Index Rebal/Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Index Rebal/Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Event-Driven

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<li>Quiddity's "Who is Ready" series of insights aims to objectively identify names listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that are potential additions to the TOPIX Index in future.</li>
<li>In this insight, I have defined six key Segment Transfer requirements which prove to be decisive in this process.</li>
<li>At present, there are 51 names that satisfy all of these conditions and there are more names that are close to being that group.</li>
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Quiddity's "Who is Ready" series of insights aims to objectively identify names listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that are potential additions to the TOPIX Index in future.
In this insight, I have defined six key Segment Transfer requirements which prove to be decisive in this process.
At present, there are 51 names that satisfy all of these conditions and there are more names that are close to being that group.


TOPIX Inclusions: Who Is Ready (Aug 2022)

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 period for the September rebalance of the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nikkei-225" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22909:1" rel="noopener">Nikkei 225 (NKY INDEX)</a> complete, we take a look at the potential inclusions and exclusions for the index.</li>
<li>The conclusions of the market consultation have been announced and that will mean we switch to a semi-annual rebalance. So we take a look at potential changes in March 2023.</li>
<li>The announcement of the changes for the next rebalance should be made in the first week of September and will be implemented at the close on 30 September.</li>
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With the review period for the September rebalance of the Nikkei 225 (NKY INDEX) complete, we take a look at the potential inclusions and exclusions for the index.
The conclusions of the market consultation have been announced and that will mean we switch to a semi-annual rebalance. So we take a look at potential changes in March 2023.
The announcement of the changes for the next rebalance should be made in the first week of September and will be implemented at the close on 30 September.


Nikkei 225 Index Rebalance Preview: Consultation Conclusions & Potential Changes in Sep & March

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

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<li>Yesterday I published <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/nikkei-225-sep-annual-review-predictions-3-in-3-out" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:73209" rel="noopener">Nikkei 225 Sep Annual Review Predictions - 3 In, 3 Out</a>. Assuming correct, and we move the last 6mos of data 6mos forward, March23 Rebal is below.</li>
<li>This too is 3 in, 3 out. But it is complicated. "Required" changes would move the sector balance further out of whack. </li>
<li>And while some of the trades are "interesting", the rebal is smaller and the bigger question is "What comes after that?"
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Yesterday I published Nikkei 225 Sep Annual Review Predictions - 3 In, 3 Out. Assuming correct, and we move the last 6mos of data 6mos forward, March23 Rebal is below.
This too is 3 in, 3 out. But it is complicated. "Required" changes would move the sector balance further out of whack. 
And while some of the trades are "interesting", the rebal is smaller and the bigger question is "What comes after that?"



Nikkei 225 March 2023 Rebal On The Follow - Predictions (3 In, 3 Out) & Problems

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<li>The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nikkei-225" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22909:1" rel="noopener">Nikkei 225 (NKY INDEX)</a> market consultation released last week could lead to some tweaks to the index methodology and the stock selection process. Nothing really material enough though.</li>
<li>Potential index inclusions in September are <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/renesas-electronics-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15933:1" rel="noopener">Renesas Electronics</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/oriental-land-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13517:1" rel="noopener">Oriental Land</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pan-pacific-international-holdings-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13475:1" rel="noopener">Pan Pacific International Holdings</a>, while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toyobo-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6187:1" rel="noopener">Toyobo Co Ltd</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nippon-light-metal-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1485:1" rel="noopener">Nippon Light Metal</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/oki-electric-industry-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2181:1" rel="noopener">Oki Electric Industry</a> are potential index deletions.</li>
<li>Passive <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nikkei-225" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22909:1" rel="noopener">Nikkei 225</a> trackers will need to buy between 4-9% of the real float on the high/ medium probability names, while they need to buy between 2.5-14 days of ADV.</li>
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The Nikkei 225 (NKY INDEX) market consultation released last week could lead to some tweaks to the index methodology and the stock selection process. Nothing really material enough though.
Potential index inclusions in September are Renesas Electronics, Oriental Land and Pan Pacific International Holdings, while Toyobo Co Ltd, Nippon Light Metal and Oki Electric Industry are potential index deletions.
Passive Nikkei 225 trackers will need to buy between 4-9% of the real float on the high/ medium probability names, while they need to buy between 2.5-14 days of ADV.


Nikkei 225 Index Rebalance Preview: Market Consultation & Potential Changes

<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-u-pica-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2243:1" rel="noopener">Japan U Pica (7891 JP)</a> is a smallcap manufacturer of polyester, epoxy, and urethane acrylate resins, and polyester resins derived from biomass-material. That accounts for two-thirds of revenues. The other one-third comes from functional chemicals. The ccompany was formed in 1977 as a joint venture between <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mitsubishi-gas-chemical-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:225:1" rel="noopener">Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co (4182 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toyobo-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6187:1" rel="noopener">Toyobo Co Ltd (3101 JP)</a> and has been super-majority held by these two companies since then (and all through its public trading history starting in 1994 as a JASDAQ OTC name).Yesterday, the company <a href="https://ssl4.eir-parts.net/doc/7891/tdnet/1791297/00.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> a Tender Offer by top shareholder <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mitsubishi-gas-chemical-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:225:1" rel="noopener">Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co (4182 JP)</a> to take the company private, squeezing out minorities. This was just a matter of time.

Japan U Pica (7891 JP) is a smallcap manufacturer of polyester, epoxy, and urethane acrylate resins, and polyester resins derived from biomass-material. That accounts for two-thirds of revenues. The other one-third comes from functional chemicals. The ccompany was formed in 1977 as a joint venture between Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co (4182 JP) and Toyobo Co Ltd (3101 JP) and has been super-majority held by these two companies since then (and all through its public trading history starting in 1994 as a JASDAQ OTC name).Yesterday, the company announced a Tender Offer by top shareholder Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co (4182 JP) to take the company private, squeezing out minorities. This was just a matter of time.

Smallcap Japan U-Pica (7891) Tender Offer Buyout

Japan

TOYOBO CO., LTD. manufactures and sells natural and synthetic fibers. The Company specializes in synthetic fibers, cotton synthetic blends, wool, secondary textile products, and functional materials.  Toyobo also produces plastic films, biochemical products, and electronics and operates construction business.

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