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>We currently see one change each for the ASX20 and ASX100 indices, 4 changes for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200</a> and 10 adds/ 6 deletes for the ASX300 Index in March.</li>
<li>There could be an addition to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)</a> in January following <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pendal-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15795:1" rel="noopener">Pendal Group (PDL AU)</a>'s acquisition by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/perpetual-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:599:1" rel="noopener">Perpetual Ltd (PPT AU)</a>.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pexa-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34716:1" rel="noopener">PEXA Group (PXA AU)</a> is a potential inclusion to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)</a> if <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/link-administration-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:970:1" rel="noopener">Link Administration (LNK AU)</a>'s in-specie distribution of PEXA shares to its shareholders is approved.</li>
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We currently see one change each for the ASX20 and ASX100 indices, 4 changes for the S&amp;P/ASX 200 and 10 adds/ 6 deletes for the ASX300 Index in March.
There could be an addition to the S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX) in January following Pendal Group (PDL AU)'s acquisition by Perpetual Ltd (PPT AU).

PEXA Group (PXA AU) is a potential inclusion to the S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX) if Link Administration (LNK AU)'s in-specie distribution of PEXA shares to its shareholders is approved.


S&P/​​​​​ASX Index Rebalance Preview: A Busy March (Maybe January and February Too)

Index Rebal/Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Index Rebal/Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

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<li>The index changes for the S&amp;P ASX Index family for the December 2022 Rebalance were announced after the close on Friday 2nd December 2022.</li>
<li>There will be one ADD/DEL for the ASX 50 index and one ADD/DEL for the ASX 200 index.</li>
<li>In this insight, we take a closer look at our expectations for index flows and potential trading ideas.</li>
</ul>


The index changes for the S&amp;P ASX Index family for the December 2022 Rebalance were announced after the close on Friday 2nd December 2022.
There will be one ADD/DEL for the ASX 50 index and one ADD/DEL for the ASX 200 index.
In this insight, we take a closer look at our expectations for index flows and potential trading ideas.


S&P ASX Dec 22 Rebalance: MND Is the Top Pick

<ul>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at the potential index changes for S&amp;P ASX 200, 100, 50, and 20 in the run up to the December 2022 Rebalance.</li>
<li>The 6-month reference period for the December 2022 Rebalance is now complete.</li>
<li>I do not see any changes for ASX 20 or ASX 100. I see one ADD/DEL for ASX 50 and three ADDs/DELs for ASX 200.</li>
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In this insight, we take a look at the potential index changes for S&amp;P ASX 200, 100, 50, and 20 in the run up to the December 2022 Rebalance.
The 6-month reference period for the December 2022 Rebalance is now complete.
I do not see any changes for ASX 20 or ASX 100. I see one ADD/DEL for ASX 50 and three ADDs/DELs for ASX 200.


S&P/​​​​​​​​ASX Quiddity Final Expectations Dec 22: Mostly Mining Companies, Avoid Short Buildup!

Event-Driven

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<li>A Brookfield/MidOcean consortium has made a conditional, non-binding, indicative proposal to acquire 100% of the shares in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/origin-energy-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:797:1" rel="noopener">Origin Energy (ORG AU)</a> at A$9/share in cash.</li>
<li>The offer values <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/origin-energy-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:797:1" rel="noopener">Origin Energy (ORG AU)</a>'s equity at A$15.5bn and is a 54.9% premium to the last close. The premium is over 50% even using longer term VWAPs.</li>
<li>There will be changes to the S&amp;P/ASX family of indices to maintain the number of index members. We will know more once an indicative timeline is published.</li>
</ul>


A Brookfield/MidOcean consortium has made a conditional, non-binding, indicative proposal to acquire 100% of the shares in Origin Energy (ORG AU) at A$9/share in cash.
The offer values Origin Energy (ORG AU)'s equity at A$15.5bn and is a 54.9% premium to the last close. The premium is over 50% even using longer term VWAPs.
There will be changes to the S&amp;P/ASX family of indices to maintain the number of index members. We will know more once an indicative timeline is published.


Origin Energy (ORG AU): Indicative Proposal from Brookfield & MidOcean; Index Implications

<ul>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at the potential index changes for S&amp;P ASX 200, 100, 50, and 20 in the run up to the December 2022 Rebalance.</li>
<li>The top 5 highest ranked ASX 200 Potential ADDs have 10+ days to buy and a couple of these names could become intra-review additions. </li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pilbara-minerals-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7460:1" rel="noopener">Pilbara Minerals (PLS AU)</a> is an ASX 50 ADD and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lendlease-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11248:1" rel="noopener">Lendlease Group (LLC AU)</a> is an ASX 50 DEL as it stands. </li>
</ul>


In this insight, we take a look at the potential index changes for S&amp;P ASX 200, 100, 50, and 20 in the run up to the December 2022 Rebalance.
The top 5 highest ranked ASX 200 Potential ADDs have 10+ days to buy and a couple of these names could become intra-review additions. 

Pilbara Minerals (PLS AU) is an ASX 50 ADD and Lendlease Group (LLC AU) is an ASX 50 DEL as it stands. 


S&P/​​​​​​​ASX Quiddity Leaderboard Dec 22: Top Ranked ASX200 ADDs Look Interesting

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S&P/ASX Index Rebalance Preview: A Busy March (Maybe January and February Too)

There could be an adhoc ASX200 inclusion in Jan. Then there could be 1 change each for the ASX20 and ASX100 indices, 4 changes for the ASX200...

Brian Freitas

S&P ASX Dec 22 Rebalance: MND Is the Top Pick

ASX 200 ADD Monadelphous seems to be the most interesting name. There could be ~12 days of volume to buy and historically ASX 200 ADDs have...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

S&P/ASX Quiddity Final Expectations Dec 22: Mostly Mining Companies, Avoid Short Buildup!

Among the Expected DELs, St Barbara and Smartgroup have significant short buildup. The ASX 50 Expected ADDs/DELs are fairly low-impact names. But...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Origin Energy (ORG AU): Indicative Proposal from Brookfield & MidOcean; Index Implications

A Brookfield/MidOcean consortium has made an NBIO for Origin at A$9/share, a 54.9% premium to last. There is a high probability of this going...

Brian Freitas

S&P/ASX Quiddity Leaderboard Dec 22: Top Ranked ASX200 ADDs Look Interesting

Tassal and Nearmap could get deleted from the ASX 200 index before the December 2022 Rebalance. Monadelphous and PolyNovo are leading the race to...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

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S&P/​​​​​ASX Index Rebalance Preview: A Busy March (Maybe January and February Too)

There could be an adhoc ASX200 inclusion in Jan. Then there could be 1 change each for the ASX20 and ASX100 indices, 4 changes for the ASX200...

Brian Freitas

S&P ASX Dec 22 Rebalance: MND Is the Top Pick

ASX 200 ADD Monadelphous seems to be the most interesting name. There could be ~12 days of volume to buy and historically ASX 200 ADDs have...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

S&P/​​​​​​​​ASX Quiddity Final Expectations Dec 22: Mostly Mining Companies, Avoid Short Buildup!

Among the Expected DELs, St Barbara and Smartgroup have significant short buildup. The ASX 50 Expected ADDs/DELs are fairly low-impact names. But...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Origin Energy (ORG AU): Indicative Proposal from Brookfield & MidOcean; Index Implications

A Brookfield/MidOcean consortium has made an NBIO for Origin at A$9/share, a 54.9% premium to last. There is a high probability of this going...

Brian Freitas

S&P/​​​​​​​ASX Quiddity Leaderboard Dec 22: Top Ranked ASX200 ADDs Look Interesting

Tassal and Nearmap could get deleted from the ASX 200 index before the December 2022 Rebalance. Monadelphous and PolyNovo are leading the race to...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

S&P/ASX Index Rebalance Preview: A Busy March (Maybe January and February Too)

S&P/ASX Quiddity Final Expectations Dec 22: Mostly Mining Companies, Avoid Short Buildup!

S&P/ASX Quiddity Leaderboard Dec 22: Top Ranked ASX200 ADDs Look Interesting