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/posco-dx-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5198:1" rel="noopener">Posco DX (022100 KS)</a> continues to drop following its section transfer from the KOSDAQ market to the KOSPI market. Short interest in the stock nearly halved in December.</li>
<li>There were big net inflows to China ETFs with creations in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-shenzhen-csi-300-inde" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22906:1" rel="noopener">CSI 300 Index</a> ETFs and redemptions in ETFs tracking the CSI 500 Index and CSI 1000 Index.</li>
<li>Creations continued in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ishares-msci-emerging-markets-223f5da3-7054-4e4f-bc55-b7f0852c2581" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31998:1" rel="noopener">iShares Emerging Markets ex China (EMXC US)</a> ETF with units outstanding reaching a new high.</li>
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Posco DX (022100 KS) continues to drop following its section transfer from the KOSDAQ market to the KOSPI market. Short interest in the stock nearly halved in December.
There were big net inflows to China ETFs with creations in CSI 300 Index ETFs and redemptions in ETFs tracking the CSI 500 Index and CSI 1000 Index.
Creations continued in the iShares Emerging Markets ex China (EMXC US) ETF with units outstanding reaching a new high.


Index Rebalance & ETF Flow Recap: HSCEI, HSCI, KRX New Deal, NIFTY50, NEXT50, CNXBANK

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<li>We see 30 potential adds (including plenty of new listings) and 28 potential deletes (on market cap and liquidity) for the Hang Seng Composite Index in March.</li>
<li>We expect 26 stocks to be added to Southbound Stock Connect following the rebalance while 25 stocks could be deleted from the trading link and become Sell-only.</li>
<li>There are stocks that have a very high percentage of holdings via Stock Connect and there could be some unwinding prior to the stocks becoming Sell-only.</li>
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We see 30 potential adds (including plenty of new listings) and 28 potential deletes (on market cap and liquidity) for the Hang Seng Composite Index in March.
We expect 26 stocks to be added to Southbound Stock Connect following the rebalance while 25 stocks could be deleted from the trading link and become Sell-only.
There are stocks that have a very high percentage of holdings via Stock Connect and there could be some unwinding prior to the stocks becoming Sell-only.


HSCI Index Rebalance Preview and Stock Connect: Potential Changes in March

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

DZT Research

DZT 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 analyse the changes of A-H premium on 146 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 121.3% as of Nov 17th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by -0.3ppt week on week, led by consumer discretionary, communication services, utilities and offset by real estate, energy, materials.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Ganfeng Lithium, Byd Company, CICC, Shanghai Fudan, Huahong.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 146 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 121.3% as of Nov 17th.
The average A-H premium changed by -0.3ppt week on week, led by consumer discretionary, communication services, utilities and offset by real estate, energy, materials.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Ganfeng Lithium, Byd Company, CICC, Shanghai Fudan, Huahong.


A-H Premium Weekly (Nov 17th): Ganfeng Lithium, BYD, CICC, Shanghai Fudan, Huahong

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<li>We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 146 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 118.6% as of Oct 13th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by -6.8ppt week on week, led by energy, health care, materials and offset by consumer staples.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Wuapptec, Tsingtao Brew, China Telecom and China Southern.</li>
</ul>


We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 146 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 118.6% as of Oct 13th.
The average A-H premium changed by -6.8ppt week on week, led by energy, health care, materials and offset by consumer staples.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Wuapptec, Tsingtao Brew, China Telecom and China Southern.


A-H Premium Weekly (Oct 13th): Wuapptec, Tsingtao Brew, China Telecom, China Southern

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<li>We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 146 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 125.4% as of Oct 6th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by 8.1ppt week on week, led by health care, information technology, materials.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Cm Bank, Postal Savings, Conch Cement, Beigene, Sinopec Corp.</li>
</ul>


We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 146 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 125.4% as of Oct 6th.
The average A-H premium changed by 8.1ppt week on week, led by health care, information technology, materials.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Cm Bank, Postal Savings, Conch Cement, Beigene, Sinopec Corp.


A-H Premium Weekly (Oct 6th): CMB, Postal Savings, Conch Cement, Beigene, Sinopec

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Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd. processes crude oil into a broad range of synthetic fibers, resins and plastics, intermediate petrochemical products and petroleum products.

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Sinopec Shanghai Petroche A (600688 CH)

Index Rebalance & ETF Flow Recap: HSCEI, HSCI, KRX New Deal, NIFTY50, NEXT50, CNXBANK

This recap highlights Insights covering Asian index rebalances (announcements/ forecasts/ IPO Fast Entry/ M&A driven changes). We also highlight...

Brian Freitas

HSCI Index Rebalance Preview and Stock Connect: Potential Changes in March

There could be nearly 58 adds/deletes for the HSCI in September. That will trigger changes to the Southbound Stock Connect list and increase flows...

Brian Freitas

A-H Premium Weekly (Nov 17th): Ganfeng Lithium, BYD, CICC, Shanghai Fudan, Huahong

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Ganfeng Lithium, Byd Company, CICC, Shanghai Fudan, Huahong.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

A-H Premium Weekly (Oct 13th): Wuapptec, Tsingtao Brew, China Telecom, China Southern

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for　Wuapptec, Tsingtao Brew, China Telecom and China Southern.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

A-H Premium Weekly (Oct 6th): CMB, Postal Savings, Conch Cement, Beigene, Sinopec

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Cm Bank, Postal Savings, Conch Cement, Beigene, Sinopec Corp.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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Index Rebalance & ETF Flow Recap: HSCEI, HSCI, KRX New Deal, NIFTY50, NEXT50, CNXBANK

This recap highlights Insights covering Asian index rebalances (announcements/ forecasts/ IPO Fast Entry/ M&A driven changes). We also highlight...

Brian Freitas

HSCI Index Rebalance Preview and Stock Connect: Potential Changes in March

There could be nearly 58 adds/deletes for the HSCI in September. That will trigger changes to the Southbound Stock Connect list and increase flows...

Brian Freitas

A-H Premium Weekly (Nov 17th): Ganfeng Lithium, BYD, CICC, Shanghai Fudan, Huahong

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Ganfeng Lithium, Byd Company, CICC, Shanghai Fudan, Huahong.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

A-H Premium Weekly (Oct 13th): Wuapptec, Tsingtao Brew, China Telecom, China Southern

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Wuapptec, Tsingtao Brew, China Telecom and China Southern.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

A-H Premium Weekly (Oct 6th): CMB, Postal Savings, Conch Cement, Beigene, Sinopec

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Cm Bank, Postal Savings, Conch Cement, Beigene, Sinopec Corp.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for　Wuapptec, Tsingtao Brew, China Telecom and China Southern.