Managing Director, Zero One, Zero One

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

Zero One

Founded in 2015, Zero One produces independent investment research and provides corporate finance advisory services with a focus on both listed and private technology companies. Founder Vincent Fernando has over 20 years of experience in US and Asia capital markets.

Independent Investment Research

Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) - ADR / Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) - ADR

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<li>Last Week -- TSMC's July Revenue Soared, Asustek Guided for PC Growth Acceleration, While KYEC, Mediatek, and UMC Rebounded</li>
<li>Key Events -- This Week Look to Hon Hai &amp; Zhen Ding Earnings and Guidance for Servers, AI PCs/Mobiles, iPhone 16</li>
<li>PC Monitor: Promising Uptake of Microsoft Copilot and AI Services; Remain Structurally Long </li>
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Last Week -- TSMC's July Revenue Soared, Asustek Guided for PC Growth Acceleration, While KYEC, Mediatek, and UMC Rebounded
Key Events -- This Week Look to Hon Hai &amp; Zhen Ding Earnings and Guidance for Servers, AI PCs/Mobiles, iPhone 16
PC Monitor: Promising Uptake of Microsoft Copilot and AI Services; Remain Structurally Long 


Taiwan Tech Weekly: Watch Hon Hai & Zhen Ding Guidance for Servers, AI PCs/Mobiles, and IPhone 16

Tracking developments across tech supply chains, Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tracking developments across tech supply chains

<ul><li>TSMC achieves record-breaking performance in July thanks to high demand from key clients like Apple, Intel, and Nvidia.</li><li>Chang Wah Electromaterials appoints new CEO and plans a major US$100M expansion in Malaysia through CWTC.</li><li>South Korean micro LED component makers target the backplane market with AI-driven AR and VR technologies gaining popularity, while Taiwan's PCB sector faces sustainability challenges in Southeast Asia.</li></ul>

TSMC achieves record-breaking performance in July thanks to high demand from key clients like Apple, Intel, and Nvidia.Chang Wah Electromaterials appoints new CEO and plans a major US$100M expansion in Malaysia through CWTC.South Korean micro LED component makers target the backplane market with AI-driven AR and VR technologies gaining popularity, while Taiwan's PCB sector faces sustainability challenges in Southeast Asia.

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (10-Aug-2024): TSMC breaks records with record July orders.

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

Event-Driven

Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Index / Event-Driven

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<li>The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/taiwan-stock-exchange-weighted-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26056:1" rel="noopener">Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Index (TWSE INDEX)</a> has surged this year as the Artificial Intelligence <s>hype</s> boom has taken over.</li>
<li>Short notional has risen too, more due to higher stock prices than due to increased shorting. However, there are stocks that have seen big changes in short interest YTD.</li>
<li>The largest YTD increase in shorts have been in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/novatek-microelectronics-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10904:1" rel="noopener">Novatek Microelectronics</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hon-hai-precision-industry-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:745:1" rel="noopener">Hon Hai Precision Industry</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lite-on-technology-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14591:1" rel="noopener">Lite On Technology</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/acer-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15726:1" rel="noopener">Acer</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wistron-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2189:1" rel="noopener">Wistron Corp</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-steel-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:962:1" rel="noopener">China Steel</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zhen-ding-technology-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16830:1" rel="noopener">Zhen Ding Technology Holding</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chailease-holding-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6579:1" rel="noopener">Chailease Holding</a>.</li>
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The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Index (TWSE INDEX) has surged this year as the Artificial Intelligence hype boom has taken over.
Short notional has risen too, more due to higher stock prices than due to increased shorting. However, there are stocks that have seen big changes in short interest YTD.
The largest YTD increase in shorts have been in Novatek Microelectronics, Hon Hai Precision Industry, Lite On Technology, Acer, Wistron Corp, China Steel, Zhen Ding Technology Holding and Chailease Holding.


Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Aug 2nd which has an aggregated holding worth USD902.6bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD2,923mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight foreign changes in Umc, TSMC, Hon Hai, Mediatek, Quanta Computer, Unimicron Tech.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Aug 2nd which has an aggregated holding worth USD902.6bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD2,923mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight foreign changes in Umc, TSMC, Hon Hai, Mediatek, Quanta Computer, Unimicron Tech.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 2nd): Umc, TSMC, Hon Hai, Mediatek, Quanta Computer, Unimicron Tech

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Jul 26th which has an aggregated holding worth USD924.5bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD1,653mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight foreign changes in Gigabyte Tech, TSMC, Quanta Computer, ASE, Mediatek.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Jul 26th which has an aggregated holding worth USD924.5bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD1,653mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight foreign changes in Gigabyte Tech, TSMC, Quanta Computer, ASE, Mediatek.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Jul 26th): Gigabyte Tech, TSMC, Quanta Computer, ASE, Mediatek

Taiwan

Unimicron Technology Corp. manufactures and markets double-sided and multi-layer printed circuit boards.  The Company also provides integrated circuits (IC) burning and testing services.

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Unimicron Technology (3037 TT)

Taiwan Tech Weekly: Watch Hon Hai & Zhen Ding Guidance for Servers, AI PCs/Mobiles, and IPhone 16

TSMC, Asustek, KYEC, Mediatek, and UMC see revenue growth, Hon Hai and Zhen Ding earnings in focus for servers, AI, and iPhone 16. Microsoft...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (10-Aug-2024): TSMC breaks records with record July orders.

TSMC sees record-breaking demand, Chang Wah Electromaterials plans major expansion, Nvidia focuses on ecosystem, South Korean micro LED makers...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Taiwan: YTD Short Interest Moves

The TWSE has surged this year as semis and AI-linked stocks have rallied. The market crash could lead to covering in stocks with large shorts as...

Brian Freitas

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 2nd): Umc, TSMC, Hon Hai, Mediatek, Quanta Computer, Unimicron Tech

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Umc, TSMC, Hon Hai, Mediatek, Quanta Computer,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Jul 26th): Gigabyte Tech, TSMC, Quanta Computer, ASE, Mediatek

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Gigabyte Tech, TSMC, Quanta Computer, ASE,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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Taiwan Tech Weekly: Watch Hon Hai & Zhen Ding Guidance for Servers, AI PCs/Mobiles, and IPhone 16

​TSMC, Asustek, KYEC, Mediatek, and UMC see revenue growth, Hon Hai and Zhen Ding earnings in focus for servers, AI, and iPhone 16. Microsoft...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (10-Aug-2024): TSMC breaks records with record July orders.

TSMC sees record-breaking demand, Chang Wah Electromaterials plans major expansion, Nvidia focuses on ecosystem, South Korean micro LED makers...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Taiwan: YTD Short Interest Moves

The TWSE has surged this year as semis and AI-linked stocks have rallied. The market crash could lead to covering in stocks with large shorts as...

Brian Freitas

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 2nd): Umc, TSMC, Hon Hai, Mediatek, Quanta Computer, Unimicron Tech

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Umc, TSMC, Hon Hai, Mediatek, Quanta Computer,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Jul 26th): Gigabyte Tech, TSMC, Quanta Computer, ASE, Mediatek

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Gigabyte Tech, TSMC, Quanta Computer, ASE,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TSMC, Asustek, KYEC, Mediatek, and UMC see revenue growth, Hon Hai and Zhen Ding earnings in focus for servers, AI, and iPhone 16. Microsoft...