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

Xiamen Amoytop Biotech Co Ltd / Index Rebalance

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<li>There are 3 constituent changes for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sse-science-and-technology-innovation-board-50-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29279:1" rel="noopener">STAR50 INDEX</a> and 6 changes for the STAR100 Index at the March rebalance that will be implemented at the close on 14 March.</li>
<li>The last-minute methodology change could lead to under/over positioning on some names and those stocks could move the most over the next few days.</li>
<li>Performance has been mixed in the changes to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sse-science-and-technology-innovation-board-50-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29279:1" rel="noopener">STAR50 INDEX</a> but the outright adds have continued to outperform the outright deletes for the STAR100 Index.</li>
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There are 3 constituent changes for the STAR50 INDEX and 6 changes for the STAR100 Index at the March rebalance that will be implemented at the close on 14 March.
The last-minute methodology change could lead to under/over positioning on some names and those stocks could move the most over the next few days.
Performance has been mixed in the changes to the STAR50 INDEX but the outright adds have continued to outperform the outright deletes for the STAR100 Index.


STAR50/STAR100 Index Rebalance: Methodology Changes & Some Surprises

Index Rebal Trades & Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Index Rebal Trades & Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

<ul>
<li>STAR 100 index tracks the next 100 names (51st-150th ranks) and it represents the mid-cap segment of the STAR market.</li>
<li>The methodology for constituent selection for this index was revised yesterday. These revisions will influence the ADDs/DELs for the March 2025 review which is to be announced soon.</li>
<li>In this insight, we have presented our updated expectations for the new methodology.</li>
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STAR 100 index tracks the next 100 names (51st-150th ranks) and it represents the mid-cap segment of the STAR market.
The methodology for constituent selection for this index was revised yesterday. These revisions will influence the ADDs/DELs for the March 2025 review which is to be announced soon.
In this insight, we have presented our updated expectations for the new methodology.


STAR 100: Quick Update to Expectations for Last-Minute Methodology Changes; Announcement Soon.

Shanghai Allist Pharmaceuticals / Index Rebalance

<ul>
<li>With the review period complete, we forecast 3 changes for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sse-science-and-technology-innovation-board-50-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29279:1" rel="noopener">SSE STAR50 (STAR50 INDEX)</a> and 8 changes for the STAR100 Index. There are a few migrations between the indices.</li>
<li>We estimate turnover of 3.8% for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sse-science-and-technology-innovation-board-50-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29279:1" rel="noopener">SSE STAR50 (STAR50 INDEX)</a> and 9.9% for the STAR100 Index. The estimated net round-trip trade is CNY 13bn (US$1.8bn).</li>
<li>The forecast adds to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sse-science-and-technology-innovation-board-50-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29279:1" rel="noopener">STAR50 INDEX</a> have underperformed the forecast deletes. For the STAR100 Index outright changes, the forecast adds have outperformed the forecast deletes by a lot.</li>
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With the review period complete, we forecast 3 changes for the SSE STAR50 (STAR50 INDEX) and 8 changes for the STAR100 Index. There are a few migrations between the indices.
We estimate turnover of 3.8% for the SSE STAR50 (STAR50 INDEX) and 9.9% for the STAR100 Index. The estimated net round-trip trade is CNY 13bn (US$1.8bn).
The forecast adds to the STAR50 INDEX have underperformed the forecast deletes. For the STAR100 Index outright changes, the forecast adds have outperformed the forecast deletes by a lot.


STAR50/STAR100 Index Rebalance Preview: One Is Meh; The Other Is👍

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STAR50/STAR100 Index Rebalance: Methodology Changes & Some Surprises

There are 3/6 changes for the STAR50/100 indices. Methodology changes result in a few surprises. The STAR50 adds/deletes have performed in line,...

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A couple of names that were listed in the last 12 months are no longer STAR 100 expected ADDs. As a result, there are some changes to our STAR 100...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

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Over the last 3 weeks, the outright adds to the STAR50 and STAR100 indices have underperformed the outright deletes by 6.36% in both cases....

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