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

Samsung Electronics Pref Shares / Event-Driven

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<li>Samsung's preferred shares lagged significantly behind the common shares yesterday, showing the largest daily sigma move we've seen in a while.</li>
<li>Samsung’s delayed value-up announcement, despite regulatory pressure, has fueled speculation about a potential Biologics stake purchase from C&amp;T.</li>
<li>It's time to pause the trade on Samsung’s preferred discount narrowing that I highlighted in early August. The main inflection point will be when Samsung makes its value-up announcement.</li>
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Samsung's preferred shares lagged significantly behind the common shares yesterday, showing the largest daily sigma move we've seen in a while.
Samsung’s delayed value-up announcement, despite regulatory pressure, has fueled speculation about a potential Biologics stake purchase from C&amp;T.
It's time to pause the trade on Samsung’s preferred discount narrowing that I highlighted in early August. The main inflection point will be when Samsung makes its value-up announcement.


Exploring Why Samsung Electronics' Pref Discount Narrowing Took a Sharp Turn Yesterday

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 Sep 6th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD4.9bn.</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 Posco (005490 KS) .</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Sep 6th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD4.9bn.
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 Posco (005490 KS) .


KRX Short Interest Weekly (Sep 6th): Posco

Managing Director, Zero One, Zero One

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

Zero One

Founded in 2015, Zero One produces independent investment research and provides corporate finance advisory services with a focus on both listed and private technology companies. Founder Vincent Fernando has over 20 years of experience in US and Asia capital markets.

Independent Investment Research

Equity Bottom-Up

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) - ADR / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>TSMC Extends Global Foundry Dominance Amid 33% Sales Surge – A Buy on Weakness Despite Market Concerns</li>
<li>Apple 'Glowtime' AI Announcements: Mixed Analyst and Media Reactions May Overlook Key Advantage — Apple Is Best Positioned to Seamlessly Integrate AI Into Your Smartphone Experience</li>
<li>Taiwan Market Gainers &amp; Losers: Consumer Electronics &amp; Memory Names Some of the Hardest Hit</li>
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TSMC Extends Global Foundry Dominance Amid 33% Sales Surge – A Buy on Weakness Despite Market Concerns
Apple 'Glowtime' AI Announcements: Mixed Analyst and Media Reactions May Overlook Key Advantage — Apple Is Best Positioned to Seamlessly Integrate AI Into Your Smartphone Experience
Taiwan Market Gainers &amp; Losers: Consumer Electronics &amp; Memory Names Some of the Hardest Hit


Taiwan Tech Weekly: TSMC Becoming More Dominant; Apple's AI Opportunity; Taiwan Market Hammered

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Sep 6th which has an aggregated holding worth USD545.5bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD1,276mln. 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 Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix, Kia Corp..</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Sep 6th which has an aggregated holding worth USD545.5bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD1,276mln. 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 Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix, Kia Corp..


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 6th): Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix, Kia Corp.

Tracking developments across tech supply chains, Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tracking developments across tech supply chains

<ul><li>UK car market sees resurgence as electric vehicles gain popularity at LCV Show, driving up sales and interest in sustainable options.</li><li>SAIC Motor struggles with falling profits and tariffs on electric vehicles, putting financial strain on the company's operations.</li><li>IEDC fosters stronger economic ties between Taiwan and the region through a new office opening, promoting business opportunities and enhancing cooperation.</li></ul>

UK car market sees resurgence as electric vehicles gain popularity at LCV Show, driving up sales and interest in sustainable options.SAIC Motor struggles with falling profits and tariffs on electric vehicles, putting financial strain on the company's operations.IEDC fosters stronger economic ties between Taiwan and the region through a new office opening, promoting business opportunities and enhancing cooperation.

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (05-Sep-2024): UK car market rebounds, EV growth shines at LCV Show.

South Korea

SK Hynix Inc. provides products and services for the electronic components industry. The Company manufactures semiconductors, such as dynamic random access memory (DRAM), NAND flash memory, and static random access memory (SRAM) chips.

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SK Hynix (000660 KS)

Exploring Why Samsung Electronics' Pref Discount Narrowing Took a Sharp Turn Yesterday

This post explores what might have caused the sudden shift in the narrowing of Samsung Electronics' preferred share discount yesterday.

Sanghyun Park

KRX Short Interest Weekly (Sep 6th): Posco

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Posco (ticker:005490 KS).

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Taiwan Tech Weekly: TSMC Becoming More Dominant; Apple's AI Opportunity; Taiwan Market Hammered

TSMC extending its lead in global foundry with Intel and Samsung needing help. Apple best positioned deliver the AI phone 'dream'. Taiwan market...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 6th): Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix, Kia Corp.

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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (05-Sep-2024): UK car market rebounds, EV growth shines at LCV Show.

UK car market rebounds with focus on electric vehicles, SAIC Motor struggles with declining profits, Google and Meta prepare for misinformation...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

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Exploring Why Samsung Electronics' Pref Discount Narrowing Took a Sharp Turn Yesterday

This post explores what might have caused the sudden shift in the narrowing of Samsung Electronics' preferred share discount yesterday.

Sanghyun Park

KRX Short Interest Weekly (Sep 6th): Posco

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Posco (ticker:005490 KS).

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Taiwan Tech Weekly: TSMC Becoming More Dominant; Apple's AI Opportunity; Taiwan Market Hammered

​TSMC extending its lead in global foundry with Intel and Samsung needing help. Apple best positioned deliver the AI phone 'dream'. Taiwan market...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 6th): Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix, Kia Corp.

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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (05-Sep-2024): UK car market rebounds, EV growth shines at LCV Show.

UK car market rebounds with focus on electric vehicles, SAIC Motor struggles with declining profits, Google and Meta prepare for misinformation...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

TSMC extending its lead in global foundry with Intel and Samsung needing help. Apple best positioned deliver the AI phone 'dream'. Taiwan market...