global Holdings (SHEIN HK), a global online fashion and lifestyle company, aims to raise up to US$3bn in its Hong Kong listing. In this note,...

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas: Eastroc Beverage A/H Lockup Expiry - US$280m Release with the Stock Underwater

Eastroc Beverage (9980 HK) (EB), a China-based functional beverage company, raised around US$1.3bn in its H-share listing. Its cornerstone...

Sumeet Singh

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