Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>According to Korea Zinc, it plans to disclose the treasury shares tender offer results on 28 October.</li>
<li>We discuss the remaining free float after the tender offer and the probabilities of share price decline or even a share price squeeze post announcement of the tender offer results.</li>
<li>All in all, this M&amp;A fight for Korea Zinc remains tight with a slight advantage to MBK/Young Poong alliance.</li>
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According to Korea Zinc, it plans to disclose the treasury shares tender offer results on 28 October.
We discuss the remaining free float after the tender offer and the probabilities of share price decline or even a share price squeeze post announcement of the tender offer results.
All in all, this M&amp;A fight for Korea Zinc remains tight with a slight advantage to MBK/Young Poong alliance.


Korea Zinc: Remaining Free Float Post Tender and a Margin Call for Choi on Young Poong Precision?

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Oct 18th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD5.0bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix, KB Financial, Shinhan Group, Hana Financial.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Oct 18th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD5.0bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix, KB Financial, Shinhan Group, Hana Financial.


KRX Short Interest Weekly (Oct 18th): Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix, KB Financial, Shinhan Group

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Oct 11th which has an aggregated holding worth USD532.4bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD61mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Sk Hynix, Hanwha Aerospace, Korzinc, Samsung Electronics, Samsung Elec (PREF).</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Oct 11th which has an aggregated holding worth USD532.4bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD61mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Sk Hynix, Hanwha Aerospace, Korzinc, Samsung Electronics, Samsung Elec (PREF).


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Oct 11th): Sk Hynix, Hanwha Aerospace, Korzinc, Samsung Electronics

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.

Event-Driven

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<li>This post dives into the official details of the Korea Value-Up Index methodology that I obtained from KRX. Plus, it has the official weights and free-float rates for each constituent.</li>
<li>The 3rd and 4th Phases led to surprising stocks entering the index, causing drops for KB and Hana, while SK Hynix benefited from the Exception Application rule.</li>
<li>The index’s straightforward methodology suggests low rebalancing uncertainty, but flexible Special Entry rules and upcoming December changes may add unpredictability, targeting bank stocks like KB, Hana, and JB.</li>
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This post dives into the official details of the Korea Value-Up Index methodology that I obtained from KRX. Plus, it has the official weights and free-float rates for each constituent.
The 3rd and 4th Phases led to surprising stocks entering the index, causing drops for KB and Hana, while SK Hynix benefited from the Exception Application rule.
The index’s straightforward methodology suggests low rebalancing uncertainty, but flexible Special Entry rules and upcoming December changes may add unpredictability, targeting bank stocks like KB, Hana, and JB.


Korea Value-Up Index: Detailed Methodology, Weights, Float Rates, & Passive Impacts Obtained

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Oct 4th which has an aggregated holding worth USD530.1bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD711mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Sk Hynix, Samsung Electronics.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Oct 4th which has an aggregated holding worth USD530.1bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD711mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Sk Hynix, Samsung Electronics.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Oct 4th): Sk Hynix, Samsung Electronics

South Korea

Hana Financial Group Inc., in accordance with Financial Holding Companies Act, was established on December 1, 2005, through stock transfer with the former shareholders of its subsidiaries in order to provide management services and financing to associated companies.

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Korea Zinc: Remaining Free Float Post Tender and a Margin Call for Choi on Young Poong Precision?

We discuss the remaining free float after the tender offer and the probabilities of share price decline or even a share price squeeze post...

Douglas Kim

KRX Short Interest Weekly (Oct 18th): Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix, KB Financial, Shinhan Group

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix, KB Financial,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Oct 11th): Sk Hynix, Hanwha Aerospace, Korzinc, Samsung Electronics

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Sk Hynix, Hanwha Aerospace, Korzinc, Samsung...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Korea Value-Up Index: Detailed Methodology, Weights, Float Rates, & Passive Impacts Obtained

This post provides the detailed methodology of the Korea Value-Up Index, which I obtained from KRX, along with the latest weights, free-float...

Sanghyun Park

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Oct 4th): Sk Hynix, Samsung Electronics

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Sk Hynix, Samsung Electronics.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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