Index Rebal Trades & Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Index Rebal Trades & Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Index Rebalance

Tung Ho Steel Enterprise / Index Rebalance

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<li>The T50 index represents the top 50 largest stocks by market capitalization in the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE). The T100 index represents the next 100 largest names (51-150 ranks).</li>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at the potential ADDs and DELs for the March 2025 index rebal event.</li>
<li>Currently, we see one change for T50 and one change for T100 but there are two more months to the base date and our expectations may change before then.</li>
</ul>


The T50 index represents the top 50 largest stocks by market capitalization in the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE). The T100 index represents the next 100 largest names (51-150 ranks).
In this insight, we take a look at the potential ADDs and DELs for the March 2025 index rebal event.
Currently, we see one change for T50 and one change for T100 but there are two more months to the base date and our expectations may change before then.


Quiddity Leaderboard T50/​​​100 Mar 25: Tung Ho Steel TDIV Deletion Very Close

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport, Tracking Traffic

Daniel Hellberg

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport

Tracking Traffic

Focusing on Asian logistics, transportation, and travel companies

Equity Bottom-Up

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>November's pricing weakness vs Summer peak is among the sharpest declines in 10+ years</li>
<li>A work stoppage at some US ports could hit in January, but impact likely muted</li>
<li>Share prices under pressure as investors begin pricing in softer conditions in 2025</li>
</ul>


November's pricing weakness vs Summer peak is among the sharpest declines in 10+ years
A work stoppage at some US ports could hit in January, but impact likely muted
Share prices under pressure as investors begin pricing in softer conditions in 2025


Monthly Container Shipping Tracker: November Pricing Weaker | January ILA Strike? (December 2024)

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

Yang Ming Marine Transport / Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yang-ming-marine-transport" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8502:1" rel="noopener">Yang Ming Marine Transport (2609 TT)</a> will replace <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/airtac-international-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20538:1" rel="noopener">Airtac International (1590 TT)</a> in the Yuanta/P-Shares Taiwan Top 50 ETF at the close of trading on 20 December.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yang-ming-marine-transport" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8502:1" rel="noopener">Yang Ming Marine Transport (2609 TT)</a> will also be added to the Yuanta/P-shares Dividend Plus ETF in December, so there will be increased flow and impact from the passive buying.</li>
<li>There has been an increase in cumulative excess volume in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yang-ming-marine-transport" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8502:1" rel="noopener">Yang Ming Marine Transport (2609 TT)</a> but there is a similar trend in other stocks from the sector.</li>
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Yang Ming Marine Transport (2609 TT) will replace Airtac International (1590 TT) in the Yuanta/P-Shares Taiwan Top 50 ETF at the close of trading on 20 December.

Yang Ming Marine Transport (2609 TT) will also be added to the Yuanta/P-shares Dividend Plus ETF in December, so there will be increased flow and impact from the passive buying.
There has been an increase in cumulative excess volume in Yang Ming Marine Transport (2609 TT) but there is a similar trend in other stocks from the sector.


Taiwan Top 50 ETF Rebalance: Big Buying in Yang Ming Marine (2609 TT) In Two Weeks

United Integrated Services / Index Rebalance

<ul>
<li>The T50 index represents the top 50 largest stocks by market capitalization in the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE). The T100 index represents the next 100 largest names (51-150 ranks).</li>
<li>Today is the base date for the final ranks for the December 2024 index rebal event.</li>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at our final expectations for ADDs/DELs and their flow implications for the TDIV index which will also have a rebalance event in December.</li>
</ul>


The T50 index represents the top 50 largest stocks by market capitalization in the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE). The T100 index represents the next 100 largest names (51-150 ranks).
Today is the base date for the final ranks for the December 2024 index rebal event.
In this insight, we take a look at our final expectations for ADDs/DELs and their flow implications for the TDIV index which will also have a rebalance event in December.


Quiddity Leaderboard T50/​​​100 Dec 24:  TDIV Exp ADD/DEL In the Money; Strong Trade Performance

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

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Nov 29th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD21.6bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Hon Hai Precision Industry, Wan Hai Lines, Wiwynn, Winbond Electronics, Lite-On Technology, Elite Material, Foxconn Technology.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Nov 29th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD21.6bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Hon Hai Precision Industry, Wan Hai Lines, Wiwynn, Winbond Electronics, Lite-On Technology, Elite Material, Foxconn Technology.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Nov 29th): Hon Hai, Wan Hai Lines, Wiwynn, Winbond Electronics, Lite-On

Taiwan

Wan Hai Lines Ltd. provides marine transportation and shipping agent services. The Company also purchases, sells, and leases vessels and containers as well as operates container freight stations.

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Wan Hai Lines (2615 TT)

Quiddity Leaderboard T50/100 Mar 25: Tung Ho Steel TDIV Deletion Very Close

Tung Ho Steel (2006 TT) could get deleted from T100 if the stock underperforms the market in the run up to the base date. This would result in TDIV...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Monthly Container Shipping Tracker: November Pricing Weaker | January ILA Strike? (December 2024)

Container rates continued to soften in November, and 2024's Q4 seasonal decline from the Summer peak has been the second-steepest in the past 12...

Tracking Traffic

Taiwan Top 50 ETF Rebalance: Big Buying in Yang Ming Marine (2609 TT) In Two Weeks

Yang Ming Marine replaces Airtac in the Top50 ETF in December. Yang Ming Marine also has a bigger inclusion in December. Excess volume is higher in...

Brian Freitas

Quiddity Leaderboard T50/100 Dec 24: TDIV Exp ADD/DEL In the Money; Strong Trade Performance

United Integrated Services (2404 TT) has outperformed Formosa Sumco (3532 TT) by 39% since 22nd October 2024. Now it might be time to unwind this...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Nov 29th): Hon Hai, Wan Hai Lines, Wiwynn, Winbond Electronics, Lite-On

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Hon Hai Precision Industry, Wan Hai Lines,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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Quiddity Leaderboard T50/​​​100 Mar 25: Tung Ho Steel TDIV Deletion Very Close

Tung Ho Steel (2006 TT) could get deleted from T100 if the stock underperforms the market in the run up to the base date. This would result in TDIV...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Monthly Container Shipping Tracker: November Pricing Weaker | January ILA Strike? (December 2024)

Container rates continued to soften in November, and 2024's Q4 seasonal decline from the Summer peak has been the second-steepest in the past 12...

Tracking Traffic

Taiwan Top 50 ETF Rebalance: Big Buying in Yang Ming Marine (2609 TT) In Two Weeks

Yang Ming Marine replaces Airtac in the Top50 ETF in December. Yang Ming Marine also has a bigger inclusion in December. Excess volume is higher in...

Brian Freitas

Quiddity Leaderboard T50/​​​100 Dec 24: TDIV Exp ADD/DEL In the Money; Strong Trade Performance

United Integrated Services (2404 TT) has outperformed Formosa Sumco (3532 TT) by 39% since 22nd October 2024. Now it might be time to unwind this...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Nov 29th): Hon Hai, Wan Hai Lines, Wiwynn, Winbond Electronics, Lite-On

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Hon Hai Precision Industry, Wan Hai Lines,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Quiddity Leaderboard T50/100 Mar 25: Tung Ho Steel TDIV Deletion Very Close

Quiddity Leaderboard T50/100 Dec 24: TDIV Exp ADD/DEL In the Money; Strong Trade Performance