Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>KOSPI 200 is a Korean blue-chip index that tracks the 200 largest and most-liquid names listed in the KOSPI section of the Korea Exchange (KRX).</li>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at the names leading the race to become ADDs and DELs during the upcoming semiannual review in June 2025.</li>
<li>We expect up to six ADDs and six DELs in the KOSPI 200 index during the June 2025 index rebal event based on the latest available data.</li>
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KOSPI 200 is a Korean blue-chip index that tracks the 200 largest and most-liquid names listed in the KOSPI section of the Korea Exchange (KRX).
In this insight, we take a look at the names leading the race to become ADDs and DELs during the upcoming semiannual review in June 2025.
We expect up to six ADDs and six DELs in the KOSPI 200 index during the June 2025 index rebal event based on the latest available data.


[Quiddity Index] KOSPI 200 Leaderboard Jun25: Up to 6 Changes Possible

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

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<li>In this insight, we provide an early look at the potential additions and deletions to KOSPI200 rebalance in June 2025.</li>
<li>These seven potential inclusion candidates are up on average 8.9% from end of Sept 2024 to 2 December 2024 versus KOSPI which is down 5.4% in the same period. </li>
<li>The potential additions include IPOs in 2024 such as HD Hyundai Marine Solution (443060 KS), Shift Up (462870 KS), and Sanil Electric (062040 KS). </li>
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In this insight, we provide an early look at the potential additions and deletions to KOSPI200 rebalance in June 2025.
These seven potential inclusion candidates are up on average 8.9% from end of Sept 2024 to 2 December 2024 versus KOSPI which is down 5.4% in the same period. 
The potential additions include IPOs in 2024 such as HD Hyundai Marine Solution (443060 KS), Shift Up (462870 KS), and Sanil Electric (062040 KS). 


An Early Look at Potential Additions and Deletions to KOSPI200 in June 2025

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<li>The December 2024 index review results for the KOSPI Indices were announced after the close on Thursday 21st November 2024.</li>
<li>There will be four ADDs and five DELs for KOSPI 200 during the December 2024 index rebal event. </li>
<li>We predicted 8 out of 9 changes correctly. We missed one of the DELs and we expected a couple extra changes which did not materialize.</li>
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The December 2024 index review results for the KOSPI Indices were announced after the close on Thursday 21st November 2024.
There will be four ADDs and five DELs for KOSPI 200 during the December 2024 index rebal event. 
We predicted 8 out of 9 changes correctly. We missed one of the DELs and we expected a couple extra changes which did not materialize.


KOSPI200 Dec24 Rebal: 4 ADDs, 5 DELs, Big ADV on Small Stocks

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Hyosung Heavy Industries Corp / Event-Driven

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<li>With the review period for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/korea-stock-exchange-kospi-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26021:1" rel="noopener">Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI 200 (KOSPI2 INDEX)</a> December rebalance complete, there should be 4 adds and 5 deletes at the review.</li>
<li>The impact on the potential inclusions ranges from 2.3-23 days of ADV while the impact on the potential deletions varies from 5-16 days of ADV.</li>
<li>The forecast adds outperformed the forecast deletes early in the review period but there has been little to see over the last few months.</li>
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With the review period for the Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI 200 (KOSPI2 INDEX) December rebalance complete, there should be 4 adds and 5 deletes at the review.
The impact on the potential inclusions ranges from 2.3-23 days of ADV while the impact on the potential deletions varies from 5-16 days of ADV.
The forecast adds outperformed the forecast deletes early in the review period but there has been little to see over the last few months.


KOSPI200 Index Rebalance Preview: Potential Changes as Review Period Ends

<ul>
<li>We look at Korea's leading KOSPI200 Index every month and publish ADDs and DELETEs expected for the next rebalance.</li>
<li>Our final rankings are now set (assuming no strange disasters in the data). We see 5 ADDs and 6 DELETEs in the upcoming December rebalance. </li>
<li>For the third insight in a row, I am sticking with the same single trade. So far in 5 weeks it is +11.6% vs KOSPI200. There are others. </li>
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We look at Korea's leading KOSPI200 Index every month and publish ADDs and DELETEs expected for the next rebalance.
Our final rankings are now set (assuming no strange disasters in the data). We see 5 ADDs and 6 DELETEs in the upcoming December rebalance. 
For the third insight in a row, I am sticking with the same single trade. So far in 5 weeks it is +11.6% vs KOSPI200. There are others. 


Quiddity Leaderboard KOSPI 200 Dec 24 Rebal: Final Rankings - Multiple Trades To Do

South Korea

Hansae Co., Ltd manufactures and exports apparels through Original Equipment Manufacturing methods.  The Company mainly distributes its garments to North America.

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Travis Lundy

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