Asia Real Estate News Tracker, Asia Real Estate Tracker

Asia Real Estate Tracker

Asia Real Estate News Tracker

Tracking developments across Asia's regional real estate markets

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Global capital flowing into Australian logistics market as it reaches turning point, attracting investments.</li><li>Japan REIT makes deals in Tokyo, buying Tokyo Tower for $120M and selling office block for $62M.</li><li>CapitaLand India Trust acquires Bengaluru offices for $170M after project funding, expanding its portfolio.</li></ul>

Global capital flowing into Australian logistics market as it reaches turning point, attracting investments.Japan REIT makes deals in Tokyo, buying Tokyo Tower for $120M and selling office block for $62M.CapitaLand India Trust acquires Bengaluru offices for $170M after project funding, expanding its portfolio.

Asia Real Estate Tracker (25-Feb-2025): Global capital flows boost Australian logistics market.

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning, Copley Fund Research

Steven Holden

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning

Copley Fund Research

Copley Fund Research provide research and data on asset allocation among Global and Emerging Market equity funds.  The analysis details absolute and relative positioning across countries, sectors and industries together with highly granular data on single stock and single fund allocations.  The data is updated monthly with time series going back to January 2011.

Global Research - Analysis of 165 prominent Global equity funds, combined AUM $335bn
GEM Research - Analysis of 127 prominent global EM equity funds, combined AUM $250bn

Asset Allocation - Global and GEM Equity

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<li>Trip Com, Contemporary Amperex Technology and Xiaomi all hit fresh highs in EM fund ownership.</li>
<li>Rotation in all three was among the most positive across all China stocks, with all measures of fund ownership moving higher.</li>
<li>Conviction opens from GIB, Putnam and Aubrey we among the funds driving ownership higher.</li>
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Trip Com, Contemporary Amperex Technology and Xiaomi all hit fresh highs in EM fund ownership.
Rotation in all three was among the most positive across all China stocks, with all measures of fund ownership moving higher.
Conviction opens from GIB, Putnam and Aubrey we among the funds driving ownership higher.


Breaking New Ground: Xiaomi, Trip Com and CATL Hit Record Highs

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>With the review cutoff done, there could be two changes for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ishares-china-large-cap-etf" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:766:1" rel="noopener">iShares China Large-Cap (FXI) (FXI US)</a> in March.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/guotai-junan-securities-co-ltd-5dfaf2c5-76d3-4f34-a77d-118787fd7091" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23752:1" rel="noopener">Guotai Junan Securities (2611 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zte-corp-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6922:1" rel="noopener">ZTE Corp H (763 HK)</a> are expected to replace <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-tourism-group-duty-free" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36229:1" rel="noopener">China Tourism Group Duty Free (1880 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-coal-energy-co-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:383:1" rel="noopener">China Coal Energy Co H (1898 HK)</a>. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zte-corp-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6922:1" rel="noopener">ZTE Corp H (763 HK)</a> has broken out to new highs (possibly on short covering) while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-coal-energy-co-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:383:1" rel="noopener">China Coal Energy Co H (1898 HK)</a> continues to sell off.</li>
</ul>


With the review cutoff done, there could be two changes for the iShares China Large-Cap (FXI) (FXI US) in March.

Guotai Junan Securities (2611 HK) and ZTE Corp H (763 HK) are expected to replace China Tourism Group Duty Free (1880 HK) and China Coal Energy Co H (1898 HK). 

ZTE Corp H (763 HK) has broken out to new highs (possibly on short covering) while China Coal Energy Co H (1898 HK) continues to sell off.


FXI Rebalance Preview: Two Sets of Changes as ZTE Breaks Out, China Coal Dumps

Mid-market focused investment bank within SE Asia, Evolve Capital Advisory Pte Ltd

Evolve Capital Research

Mid-market focused investment bank within SE Asia

Evolve Capital Advisory Pte Ltd

Econ Healthcare Asia Ltd / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/econ-healthcare-asia-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33015:1" rel="noopener">Econ Healthcare Asia Ltd (ECON SP)</a> received a privatization offer from TPG Capital on 14th Feb 25. </li>
<li>Per the announcement, TPG is offering S$0.33 per share in cash, representing a 20% premium over the last undisturbed price of S$0.275 / share on 14th Jan 25. </li>
<li>While the deal is hardly a fantastic one, we would still recommend that minority shareholders accept the deal and redeploy their funds.</li>
</ul>



Econ Healthcare Asia Ltd (ECON SP) received a privatization offer from TPG Capital on 14th Feb 25. 
Per the announcement, TPG is offering S$0.33 per share in cash, representing a 20% premium over the last undisturbed price of S$0.275 / share on 14th Jan 25. 
While the deal is hardly a fantastic one, we would still recommend that minority shareholders accept the deal and redeploy their funds.


Econ Healthcare (Asia) - Not the Best but Still an Exit Opportunity

Blue Lotus Non US Internet research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Ying Pan

Blue Lotus Non US Internet research

China growth and global non-US Internet equities

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Blue Lotus Research is a Hong Kong Type 4 Licensed investment advisory firm focusing on Chinese growth equities and global non-US Internet equities

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>After JD.com announced it would insure catering riders with social security, Meituan followed suit. Then JD clarified its intension was only to insure a newly established rider force from scratch; </li>
<li>Trump announced American First Investment Policy. Frankly we don't see anything new. It will affect sentiment, maybe;</li>
<li>SASAC calls for SOE's to adopt AI. This is a real positive to Alibaba.</li>
</ul>


After JD.com announced it would insure catering riders with social security, Meituan followed suit. Then JD clarified its intension was only to insure a newly established rider force from scratch; 
Trump announced American First Investment Policy. Frankly we don't see anything new. It will affect sentiment, maybe;
SASAC calls for SOE's to adopt AI. This is a real positive to Alibaba.


[Blue Lotus Non-US Internet Weekly, 8/52]: Is JD's Entry to Catering Real or Just Posturing?

China

Tencent Holdings Limited operates as an investment holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides Internet and mobile value-added services (VAS), online advertising, and e-commerce transactions. Tencent Holdings offers services to users worldwide.

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Asia Real Estate Tracker (25-Feb-2025): Global capital flows boost Australian logistics market.

Major investments and partnerships in the logistics, real estate, and rental housing sectors across Australia, Tokyo, Bengaluru, Hong Kong, and...

Asia Real Estate Tracker

Breaking New Ground: Xiaomi, Trip Com and CATL Hit Record Highs

Strong rotation pushes Trip Com, Contemporary Amperex Technology and Xiaomi Corp to fresh highs in EM active fund ownership.

Steven Holden

FXI Rebalance Preview: Two Sets of Changes as ZTE Breaks Out, China Coal Dumps

GTJA and ZTE could replace CTG Duty Free and China Coal in the FXI ETF in March. Alibaba and Tencent will be sold on capping, Meituan bought. ZTE...

Brian Freitas

Econ Healthcare (Asia) - Not the Best but Still an Exit Opportunity

Econ Healthcare Asia Ltd received a privatization offer from TPG Capital on 14th Feb 25. While the deal is hardly fantastic , we would still...

Evolve Capital Advisory Pte Ltd

[Blue Lotus Non-US Internet Weekly, 8/52]: Is JD's Entry to Catering Real or Just Posturing?

JD and Meituan insure catering riders with social security, Trump's American First Investment Policy may affect sentiment, SASAC calls for SOEs to...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

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Asia Real Estate Tracker (25-Feb-2025): Global capital flows boost Australian logistics market.

Major investments and partnerships in the logistics, real estate, and rental housing sectors across Australia, Tokyo, Bengaluru, Hong Kong, and...

Asia Real Estate Tracker

Breaking New Ground: Xiaomi, Trip Com and CATL Hit Record Highs

Strong rotation pushes Trip Com, Contemporary Amperex Technology and Xiaomi Corp to fresh highs in EM active fund ownership.

Steven Holden

FXI Rebalance Preview: Two Sets of Changes as ZTE Breaks Out, China Coal Dumps

GTJA and ZTE could replace CTG Duty Free and China Coal in the FXI ETF in March. Alibaba and Tencent will be sold on capping, Meituan bought. ZTE...

Brian Freitas

Econ Healthcare (Asia) - Not the Best but Still an Exit Opportunity

Econ Healthcare Asia Ltd received a privatization offer from TPG Capital on 14th Feb 25. While the deal is hardly fantastic , we would still...

Evolve Capital Advisory Pte Ltd

[Blue Lotus Non-US Internet Weekly, 8/52]: Is JD's Entry to Catering Real or Just Posturing?

​JD and Meituan insure catering riders with social security, Trump's American First Investment Policy may affect sentiment, SASAC calls for SOEs to...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

JD and Meituan insure catering riders with social security, Trump's American First Investment Policy may affect sentiment, SASAC calls for SOEs to...