23 Nov 2020
By The ASX Event strategy is our longest-running strategy that invests in corporate actions. Usually, this takes the form of takeovers from which we hope to make a low-risk arbitrage profit.
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| Stock code | Stock name | Sector | Current price | Return 12m | Mom rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NVDA | NVIDIA Corp | Information Technology | $549.46 | 214.71% | 1 |
AMD | Advanced Micro Devices Inc | Information Technology | $84.48 | 199.75% | 2 |
DXCM | DexCom Inc | Health Care | $374.89 | 177.95% | 3 |
ETSY | Etsy Inc | Consumer Discretionary | $134.56 | 144.28% | 4 |
AAPL | Apple Inc | Information Technology | $113.16 | 113.35% | 5 |
REGN | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc | Health Care | $581.64 | 107.25% | 6 |
SWKS | Skyworks Solutions Inc | Information Technology | $147.27 | 101.64% | 7 |
WST | West Pharmaceutical Services I | Health Care | $290.33 | 100.43% | 8 |
NOW | ServiceNow Inc | Information Technology | $491.54 | 99.52% | 9 |
PYPL | PayPal Holdings Inc | Information Technology | $191.66 | 97.47% | 10 |
NFLX | Netflix Inc | Communication Services | $505.87 | 96.81% | 11 |
QRVO | Qorvo Inc | Information Technology | $131.08 | 89.28% | 12 |
AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | Consumer Discretionary | $3,099.96 | 88.02% | 13 |
ADBE | Adobe Inc | Information Technology | $478.98 | 87.32% | 14 |
CTLT | Catalent Inc | Health Care | $88.85 | 83.45% | 15 |
ASX Event Strategy
The Event strategy targets a reasonably low return (~6% per annum) but with very low risk. All-cash takeover offers are the ‘bread and butter’ of the strategy and can often provide a healthy annualised return with a small chance of failure. Other possible investments include share buybacks where franking credits provide the profit opportunity and different special situations where there may be an arbitrage profit.
How To Follow This Strategy
Rivkin’s strategies are designed to be as easy as possible for investors to follow. To follow the ASX Event strategy, investors need to buy the securities in the above table for which there is still an open recommendation (do not buy into recommendations that contain ‘hold’ or ‘sell’ in the recommendation text column). The volumes shown in this table are based on a $5,000 investment per trade.
About The Strategy
The ASX Event strategy has a history going back to the formation of the Rivkin business but was turned into a formal strategy in 2017. Please click here to find out more about the strategy.
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Important notice:
Quantities and calculations in this post use the Rivkin Model and might differ from yours. This post does not constitute an invitation to buy or sell any securities. Before conducting any transaction, make sure you fully understand the terms of the product and the relevant risk factors involved. You can seek professional advice to determine the appropriateness and cost of any transaction from the broker you use.
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Hi Guys,
is AYS still a short term hold, as I noticed in the papers yesterday they were suggesting that it might not be settled until October?
PNC share price lifted Fri and Today 12th Oct. Anything behind this ?
The latest takeover offer for Cardinal Resources (CDV) by Shandong Gold (30/07/20) is for $0.70 per share, but this morning it is still trading at $0.71. What is going on here?
Hi,
The reason the stock remains above the takeover offer price is because there is a good chance that original bidder Nord Gold still comes back with a new bid.
Regards,
Shannon Rivkin
I see that ZEN has gone into a trading halt this morning. Is there anything in your crystal ball on what they may be going to announce.?
Hi Anthony,
My best guess is that the trading halt is to allow the bidder and shareholder holding out for a higher offer the opportunity to negotiate a price that would be accepted. All things being equal, this is a pretty good sign.
Regards,
Shannon Rivkin