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

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<li>There could be 4 constituent changes for the Yuanta/P-Shares Taiwan Top 50 ETF in December as positioning for buying by one set of index trackers pushes stocks into other indices.</li>
<li>There will be passive inflows in some of the forecast adds week after next and the flows from these index trackers will come a few weeks later.</li>
<li>With large AUMs tracking the dividend indices, stocks that have moved up a lot now have low dividend yields and there could be opposite flows from those index trackers.</li>
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There could be 4 constituent changes for the Yuanta/P-Shares Taiwan Top 50 ETF in December as positioning for buying by one set of index trackers pushes stocks into other indices.
There will be passive inflows in some of the forecast adds week after next and the flows from these index trackers will come a few weeks later.
With large AUMs tracking the dividend indices, stocks that have moved up a lot now have low dividend yields and there could be opposite flows from those index trackers.


Taiwan Top 50 ETF Rebalance Preview: Plenty of Big Overlapping Flows Coming Up

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 Nov 7th. The aggregated holding was USD1,377.2bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD2,766mln. We tabulate the league tables for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in TSMC, Delta Electronics, MediaTek, Fubon Financial, Nanya Technology, Fubon Financial, TSMC, Delta Electronics, Mediatek, Nanya Technology.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Nov 7th. The aggregated holding was USD1,377.2bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD2,766mln. We tabulate the league tables for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in TSMC, Delta Electronics, MediaTek, Fubon Financial, Nanya Technology, Fubon Financial, TSMC, Delta Electronics, Mediatek, Nanya Technology.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Nov 7th): TSMC, Delta Electronics, MediaTek, Fubon Financial

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

<ul>
<li>TSMC Sets Sights on 3-10% Price Rises for Advanced Nodes</li>
<li>MediaTek’s Leap Into the 2nm Era -- Leading Edge Node Signals Market Leadership Ambitions</li>
<li>Mediatek 3Q25: Good News (ASIC Revenue) But Weak Margins Getting Weaker. Stock Not Attractive. </li>
</ul>


TSMC Sets Sights on 3-10% Price Rises for Advanced Nodes
MediaTek’s Leap Into the 2nm Era -- Leading Edge Node Signals Market Leadership Ambitions
Mediatek 3Q25: Good News (ASIC Revenue) But Weak Margins Getting Weaker. Stock Not Attractive. 


Taiwan Tech Weekly: Mediatek's Power Move for 2nm Chips; Yet More TSMC Pricing Power

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Oct 24th. The aggregated holding was USD1,379.0bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD1,005mln. We tabulate the league tables for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in TSMC, Hon Hai Precision, Wistron, Yageo, MediaTek, Hon Hai Precision, Yageo, TSMC, Wistron, Mediatek.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Oct 24th. The aggregated holding was USD1,379.0bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD1,005mln. We tabulate the league tables for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in TSMC, Hon Hai Precision, Wistron, Yageo, MediaTek, Hon Hai Precision, Yageo, TSMC, Wistron, Mediatek.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Oct 24th): TSMC, Hon Hai Precision, Wistron, Yageo, MediaTek

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Oct 24th. The aggregated short interest was USD27.3bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables 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 TECO Electric &amp; Machinery, Wistron, Unimicron Technology, LARGAN Precision, Yageo, TECO Electric &amp; Machinery, Wistron, Unimicron Technology, LARGAN Precision, Yageo.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Oct 24th. The aggregated short interest was USD27.3bn.
We tabulate league tables 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 TECO Electric &amp; Machinery, Wistron, Unimicron Technology, LARGAN Precision, Yageo, TECO Electric &amp; Machinery, Wistron, Unimicron Technology, LARGAN Precision, Yageo.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Oct 24th): TECO Electric & Machinery, Wistron, Unimicron Technology

Taiwan

Winbond Electronics Corporation designs, manufactures, and sells integrated circuits (IC) and related products.  The Company sells its products in Taiwan, the United States, and Hong Kong.

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Winbond Electronics (2344 TT)

Taiwan Top 50 ETF Rebalance Preview: Plenty of Big Overlapping Flows Coming Up

We currently forecast 4 changes for the ETF in Dec. That could increase to 5. Multiple stocks will have same-way flow from other index trackers...

Brian Freitas

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Nov 7th): TSMC, Delta Electronics, MediaTek, Fubon Financial

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in TSMC (2330 TT), Delta Electronics (2308 TT),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Taiwan Tech Weekly: Mediatek's Power Move for 2nm Chips; Yet More TSMC Pricing Power

TSMC plans price increases for advanced nodes, while MediaTek aims for market leadership with leap to 2nm era but faces weak margins in 3Q25.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Oct 24th): TSMC, Hon Hai Precision, Wistron, Yageo, MediaTek

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in TSMC, Hon Hai Precision, Wistron, Yageo,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Oct 24th): TECO Electric & Machinery, Wistron, Unimicron Technology

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in TECO Electric & Machinery (1504 TT), Wistron...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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Taiwan Top 50 ETF Rebalance Preview: Plenty of Big Overlapping Flows Coming Up

We currently forecast 4 changes for the ETF in Dec. That could increase to 5. Multiple stocks will have same-way flow from other index trackers...

Brian Freitas

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Nov 7th): TSMC, Delta Electronics, MediaTek, Fubon Financial

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in TSMC (2330 TT), Delta Electronics (2308 TT),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Taiwan Tech Weekly: Mediatek's Power Move for 2nm Chips; Yet More TSMC Pricing Power

​TSMC plans price increases for advanced nodes, while MediaTek aims for market leadership with leap to 2nm era but faces weak margins in 3Q25.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Oct 24th): TSMC, Hon Hai Precision, Wistron, Yageo, MediaTek

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in TSMC, Hon Hai Precision, Wistron, Yageo,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Oct 24th): TECO Electric & Machinery, Wistron, Unimicron Technology

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in TECO Electric & Machinery (1504 TT), Wistron...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TSMC plans price increases for advanced nodes, while MediaTek aims for market leadership with leap to 2nm era but faces weak margins in 3Q25.