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>From early June until yesterday, local pension funds have purchased nearly 4% of DB HiTek's SO. This places DB HiTek in a dominant first position in their net buying list.</li>
<li>The timing of local pension funds beginning to buy DB HiTek coincidentally aligns with May 22, when DB Inc was requested by the KFTC to transition into a holding company.</li>
<li>Focus on potential price impact from DB Inc.'s buying and value-up index inflows. Considering a relative overweight in DB HiTek may be strategic despite some risk.</li>
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From early June until yesterday, local pension funds have purchased nearly 4% of DB HiTek's SO. This places DB HiTek in a dominant first position in their net buying list.
The timing of local pension funds beginning to buy DB HiTek coincidentally aligns with May 22, when DB Inc was requested by the KFTC to transition into a holding company.
Focus on potential price impact from DB Inc.'s buying and value-up index inflows. Considering a relative overweight in DB HiTek may be strategic despite some risk.


Trading Situation Arising from Local Pensions' Unusual Buying of DB HiTek

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

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<li>DB Hitek's investment in a golf course operating company is a poor investment, one that destroys shareholder value.</li>
<li>Most investors would rather have DB Hitek increase shareholder returns through share buybacks/cancellations and dividends as well as invest in its core semiconductor business rather then buy a golf course. </li>
<li>Given DB Inc's lack of cash, there is a growing possibility that it will use the proceeds from selling its DB World shares to increase its stake in DB Hitek. </li>
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DB Hitek's investment in a golf course operating company is a poor investment, one that destroys shareholder value.
Most investors would rather have DB Hitek increase shareholder returns through share buybacks/cancellations and dividends as well as invest in its core semiconductor business rather then buy a golf course. 
Given DB Inc's lack of cash, there is a growing possibility that it will use the proceeds from selling its DB World shares to increase its stake in DB Hitek. 


DB Hitek: Buying a Golf Course Overshadows Corporate Value Up Efforts

Index Rebalance

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<li>Unexpectedly, KRX included Cosmo AM&amp;T (005070 KS) despite not meeting the market cap cutoff and excluded DB Hitek (000990 KS) and Lotte Energy Materials (020150 KS).</li>
<li>Cosmo AM&amp;T's unexpected inclusion triggers a significant one-day passive flow event through the KOSPI 200 IT, the sector index with the largest AUM.</li>
<li>Sector index rebalancing, a single-day event managed by one ETF operator, more significantly correlates flow direction with price impact. We should consider a long-short setup for these on June 13th.</li>
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Unexpectedly, KRX included Cosmo AM&amp;T (005070 KS) despite not meeting the market cap cutoff and excluded DB Hitek (000990 KS) and Lotte Energy Materials (020150 KS).
Cosmo AM&amp;T's unexpected inclusion triggers a significant one-day passive flow event through the KOSPI 200 IT, the sector index with the largest AUM.
Sector index rebalancing, a single-day event managed by one ETF operator, more significantly correlates flow direction with price impact. We should consider a long-short setup for these on June 13th.


Unexpected Inclusion of Cosmo AM&T in KOSPI 200 Sparks Notable One-Day Flow Via KOSPI 200 IT

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<li>The index focuses on qualitative factors like capital efficiency and shareholder returns, but efforts to impose sector balance may have overextended its market benchmark role.</li>
<li>Some companies not fitting the 'value-up' narrative got included, while market favorites were sidelined by sector rankings, which is puzzling given the index's original goal.</li>
<li>Still, with rebalancing cut down to once a year, we should expect the flow impact on the index names to hit harder than initially thought compared to their sector peers.</li>
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The index focuses on qualitative factors like capital efficiency and shareholder returns, but efforts to impose sector balance may have overextended its market benchmark role.
Some companies not fitting the 'value-up' narrative got included, while market favorites were sidelined by sector rankings, which is puzzling given the index's original goal.
Still, with rebalancing cut down to once a year, we should expect the flow impact on the index names to hit harder than initially thought compared to their sector peers.


All the Scoop on the Korea Value-Up Index

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<li>June rebalance drops mid-May, goes live post-KOSPI 200 expiry. Back to 100 names—net outflow setup with more deletes than adds. ETFs rebalance into June 12 close.</li>
<li>KRX confirmed 10 special entries for June; results likely out in May with Value-Up rebalance. 12 protected names stay. Stocks over 10% weight, like Samsung and SK Hynix, remain.</li>
<li>Value-Up disclosure isn’t mandatory yet—rule starts June 2026. But compliant firms get a screening boost. Around 76 spots remain, filled via quant screen after excluding 24 protected names.</li>
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June rebalance drops mid-May, goes live post-KOSPI 200 expiry. Back to 100 names—net outflow setup with more deletes than adds. ETFs rebalance into June 12 close.
KRX confirmed 10 special entries for June; results likely out in May with Value-Up rebalance. 12 protected names stay. Stocks over 10% weight, like Samsung and SK Hynix, remain.
Value-Up disclosure isn’t mandatory yet—rule starts June 2026. But compliant firms get a screening boost. Around 76 spots remain, filled via quant screen after excluding 24 protected names.


June Value-Up Rebalance: Hype Fading, But Key Flags Remain

South Korea

DB Hitek Co., Ltd. manufactures system semiconductor and provides foundry services. The Company's products inculde fabricated wafer and integrated circuits for mobile handsets and flat panel LCDs.

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