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 22nd which has an aggregated holding worth USD1,003.7bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD1,568mln. We tabulate the league table 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 Yang Ming Marine, TSMC, Hon Hai Precision Industry, Quanta Computer, Asustek Computer.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Nov 22nd which has an aggregated holding worth USD1,003.7bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD1,568mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Yang Ming Marine, TSMC, Hon Hai Precision Industry, Quanta Computer, Asustek Computer.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Nov 22nd): Yang Ming Marine, TSMC, Hon Hai Precision, Quanta, Asustek

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>Price momentum softened dramatically in October, mirroring steep declines in H221, FY22</li>
<li>We believe price momentum, rather than earnings, drives medium-term share performance</li>
<li>Reaction to ZIM's stellar Q324 results &amp; guidance raise suggests more downside ahead</li>
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Price momentum softened dramatically in October, mirroring steep declines in H221, FY22
We believe price momentum, rather than earnings, drives medium-term share performance
Reaction to ZIM's stellar Q324 results &amp; guidance raise suggests more downside ahead


Monthly Container Shipping Tracker: Price Momentum Softens | CMP-ZIM L/S Pair Idea (November 2024)

Index Rebal Trades & Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Index Rebal Trades & Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Index Rebalance

United Integrated Services / 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 December 2024 index rebal event.</li>
<li>Currently, we see one change for T50 and two changes for T100 but there are four more weeks to the base date and our expectations can change until then.</li>
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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 December 2024 index rebal event.
Currently, we see one change for T50 and two changes for T100 but there are four more weeks to the base date and our expectations can change until then.


Quiddity Leaderboard T50/​​​100 Dec 24: Two Important Takeaways for the TDIV Index

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

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wan-hai-lines-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14262:1" rel="noopener">Wan Hai Lines (2615 TT)</a> and <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> are currently in contention to be added to the Yuanta/P-Shares Taiwan Top 50 ETF in December.</li>
<li>Passive trackers will need to trade around 0.5x ADV in the inclusions while impact on the forecast deletes is between 0.36-2.2x ADV.</li>
<li>Short interest has decreased and is near the lows for the forecast adds while short interest has been increasing in the forecast deletions.</li>
</ul>



Wan Hai Lines (2615 TT) and Yang Ming Marine Transport (2609 TT) are currently in contention to be added to the Yuanta/P-Shares Taiwan Top 50 ETF in December.
Passive trackers will need to trade around 0.5x ADV in the inclusions while impact on the forecast deletes is between 0.36-2.2x ADV.
Short interest has decreased and is near the lows for the forecast adds while short interest has been increasing in the forecast deletions.


Taiwan Top 50 ETF Rebalance Preview: Shippers Sailing Back Into Indices

<ul>
<li>We are convinced container shipping price momentum is waning, medium-term</li>
<li>Not surprisingly, carrier ZIM's share performance correlates to price momentum</li>
<li>Shorting ZIM against Long position in terminal operator isolates sagging price</li>
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We are convinced container shipping price momentum is waning, medium-term
Not surprisingly, carrier ZIM's share performance correlates to price momentum
Shorting ZIM against Long position in terminal operator isolates sagging price


Short ZIM Against Long Position in China Merchants Port Hldgs | 2025 High Conviction

Taiwan

Yang Ming Marine Transport provides transportation services and handles domestic and foreign maritime services on cargos.  The Company also operates warehouse, wharf, tug, barge, and container freight station services as well as repairs, leases, and sells containers and chassis.

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Yang Ming Marine Transport (2609 TT)

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Nov 22nd): Yang Ming Marine, TSMC, Hon Hai Precision, Quanta, Asustek

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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Monthly Container Shipping Tracker: Price Momentum Softens | CMP-ZIM L/S Pair Idea (November 2024)

Container price momentum faltered again in October, and we believe spot rates will continue to moderate near-term. Negative reaction to ZIM's...

Tracking Traffic

Quiddity Leaderboard T50/100 Dec 24: Two Important Takeaways for the TDIV Index

United Intergrated Services (2404 TT) has outperformed Formosa Sumco (3532 TT) by 21% since 22nd October. UIS (2404) is a T100+TDIV expected ADD...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Taiwan Top 50 ETF Rebalance Preview: Shippers Sailing Back Into Indices

Wan Hai Lines and Yang Ming Marine could replace Alchip and Airtac. Short interest has moved lower for the adds and higher for the deletes. EPS...

Brian Freitas

Short ZIM Against Long Position in China Merchants Port Hldgs | 2025 High Conviction

We believe container shipping price momentum is waning. Pairing a short position in carrier ZIM against a long position in terminal operator CMPH...

Tracking Traffic

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TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Nov 22nd): Yang Ming Marine, TSMC, Hon Hai Precision, Quanta, Asustek

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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Monthly Container Shipping Tracker: Price Momentum Softens | CMP-ZIM L/S Pair Idea (November 2024)

Container price momentum faltered again in October, and we believe spot rates will continue to moderate near-term. Negative reaction to ZIM's...

Tracking Traffic

Quiddity Leaderboard T50/​​​100 Dec 24: Two Important Takeaways for the TDIV Index

United Intergrated Services (2404 TT) has outperformed Formosa Sumco (3532 TT) by 21% since 22nd October. UIS (2404) is a T100+TDIV expected ADD...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Taiwan Top 50 ETF Rebalance Preview: Shippers Sailing Back Into Indices

Wan Hai Lines and Yang Ming Marine could replace Alchip and Airtac. Short interest has moved lower for the adds and higher for the deletes. EPS...

Brian Freitas

Short ZIM Against Long Position in China Merchants Port Hldgs | 2025 High Conviction

We believe container shipping price momentum is waning. Pairing a short position in carrier ZIM against a long position in terminal operator CMPH...

Tracking Traffic

Quiddity Leaderboard T50/100 Dec 24: Two Important Takeaways for the TDIV Index