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 short interest of ASX Stocks as of Jan 6th (reported today) which has an aggregated short interest worth USD16.0bn.</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 Anz, Bhp, Yancoal Australia, Brambles.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of ASX Stocks as of Jan 6th (reported today) which has an aggregated short interest worth USD16.0bn.
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 Anz, Bhp, Yancoal Australia, Brambles.


ASX Short Interest Weekly (Jan 6th): ANZ, Bhp, Yancoal Australi, Brambles

Index Rebal Trades & Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Index Rebal Trades & Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Index Rebalance

<ul>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at the potential index changes for S&amp;P ASX 20, 50, 100, 200, 300 in the run up to the March 2023 Rebalance.</li>
<li>I expect there to be one, two, and four changes, respectively, for the ASX 20, ASX 100, and ASX 200 indices in the March 2023 Rebalance. </li>
<li>For ASX 300, there could be 14 ADDs and 12 DELs in the March 2023 Rebalance including some high impact names based on days-to-trade.</li>
</ul>


In this insight, we take a look at the potential index changes for S&amp;P ASX 20, 50, 100, 200, 300 in the run up to the March 2023 Rebalance.
I expect there to be one, two, and four changes, respectively, for the ASX 20, ASX 100, and ASX 200 indices in the March 2023 Rebalance. 
For ASX 300, there could be 14 ADDs and 12 DELs in the March 2023 Rebalance including some high impact names based on days-to-trade.


Quiddity Leaderboard-S&P/​​​​​​​​​ASX Mar 23: Multiple Names with Decent Impact

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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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pexa-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34716:1" rel="noopener">PEXA Group (PXA AU)</a> will replace <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pendal-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15795:1" rel="noopener">Pendal Group (PDL AU)</a> in 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 (AS51 INDEX)</a> at the close of trading on 12 January.</li>
<li>Passive <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 (AS51 INDEX)</a> trackers will receive <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pexa-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34716:1" rel="noopener">PEXA Group (PXA AU)</a> shares from their <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/link-administration-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:970:1" rel="noopener">Link Administration (LNK AU)</a> holdings and will have to buy the rest from the market.</li>
<li>There will be selling in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pendal-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15795:1" rel="noopener">Pendal Group (PDL AU)</a> from <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 (AS51 INDEX)</a> and S&amp;P/ASX 300 Index trackers as well as from global trackers.</li>
</ul>



PEXA Group (PXA AU) will replace Pendal Group (PDL AU) in the S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX) at the close of trading on 12 January.
Passive S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX) trackers will receive PEXA Group (PXA AU) shares from their Link Administration (LNK AU) holdings and will have to buy the rest from the market.
There will be selling in Pendal Group (PDL AU) from S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX) and S&amp;P/ASX 300 Index trackers as well as from global trackers.


ASX200 Index Rebalance: PEXA to Replace Pendal

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of ASX Stocks as of Dec 30th (reported today) which has an aggregated short interest worth USD15.4bn.</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 CAB, Fortescue Metals, Westpac, NAB, CSL, Yancoal, Washington H.Soul, Blackmores, De Grey Mining.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in short interest of ASX Stocks as of Dec 30th (reported today) which has an aggregated short interest worth USD15.4bn.
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 CAB, Fortescue Metals, Westpac, NAB, CSL, Yancoal, Washington H.Soul, Blackmores, De Grey Mining.


ASX Short Interest Weekly (Dec 30th):CAB, Fortescue Metals, Westpac, NAB, CSL

<ul>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at the potential index changes for S&amp;P ASX 300, 200, 100, 50, and 20 in the run up to the March 2023 Rebalance.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pendal-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15795:1" rel="noopener">Pendal Group (PDL AU)</a>'s deletion is expected in early-January 2023 and this could trigger an intra-review addition to the ASX 200 index. </li>
<li>I expect there to be one, two, and four changes, respectively, for the ASX 20, ASX 100, and ASX 200 indices in the March 2023 Rebalance. </li>
</ul>


In this insight, we take a look at the potential index changes for S&amp;P ASX 300, 200, 100, 50, and 20 in the run up to the March 2023 Rebalance.

Pendal Group (PDL AU)'s deletion is expected in early-January 2023 and this could trigger an intra-review addition to the ASX 200 index. 
I expect there to be one, two, and four changes, respectively, for the ASX 20, ASX 100, and ASX 200 indices in the March 2023 Rebalance. 


S&P/​​​​​​​​ASX Quiddity Leaderboard Mar 23: Index Changes Galore

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Yancoal Australia Ltd. provides mining services. The Company mines, sells, exports, and markets clean and coking coal. Yancoal operates internationally.

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Yancoal Australia (YAL AU)

ASX Short Interest Weekly (Jan 6th): ANZ, Bhp, Yancoal Australi, Brambles

We analyzed ASX short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in Anz, Bhp, Yancoal Australi, Brambles.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Quiddity Leaderboard-S&P/ASX Mar 23: Multiple Names with Decent Impact

I expect there to be 40 names involved in the March 2023 Rebalance collectively for the ASX 20, 50, 200, and 300 indices. The majority of these...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

ASX200 Index Rebalance: PEXA to Replace Pendal

PEXA will replace Pendal in the ASX200 at the close on 12 January. We then expect another 4 index changes in March with impacts ranging from 2.5...

Brian Freitas

ASX Short Interest Weekly (Dec 30th):CAB, Fortescue Metals, Westpac, NAB, CSL

We analyzed ASX short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in CAB, Fortescue Metals, Westpac, NAB, CSL, Yancoal,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

S&P/ASX Quiddity Leaderboard Mar 23: Index Changes Galore

Collectively there could be 20+ ADDs/DELs for the S&P ASX 300, 200, 100, 50, and 20 indices between now and the March 2023 Rebalance.

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

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ASX Short Interest Weekly (Jan 6th): ANZ, Bhp, Yancoal Australi, Brambles

We analyzed ASX short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in Anz, Bhp, Yancoal Australi, Brambles.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Quiddity Leaderboard-S&P/​​​​​​​​​ASX Mar 23: Multiple Names with Decent Impact

I expect there to be 40 names involved in the March 2023 Rebalance collectively for the ASX 20, 50, 200, and 300 indices. The majority of these...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

ASX200 Index Rebalance: PEXA to Replace Pendal

PEXA will replace Pendal in the ASX200 at the close on 12 January. We then expect another 4 index changes in March with impacts ranging from 2.5...

Brian Freitas

ASX Short Interest Weekly (Dec 30th):CAB, Fortescue Metals, Westpac, NAB, CSL

We analyzed ASX short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in CAB, Fortescue Metals, Westpac, NAB, CSL, Yancoal,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

S&P/​​​​​​​​ASX Quiddity Leaderboard Mar 23: Index Changes Galore

Collectively there could be 20+ ADDs/DELs for the S&P ASX 300, 200, 100, 50, and 20 indices between now and the March 2023 Rebalance.

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Quiddity Leaderboard-S&P/ASX Mar 23: Multiple Names with Decent Impact

S&P/ASX Quiddity Leaderboard Mar 23: Index Changes Galore