In today’s briefing:
- Global Financial Exchanges: A Sector on the Rise
- HK Connect Flows Weekly (Aug 29th): Meituan, Alibaba, Tencent, AIA, Pop Mart Intl, Kuaishou, SMIC
- HK Short Interest Weekly: Xiaomi, ZTE, Anta, Cathay Pacific Airways
- Thailand Short Interest Weekly (Aug 29th): Intouch, Home Product Center, PTT Oil and Retail, True
- TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 29th): TSMC, Hon Hai Precision, Delta Electronics, Quanta Computer
- A-H Premium Weekly (Aug 29th): Qingdao Port, Beigene, Cgn Power, China Galaxy Securities
- TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Aug 29th): Jentech Precision Industrial, Unimicron Technology, Pou Chen
- Bursa Short Interest Weekly (Aug 29th): Genting, Sime Darby, Gamuda, Public Bank, PPB
- KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 29th): SK Hynix, Hanwha Ocean, Samsung Electronics, Samsung H.I.

Global Financial Exchanges: A Sector on the Rise
- Financials Exchanges have hit record highs in Global fund ownership, with 58% of global funds invested and 49% ahead of the MSCI ACWI index.
- CME Group and London Stock Exchange lead momentum, both reaching record ownership after strong inflows through 2023–2024.
- Despite growth, ownership breadth remains shallow, with only a few stocks widely held, leaving room for further expansion in positioning.
HK Connect Flows Weekly (Aug 29th): Meituan, Alibaba, Tencent, AIA, Pop Mart Intl, Kuaishou, SMIC
- We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of August 29th.
- The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
- We highlight flows for Meituan, Alibaba, Tencent, AIA, Pop Mart Intl, Kuaishou, SMIC, Xiaomi, CNOOC.
HK Short Interest Weekly: Xiaomi, ZTE, Anta, Cathay Pacific Airways
- We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Aug 22nd.
- Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.
- We highlight short changes in Xiaomi, TraHK HSI ETF, ZTE, Anta, Cathay Pacific Airways, HSCEI ETF.
Thailand Short Interest Weekly (Aug 29th): Intouch, Home Product Center, PTT Oil and Retail, True
- We analyzed the changes in short interest of Stock Exchange of Thailand as of Aug 29th. We estimate that they had an aggregated short interest worth USD2.3bn.
- We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases & decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
- We highlight short interest changes in Intouch, Home Product Center, PTT Oil and Retail, True, BTS, True, Bts, Home Product Center, PTT Oil&Retail.
TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 29th): TSMC, Hon Hai Precision, Delta Electronics, Quanta Computer
- We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Aug 29th. The aggregated holding was USD1,166.6bn.
- We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD427mln. 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, Delta Electronics, Quanta Computer, Global Unichip, TSMC, Hon Hai Precision, Global Unichip, Delta Electronics, Quanta Computer.
A-H Premium Weekly (Aug 29th): Qingdao Port, Beigene, Cgn Power, China Galaxy Securities
- We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 157 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 61.0% as of Aug 29th.
- The average A-H premium changed by 2.7ppt week-on-week, led by health care, financials, information technology and offset by real estate.
- We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Qingdao Port, Beigene, Cgn Power, China Galaxy Securities, Jl Mag Rare-Earth.
TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Aug 29th): Jentech Precision Industrial, Unimicron Technology, Pou Chen
- We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Aug 29th. The aggregated short interest was USD25.7bn.
- We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases & decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
- We highlight short interest changes in Jentech Precision Industrial, Unimicron Technology, Pou Chen, Ruentex Development, Taishin Financial, Jentech Precision Industrial, Unimicron Technology, Pou Chen, Ruentex Development, Taishin Financial.
Bursa Short Interest Weekly (Aug 29th): Genting, Sime Darby, Gamuda, Public Bank, PPB
- We analyzed the changes in short interest of Bursa stocks as of Aug 29th. The aggregated short interest is USD379m.
- We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases & decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
- We highlight short interest changes in Genting, Sime Darby, Gamuda, Public Bank, PPB.
KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 29th): SK Hynix, Hanwha Ocean, Samsung Electronics, Samsung H.I.
- We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Aug 29th. The aggregated holding was USD643.5bn.
- We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD356mln. 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 SK Hynix, Hanwha Ocean, Samsung Electronics, Samsung H.I., HD HYUNDAI ELECTRIC.
