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

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/regis-resources-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20106:1" rel="noopener">Regis Resources (RRL AU)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vault-minerals-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:46317:1" rel="noopener">Vault Minerals Ltd (VAU AU)</a> are combining in an all-stock merger of equals to create a new senior gold producer.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vault-minerals-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:46317:1" rel="noopener">Vault Minerals Ltd (VAU AU)</a> shareholders will receive 0.6947 shares in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/regis-resources-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20106:1" rel="noopener">Regis Resources (RRL AU)</a> for each Vault share held.</li>
<li>The merger will have implications for the stocks in the S&amp;P/ASX, thematic, and other global indices at the time of implementation.</li>
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Regis Resources (RRL AU) and Vault Minerals Ltd (VAU AU) are combining in an all-stock merger of equals to create a new senior gold producer.

Vault Minerals Ltd (VAU AU) shareholders will receive 0.6947 shares in Regis Resources (RRL AU) for each Vault share held.
The merger will have implications for the stocks in the S&amp;P/ASX, thematic, and other global indices at the time of implementation.


Regis Resources (RRL AU) & Vault Minerals (VAU AU) To Merge: Multiple Index Flows

Index Rebalance

<ul>
<li>There are 4 additions for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vaneck-gold-miners-etf-usa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32924:1" rel="noopener">VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA (GDX US)</a> in March. Plus a whole bunch of float and capping changes.</li>
<li>Estimated one-way turnover is 7.5% and that leads to a round-trip trade of US$5.1bn. There are many stocks with multiple days of ADV to trade from passive trackers.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pan-american-silver-corp-ce7d7ca6-59e0-44f1-958f-e5b679750b06" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25937:1" rel="noopener">Pan American Silver</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/royal-gold-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11226:1" rel="noopener">Royal Gold</a> are deletions from the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vaneck-vectors-junior-gold-miners-etf" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32845:1" rel="noopener">VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF</a> while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/greatland-resources-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:47602:1" rel="noopener">Greatland Resources (GGP AU)</a> is an inclusion to the ASX100 Index.</li>
</ul>


There are 4 additions for the VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA (GDX US) in March. Plus a whole bunch of float and capping changes.
Estimated one-way turnover is 7.5% and that leads to a round-trip trade of US$5.1bn. There are many stocks with multiple days of ADV to trade from passive trackers.

Pan American Silver and Royal Gold are deletions from the VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF while Greatland Resources (GGP AU) is an inclusion to the ASX100 Index.


Gold Miners ETF (GDX US) March Rebalance: 4 Adds and US$5.1bn Trade

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Pranav Rao

Director, Head of Research

Smartkarma

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Research Reinvented

<ul>
<li>Welcome to Curator’s Cut - a fortnightly roundup of standout themes from the 1,300+ insights published on Smartkarma.</li>
<li>In this cut, we review the outlook for energy markets amid the Persian Gulf conflict, highlight coverage of gold miners large and small, and identify opportunities in Japanese financials.</li>
<li>Want to dig deeper? Comment or message with the themes you’d like to see highlighted next.</li>
</ul>


Welcome to Curator’s Cut - a fortnightly roundup of standout themes from the 1,300+ insights published on Smartkarma.
In this cut, we review the outlook for energy markets amid the Persian Gulf conflict, highlight coverage of gold miners large and small, and identify opportunities in Japanese financials.
Want to dig deeper? Comment or message with the themes you’d like to see highlighted next.


Curator's Cut: Crude Reality, Reshuffling Gold Miners & Banking on Japanese Fintech

<ul>
<li>The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vaneck-gold-miners-etf-usa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32924:1" rel="noopener">VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA (GDX US)</a> will use the close from 11 March to cap the stocks. The constituent changes will be based off the close on 27 February.</li>
<li>If there are 6 inclusions to the index, the estimated one-way turnover is 7.8% and the round-trip trade is US$5.7bn.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/regis-resources-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20106:1" rel="noopener">Regis Resources</a> and Greatland Resources are adds to the ASX100 Index and there will be increased flow and impact if they are added to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vaneck-gold-miners-etf-usa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32924:1" rel="noopener">VanEck Gold Miners ETF</a>.</li>
</ul>


The VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA (GDX US) will use the close from 11 March to cap the stocks. The constituent changes will be based off the close on 27 February.
If there are 6 inclusions to the index, the estimated one-way turnover is 7.8% and the round-trip trade is US$5.7bn.

Regis Resources and Greatland Resources are adds to the ASX100 Index and there will be increased flow and impact if they are added to the VanEck Gold Miners ETF.


Gold Miners ETF (GDX US) March Rebalance Preview: Capping Finalised; Announcement on Friday

Vulcan Energy Resources / Index Rebalance

<ul>
<li>There is 1 change for the ASX20, 2 for the ASX50, 3 for the ASX100, 3 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 16 adds/9 deletes for the ASX300 in March.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/regis-resources-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20106:1" rel="noopener">Regis Resources</a> and Greatland Resources are potential inclusions to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vaneck-gold-miners-etf-usa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32924:1" rel="noopener">VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA (GDX US)</a> in March and those passive trackers will need to buy stock on the same day.</li>
<li>The adds have outperformed the deletes for all indices over the last few months, though performance has been flat over the last few weeks for most indices.</li>
</ul>


There is 1 change for the ASX20, 2 for the ASX50, 3 for the ASX100, 3 for the S&amp;P/ASX 200 and 16 adds/9 deletes for the ASX300 in March.

Regis Resources and Greatland Resources are potential inclusions to the VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA (GDX US) in March and those passive trackers will need to buy stock on the same day.
The adds have outperformed the deletes for all indices over the last few months, though performance has been flat over the last few weeks for most indices.


S&P/​​​​ASX Index Rebalance (Mar 2026): 43 Changes Across Indices as Adds Outperform Deletes

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VanEck Gold Miners ETF is an exchange-traded fund incorporated in the USA. The ETF tracks the performance of the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index. The ETF invests in materials stocks of all cap sizes across the globe. Its largest allocation is in North American companies, principally those domiciled in Canada. The ETF weights the holdings using a market capitalization methodology.

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Brian Freitas

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Regis Resources (RRL AU) & Vault Minerals (VAU AU) To Merge: Multiple Index Flows

Regis and Vault are merging to create a new senior gold producer. The merger is expected to complete in Aug/Sep and there will be multiple index...

Brian Freitas

Gold Miners ETF (GDX US) March Rebalance: 4 Adds and US$5.1bn Trade

The index rebalances at the close today. With gold trading lower since rebalance announcement and another big down move overnight (though off the...

Brian Freitas

Curator's Cut: Crude Reality, Reshuffling Gold Miners & Banking on Japanese Fintech

​This Curator's Cut highlights energy market outlook, gold miners coverage, and opportunities in Japanese financials from Smartkarma insights....

Pranav Rao

Gold Miners ETF (GDX US) March Rebalance Preview: Capping Finalised; Announcement on Friday

There could be 6 adds resulting in an estimated one-way turnover of 7.8% and a round-trip trade of US$5.7bn. There will be capping inflows to the...

Brian Freitas

S&P/​​​​ASX Index Rebalance (Mar 2026): 43 Changes Across Indices as Adds Outperform Deletes

There are 43 changes across the ASX changes in March. Couple of the adds could also be added to the GDX in March. The adds have outperformed the...

Brian Freitas

This Curator's Cut highlights energy market outlook, gold miners coverage, and opportunities in Japanese financials from Smartkarma insights....

S&P/ASX Index Rebalance (Mar 2026): 43 Changes Across Indices as Adds Outperform Deletes