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

Suzhou Maxwell Technologies  / Index Rebalance

<ul>
<li>There is one constituent change for the STAR&amp;CHINEXT 50 Index in June with AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Co (302132 CH) replacing <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/suzhou-maxwell-technologies-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29819:1" rel="noopener">Suzhou Maxwell Technologies (300751 CH)</a>.</li>
<li>Passive trackers will need to buy 0.15x ADV in AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Co (302132 CH) and sell 0.4x ADV in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/suzhou-maxwell-technologies-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29819:1" rel="noopener">Suzhou Maxwell Technologies (300751 CH)</a>. </li>
<li>AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Co (302132 CH) is a <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/csi-smallcap-500-index-shang" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35347:1" rel="noopener">CSI 500 Index</a> to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-shenzhen-csi-300-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22906:1" rel="noopener">CSI 300 Index</a> migration in June, so there will be more buying in the stock.</li>
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There is one constituent change for the STAR&amp;CHINEXT 50 Index in June with AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Co (302132 CH) replacing Suzhou Maxwell Technologies (300751 CH).
Passive trackers will need to buy 0.15x ADV in AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Co (302132 CH) and sell 0.4x ADV in Suzhou Maxwell Technologies (300751 CH). 
AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Co (302132 CH) is a CSI 500 Index to CSI 300 Index migration in June, so there will be more buying in the stock.


STAR&CHINEXT 50 Index Rebalance: One Change in June Adds to Other (Larger) Index Flows

Anker Innovations Technology / Index Rebalance

<ul>
<li>There could be 1 constituent change (maybe 2) for the STAR&amp;CHINEXT 50 Index in June. The announcement of the potential change will be made after market close on Friday.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/anker-innovations-technology-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36238:1" rel="noopener">Anker Innovations Technology</a> could replace <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/suzhou-maxwell-technologies-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29819:1" rel="noopener">Suzhou Maxwell Technologies</a> in the index. If AVIC Chengdu Aircraft is added to the index, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wuxi-lead-intelligent-equipmen" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27971:1" rel="noopener">Wuxi Lead Intelligent Equipment</a> could be deleted.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/anker-innovations-technology-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36238:1" rel="noopener">Anker Innovations Technology</a> could have opposite flow and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/suzhou-maxwell-technologies-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29819:1" rel="noopener">Suzhou Maxwell Technologies</a> could have same way flow from passive trackers of other indices on the same day.</li>
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There could be 1 constituent change (maybe 2) for the STAR&amp;CHINEXT 50 Index in June. The announcement of the potential change will be made after market close on Friday.

Anker Innovations Technology could replace Suzhou Maxwell Technologies in the index. If AVIC Chengdu Aircraft is added to the index, Wuxi Lead Intelligent Equipment could be deleted.

Anker Innovations Technology could have opposite flow and Suzhou Maxwell Technologies could have same way flow from passive trackers of other indices on the same day.


STAR&CHINEXT 50 Index Rebalance Preview: One Set of Change; Maybe Two

<ul>
<li>With the review cutoff done, there could be one change for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ishares-ftse-a50-china-index-etf" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:249:1" rel="noopener">iShares A50 China (2823 HK)</a>/ <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/csop-ftse-china-a50-etf-26e3b671-fa47-4165-a12e-bf841640c5a3" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23664:1" rel="noopener">CSOP China A50 (HKD) (2822 HK)</a> ETFs in June.</li>
<li>As the highest ranked non-ETF member, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/seres-group-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29951:1" rel="noopener">Seres Group (601127 CH)</a> could replace <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-united-network-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12620:1" rel="noopener">China United Network A (600050 CH)</a> in the ETF at the close on 20 June.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-united-network-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12620:1" rel="noopener">China United Network A (600050 CH)</a> was added to the ETF in March, so this could be a very short stint in the ETF for the stock.</li>
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With the review cutoff done, there could be one change for the iShares A50 China (2823 HK)/ CSOP China A50 (HKD) (2822 HK) ETFs in June.
As the highest ranked non-ETF member, Seres Group (601127 CH) could replace China United Network A (600050 CH) in the ETF at the close on 20 June.

China United Network A (600050 CH) was added to the ETF in March, so this could be a very short stint in the ETF for the stock.


China A50 ETFs Rebalance Preview: One Change Highly Likely

Ningbo Shuanglin Auto Parts / Index Rebalance

<ul>
<li>With the review period complete, there could be 50 changes for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/csi-smallcap-500-index-shang" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35347:1" rel="noopener">CSI Smallcap 500 Index</a> and 100 changes for the CSI 1000 Index in June.</li>
<li>There are a lot of migrations expected between the two indices and the impacts for those stocks are lower with much of the flow cancelling out.</li>
<li>The outright adds have outperformed the outright deletes over the last few months with the profit-taking in March giving way to renewed outperformance in April.</li>
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With the review period complete, there could be 50 changes for the CSI Smallcap 500 Index and 100 changes for the CSI 1000 Index in June.
There are a lot of migrations expected between the two indices and the impacts for those stocks are lower with much of the flow cancelling out.
The outright adds have outperformed the outright deletes over the last few months with the profit-taking in March giving way to renewed outperformance in April.


CSI 500/1000 Index Rebalance Preview: Strong Near-Term Outperformance

Kuang-Chi Technologies   / Index Rebalance

<ul>
<li>There could be 8 changes at the June rebalance with the Industrials and Information Technology sectors gaining 3 index spots each and the Materials sector losing 4 spots.</li>
<li>Estimated one-way turnover is 1.44% at the rebalance leading to a round-trip trade of CNY 32.55bn (US$4.5bn). There are 13 stocks with over 2x ADV to trade.</li>
<li>The forecast adds have outperformed the forecast deletes over the last 6 weeks even though there have been large ETF creations. There could be more outperformance coming up.</li>
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There could be 8 changes at the June rebalance with the Industrials and Information Technology sectors gaining 3 index spots each and the Materials sector losing 4 spots.
Estimated one-way turnover is 1.44% at the rebalance leading to a round-trip trade of CNY 32.55bn (US$4.5bn). There are 13 stocks with over 2x ADV to trade.
The forecast adds have outperformed the forecast deletes over the last 6 weeks even though there have been large ETF creations. There could be more outperformance coming up.


CSI300 Index Rebalance Preview: 8 Changes a Side in June; US$4.5bn Trade

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STAR&CHINEXT 50 Index Rebalance: One Change in June Adds to Other (Larger) Index Flows

AVIC Chengdu Aircraft replaces Suzhou Maxwell Technologies. AVIC Chengdu Aircraft is also a CSI500 to CSI300 migration (net inflows) while Suzhou...

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STAR&CHINEXT 50 Index Rebalance Preview: One Set of Change; Maybe Two

There should be 1 index change in June. Possibly 2. Anker Innovations is a potential CSI300 delete while Suzhou Maxwell is a global index deletion...

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China A50 ETFs Rebalance Preview: One Change Highly Likely

Seres could replace China United Network in the ETFs in June. This is the latest index/ETF inclusion for Seres. China United Network was added to...

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CSI 500/1000 Index Rebalance Preview: Strong Near-Term Outperformance

We forecast 50/100 changes for the CSI500/1000 indices in June. The net passive trade is estimated at US$4.6bn. The outright adds have outperformed...

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CSI300 Index Rebalance Preview: 8 Changes a Side in June; US$4.5bn Trade

8 changes forecast for CSI300 June. Estimated one-way turnover is 1.44% and round-trip trade is US$4.5bn. A long adds/short deletes trade has done...

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