Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Highly experienced ex-Delta One trader with 17 years of experience trading arbitrage and related strategies across Asian markets.

Exempt Financial Adviser (EFA) under CrossASEAN Research Pte Ltd.

It is important to note that the information provided by Periscope Analytics is based on publicly available data and own knowledge, which has been gathered and synthesized from a variety of sources. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information provided, it is not guaranteed to be free from errors or omissions.

All forecasts and estimates are based on information that has been obtained from public sources that are considered to be reliable. The sources include, but are not limited to, company announcements, exchange filings, ETF and other passive investment vehicle holdings, and free float and volume data from third-party data providers. Periscope Analytics does not guarantee the accuracy and completeness of the forecasts, estimates and/or other information.

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

STAR50/STAR100/STAR Chip Index Rebalance: Adds Outperform Deletes as Trade Nears US$6bn

STAR Chip Index Rebalance Preview: Forecast Changes for September

STAR Chip Index Rebalance Preview: Potential Changes in June

STAR Chip Index Rebalance Preview: One Change for December

STAR50/STAR100 Index Rebalance Preview: Outright Changes & Migrations

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 2 constituent changes for the STAR Chip Index at the March rebalance. There will also be a few capping changes.</li>
<li>Estimated one-way turnover is 5% resulting in a round-trip trade of CNY 6.5bn (US$934m). Passives need to trade between 0.3-1x ADV in the forecast changes.</li>
<li>The forecast adds have outperformed the forecast deletes over the last month, while both sets of changes have underperformed the STAR Chip Index.</li>
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There could be 2 constituent changes for the STAR Chip Index at the March rebalance. There will also be a few capping changes.
Estimated one-way turnover is 5% resulting in a round-trip trade of CNY 6.5bn (US$934m). Passives need to trade between 0.3-1x ADV in the forecast changes.
The forecast adds have outperformed the forecast deletes over the last month, while both sets of changes have underperformed the STAR Chip Index.


SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp) (688981 CH)

SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp)

Hygon Information Technology C (688041 CH)

Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology (688729 CH)

Sprint Precision Technologies (688605 CH)

STAR Chip Index Rebalance Preview: Two Changes for March

Giantec Semiconductor

STAR Chip Index Rebalance Preview: Two Changes for March