Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Cross Asset Strategy

<ul>
<li>In this analysis, we provide a back testing analysis of the end of mandatory lock-up periods monthly data in Korea in the past six months.</li>
<li>All in all, this end of mandatory lock-up period monthly data continues to provide some alpha generating results.</li>
<li>In the past six months, they have tended to work better in periods when KOSPI declines rather than in periods when KOSPI rises. </li>
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In this analysis, we provide a back testing analysis of the end of mandatory lock-up periods monthly data in Korea in the past six months.
All in all, this end of mandatory lock-up period monthly data continues to provide some alpha generating results.
In the past six months, they have tended to work better in periods when KOSPI declines rather than in periods when KOSPI rises. 


Back Testing the End of Mandatory Lock-Up Periods Monthly Data in Korea

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

Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>With nearly 85% of the review period complete, there could be 15 changes for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kosdaq-150-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31077:1" rel="noopener">KOSDAQ 150 Index (KOSDQ150 INDEX)</a> at the June rebalance.</li>
<li>Prior to the June rebalance, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/c-c-international-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40992:1" rel="noopener">C&amp;C International (352480 KS)</a> will replace <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/canariabio-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36099:1" rel="noopener">CanariaBio (016790 KS)</a> in the index following CanariaBio being listed as an Administrative Issue and an Investment Attention Issue.</li>
<li>The potential adds have outperformed the potential deletes and the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kosdaq-150-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31077:1" rel="noopener">KOSDAQ 150 Index</a> since the start of the review period. Lighten positions ahead of the end of the review period.</li>
</ul>


With nearly 85% of the review period complete, there could be 15 changes for the KOSDAQ 150 Index (KOSDQ150 INDEX) at the June rebalance.
Prior to the June rebalance, C&amp;C International (352480 KS) will replace CanariaBio (016790 KS) in the index following CanariaBio being listed as an Administrative Issue and an Investment Attention Issue.
The potential adds have outperformed the potential deletes and the KOSDAQ 150 Index since the start of the review period. Lighten positions ahead of the end of the review period.


KOSDAQ150 Index Rebalance Preview: Potential Adds Still Outperforming

<ul>
<li>The review period for a global index commenced last week and will run through this week as well.</li>
<li>The announcement of the changes for the LQ45 Index should be announced in the coming week and will be implemented at the close on 31 January.</li>
<li>Huge inflows to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-shenzhen-csi-300-inde" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22906:1" rel="noopener">CSI 300 Index</a> trackers during the week while there was a big outflow from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tracker-fund-of-hong-kong-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29257:1" rel="noopener">Tracker Fund of Hong Kong (2800 HK)</a>. </li>
</ul>


The review period for a global index commenced last week and will run through this week as well.
The announcement of the changes for the LQ45 Index should be announced in the coming week and will be implemented at the close on 31 January.
Huge inflows to CSI 300 Index trackers during the week while there was a big outflow from Tracker Fund of Hong Kong (2800 HK). 


Index Rebalance & ETF Flow Recap: ASX, KS200, KQ150, HSIII, STTF, L&F, Costa Group, Japan, Bud APAC

<ul>
<li>With over 40% of the review period complete, there could be 15 changes for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kosdaq-150-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31077:1" rel="noopener">KOSDAQ 150 Index (KOSDQ150 INDEX)</a> at the June rebalance.</li>
<li>There could be two changes before that if <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/l-f-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14300:1" rel="noopener">L&amp;F Co Ltd (066970 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hlb-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16969:1" rel="noopener">HLB Inc (028300 KS)</a> complete their transfer from the KOSDAQ market to the KOSPI market.</li>
<li>The adds have outperformed the deletes and the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kosdaq-150-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31077:1" rel="noopener">KOSDAQ 150 Index</a> since the start of the review period. The ban on short selling could lead to another leg up.</li>
</ul>


With over 40% of the review period complete, there could be 15 changes for the KOSDAQ 150 Index (KOSDQ150 INDEX) at the June rebalance.
There could be two changes before that if L&amp;F Co Ltd (066970 KS) and HLB Inc (028300 KS) complete their transfer from the KOSDAQ market to the KOSPI market.
The adds have outperformed the deletes and the KOSDAQ 150 Index since the start of the review period. The ban on short selling could lead to another leg up.


KOSDAQ150 Index Rebalance Preview: Potential Adds Soaring; Short Sell Ban Not Helping

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Ethan Aw

APAC IPOs & Placements

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.

Equity Capital Markets

Samsung Electronics   / Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>In this note, we will take a look at broker performance for Korea IPOs and placements in 2023.</li>
<li>The following dataset includes all Korean IPOs and placements above US$100m, <strong>which amounted to a total of seven deals.</strong> Given the small number of deals, we’ll keep the note short.</li>
<li>The deals you see in this note are based on our historical IPO and placement tracker. Feel free to drop us a message for additional information.</li>
</ul>


In this note, we will take a look at broker performance for Korea IPOs and placements in 2023.
The following dataset includes all Korean IPOs and placements above US$100m, which amounted to a total of seven deals. Given the small number of deals, we’ll keep the note short.
The deals you see in this note are based on our historical IPO and placement tracker. Feel free to drop us a message for additional information.


Aequitas Korea IPOs + Placements Broker Performance 2023

South Korea

Koh Young Technology Inc. (Koh Young) manufactures and develops a 3D measurement and inspection equipment used for testing accuracy and reliability in various machineries.  The company also produces 3D inspection system for substrate bump in a semiconductor.

Wonik QNC Corporation designs and produces quartz products.  The Company's products are used to protect semiconductor from impurities.  Wonik QNC also manufactures fine ceramics for liquid crystal display (LCD) and semiconductor process.

S&S Tech Corporation manufactures blank masks for semiconductor and TFT-LCD. The Company supplies it's products to Samsung Electronics, Hynix, PKL, and Toppan in Korea.

KoMiCo Ltd. provides and markets cleaning and coating services on semiconductor and displays devices.

Duksan Techopia Co.,Ltd. produces and sells assembly materials. The Company manufactures and sells silicon compound, hexachlorodisilane, silicon tetrachlorosilane, and other products. Duksan Techopia markets its products throughout Korea.

Eugene Technology Company Ltd. manufactures tools for wafer fabs.  The Company uses the wafer fabs to produce integrated circuits in volume.

ISC Co., Ltd. manufactures semiconductor testing equipments such as test sockets, burn-in sockets, and interposers. Testing equipments are used in the final testing process of semiconductors including DRAM, NAND/NOR Flash Memory, and Graphic Processing Unit(GPU) and are supplied to semiconductor manufacturers  abroad.

Innox Advanced Materials Co.,Ltd. operates as an IT material company. The Company manufactures semiconductor PKG material, flexible circuit board material, and OLED material. Innox Advanced Materials develops material used for smartphones, tablets, laptops, and vehicles.

Innox Advanced Materials Co,Ltd. (272290 KS)

Haesung DS Co., Ltd. manufactures and specializes on semiconductor components.   The Company mainly produces package substrate and lead frames, such as  Stamped Lead Frame(SLF) and Etched Lead Frame(ELF).

Hana Micron Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells semiconductor packages for memory and non-memory semiconductor products.  The Company also produces USB flash drive (UFD), a mobile storage devices which can substitute floppy disk drives.

Taiwan Semiconductor Co., Ltd. designs, manufactures, and distributes rectifiers, thermal bar code printers, and color photo printers.

Nationz Technologies, Inc. designs integrated circuits and chips.  The Company's products include secure storage chips, trusted computing chips, mobile payment chips, communication interface chips, and radio frequency communication chips.

SDI Corporation manufactures and markets stationery and lead frames for semiconductors. The Company produces a variety of blades, stationery, hardware, office accessories and steel byproducts.

FURUYA METAL CO., LTD. manufactures and sells precious metal products such as platinum and iridium for industrial use.  The Company also manufactures and sells thin film components used for LSI and MD, CD, and DVD displays.  FURUYA METAL produces temperature sensors used such as in semiconductor industry.

Ningbo Kangqiang Electronics Co.,Ltd. manufactures and markets semiconductor packaging materials. The company's primary products are lead frames and bonding wires.

Ningbo Kangqiang Electronics Co, Ltd. (002119 CH)

Hubei Tech Semiconductors Co., Ltd manufactures and sells high power semiconductor devices.  The Company's products include thyristors, modules, and heat sink devices.

Eris Technology Corp. manufactures and markets semiconductors particularly in diodes and wafers. The company also design, research, development and quality control of products. Products are sold both domestically and internationally.

Neo Solar Power Corp. researches, develops, and manufactures solar cells.

Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd. designs, manufactures, and markets integrated circuits (IC).  The Company's products include liquid crystal display (LCD) controllers, microcontrollers, voice and music synthesizers, and multimedia applied ICs.

Episil Holdings Inc is a holding company for subsidiaries producing materials for semiconductors. The Company's subsidiaries design and produce silicon epitaxial wafers.

Fadu Inc. oprates electronic component manufacturing businesses. The Company produces controller components, integrated circuits, and other products. Fadu conducts businesses in South Korea.

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Fadu (440110 KS)

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In this analysis, we provide a back testing analysis of the end of mandatory lock-up periods monthly data in Korea in the past six months....

Douglas Kim

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There could be 15 changes for the KOSDAQ150 Index in June. The potential adds have outperformed the potential deletes and the KOSDAQ150 Index over...

Brian Freitas

Index Rebalance & ETF Flow Recap: ASX, KS200, KQ150, HSIII, STTF, L&F, Costa Group, Japan, Bud APAC

This recap highlights Insights covering Asian index rebalances (announcements/ forecasts/ IPO Fast Entry/ M&A driven changes). We also highlight...

Brian Freitas

KOSDAQ150 Index Rebalance Preview: Potential Adds Soaring; Short Sell Ban Not Helping

There could be 15 changes for the KOSDAQ150 Index in June. The potential adds have outperformed the deletes and the index since the start of the...

Brian Freitas

Aequitas Korea IPOs + Placements Broker Performance 2023

In this note, we will take a look at broker performance for Korea IPOs and placements in 2023, which amounted to a total of seven deals. Given the...

Ethan Aw

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