Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

Hollysys Automation Technologies / Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hollysys-automation-technologies" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26078:1" rel="noopener"><strong>Hollysys (HOLI US</strong>)</a>, a leading automation control system solutions provider in China, has been subject to at least six indicative Offers since December 2020, ranging from US$15.47/share to $US$25/share. </li>
<li>Yue Xu and Lei Fang, the co-chief operating officers of Hollysys, who previously tabled a NBIO of <a href="https://app.quotemedia.com/data/downloadFiling?webmasterId=101533&amp;ref=116095743&amp;type=PDF&amp;symbol=HOLI&amp;companyName=Hollysys+Automation+Technologies+Ltd.&amp;formType=6-K&amp;dateFiled=2021-08-24&amp;CK=1357450" target="_blank" rel="noopener">US$23.00/share in August 2021</a>, have now pitched a <a href="https://app.quotemedia.com/data/downloadFiling?webmasterId=101533&amp;ref=317816928&amp;type=PDF&amp;symbol=HOLI&amp;cdn=2e4afefb17cdc67f8f50561ac5e51bd3&amp;companyName=Hollysys+Automation+Technologies+Ltd.&amp;formType=6-K&amp;dateFiled=2023-10-24" target="_blank" rel="noopener">US$25/share proposal</a>.</li>
<li>What is different this time? &gt;32% of the share registry has banded together to demand changes. That’s dramatically different vs previous Offers.</li>
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Hollysys (HOLI US), a leading automation control system solutions provider in China, has been subject to at least six indicative Offers since December 2020, ranging from US$15.47/share to $US$25/share. 
Yue Xu and Lei Fang, the co-chief operating officers of Hollysys, who previously tabled a NBIO of US$23.00/share in August 2021, have now pitched a US$25/share proposal.
What is different this time? &gt;32% of the share registry has banded together to demand changes. That’s dramatically different vs previous Offers.


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

Zhejiang Longsheng Group Co., / Index Rebalance

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<li>There are 50 changes a side for the CSI 500 Index at the upcoming rebalance that will be implemented at the close of trading on 9 December.</li>
<li>One-Way turnover at the rebalance is estimated at 12.64% leading to a one-way trade of CNY 9.3bn. The Materials, Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary sectors are net gainers.</li>
<li>9 adds to the CSI 500 Index are deletes from the CSI 300 Index while 7 deletes from the CSI 500 Index are adds to the CSI 300 Index.</li>
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There are 50 changes a side for the CSI 500 Index at the upcoming rebalance that will be implemented at the close of trading on 9 December.
One-Way turnover at the rebalance is estimated at 12.64% leading to a one-way trade of CNY 9.3bn. The Materials, Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary sectors are net gainers.
9 adds to the CSI 500 Index are deletes from the CSI 300 Index while 7 deletes from the CSI 500 Index are adds to the CSI 300 Index.


CSI 500 Index Rebalance: 50 Changes a Side Leads to 12%+ One-Way Turnover

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<li>There are 15 changes for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-shenzhen-csi-300-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22906:1" rel="noopener">Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 Index (SHSZ300 INDEX)</a> at the upcoming rebalance that will be implemented at the close of trading on 9 December.</li>
<li>While most of the deletions are in line with forecasts, there are a few differences on the inclusions as the index committee has used its discretion to overlook some names.</li>
<li>The Industrials, Materials and Utilities sectors gain index spots at the expense of Health Care, Financials, Consumer Staples and Consumer Discretionary.</li>
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There are 15 changes for the Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 Index (SHSZ300 INDEX) at the upcoming rebalance that will be implemented at the close of trading on 9 December.
While most of the deletions are in line with forecasts, there are a few differences on the inclusions as the index committee has used its discretion to overlook some names.
The Industrials, Materials and Utilities sectors gain index spots at the expense of Health Care, Financials, Consumer Staples and Consumer Discretionary.


CSI300 Index Rebalance: The Surprises Could Outperform

Haohua Chemical Science & Tech / Index Rebalance

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<li>With a day left in the review period, we forecast 50 changes (the maximum permitted) for the CSI500 Index at the close on 9 December.</li>
<li>We estimate a one-way turnover of 13.53% at the December rebalance leading to a one-way trade of CNY 8.01bn. The Materials, Consumer Discretionary and Information Technology sectors are net gainers.</li>
<li>The potential adds and potential deletes have performed in line over the last few weeks, and we'd look to position for outperformance post the end of the review period.</li>
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With a day left in the review period, we forecast 50 changes (the maximum permitted) for the CSI500 Index at the close on 9 December.
We estimate a one-way turnover of 13.53% at the December rebalance leading to a one-way trade of CNY 8.01bn. The Materials, Consumer Discretionary and Information Technology sectors are net gainers.
The potential adds and potential deletes have performed in line over the last few weeks, and we'd look to position for outperformance post the end of the review period.


CSI500 Index Rebalance Preview: 50 Adds/Deletes in December

China Zhenhua (Group) Science & Tech / Index Rebalance

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<li>Near the end of the review period, we see 16 potential changes to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-shenzhen-csi-300-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22906:1" rel="noopener">CSI 300 Index</a> at the December rebalance. There are other stocks very close to the cutoffs.</li>
<li>We estimate a one-way turnover of 3.04% at the December rebalance leading to a one-way trade of CNY 8.4bn.</li>
<li>The potential adds have outperformed the potential deletes, though the gap has narrowed in the last few weeks. We'd position for outperformance post the end of the review period.</li>
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Near the end of the review period, we see 16 potential changes to the CSI 300 Index at the December rebalance. There are other stocks very close to the cutoffs.
We estimate a one-way turnover of 3.04% at the December rebalance leading to a one-way trade of CNY 8.4bn.
The potential adds have outperformed the potential deletes, though the gap has narrowed in the last few weeks. We'd position for outperformance post the end of the review period.


CSI300 Index Rebalance Preview: Potential Changes and Close Names

China

Zhejiang Longsheng Group Co., Ltd. manufactures a variety of dyes including high intensity and rapid-dying Lonsperse Dye. The Company sells its products domestically and exports worldwide.

Zhejiang Longsheng Group Co., (600352 CH)

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What To Make Of Hollysys' Latest Offer

The consistently poor transparency on NBIOs; the various Offers that have fallen by the wayside (without any basis for doing so), plus an ongoing...

David Blennerhassett

CSI 500 Index Rebalance: 50 Changes a Side Leads to 12%+ One-Way Turnover

There are 50 adds/deletes for the index in Dec. One-way turnover is 12.6% leading to a one-way trade of CNY 9bn. There are 16 overlaps between the...

Brian Freitas

CSI300 Index Rebalance: The Surprises Could Outperform

There are 15 changes in December. Most of the deletions were forecast but there are surprises among the adds. One-way turnover is 2.4% and the one...

Brian Freitas

CSI500 Index Rebalance Preview: 50 Adds/Deletes in December

We expect 50 adds/deletes at the December rebalance with one-way turnover expected to be over 13% & the one-way trade around CNY 8bn. There is a...

Brian Freitas

CSI300 Index Rebalance Preview: Potential Changes and Close Names

We forecast 16 changes for the CSI300 Index at the December rebal. There are a few other stocks that are very close to the cutoff thresholds. One...

Brian Freitas

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