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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LG Energy Solution / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Foreign institutions received 60% of the total institutional allocation. They only accounted for 0.58% of the orders applied. Many of these are large foreign institutions with long-term holding tendencies.</li>
<li>The fact that they rarely make lockup pledges due to internal policies is in line with LG Energy's need for an immediate float rate of 10% while having long-term investors.</li>
<li>As a result, the nominal float rate is 8.85%. quite exquisite results as it is just enough to satisfy KOSPI 200's 10% minimum float rate rule.</li>
</ul>


Foreign institutions received 60% of the total institutional allocation. They only accounted for 0.58% of the orders applied. Many of these are large foreign institutions with long-term holding tendencies.
The fact that they rarely make lockup pledges due to internal policies is in line with LG Energy's need for an immediate float rate of 10% while having long-term investors.
As a result, the nominal float rate is 8.85%. quite exquisite results as it is just enough to satisfy KOSPI 200's 10% minimum float rate rule.


LG Energy Allocation Results: Immediate Float Confirmed at 8.8%

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<li>
 This IPO led to unusually high interest from local active funds. This is evidenced by the order volume</li>
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 Nevertheless, many local institutions must have felt burdened with LG Energy's valuation, so they wanted to avoid setting the offering price above the upper end.</li>
<li>
As for the relatively poor lockup result, the issuer's refusal to incentivize lockup to set the float rate to around 10% may also have played a part.</li>
</ul>



 This IPO led to unusually high interest from local active funds. This is evidenced by the order volume

 Nevertheless, many local institutions must have felt burdened with LG Energy's valuation, so they wanted to avoid setting the offering price above the upper end.

As for the relatively poor lockup result, the issuer's refusal to incentivize lockup to set the float rate to around 10% may also have played a part.


Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>These indices use the GICS for classification. Bio and Internet are very straightforward. But qualitative judgment may be involved in Battery and Game.
</li>
<li>The passive impact of SoulBrain is estimated to be the largest, and LG Chem wouldn't be negligible either.</li>
<li>If AfreecaTV and Douzon Bizon are swapped, they will experience an impact of +2.0x ADTV and -5.0x ADTV. So they will shine the most if the swap takes place.</li>
</ul>


These indices use the GICS for classification. Bio and Internet are very straightforward. But qualitative judgment may be involved in Battery and Game.

The passive impact of SoulBrain is estimated to be the largest, and LG Chem wouldn't be negligible either.
If AfreecaTV and Douzon Bizon are swapped, they will experience an impact of +2.0x ADTV and -5.0x ADTV. So they will shine the most if the swap takes place.


KRX K-New Deal Index Rebalancing: Detailed Methodology & Changes Preview

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

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

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<li>The review period for the March rebalance ends on 31 January, the announcement of the changes will be end February/beginning March, implementation will be at the close on 10 March.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-energy-solution" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33464:1" rel="noopener">LG Energy Solution (LGENERGY KS)</a> will be included in the Battery index, and there will be other changes to the Bio, Internet, Game and BBIG indices.</li>
<li>The largest selling is expected to be on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/douzone-bizon-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20161:1" rel="noopener">Douzone Bizon (012510 KS)</a> due to a potential downweight in the Internet index and a deletion from the BBIG index.</li>
</ul>


The review period for the March rebalance ends on 31 January, the announcement of the changes will be end February/beginning March, implementation will be at the close on 10 March.

LG Energy Solution (LGENERGY KS) will be included in the Battery index, and there will be other changes to the Bio, Internet, Game and BBIG indices.
The largest selling is expected to be on Douzone Bizon (012510 KS) due to a potential downweight in the Internet index and a deletion from the BBIG index.


KRX BBIG Index Rebalance Preview (March): LG Energy Should Be Added; Plus Other Changes

<ul>
<li>The two largest battery-themed ETFs in Korea, TIGER (305540) and KODEX (305720), have confirmed the Fast Entry rules for IPO stocks AND spin-off companies due to equity carve-out (ECO).</li>
<li>The official application date for these rule changes is January 26th for KODEX and January 28th for TIGER. LG Energy will be subject to the new Fast Entry rules.</li>
<li>For LG Energy, 0.32% of SO will flow through KODEX, and TIGER will be 0.2%. LG Chem will experience a combined passive outflow of 1.8x ADTV for one day.</li>
</ul>


The two largest battery-themed ETFs in Korea, TIGER (305540) and KODEX (305720), have confirmed the Fast Entry rules for IPO stocks AND spin-off companies due to equity carve-out (ECO).
The official application date for these rule changes is January 26th for KODEX and January 28th for TIGER. LG Energy will be subject to the new Fast Entry rules.
For LG Energy, 0.32% of SO will flow through KODEX, and TIGER will be 0.2%. LG Chem will experience a combined passive outflow of 1.8x ADTV for one day.


Local Battery ETFs Fast Entry Rule Changes: Official Regulatory Filings

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LG Chem Ltd. is a chemical manufacturer.  The Company's products include petrochemicals, plastic resins, and engineering plastics.  LG Chem also produces industrial and electronic materials.

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