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

KRX BBIG IndexThe KRX BBIG K-New Deal Index contains 12 stocks, listed either on the KOSPI or KOSDAQ market, three leading companies in each of the four industries. Each of the four industries also has its own index containing 10 constituents. So, we have one mother index (BBIG) and four sub-indices representing each of the four industries.
Secondary Battery

Bio

Internet

Game
Rebalancing: The top-three largest full market cap stocks from the Secondary Battery, Bio, Internet, and Game are selected for rebalancing in March and September. It is biannually reconstituted. Rebalancing occurs on the trading day following the last trading day of the March and September delivery month for KOSPI 200 futures contracts.





Rebalancing schedule

Rebalancing cycle
Semi-annually


Rebalancing month
March and September


Implementation date
The trading day following the last trading day for KOSPI 200 futures contracts


Next implementation date
September 10, 2021


Rebalancing trading
At the close on September 9, 2021


Screening base date
The last trading day of the month preceding the date of regular rebalancing


Screening period
The three months preceding the screening base date

Source: KRX &amp; WISE Index

Index weight: The BBIG Index is an equal-weight index in which each index constituent is allocated the same weight (8.33%) at each rebalancing. As for the four sub-indices, the top-three largest full market cap stocks are given the weight of 75%, in which each stock is allocated the same weight of 25% at each rebalancing. In contrast, the remaining seven constituents are given the remaining weight of 25%, where their float-adjusted market cap weights them.







Index calculations
BBIG
Four sub-indices


Number of constituents
12
10


Index weight
Equal-weighted at 8.33%

Top 3 (by full market cap): Equal-weighted at 25% The remaining 7: float-adjusted market cap-weighted totaling 25%



Source: KRX &amp; WISE Index

The mother index and battery sub-index have an AUM that is not small considering the number of constituents. BBIG has an AUM of ₩520B as of today, and its battery is ₩760B. Bio is about ₩100B. However, Internet and Game do not have meaningful AUMs.








ETFs tracking BBIG indices
Index
Ticker
AUM


Mirae Asset TIGER KRX BBIG K-New Deal ETF
BBIG
364960
₩480.9B


Hana Financial Investment Hana KRX BBIG K-New Deal ETN 3
700003
₩10.5B


TIMEFOLIO TIMEFOLIO BBIG Active ETF
385710
₩26.9B


- Total
-
₩518.3B


Mirae Asset TIGER KRX Second Battery K-NewDeal ETF
Secondary Battery
364980
₩759.7B


Mirae Asset TIGER KRX BIO K-New Deal ETF
Bio
364970
₩97.6B


Mirae Asset TIGER KRX Internet K-New Deal ETF
Internet
365000
₩49.2B


Mirae Asset TIGER KRX Game K-New Deal ETF
Game
364990
₩35.7B

Source: KRX

The screening period is the three months preceding the screening base date. So, the screening period this time is June 1 to August 31. Below is the daily average market cap from June 1 to July 19 and the index weight as of July 19.








BBIG
Weight, as of July 19
Average daily full market cap (June 1~July 19)
30-day average daily trade value


Kakao Corp
12.34%
₩66,478.6B
₩846.3B


Kakao Games Corp
11.59%
₩4,805.8B
₩244.2B


Naver Corp
8.96%
₩65,954.1B
₩388.6B


Samsung Biologics Co Ltd
9.13%
₩56,359.3B
₩77.4B


Samsung SDI Co Ltd
8.15%
₩46,995.6B
₩216.7B


Netmarble Corp
8.18%
₩11,730.2B
₩52.7B


SK Biopharmaceuticals
7.70%
₩9,681.8B
₩55.4B


SK Innovation Co Ltd
7.38%
₩25,451.8B
₩256.9B


LG Chem Ltd
7.11%
₩58,759.0B
₩197.2B


Celltrion, Inc.
6.61%
₩33,438.9B
₩149.8B


Douzone Bizon Co Ltd
6.22%
₩2,600.1B
₩21.1B


NCSoft Corp
6.57%
₩18,199.9B
₩70.1B

Source: KRX &amp; TIGER ETF











Sub-indices
Weight, as of July 19
Average daily full market cap (June 1~July 19
Float-adjusted market cap
30-day average daily trade value

Battery

LG Chem Ltd
21.89%
₩58,759.0B
₩38,763.3B
₩197.2B


Samsung SDI Co Ltd
25.07%
₩46,995.6B
₩34,335.0B
₩216.7B


SK Innovation Co Ltd
22.75%
₩25,451.8B
₩14,161.4B
₩256.9B


Posco Chemical Co Ltd
8.25%
₩9,112.5B
₩3,413.5B
₩63.8B


SKC Co Ltd
6.00%
₩5,640.2B
₩3,014.7B
₩57.0B


Ecopro BM Co Ltd
5.13%
₩4,604.0B
₩3,037.2B
₩71.4B


Iljin Materials Co Ltd
2.93%
₩3,269.7B
₩1,518.1B
₩24.5B


L&amp;F Co., Ltd.
3.52%
₩2,639.3B
₩1,564.8B
₩75.3B


SoulBrain Co Ltd
2.49%
₩2,539.3B
₩1,358.8B
₩10.2B


Chunbo Co Ltd
1.87%
₩1,929.2B
₩799.1B
₩30.8B

Bio

Samsung Biologics Co Ltd
29.94%
₩56,359.3B
₩13,954.6B
₩77.4B


Celltrion, Inc.
21.64%
₩37,030.6B
₩28,069.2B
₩149.8B


Celltrion HealthCare Co Ltd
10.06%
₩18,089.2B
₩10,956.6B
₩91.0B


SK Biopharmaceuticals Co Ltd
25.20%
₩9,681.8B
₩3,291.8B
₩55.4B


Celltrion Pharm Inc
2.35%
₩5,629.5B
₩2,512.4B
₩76.2B


Hanmi Science Co Ltd
1.56%
₩5,073.4B
₩1,610.3B
₩34.6B


Yuhan Corp
3.00%
₩4,454.7B
₩3,331.2B
₩14.6B


Shinpoong Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
2.07%
₩3,919.5B
₩2,390.5B
₩395.7B


Green Cross Corp
1.61%
₩3,808.6B
₩1,754.3B
₩23.1B


Seegene Inc
2.53%
₩3,927.5B
₩2,664.4B
₩289.6B

Internet

Kakao Corp
34.95%
₩66,478.6B
₩48,502.8B
₩846.3B


Naver Corp
25.47%
₩65,954.1B
₩53,106.2B
₩388.6B


Douzone Bizon Co Ltd
17.72%
₩2,600.1B
₩1,613.4B
₩21.1B


KMW Co Ltd
6.08%
₩2,144.3B
₩1,353.5B
₩13.0B


NHN KCP Corp
3.21%
₩1,365.8B
₩730.7B
₩9.5B


AfreecaTV Co Ltd
4.68%
₩1,294.1B
₩891.0B
₩16.8B


Ace Technologies Corp.
2.45%
₩786.2B
₩600.2B
₩11.5B


Seojin System Co Ltd
2.31%
₩811.4B
₩544.8B
₩11.1B


Ahnlab Inc
1.77%
₩703.2B
₩409.1B
₩7.2B


Rsupport Co Ltd
1.34%
₩497.3B
₩261.1B
₩29.1B

Game

NCSoft Corp
18.73%
₩18,199.9B
₩7,753.2B
₩70.1B


Netmarble Corp
23.34%
₩11,730.2B
₩3,657.5B
₩52.7B


PearlAbyss Corp
9.46%
₩4,587.3B
₩3,755.6B
₩45.2B


Kakao Games Corp
33.10%
₩4,805.8B
₩2,047.3B
₩244.2B


Com2uS Corp
3.91%
₩1,627.3B
₩1,022.8B
₩19.8B


NHN Corp
3.08%
₩1,552.2B
₩708.1B
₩9.6B


Doubleu Games Co Ltd
2.06%
₩1,160.4B
₩567.4B
₩7.6B


Webzen Inc
2.48%
₩1,094.4B
₩641.6B
₩9.5B


Wemade Co Ltd
2.00%
₩949.2B
₩505.4B
₩16.0B


Neptune Co
1.76%
₩815.4B
₩420.4B
₩6.5B

Source: KRX &amp; TIGER ETF



KRX BBIG Rebalancing Complete Preview: SK Bioscience, SK IE Tech, Krafton, Kakao Games, & Kakao Pay

Equity Capital Markets

<p>In a regulatory filing on July 16 (later today), the Financial Supervisory Service said that it had requested Kakao Pay to revise its IPO prospectus. As a result, the IPO prospectus submitted by Kakao Pay earlier this month has been suspended.</p><section class="figure"><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/218/913/original/Screen+Shot+2021-07-16+at+10.12.05+AM.png?1626444842" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="218913"></figure></section><p>Kakao Pay must submit a revised report within three months, and if it is not submitted, it is considered a withdrawal of the public offering.</p><section class="figure"><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/218/914/original/Screen+Shot+2021-07-16+at+10.20.56+AM.png?1626445364" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="218914"></figure><div class="content-highlight"><p><a href="http://dart.fss.or.kr/dsaf001/main.do?rcpNo=20210716100004" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Here is the link to the regulatory filing. (DART)</a></p></div></section>

In a regulatory filing on July 16 (later today), the Financial Supervisory Service said that it had requested Kakao Pay to revise its IPO prospectus. As a result, the IPO prospectus submitted by Kakao Pay earlier this month has been suspended.Kakao Pay must submit a revised report within three months, and if it is not submitted, it is considered a withdrawal of the public offering.Here is the link to the regulatory filing. (DART)

Kakao Pay to Revise Offering Price: Reasons & Schedule Impacts on Kakao Bank & Krafton

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

<div class="content-highlight">
<p>On 16 July, FSS (Financial Supervisory Service) requested <a href="https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/22OXPDP6O5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kakao Pay</a> to revise the IPO prospectus filings and postpone the IPO process. The book building for Kakao Pay was originally supposed to start on 29 July. Now, this will get postponed. </p>
<p>One of the key reasons why FSS has decided to postpone the Kakao Pay IPO is likely because of the numerous complaints from institutional investors that the IPO price range (especially high end) is too high. As a result, FSS requested the correction and supplementation of the IPO filing submitted by Kakao Pay. </p>
</div>


On 16 July, FSS (Financial Supervisory Service) requested Kakao Pay to revise the IPO prospectus filings and postpone the IPO process. The book building for Kakao Pay was originally supposed to start on 29 July. Now, this will get postponed. 
One of the key reasons why FSS has decided to postpone the Kakao Pay IPO is likely because of the numerous complaints from institutional investors that the IPO price range (especially high end) is too high. As a result, FSS requested the correction and supplementation of the IPO filing submitted by Kakao Pay. 


FSS Requests Kakao Pay to Revise IPO Filings & Postpone IPO Process

<p>In this insight, we provide a deeper, competitive analysis of the Korean fintech industry and the major competitors. Once Kakao Pay completes its IPO, it will be the largest pure-play fintech company in Korea. In addition, we compare Kakao Pay's valuation against the recent $7.5 billion valuation received by Viva Republica in Korea. </p><p>The table below provides the main fintech services that are offered in South Korea along with the number of players competing in each of these segments. </p><table class="table table-striped">
<colgroup>
<col>
<col>
<col>
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" style="width: 463.91px;"><strong>Fintech Services in Korea (Major Services &amp; Number of Players)</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 150.45px;"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 172.63px;"><strong>Major Services</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 291.28px;"><strong>Key Details</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 150.45px;"><strong>Number of firms (% of Total)</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 172.63px;">Payment/Money Transfer</td>
<td style="width: 291.28px;">Provision of payment/remittance service through simple self-authentication on mobile devices with payment information registered in advance</td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 150.45px;">83 (24.1%)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 172.63px;">Crowd Funding/P2P finance</td>
<td style="width: 291.28px;">A service that receives business funds, etc. from an unspecified number of investors through an online intermediary</td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 150.45px;">45 (13.0%)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 172.63px;">Authentification/security</td>
<td style="width: 291.28px;">Prevent crime by detecting abnormal transactions or provide identity authentication service through fingerprint, iris, and facial recognition</td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 150.45px;">43 (12.5%)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 172.63px;">Personal financial management</td>
<td style="width: 291.28px;">Provides services such as expenditure management, integrated financial product management, credit score management, and customized financial product recommendation</td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 150.45px;">33 (9.6%)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 172.63px;">Insurance</td>
<td style="width: 291.28px;">Provides efficient and innovative services by converging the latest technologies in each insurance field</td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 150.45px;">23 (6.7%)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 172.63px;">Investment</td>
<td style="width: 291.28px;">Manage assets mainly based on AI algorithms or provide advice to investors</td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 150.45px;">18 (5.2%)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 172.63px;">Fintech System Integrator</td>
<td style="width: 291.28px;">Fintech infrastructure services such as financial data and risk management</td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 150.45px;">18 (5.2%)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 172.63px;">Overseas money transfer</td>
<td style="width: 291.28px;">Low fees and fast overseas remittance service</td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 150.45px;">14 (4.1%)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 172.63px;">Cryptocurrency</td>
<td style="width: 291.28px;">Provision of crypto currency distribution service</td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 150.45px;">6 (1.7%)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 172.63px;">Others</td>
<td style="width: 291.28px;"><div></div></td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 150.45px;">62 (18.0%)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 172.63px;"><strong>Total</strong></td>
<td style="width: 291.28px;">
<div>
<div></div>
<div><div></div></div>
</div>
<div><div></div></div>
</td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 150.45px;"><strong>345</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" style="width: 463.91px;">Source: Korea Fintech Association, 2019</td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 150.45px;"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

In this insight, we provide a deeper, competitive analysis of the Korean fintech industry and the major competitors. Once Kakao Pay completes its IPO, it will be the largest pure-play fintech company in Korea. In addition, we compare Kakao Pay's valuation against the recent $7.5 billion valuation received by Viva Republica in Korea. The table below provides the main fintech services that are offered in South Korea along with the number of players competing in each of these segments. 







Fintech Services in Korea (Major Services &amp; Number of Players)



Major Services
Key Details
Number of firms (% of Total)


Payment/Money Transfer
Provision of payment/remittance service through simple self-authentication on mobile devices with payment information registered in advance
83 (24.1%)


Crowd Funding/P2P finance
A service that receives business funds, etc. from an unspecified number of investors through an online intermediary
45 (13.0%)


Authentification/security
Prevent crime by detecting abnormal transactions or provide identity authentication service through fingerprint, iris, and facial recognition
43 (12.5%)


Personal financial management
Provides services such as expenditure management, integrated financial product management, credit score management, and customized financial product recommendation
33 (9.6%)


Insurance
Provides efficient and innovative services by converging the latest technologies in each insurance field
23 (6.7%)


Investment
Manage assets mainly based on AI algorithms or provide advice to investors
18 (5.2%)


Fintech System Integrator
Fintech infrastructure services such as financial data and risk management
18 (5.2%)


Overseas money transfer
Low fees and fast overseas remittance service
14 (4.1%)


Cryptocurrency
Provision of crypto currency distribution service
6 (1.7%)


Others

62 (18.0%)


Total







345


Source: Korea Fintech Association, 2019





Kakao Pay: An Overview of Korean Fintech Competitors & A Comparison to Viva Republica's Valuation

<p>Kakao's two financial affiliates, Kakao Bank and Kakao Pay, are about to go public at the same time next month. As of the listing date, there is an interval of only one week.</p><table class="table table-striped">
<colgroup>
<col width="100">
<col width="100">
<col width="100">
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"IPO schedule"}'>IPO schedule</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Kakao Bank"}'>Kakao Bank</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Kakao Pay"}'>Kakao Pay</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Listing"}'><strong>Listing</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44413}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"mm. dd","3":1}'><strong>08. 05</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44420}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"mm. dd","3":1}'><strong>08. 12</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="3" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART &amp; KRX"}'>Source: DART &amp; KRX</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table><p><strong>This poses a dilemma for local institutional investors. This is because if institutions hold both at their originally allocated weight, risk exposure to a specific sector (financial industry) and a specific corporate group (Kakao Group) will suddenly increase.</strong></p><p>In fact, concerns are being raised that the business scope of Kakao Bank and Kakao Pay may overlap too much. Although their current main business is different, they are aiming for almost the same business direction to expand into a comprehensive financial platform through a medium called Kakao Talk.</p><div class="content-highlight"><ul>
<li>The symbolic point of conflict in the evolution of business areas is the MyData Project that the government is promoting. MyData is a business that provides customized financial services by collecting personal credit information scattered across banks, insurance companies, and credit card companies.</li>
<li>Kakao Bank has decided to launch its own MyData business and is preparing to apply for a license for this. Kakao Pay has already obtained a preliminary business license for MyData.</li>
</ul></div><p><strong>As such, this overlapping business area in the not-too-distant future worsens the severity of risk exposure to the same sector/corporate group.</strong></p>

Kakao's two financial affiliates, Kakao Bank and Kakao Pay, are about to go public at the same time next month. As of the listing date, there is an interval of only one week.







IPO schedule
Kakao Bank
Kakao Pay


Listing
08. 05
08. 12

Source: DART &amp; KRX

This poses a dilemma for local institutional investors. This is because if institutions hold both at their originally allocated weight, risk exposure to a specific sector (financial industry) and a specific corporate group (Kakao Group) will suddenly increase.In fact, concerns are being raised that the business scope of Kakao Bank and Kakao Pay may overlap too much. Although their current main business is different, they are aiming for almost the same business direction to expand into a comprehensive financial platform through a medium called Kakao Talk.
The symbolic point of conflict in the evolution of business areas is the MyData Project that the government is promoting. MyData is a business that provides customized financial services by collecting personal credit information scattered across banks, insurance companies, and credit card companies.
Kakao Bank has decided to launch its own MyData business and is preparing to apply for a license for this. Kakao Pay has already obtained a preliminary business license for MyData.
As such, this overlapping business area in the not-too-distant future worsens the severity of risk exposure to the same sector/corporate group.

Kakao Bank & Kakao Pay Listings in Close Proximity: Institutional Cannibalization Risk

South Korea

Kakao Pay Corp. operates financial businesses. The Company provides online payment, currency encryption, and other services. Kakao Pay conducts businesses in South Korea.

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