Event-Driven

HSCI / HK Connect (March 2026) Post-Event Review: What Worked, What Didn't

14 Apr 2026 By Ke Yan, CFA
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Abstract: We analyzed 39 ADD and 25 DELETE stocks from the March 2026 HK Connect implementation event (T_imp 9 Mar 2026) across six event windows from baseline through four weeks post-implementation, with September 2025 (20 ADD, 20 DELETE) as our cross-cycle reference. ADD stocks reversed their WAI drawdown of -5.3% at implementation, returned +5.4% on WI0 and +7.2% through the first week (WI0-4), and faded to +1.1% by weeks 2 to 4. DELETE stocks declined -13.3% WI0-4 (21 of 25 negative), exceeded the September 2025 cycle result of -11.0%, and generated alpha of -12.5% versus HSI. Within ADD, Healthcare led at +16.0% (n=13) and Information Technology returned +9.2% (n=6), while the combined Consumer cohort was the weakest at -8.9% (2 of 8 positive). The largest individual movers were Xunce (3317 HK, +48.7% WI0-4) and DeepExi Tech (1384 HK, -57.7%) within ADD, and Hao Tian International (1341 HK, -42.6%) and Zonqing (1855 HK, -42.4%) within DELETE, where Connect ownership drawdown correlated r=0.51 with WI0-4 returns.

Hao Tian Intl (1341 HK) DEEPEXI TECHNOLOGY CO LTD-H (1384 HK) BRIGHT SMART (1428 HK) CHINA RESOURCES MEDICAL (1515 HK) SUNAC SERVICES (1516 HK) CONSUN PHARMACEUTICAL (1681 HK) DL (1709 HK) Datang Renewable (1798 HK) ZONQING ENVIRONMENTAL (1855 HK) BAIC MOTOR (1958 HK) CHINA CHUNLAI EDUCATION (1969 HK) CANGGANG RAILWAY (2169 HK) CARSGEN THERAPEUTICS (2171 HK) BANK OF EAST ASIA (23 HK) BEIJING UBOX ONLINE TECHNOLOGY (2429 HK) AUTOSTREETS DEVELOPMENT (2443 HK) FENBI (2469 HK) WELLCELL HOLD (2477 HK) CIRRUS AIRCRAFT (2507 HK) JIANGXI RIMAG (2522 HK) PEGBIO CO-B (2565 HK) XUANZHU BIOPHARMACEUTICAL -H (2575 HK) SHENZHEN HIPINE PRECISION-H (2583 HK) GENFLEET THERAPEUTICS SHAN-H (2595 HK) AB&B BIO-TECH-B (2627 HK) FUJIAN HAIXI PHARMACEUTICA-H (2637 HK) CF PHARMTECH INC-H (2652 HK) GUOXIA TECHNOLOGY CO -H (2655 HK) 160 HEALTH INTERNATIONAL (2656 HK) SHANGHAI BAO PHARMA -H (2659 HK) QINGSONG HEALTH (2661 HK) SEYOND (2665 HK) QUANTGROUP HD (2685 HK) SHANGHAI ABLE DIGITAL SCIE-H (2687 HK) WEIQIAO TEXTILE (2698 HK) SHUI ON LAND (272 HK) YORKEY OPTICAL (2788 HK) PATEO CONNECT TECHNOLOGY S-H (2889 HK) GOFINTECH INNOV (290 HK) PAX GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY (327 HK) XUNCE (3317 HK) LINGBAO GOLD (3330 HK) WASION (3393 HK) INSILICO (3696 HK) HUISHANG BANK (3698 HK) EEKA FASHION (3709 HK) Jiaxin Intl Resources (3858 HK) MIDEA REAL ESTATE (3990 HK) FANGZHOU (6086 HK) BUTONG (6090 HK) CTF SERVICES (659 HK) SCICLONE PHARMACEUTICALS (6600 HK) GLOBAL NEW MATERIAL INTERNATIONAL (6616 HK) 51WORLD (6651 HK) JST (6687 HK) BEIJING CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (694 HK) JINGDONG INDUSTRIALS (7618 HK) NETDRAGON WEBSOFT (777 HK) DIGITAL CHINA (861 HK) ADICON (9860 HK) YSB (9885 HK) LEADS BIOLABS-B (9887 HK) NEWBORNTOWN (9911 HK) GREENTOWN MGMT (9979 HK) ADD IT (ADD IT)

Highlighted Stocks

Hao Tian Intl, DEEPEXI TECHNOLOGY CO LTD-H, BRIGHT SMART, CHINA RESOURCES MEDICAL, SUNAC SERVICES, CONSUN PHARMACEUTICAL, DL, Datang Renewable, ZONQING ENVIRONMENTAL, BAIC MOTOR, CHINA CHUNLAI EDUCATION, CANGGANG RAILWAY, CARSGEN THERAPEUTICS, BANK OF EAST ASIA, BEIJING UBOX ONLINE TECHNOLOGY, AUTOSTREETS DEVELOPMENT, FENBI, WELLCELL HOLD, CIRRUS AIRCRAFT, JIANGXI RIMAG, PEGBIO CO-B, XUANZHU BIOPHARMACEUTICAL -H, SHENZHEN HIPINE PRECISION-H, GENFLEET THERAPEUTICS SHAN-H, AB&B BIO-TECH-B, FUJIAN HAIXI PHARMACEUTICA-H, CF PHARMTECH INC-H, GUOXIA TECHNOLOGY CO -H, 160 HEALTH INTERNATIONAL, SHANGHAI BAO PHARMA -H, QINGSONG HEALTH, SEYOND, QUANTGROUP HD, SHANGHAI ABLE DIGITAL SCIE-H, WEIQIAO TEXTILE, SHUI ON LAND, YORKEY OPTICAL, PATEO CONNECT TECHNOLOGY S-H, GOFINTECH INNOV, PAX GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY, XUNCE, LINGBAO GOLD, WASION, INSILICO, HUISHANG BANK, EEKA FASHION, Jiaxin Intl Resources, MIDEA REAL ESTATE, FANGZHOU, BUTONG, CTF SERVICES, SCICLONE PHARMACEUTICALS, GLOBAL NEW MATERIAL INTERNATIONAL, 51WORLD, JST, BEIJING CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, JINGDONG INDUSTRIALS, NETDRAGON WEBSOFT, DIGITAL CHINA, ADICON, YSB, LEADS BIOLABS-B, NEWBORNTOWN, GREENTOWN MGMT, ADD IT

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