Index Rebal Trades & Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Equity Analyst with 10+ years experience in fundamental and event-driven research.

On Smartkarma, I mainly publish insights on index flow events. This includes predicting regular and intra-review index changes and formulating market-neutral trading strategies based on flow catalysts. I also cover special situations such as mergers & acquisitions, equity offerings, buybacks, and other corporate restructuring events.

Index Rebal Trades & Special Situations

Money Forward Placement - Onward with More Cash

OBIC Business Consultants Placement - Large Deal Needs a Large Correction - Remains in Transition

TOPIX Inclusion: Money Forward (3994) Could Outperform Freee (4478) Until End of Month

Battle Lines Drawn As BABA Builds Out First/Last-Mile Capacity; But Who Will Fund 75+ Bn CNY CapEx?

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Index Rebalance

In this insight, we take a look at the monthly performance of the trading opportunities surrounding TOPIX Index Rebalance events. During the month, we witnessed the Inclusion Events of cloud-based business accounting software company <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/money-forward-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25919:1" rel="noopener">Money Forward (3994 JP)</a>, water treatment technology company <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nomura-micro-science-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11317:1" rel="noopener">Nomura Micro Science (6254 JP)</a>, and printed circuit board manufacturer <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meiko-electronics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20004:1" rel="noopener">Meiko Electronics (6787 JP)</a>. Furthermore, as discussed by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/travis-lundy" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:25" rel="noopener">Travis Lundy</a> in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/july-topix-ffw-rebalancing-trade" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:54275" rel="noopener">July TOPIX FFW Rebalancing Trade</a>, there were quarterly float adjustments for some constituents of the TOPIX Index which opened up a few trading opportunities. Below is a closer look at each of these situations.

In this insight, we take a look at the monthly performance of the trading opportunities surrounding TOPIX Index Rebalance events. During the month, we witnessed the Inclusion Events of cloud-based business accounting software company Money Forward (3994 JP), water treatment technology company Nomura Micro Science (6254 JP), and printed circuit board manufacturer Meiko Electronics (6787 JP). Furthermore, as discussed by Travis Lundy in July TOPIX FFW Rebalancing Trade, there were quarterly float adjustments for some constituents of the TOPIX Index which opened up a few trading opportunities. Below is a closer look at each of these situations. 

Money Forward

TOPIX Inclusion Trade Summary: July 2021