Korea / Special Situations, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Situations

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>KRX 300 hit 1 trillion won AUM fast, but with local pensions more aggressive, the value-up's early AUM could top 1 trillion, hitting up to 3 trillion in six months.</li>
<li>Hanjin KAL, S1 Corp, Hyundai Elevator, Nice Info, and Huchems are set for strong price action. The financial sector also stands out, seeing the biggest impact compared to other sectors.</li>
<li>Small caps under 1 trillion won see little passive impact, but solid plays exist under 3 trillion, so splitting large and small caps won't limit target options much.</li>
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KRX 300 hit 1 trillion won AUM fast, but with local pensions more aggressive, the value-up's early AUM could top 1 trillion, hitting up to 3 trillion in six months.
Hanjin KAL, S1 Corp, Hyundai Elevator, Nice Info, and Huchems are set for strong price action. The financial sector also stands out, seeing the biggest impact compared to other sectors.
Small caps under 1 trillion won see little passive impact, but solid plays exist under 3 trillion, so splitting large and small caps won't limit target options much.


Crunching Passive Impact Numbers for KRX Value-Up Index Names, Based on KRX's Free-Float Rate Data

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>In this insight, we discuss using Smartkarma's new feature called Smart Score Screener to screen alpha generating stocks in Korea.</li>
<li>There are five major components of the Smart Score Screener including 1) Value, 2) Dividends, 3) Growth, 4) Resilience, and 5) Momentum.</li>
<li>In addition to these five major components, the Smart Score Screener also includes Country, Sector, and Market Cap breakdowns. There is also a Score section which provides cumulative scores. </li>
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In this insight, we discuss using Smartkarma's new feature called Smart Score Screener to screen alpha generating stocks in Korea.
There are five major components of the Smart Score Screener including 1) Value, 2) Dividends, 3) Growth, 4) Resilience, and 5) Momentum.
In addition to these five major components, the Smart Score Screener also includes Country, Sector, and Market Cap breakdowns. There is also a Score section which provides cumulative scores. 


Using Smartkarma's Smart Score Screener to Screen Alpha Generating Stocks in Korea

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.

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Nov 28th. The aggregated short interest was USD11.5bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables 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 Hanwha Ocean, SK Hynix, kakaopay, NAVER, HD HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Nov 28th. The aggregated short interest was USD11.5bn.
We tabulate league tables 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 Hanwha Ocean, SK Hynix, kakaopay, NAVER, HD HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES.


KRX Short Interest Weekly (Nov 28th): Hanwha Ocean, SK Hynix, Kakaopay, NAVER

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Oct 17th. The aggregated short interest was USD11.9bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables 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 KorZinc, Samsung Electronics, ECOPRO, SK Hynix, ECOPROBM.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Oct 17th. The aggregated short interest was USD11.9bn.
We tabulate league tables 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 KorZinc, Samsung Electronics, ECOPRO, SK Hynix, ECOPROBM.


KRX Short Interest Weekly (Oct 17th): KorZinc, Samsung Electronics, ECOPRO, SK Hynix, ECOPROBM

Douglas Research Advisory

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<li>It was reported that various members of the LS Group family/relatives sold a 6.3% stake in LS Eco Energy Ltd (229640 KS) for about 70 billion won in after-hours trading.</li>
<li>There is an increasing probability that this could lead to these insiders purchasing more shares of LS Corp to defend their controlling stake of the company from the Hoban Group.</li>
<li>Hoban Group is likely to have acquired more than 3% stake in LS Corp. If so, it can request to inspect LS Corp's books and convene a shareholders' meeting.</li>
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It was reported that various members of the LS Group family/relatives sold a 6.3% stake in LS Eco Energy Ltd (229640 KS) for about 70 billion won in after-hours trading.
There is an increasing probability that this could lead to these insiders purchasing more shares of LS Corp to defend their controlling stake of the company from the Hoban Group.
Hoban Group is likely to have acquired more than 3% stake in LS Corp. If so, it can request to inspect LS Corp's books and convene a shareholders' meeting.


LS Group Family Members Sold a 6.3% Stake in LS Ecoenergy - To Buy More Shares of LS Corp?

South Korea

Hanjin KAL Corporation is a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in airline, hotel, and travel related services. Hanjin also invests in real estates.

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Hanjin KAL Corp (180640 KS)

Crunching Passive Impact Numbers for KRX Value-Up Index Names, Based on KRX's Free-Float Rate Data

This post crunches the passive impact numbers for the KRX Value-up Index constituents, based on KRX's free-float rate data.

Sanghyun Park

Using Smartkarma's Smart Score Screener to Screen Alpha Generating Stocks in Korea

In this insight, we discuss using Smartkarma's new feature called Smart Score Screener to screen alpha generating stocks in Korea.

Douglas Kim

KRX Short Interest Weekly (Nov 28th): Hanwha Ocean, SK Hynix, Kakaopay, NAVER

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Hanwha Ocean, SK Hynix, kakaopay, NAVER, HD...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KRX Short Interest Weekly (Oct 17th): KorZinc, Samsung Electronics, ECOPRO, SK Hynix, ECOPROBM

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in KorZinc, Samsung Electronics, ECOPRO, SK Hynix,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

LS Group Family Members Sold a 6.3% Stake in LS Ecoenergy - To Buy More Shares of LS Corp?

It was reported today that various members of the LS Group family/relatives sold a 6.3% stake in LS Eco Energy Ltd (229640 KS) for about 70 billion...

Douglas Kim

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