Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Equity Capital Markets

<p>Founded in 1995, Aju Steel specializes in producing color steel sheets. Color steel sheet is a high value-added material that has improved durability and functionality by processing the surface of steel to realize various colors and patterns. The company's color steel sheet products are mainly applied to premium home appliances and building interior and exterior materials where design is important. </p><p>The IPO price range of Aju Steel is from 12,700 won to 15,100 won. The IPO deal size is $78 million to $93 million. According to the bankers' valuation, the expected market cap after the IPO is from 336 billion won to 399 billion won. The book building for the institutional investors starts on 2 August 2021.</p><table class="table table-striped">
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<td style="width: 238pt;"><div>Deal Specifics of the Aju Steel IPO:</div></td>
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<td>Lead underwriters of the IPO: </td>
<td style="width: 282pt;">Mirae Asset Securities</td>
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<td>Expected IPO price per share: </td>
<td style="width: 282pt;">12,700 won (low)/15,100 won (high)</td>
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<td>Number of Shares for IPO:</td>
<td style="width: 282pt;">6.94m shares (4m new shares and 2.94m old shares)</td>
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<td>IPO base deal size: </td>
<td style="width: 282pt;">US$78 mn (low);  US$93 mn (high)</td>
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<td>Expected common shares outstanding, fully diluted (post-IPO):  </td>
<td style="width: 282pt;">26.45m shares</td>
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<td>Expected market cap after IPO:</td>
<td style="width: 282pt;">336 billion won (low)/399 billion won (high)</td>
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<td>Book open: </td>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 282pt;">2-Aug-21</td>
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<td>Book closed:</td>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 282pt;">3-Aug-21</td>
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<td>Listing date: </td>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 282pt;">TBD</td>
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<td>Source: Company data</td>
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</table><p><strong>Major Shareholders</strong> - The major shareholders of the company include the founder Lee Hak-Yeon (35.9%), Yoon Mi-Sook (16.3%) - wife of the founder Lee Hak-Yeon. </p>

Founded in 1995, Aju Steel specializes in producing color steel sheets. Color steel sheet is a high value-added material that has improved durability and functionality by processing the surface of steel to realize various colors and patterns. The company's color steel sheet products are mainly applied to premium home appliances and building interior and exterior materials where design is important. The IPO price range of Aju Steel is from 12,700 won to 15,100 won. The IPO deal size is $78 million to $93 million. According to the bankers' valuation, the expected market cap after the IPO is from 336 billion won to 399 billion won. The book building for the institutional investors starts on 2 August 2021.






Deal Specifics of the Aju Steel IPO:
 


Lead underwriters of the IPO: 
Mirae Asset Securities


Expected IPO price per share: 
12,700 won (low)/15,100 won (high)


Number of Shares for IPO:
6.94m shares (4m new shares and 2.94m old shares)


IPO base deal size: 
US$78 mn (low);  US$93 mn (high)


Expected common shares outstanding, fully diluted (post-IPO):  
26.45m shares


Expected market cap after IPO:
336 billion won (low)/399 billion won (high)


Book open: 
2-Aug-21


Book closed:
3-Aug-21


Listing date: 
TBD


Source: Company data
 


Major Shareholders - The major shareholders of the company include the founder Lee Hak-Yeon (35.9%), Yoon Mi-Sook (16.3%) - wife of the founder Lee Hak-Yeon. 

Global Emerging Market Equities, Propitious Research

Wium Malan, CFA

Global Emerging Market Equities

Independent, Fundamental Quantitative Research

Propitious Research

Fully independent, fundamental and quantitative equity research, focused on companies in the Telecommunication, Media, Technology, Internet and Healthcare sectors in the Global Emerging Markets. Idea generation focused on Quality stocks, trading below their intrinsic Value, with sound Corporate Governance.

Quantitative Analysis

<p>This insight provides the output, and an overview of our, machine learning-driven, proprietary GEM screening model, which takes a three-pronged approach to find the best medium-term long ideas within the top100 largest stocks in the MSCI GEM Index. </p><p>The model is based on 1) a typical quantitative multifactor screening model, enhanced by two Artificial Intelligence Technology-based approaches using 2) a Deep Neural Network model, and 3) a Recurrent Neural Network model. </p><p>This model, which has been developed and tweaked over the past 24 months (and implemented in its current state for &gt;12 months), has a solid real-world performance track record, which I set out in the detail below. </p><p>Notable new entrants to the top decile this month include Russian energy plays <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gazprom-pjsc-6a7231a9-d5e4-4da4-bf21-aa1b9d50fbf8" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27578:1" rel="noopener">Gazprom PJSC (GAZP RM)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lukoil-pjsc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24141:1" rel="noopener">Lukoil PJSC (LKOD LI)</a>, Brazilian securities exchange <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/b3-sa-brasil-bolsa-balcao" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24580:1" rel="noopener">B3 Sa - Brasil Bolsa Balcao (B3SA3 BZ)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-construction-bank-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45:1" rel="noopener">China Construction Bank H (939 HK)</a>.</p><table class="table table-striped">
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<td style="text-align: center; width: 74.7344px;">rank</td>
<td style="width: 263.203px;">Name</td>
<td style="width: 185.312px;">Sector</td>
<td style="width: 147.938px;">Location</td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 74.8125px;">prev.</td>
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<td style="text-align: center; width: 74.7344px;">1</td>
<td style="width: 263.203px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-hynix-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16955:1" rel="noopener">SK Hynix (000660 KS)</a> </td>
<td style="width: 185.312px;">Information Technology</td>
<td style="width: 147.938px;">Korea (South)</td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 74.8125px;">3</td>
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<td style="text-align: center; width: 74.7344px;">2</td>
<td style="width: 263.203px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-mobile-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27:1" rel="noopener">China Mobile (941 HK)</a> </td>
<td style="width: 185.312px;">Communication</td>
<td style="width: 147.938px;">China</td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 74.8125px;">9</td>
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<td style="text-align: center; width: 74.7344px;">3</td>
<td style="width: 263.203px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cnooc-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:175:1" rel="noopener">CNOOC Ltd (883 HK)</a> </td>
<td style="width: 185.312px;">Energy</td>
<td style="width: 147.938px;">China</td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 74.8125px;">1</td>
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<td style="text-align: center; width: 74.7344px;">4</td>
<td style="width: 263.203px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/posco" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:208:1" rel="noopener">Posco (005490 KS)</a> </td>
<td style="width: 185.312px;">Materials</td>
<td style="width: 147.938px;">Korea (South)</td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 74.8125px;">21</td>
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<td style="text-align: center; width: 74.7344px;">5</td>
<td style="width: 263.203px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kia-motors-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:156:1" rel="noopener">Kia Motors Corp (000270 KS)</a> </td>
<td style="width: 185.312px;">Consumer Discretionary</td>
<td style="width: 147.938px;">Korea (South)</td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 74.8125px;">4</td>
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<td style="text-align: center; width: 74.7344px;">6</td>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bank-of-china-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:656:1" rel="noopener">Bank Of China Ltd (H) (3988 HK)</a> </td>
<td style="width: 185.312px;">Financials</td>
<td style="width: 147.938px;">China</td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 74.8125px;">5</td>
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<td style="text-align: center; width: 74.7344px;">7</td>
<td style="width: 263.203px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gazprom-pjsc-6a7231a9-d5e4-4da4-bf21-aa1b9d50fbf8" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27578:1" rel="noopener">Gazprom PJSC (GAZP RM)</a> </td>
<td style="width: 185.312px;">Energy</td>
<td style="width: 147.938px;">Russian Federation</td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 74.8125px;">14</td>
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<td style="text-align: center; width: 74.7344px;">8</td>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lukoil-pjsc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24141:1" rel="noopener">Lukoil PJSC (LKOD LI)</a> </td>
<td style="width: 185.312px;">Energy</td>
<td style="width: 147.938px;">Russian Federation</td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 74.8125px;">32</td>
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<td style="text-align: center; width: 74.7344px;">9</td>
<td style="width: 263.203px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/b3-sa-brasil-bolsa-balcao" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24580:1" rel="noopener">B3 Sa - Brasil Bolsa Balcao (B3SA3 BZ)</a> </td>
<td style="width: 185.312px;">Financials</td>
<td style="width: 147.938px;">Brazil</td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 74.8125px;">70</td>
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<td style="text-align: center; width: 74.7344px;">10</td>
<td style="width: 263.203px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-construction-bank-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45:1" rel="noopener">China Construction Bank H (939 HK)</a> </td>
<td style="width: 185.312px;">Financials</td>
<td style="width: 147.938px;">China</td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 74.8125px;">41</td>
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<tr><td colspan="5" style="text-align: left; width: 746px;"><em>Source: FactSet financial data and analytics, my estimates and calculations, Tensorflow, Keras, Google Colaboratory, pandas</em></td></tr>
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</table><p><em>As usual, please feel free to reach out for the full output table, any questions, clarifications needed or suggestions.</em></p>

This insight provides the output, and an overview of our, machine learning-driven, proprietary GEM screening model, which takes a three-pronged approach to find the best medium-term long ideas within the top100 largest stocks in the MSCI GEM Index. The model is based on 1) a typical quantitative multifactor screening model, enhanced by two Artificial Intelligence Technology-based approaches using 2) a Deep Neural Network model, and 3) a Recurrent Neural Network model. This model, which has been developed and tweaked over the past 24 months (and implemented in its current state for &gt;12 months), has a solid real-world performance track record, which I set out in the detail below. Notable new entrants to the top decile this month include Russian energy plays Gazprom PJSC (GAZP RM) and Lukoil PJSC (LKOD LI), Brazilian securities exchange B3 Sa - Brasil Bolsa Balcao (B3SA3 BZ), and China Construction Bank H (939 HK).









rank
Name
Sector
Location
prev.


1

SK Hynix (000660 KS) 
Information Technology
Korea (South)
3


2

China Mobile (941 HK) 
Communication
China
9


3

CNOOC Ltd (883 HK) 
Energy
China
1


4

Posco (005490 KS) 
Materials
Korea (South)
21


5

Kia Motors Corp (000270 KS) 
Consumer Discretionary
Korea (South)
4


6

Bank Of China Ltd (H) (3988 HK) 
Financials
China
5


7

Gazprom PJSC (GAZP RM) 
Energy
Russian Federation
14


8

Lukoil PJSC (LKOD LI) 
Energy
Russian Federation
32


9

B3 Sa - Brasil Bolsa Balcao (B3SA3 BZ) 
Financials
Brazil
70


10

China Construction Bank H (939 HK) 
Financials
China
41

Source: FactSet financial data and analytics, my estimates and calculations, Tensorflow, Keras, Google Colaboratory, pandas

As usual, please feel free to reach out for the full output table, any questions, clarifications needed or suggestions.

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning, Copley Fund Research

Steven Holden

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning

Copley Fund Research

Copley Fund Research provide research and data on asset allocation among Global and Emerging Market equity funds.  The analysis details absolute and relative positioning across countries, sectors and industries together with highly granular data on single stock and single fund allocations.  The data is updated monthly with time series going back to January 2011.

Global Research - Analysis of 165 prominent Global equity funds, combined AUM $335bn
GEM Research - Analysis of 127 prominent global EM equity funds, combined AUM $250bn

Asset Allocation - Global and GEM Equity

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<p>Surging fund inflows have pushed average holding weights in Metals and Mining stocks to their highest allocation in over 7 years.</p><p>Changes in stock ownership have been overwhelmingly positive.  The percentage of funds invested in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-hongqiao-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1909:1" rel="noopener">China Hongqiao (1378 HK)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/posco" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:208:1" rel="noopener">Posco (005490 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cap-sa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24551:1" rel="noopener">CAP SA (CAP CI)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-molybdenum-co-ltd-d9c46a67-e31f-431f-9f5f-02222265d701" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8585:1" rel="noopener">China Molybdenum Co Ltd H (3993 HK)</a> increased by over 4% in the last 6-months.  EM investors scaled back exposures in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gold-fields-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25109:1" rel="noopener">Gold Fields Ltd (GFI SJ)</a> and Koza Altin Isletmeleri.</p><p>Despite the recent squeeze in exposure, there is plenty of room for EM funds to increase positioning further, with the potential to keep prices well supported.</p><p>We highlight <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/baoshan-iron-steel-co-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3891:1" rel="noopener">Baoshan Iron &amp; Steel Co A (600019 CH)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cap-sa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24551:1" rel="noopener">CAP SA (CAP CI)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/polymetal-international-plc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22095:1" rel="noopener">Polymetal International (POLY LN)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-hongqiao-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1909:1" rel="noopener">China Hongqiao (1378 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sibanye-stillwater" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:982:1" rel="noopener">Sibanye-Stillwater (SGL SJ)</a> as stocks towards the higher end of their ownership ranges whilst also seeing ownership levels increase among active EM investors.  </p><p>Previously well held Stocks such as <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/posco" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:208:1" rel="noopener">Posco (005490 KS)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/grupo-mexico-sab-de-cv" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24685:1" rel="noopener">Grupo Mexico Sab De Cv (GMEXICOB MM)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kghm-polska-miedz-sa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25186:1" rel="noopener">Kghm Polska Miedz Sa (KGH PW)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gerdau-sa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24538:1" rel="noopener">Gerdau SA (GGBR4 BZ)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-steel-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:962:1" rel="noopener">China Steel (2002 TT)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hyundai-steel-company" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:963:1" rel="noopener">Hyundai Steel (004020 KS)</a> are starting to attract growing interest from EM active managers.</p><p>From a performance perspective, the EM Metals and Mining index has outperformed the broader market index by 40% over the last 12 months, but there has been some consolidation in June.  Could this be an opportunity to scale up exposure?</p><p><em>Analysis taken from our Emerging Markets research, covering 242 active EM strategies with combined AUM of $500bn</em></p>

Surging fund inflows have pushed average holding weights in Metals and Mining stocks to their highest allocation in over 7 years.Changes in stock ownership have been overwhelmingly positive.  The percentage of funds invested in China Hongqiao (1378 HK) , Posco (005490 KS), CAP SA (CAP CI) and China Molybdenum Co Ltd H (3993 HK) increased by over 4% in the last 6-months.  EM investors scaled back exposures in Gold Fields Ltd (GFI SJ) and Koza Altin Isletmeleri.Despite the recent squeeze in exposure, there is plenty of room for EM funds to increase positioning further, with the potential to keep prices well supported.We highlight Baoshan Iron &amp; Steel Co A (600019 CH) , CAP SA (CAP CI) , Polymetal International (POLY LN) , China Hongqiao (1378 HK) and Sibanye-Stillwater (SGL SJ) as stocks towards the higher end of their ownership ranges whilst also seeing ownership levels increase among active EM investors.  Previously well held Stocks such as Posco (005490 KS) , Grupo Mexico Sab De Cv (GMEXICOB MM) , Kghm Polska Miedz Sa (KGH PW) , Gerdau SA (GGBR4 BZ) , China Steel (2002 TT) and Hyundai Steel (004020 KS) are starting to attract growing interest from EM active managers.From a performance perspective, the EM Metals and Mining index has outperformed the broader market index by 40% over the last 12 months, but there has been some consolidation in June.  Could this be an opportunity to scale up exposure?Analysis taken from our Emerging Markets research, covering 242 active EM strategies with combined AUM of $500bn

EM Metals and Mining:  Active Fund Ownership Surges to 7-Year High

Cross Asset Strategy

<div class="content-highlight"><p>According to the KRX, it plans to launch new indices which would include the top 10 stocks in KOSPI including <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsung-electronics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:191:1" rel="noopener">Samsung Electronics (005930 KS)</a>. The name of this index is expected to be called <strong>KOSPI 200 Top 10.</strong> There will also be 2x levered indices based off the KOSPI 200 Top 10 index. These indices will be catered for those investors that are interested in the highest market cap companies within KOSPI 200.</p></div><p>Currently, the top 10 constitutents of the KOSPI 200 Top 10 Index will be expected to be composed of the following:</p><ol>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsung-electronics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:191:1" rel="noopener">Samsung Electronics (005930 KS)</a> </li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-hynix-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16955:1" rel="noopener">SK Hynix (000660 KS)</a> </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-chem-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3583:1" rel="noopener">LG Chem Ltd (051910 KS)</a> </li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/naver-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16029:1" rel="noopener">Naver Corp (035420 KS)</a> </li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hyundai-motor-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:155:1" rel="noopener">Hyundai Motor Co (005380 KS)</a> </li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsung-sdi-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:503:1" rel="noopener">Samsung SDI (006400 KS)</a> </li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/celltrion-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:991:1" rel="noopener">Celltrion Inc (068270 KS)</a> </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kakao-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15002:1" rel="noopener">Kakao Corp (035720 KS)</a> </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kia-motors-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:156:1" rel="noopener">Kia Motors Corp (000270 KS)</a> </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hyundai-mobis-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6089:1" rel="noopener">Hyundai Mobis (012330 KS)</a> </li>
</ol>

According to the KRX, it plans to launch new indices which would include the top 10 stocks in KOSPI including Samsung Electronics (005930 KS). The name of this index is expected to be called KOSPI 200 Top 10. There will also be 2x levered indices based off the KOSPI 200 Top 10 index. These indices will be catered for those investors that are interested in the highest market cap companies within KOSPI 200.Currently, the top 10 constitutents of the KOSPI 200 Top 10 Index will be expected to be composed of the following:

Samsung Electronics (005930 KS) 

SK Hynix (000660 KS) 

LG Chem Ltd (051910 KS) 

Naver Corp (035420 KS) 

Hyundai Motor Co (005380 KS) 

Samsung SDI (006400 KS) 

Celltrion Inc (068270 KS) 

Kakao Corp (035720 KS) 

Kia Motors Corp (000270 KS) 

Hyundai Mobis (012330 KS) 


KRX Plans to Launch a New Index Called 'KOSPI 200 Top 10'

<div class="content-highlight">
<p>On 28 May, Korea's National Pension Fund (NPS) announced its new <a href="https://news.mt.co.kr/mtview.php?no=2021052820172973220" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5 year plan</a> to reduce the asset allocation of Korean equities to 14.5% of total assets at the end of 2026, down from the current target of 16.8% of total assets at the end of 2021. NPS now is targeting overseas equity asset allocation targets to increase from 25.1% at the end of 2021 to 35.5% at the end of 2026.</p>
<p>NPS is targeting equity, fixed income and alternative assets to account for 50%, 35%, and 15% of total assets by the end of 2026. NPS has set an annual expected return of 5.1% for its total invested assets from 2021 to 2026.</p>
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On 28 May, Korea's National Pension Fund (NPS) announced its new 5 year plan to reduce the asset allocation of Korean equities to 14.5% of total assets at the end of 2026, down from the current target of 16.8% of total assets at the end of 2021. NPS now is targeting overseas equity asset allocation targets to increase from 25.1% at the end of 2021 to 35.5% at the end of 2026.
NPS is targeting equity, fixed income and alternative assets to account for 50%, 35%, and 15% of total assets by the end of 2026. NPS has set an annual expected return of 5.1% for its total invested assets from 2021 to 2026.


NPS Announces A Reduction in Asset Allocation in Korean Equities to 14.5% of Assets by 2026

South Korea

POSCO Holdings Inc. manufactures and distributes steel products. The Company produces crude steel, hot rolled steel, cold rolled steel, stainless steel, steel plates, wire rods, galvanized steel, electrical steel, and other related products. POSCO Holdings markets its products worldwide.

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POSCO Holdings (005490 KS)

Aju Steel IPO Preview

The IPO price range of Aju Steel is from 12,700 won to 15,100 won. The IPO deal size is $78 million to $93 million. The expected market cap after...

Douglas Kim

Screening for GEMs: July 2021

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Wium Malan, CFA

EM Metals and Mining: Active Fund Ownership Surges to 7-Year High

Surging fund inflows have pushed average holding weights in Metals and Mining stocks to their highest allocation in over 7 years.

Steven Holden

KRX Plans to Launch a New Index Called 'KOSPI 200 Top 10'

According to the KRX, it plans to launch new indices which would include the top 10 stocks in KOSPI. The name of this index is expected to be...

Douglas Kim

NPS Announces A Reduction in Asset Allocation in Korean Equities to 14.5% of Assets by 2026

On 28 May, NPS announced its new 5 year plan to reduce the asset allocation of Korean equities to 14.5% of total assets at the end of 2026, down...

Douglas Kim

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