Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Clepsydra Capital

Investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

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<li>KODEX battery ETF does rebalancing four times a year from this March. The rebalancing trading is done for 3-trading days from March 14 to 16, presumably equal daily weight.</li>
<li>Due to the low float rate, LG Energy will fall to third place. Samsung SDI should become the top constituent with a 20% cap, followed by SK Innovation at 15%.</li>
<li>The passive impact sizes of the top four stocks are significant, considering they are in the same sector. So, they should make themselves a suitable target for long/short basket trading.</li>
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KODEX battery ETF does rebalancing four times a year from this March. The rebalancing trading is done for 3-trading days from March 14 to 16, presumably equal daily weight.
Due to the low float rate, LG Energy will fall to third place. Samsung SDI should become the top constituent with a 20% cap, followed by SK Innovation at 15%.
The passive impact sizes of the top four stocks are significant, considering they are in the same sector. So, they should make themselves a suitable target for long/short basket trading.


KODEX (FnGuide) Battery ETF Rebalancing: Passive Flow Tracking for Two Remaining Days

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<li>The KFSC officially unveiled revisions to the guidelines on corporate governance disclosure. The key to these revisions is to regulate the equity carve-out (ECO).</li>
<li>These protection measures may include granting PREEMPTIVE or/and APPRAISAL rights to the parent company shareholders in a post-ECO listing.
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<li>There will be high potential for short-term momentum for POSCO, which has already decided ECO, and SK Innovation (SK On), whose post-ECO listing is practically a foregone conclusion.</li>
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The KFSC officially unveiled revisions to the guidelines on corporate governance disclosure. The key to these revisions is to regulate the equity carve-out (ECO).
These protection measures may include granting PREEMPTIVE or/and APPRAISAL rights to the parent company shareholders in a post-ECO listing.

There will be high potential for short-term momentum for POSCO, which has already decided ECO, and SK Innovation (SK On), whose post-ECO listing is practically a foregone conclusion.


Preemptive/Appraisal Rights to Parent Company Shareholders in ECO Listing in Korea

Asian Insight Provider - Actionable ideas, CrossASEAN Research

Henry Soediarko

Asian Insight Provider - Actionable ideas

CrossASEAN Research

At CrossASEAN Research we strive to produce unbiased and differentiated on the ground insights on companies across South East Asia. Our Research is produced for the most part after face to face meetings and conversations with company management to dig deep into the long term vision and strategy of the companies we cover. We seek to deliver investable and actionable themes on sectors and markets across SE Asia, often in collaboration with other Insight Providers across the region, pooling the vast experience of the analysts within the Smartkarma Ecosystem. We also offer bespoke work and tailor made trips for our clients. 

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Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/w-scope-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8597:1" rel="noopener">W Scope Corp (6619 JP)</a> share price has severely underperformed <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tokyo-stock-exchange-tokyo-price-index-topix" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22910:1" rel="noopener">Tokyo Stock Exchange Tokyo Price Index Topix (TPX INDEX)</a>in the last 5 years.</li>
<li>Its business has picked up followed by the ability to pare debt down and potentially lower shipping costs that will expand margin. </li>
<li>It trades at 1.8x PBR, cheaper than Samsung SDI and LG Energy solution although more expensive than Showa Denko but W Scope's operational number has been phenomenal. </li>
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W Scope Corp (6619 JP) share price has severely underperformed Tokyo Stock Exchange Tokyo Price Index Topix (TPX INDEX)in the last 5 years.
Its business has picked up followed by the ability to pare debt down and potentially lower shipping costs that will expand margin. 
It trades at 1.8x PBR, cheaper than Samsung SDI and LG Energy solution although more expensive than Showa Denko but W Scope's operational number has been phenomenal. 


W Scope (6619): Improved and Price Is Moving

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<li>FnGuide Battery Index overlaps with the rebalancing of the KRX K-New Deal. K-New Deal is March 11. As for FnGuide Battery, it will be three trading days on March 14-16.</li>
<li>Among the top-cap stocks, Samsung SDI will be the biggest beneficiary, and we need to consider a setup that utilizes Samsung SDI as a long/short partner for LG Chem.</li>
<li>LG Chem's staying significant distorts mid-caps' index weight in KRX Battery. The extent of passive outflows would be pretty substantial. So, outright short these mid-caps should deserve our attention.</li>
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FnGuide Battery Index overlaps with the rebalancing of the KRX K-New Deal. K-New Deal is March 11. As for FnGuide Battery, it will be three trading days on March 14-16.
Among the top-cap stocks, Samsung SDI will be the biggest beneficiary, and we need to consider a setup that utilizes Samsung SDI as a long/short partner for LG Chem.
LG Chem's staying significant distorts mid-caps' index weight in KRX Battery. The extent of passive outflows would be pretty substantial. So, outright short these mid-caps should deserve our attention.


FnGuide & KRX K-New Deal Batteries: Combined Passive Flows Preview on March 10-15

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<li>For this March rebalancing, the screening base date is January 28, which is the last trading day of January. So, the 3-month rebalancing review period is now done.</li>
<li>Other than LG Energy (+₩146,2B), we should pay the most attention to AfreecaTV (+1.70x), Chunbo (+0.36x), Douzone Bizon (-4.82x), and SoulBrain (-0.99x).</li>
<li>In addition, large-cap stocks such as SKIET (+0.25x), Ecopro BM (+0.10x), LG Chem (-0.62x), and Posco Chemical (-0.30x) will likely draw much attention.</li>
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For this March rebalancing, the screening base date is January 28, which is the last trading day of January. So, the 3-month rebalancing review period is now done.
Other than LG Energy (+₩146,2B), we should pay the most attention to AfreecaTV (+1.70x), Chunbo (+0.36x), Douzone Bizon (-4.82x), and SoulBrain (-0.99x).
In addition, large-cap stocks such as SKIET (+0.25x), Ecopro BM (+0.10x), LG Chem (-0.62x), and Posco Chemical (-0.30x) will likely draw much attention.


KRX K-New Deal Index Screening Period Ended: Rebalancing Changes & Passive Impacts Update

South Korea

SK Innovation Co., Ltd. refines, markets, and distributes oil.  The Company produces a variety of petroleum products, such as gasoline, kerosene, liquefied petroleumgas (LPG), and diesel oil.  SK Energy also manufactures petrochemical p roducts, including paraxylene, synthetic resins, styrene monomer, and ethylene.

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KODEX (FnGuide) Battery ETF Rebalancing: Passive Flow Tracking for Two Remaining Days

This post tracks and estimates the passive flows of the KODEX (FnGuide) Battery ETF rebalancing for the remaining two days until this Tuesday.

Sanghyun Park

Preemptive/Appraisal Rights to Parent Company Shareholders in ECO Listing in Korea

The KFSC unveiled revisions to the corporate governance disclosure. The key is to regulate the equity carve-out, specifically granting preemptive...

Sanghyun Park

W Scope (6619): Improved and Price Is Moving

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KRX K-New Deal Index Screening Period Ended: Rebalancing Changes & Passive Impacts Update

The KRX K-New Deal Index's screening period ended last Friday. This post updates the screening results and passive impacts.

Sanghyun Park

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