Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, DZT Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

DZT Research

DZT Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Index Rebalance

Verisilicon Microelectronics S / Index Rebalance

Verisilicon Microelectronics S (688521 CH)

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<li>We screened the CSI 300 eligible universe ahead of the Jun 2026 semi-annual rebalance.</li>
<li>ADDs: we expect 4 High Conviction ADDs, 6 Mid Conviction ADDs, and 3 Low Conviction ADDs.</li>
<li>We also flag 2 Skip ADDs due to CG/CSRC issues. DELETEs: we expect 8 Likely DELETEs, 3 Borderline DELETEs, 4 Rank-Driven DELETEs, and 1 Potential Retain.</li>
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We screened the CSI 300 eligible universe ahead of the Jun 2026 semi-annual rebalance.
ADDs: we expect 4 High Conviction ADDs, 6 Mid Conviction ADDs, and 3 Low Conviction ADDs.
We also flag 2 Skip ADDs due to CG/CSRC issues. DELETEs: we expect 8 Likely DELETEs, 3 Borderline DELETEs, 4 Rank-Driven DELETEs, and 1 Potential Retain.


Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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.

Equity Capital Markets

Verisilicon Microelectronics S / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/verisilicon-microelectronics-s" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32183:1" rel="noopener">Verisilicon Microelectronics S (688521 CH)</a> (VM), which offers custom silicon solution and semiconductor IP licensing services, aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing.</li>
<li>According to CIC, VM was the largest IP provider in the Chinese mainland and the eighth-largest globally in terms of IP revenue in 2025.</li>
<li>In this note, we look at its past performance and other deal dynamics that might impact the listing.</li>
</ul>



Verisilicon Microelectronics S (688521 CH) (VM), which offers custom silicon solution and semiconductor IP licensing services, aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing.
According to CIC, VM was the largest IP provider in the Chinese mainland and the eighth-largest globally in terms of IP revenue in 2025.
In this note, we look at its past performance and other deal dynamics that might impact the listing.


Aequitas: VeriSilicon Microelectronics A/H Listing - Growth Picking up but at the Cost of Margins

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

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<li>There could be up to 4 constituent changes for the STAR&amp;CHINEXT 50 Index in December. The announcement of the changes will be made after market close on 28 November.</li>
<li>There will be between 0.1-0.35x ADV to trade in the changes but some of the forecast adds will have same-way flow from passive trackers of other indices.</li>
<li>The forecast adds outperformed the forecast deletes in July and August before giving up all the gains (and more) in a near one-way move over the last month.</li>
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There could be up to 4 constituent changes for the STAR&amp;CHINEXT 50 Index in December. The announcement of the changes will be made after market close on 28 November.
There will be between 0.1-0.35x ADV to trade in the changes but some of the forecast adds will have same-way flow from passive trackers of other indices.
The forecast adds outperformed the forecast deletes in July and August before giving up all the gains (and more) in a near one-way move over the last month.


STAR&CHINEXT 50 Index Rebalance Preview: Potential Changes in December

<ul>
<li>There could be one change for the CNI Semiconductor Chips Index with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/verisilicon-microelectronics-s" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32183:1" rel="noopener">Verisilicon Microelectronics S (688521 CH)</a> replacing <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tianshui-huatian-technolog-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20708:1" rel="noopener">Tianshui Huatian Technology Co, Ltd. (002185 CH)</a>. </li>
<li>Passive trackers will need to buy 0.5x ADV in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/verisilicon-microelectronics-s" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32183:1" rel="noopener">Verisilicon Microelectronics S (688521 CH)</a> and sell 0.4x ADV in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tianshui-huatian-technolog-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20708:1" rel="noopener">Tianshui Huatian Technology Co, Ltd. (002185 CH)</a>. </li>
<li>There will be large selling in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cambricon-technologies-corp-lt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31068:1" rel="noopener">Cambricon Technologies Lt (688256 CH)</a> due to capping while there will be smaller inflows for the other index constituents.</li>
</ul>


There could be one change for the CNI Semiconductor Chips Index with Verisilicon Microelectronics S (688521 CH) replacing Tianshui Huatian Technology Co, Ltd. (002185 CH). 
Passive trackers will need to buy 0.5x ADV in Verisilicon Microelectronics S (688521 CH) and sell 0.4x ADV in Tianshui Huatian Technology Co, Ltd. (002185 CH). 
There will be large selling in Cambricon Technologies Lt (688256 CH) due to capping while there will be smaller inflows for the other index constituents.


CNI Semiconductor Chips Index Rebalance Preview: One Set of Changes in December

<ul>
<li>CSI announced 19 ADDs and 19 DELETEs effective 15 Jun 2026, the largest cycle in our four-cycle reference set.</li>
<li>We reviewed rebalance stocks against four prior CSI 300 cycles and the completed pre-announcement setup.</li>
<li>The prior forecast captured the four strongest ADDs and six of the seven weakest DELETEs, with misses mainly in buffer-zone ADDs and retained-risk DELETEs.</li>
</ul>


CSI announced 19 ADDs and 19 DELETEs effective 15 Jun 2026, the largest cycle in our four-cycle reference set.
We reviewed rebalance stocks against four prior CSI 300 cycles and the completed pre-announcement setup.
The prior forecast captured the four strongest ADDs and six of the seven weakest DELETEs, with misses mainly in buffer-zone ADDs and retained-risk DELETEs.


CSI 300 June 2026 Rebalance: Post-Announcement Positioning

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Verisilicon Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. manufactures and distributes chips. The Company provides chips designing, production, testing, marketing, and other related services. Verisilicon Microelectronics (Shanghai) markets its products worldwide.

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Verisilicon Microelectronics S (688521 CH)

CSI 300 May 2026 Index Review Forecast

CSI 300 May 2026 review: we expect 4 High Conviction ADDs and 6 Mid Conviction ADDs, offset by 8 Likely DELETEs, 7 Borderline or rank-driven...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Aequitas: VeriSilicon Microelectronics A/H Listing - Growth Picking up but at the Cost of Margins

Verisilicon Microelectronics (688521 CH) (VM), which offers custom silicon solution and semiconductor IP licensing services, aims to raise around...

Sumeet Singh

STAR&CHINEXT 50 Index Rebalance Preview: Potential Changes in December

There could be up to 4 changes in Dec. The forecast adds will have same-way flow from passive trackers of other indices. There is between 0.1-0.35x...

Brian Freitas

CNI Semiconductor Chips Index Rebalance Preview: One Set of Changes in December

Verisilicon could replace Tianshui Huatian in the index in Dec. Verisilicon is an expected add to a few other indices at the same time and flow...

Brian Freitas

CSI 300 June 2026 Rebalance: Post-Announcement Positioning

CSI 300 June 2026 post-announcement trading is live. ADD strength is concentrated in a few forecast names. The opening gap should set chase and...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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