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

Hyundai Home Shopping Network / Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>This post explains how the rebalancing of the KOSPI 200 and KOSDAQ 150 is calculated. So, please note that this post does not have any investment recommendations.</li>
<li>Both indices have the same calculation method. However, the thresholds are different. They screen stocks using the three metrics: Market Cap, ADTV, and Market Cap Ranking (buffer).</li>
<li>The concept itself of these three metrics is not difficult. However, ranking it cumulatively often confuses us.</li>
</ul>


This post explains how the rebalancing of the KOSPI 200 and KOSDAQ 150 is calculated. So, please note that this post does not have any investment recommendations.
Both indices have the same calculation method. However, the thresholds are different. They screen stocks using the three metrics: Market Cap, ADTV, and Market Cap Ranking (buffer).
The concept itself of these three metrics is not difficult. However, ranking it cumulatively often confuses us.


A Thorough Guide to KOSPI 200 & KOSDAQ 150 Rebalancing Calculations

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

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<li>A third of the way through the review period, we see one potential change. There are four stocks that are close to inclusion zone and could lead to more changes.</li>
<li>Currently, Miwon Specialty Chemical Co (268280 KS) is an add while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hyundai-home-shopping-network-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2357:1" rel="noopener">Hyundai Home Shopping Network (057050 KS)</a> is a delete.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samyang-foods-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9100:1" rel="noopener">Samyang Foods (003230 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lotte-confectionery-co-ltd-1feb0155-08b6-44eb-bdbd-8d67cf757dac" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25993:1" rel="noopener">Lotte Confectionery (280360 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/unid-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11197:1" rel="noopener">Unid Co Ltd (014830 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/miwon-commercial-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13416:1" rel="noopener">Miwon Commercial (002840 KS)</a> are close adds currently.</li>
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A third of the way through the review period, we see one potential change. There are four stocks that are close to inclusion zone and could lead to more changes.
Currently, Miwon Specialty Chemical Co (268280 KS) is an add while Hyundai Home Shopping Network (057050 KS) is a delete.

Samyang Foods (003230 KS), Lotte Confectionery (280360 KS), Unid Co Ltd (014830 KS) and Miwon Commercial (002840 KS) are close adds currently.


KOSPI200 Dec Index Rebalance Preview: Stocks Nearing the Inclusion Zone

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<li>At this point, Lotte Confectionery and Miwon Specialty Chemical are currently within less than a 5% increase in market cap to beat the buffer rule.</li>
<li>Three constituents are out of the buffer zone: Cheil Worldwide, HDC Hyundai Development, and Boryung Pharmaceutical. Hanall Biopharma, Samyang Holdings, and Hyundai Home Shopping sit on the buffer zone borderline.</li>
<li>We should target Samyang Holdings and Hyundai Home Shopping for a short position against Lotte Confectionery and Miwon Specialty Chemical.</li>
</ul>


At this point, Lotte Confectionery and Miwon Specialty Chemical are currently within less than a 5% increase in market cap to beat the buffer rule.
Three constituents are out of the buffer zone: Cheil Worldwide, HDC Hyundai Development, and Boryung Pharmaceutical. Hanall Biopharma, Samyang Holdings, and Hyundai Home Shopping sit on the buffer zone borderline.
We should target Samyang Holdings and Hyundai Home Shopping for a short position against Lotte Confectionery and Miwon Specialty Chemical.


KOSPI 200 December Rebelancing: Names Currently Close To & Out of Buffer Zone

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

<ul>
<li>In this insight, we provide an early look at the potential deletions and additions to KOSPI200 rebalance. </li>
<li>We provide the top 10 potential deletions including Cosmax Inc (192820 KS), Hyundai Home Shopping Network (057050 KS), and Samyang Holdings (000070 KS) to KOSPI200 (announcement in November 2022).</li>
<li>Our trading strategy for the KOSPI200 index would be to go short on a basket of the potential deletions and to go long on a basket of the potential additions.</li>
</ul>


In this insight, we provide an early look at the potential deletions and additions to KOSPI200 rebalance. 
We provide the top 10 potential deletions including Cosmax Inc (192820 KS), Hyundai Home Shopping Network (057050 KS), and Samyang Holdings (000070 KS) to KOSPI200 (announcement in November 2022).
Our trading strategy for the KOSPI200 index would be to go short on a basket of the potential deletions and to go long on a basket of the potential additions.


An Early Look at Potential Deletions and Additions to KOSPI200

<ul>
<li>The review period for the June rebalance ended on Friday. The changes will be announced in around 3 weeks and will be effective after the close on 9 June.</li>
<li>We see 7 changes for the index with most of them being high probability. The potential adds have outperformed the potential deletions, but have given up some gains in April.</li>
<li>Short interest on some of the potential deletions has risen sharply over the last month and now almost equals the estimated passive selling.</li>
</ul>


The review period for the June rebalance ended on Friday. The changes will be announced in around 3 weeks and will be effective after the close on 9 June.
We see 7 changes for the index with most of them being high probability. The potential adds have outperformed the potential deletions, but have given up some gains in April.
Short interest on some of the potential deletions has risen sharply over the last month and now almost equals the estimated passive selling.


KOSPI200 Index Rebalance Preview (June): Review Period Ends as Reversion Kicks In

South Korea

Hyundai Home Shopping Network Corporation  mechandises consumer products. The Company's products include clothes, home appliances, food, and luxuries. Hyundai Home Shopping retails through TV home shoppoing channels, catalogs, and the Inte rnet shopping mall.

Hyundai Home Shopping Network (057050 KS)

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Hyundai Home Shopping Network (057050 KS)

A Thorough Guide to KOSPI 200 & KOSDAQ 150 Rebalancing Calculations

This post explains how the rebalancing of the KOSPI 200 and KOSDAQ 150 is calculated. So, please note that this post does not have any investment...

Sanghyun Park

KOSPI200 Dec Index Rebalance Preview: Stocks Nearing the Inclusion Zone

We currently see one potential change to the KOSPI200 in Dec, though there are 4 more changes possible. There will be a lot to trade on some stocks...

Brian Freitas

KOSPI 200 December Rebelancing: Names Currently Close To & Out of Buffer Zone

This post screens the names currently close to and out of the buffer zone at the KOSPI 200's upcoming rebalancing in December for a preemptive...

Sanghyun Park

An Early Look at Potential Deletions and Additions to KOSPI200

We provide an early look at the potential deletions and additions to KOSPI200 rebalance. We provide the top 10 potential deletions including...

Douglas Kim

KOSPI200 Index Rebalance Preview (June): Review Period Ends as Reversion Kicks In

With the review period complete, we see 7 potential changes to the index in June. The inclusions have underperformed the deletions in April and...

Brian Freitas

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