Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/osstem-implant-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1450:1" rel="noopener">Osstem Implant (048260 KS)</a> has been suspended from trading this year following embezzlement that has nearly wiped out its equity capital.</li>
<li>The stock was named an Administrative Issue on Friday and will be deleted from 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>. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/caregen-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27337:1" rel="noopener">Caregen Co Ltd (214370 KS)</a> is the replacement.</li>
<li>Passive funds will need to sell around KRW 60bn of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/osstem-implant-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1450:1" rel="noopener">Osstem Implant (048260 KS)</a> if they can, and buy KRW 7bn of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/caregen-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27337:1" rel="noopener">Caregen Co Ltd (214370 KS)</a>. </li>
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Osstem Implant (048260 KS) has been suspended from trading this year following embezzlement that has nearly wiped out its equity capital.
The stock was named an Administrative Issue on Friday and will be deleted from the KOSDAQ 150 Index (KOSDQ150 INDEX). Caregen Co Ltd (214370 KS) is the replacement.
Passive funds will need to sell around KRW 60bn of Osstem Implant (048260 KS) if they can, and buy KRW 7bn of Caregen Co Ltd (214370 KS). 


KOSDAQ150 Ad Hoc Index Rebalance: Osstem Implant OUT; Caregen IN

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<li>The review period for the KRX New Deal indices ended on 31 January. The changes will be announced toward the end of February and implemented on 10 March.</li>
<li>We expect <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-energy-solution" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33464:1" rel="noopener">LG Energy Solution (373220 KS)</a> to be included in the Battery and BBIG indices, while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kakao-pay-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29675:1" rel="noopener">Kakao Pay (377300 KS)</a> should be added to the Internet Index.</li>
<li>The largest selling is expected to be on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/douzone-bizon-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20161:1" rel="noopener">Douzone Bizon (012510 KS)</a> due to a potential downweight in the Internet index and a deletion from the BBIG index.</li>
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The review period for the KRX New Deal indices ended on 31 January. The changes will be announced toward the end of February and implemented on 10 March.
We expect LG Energy Solution (373220 KS) to be included in the Battery and BBIG indices, while Kakao Pay (377300 KS) should be added to the Internet Index.
The largest selling is expected to be on Douzone Bizon (012510 KS) due to a potential downweight in the Internet index and a deletion from the BBIG index.


KRX New Deal Index Rebalance Preview (March): More Flow for LG Energy

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<li>The review period for the March rebalance ends on 31 January, the announcement of the changes will be end February/beginning March, implementation will be at the close on 10 March.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-energy-solution" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33464:1" rel="noopener">LG Energy Solution (LGENERGY KS)</a> will be included in the Battery index, and there will be other changes to the Bio, Internet, Game and BBIG indices.</li>
<li>The largest selling is expected to be on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/douzone-bizon-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20161:1" rel="noopener">Douzone Bizon (012510 KS)</a> due to a potential downweight in the Internet index and a deletion from the BBIG index.</li>
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The review period for the March rebalance ends on 31 January, the announcement of the changes will be end February/beginning March, implementation will be at the close on 10 March.

LG Energy Solution (LGENERGY KS) will be included in the Battery index, and there will be other changes to the Bio, Internet, Game and BBIG indices.
The largest selling is expected to be on Douzone Bizon (012510 KS) due to a potential downweight in the Internet index and a deletion from the BBIG index.


KRX BBIG Index Rebalance Preview (March): LG Energy Should Be Added; Plus Other Changes

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<li>One third of the way through the review period for the June rebalance, we see 14 potential changes to 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>.</li>
<li>One-Way turnover is estimated at 6.29% and the impact on the expected deletions is a lot higher than the impact on the expected inclusions.</li>
<li>The potential inclusions have outperformed the potential deletions and are starting to lose some ground now. The potential inclusions are not short sell eligible and could move higher again.</li>
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One third of the way through the review period for the June rebalance, we see 14 potential changes to the KOSDAQ 150 Index (KOSDQ150 INDEX).
One-Way turnover is estimated at 6.29% and the impact on the expected deletions is a lot higher than the impact on the expected inclusions.
The potential inclusions have outperformed the potential deletions and are starting to lose some ground now. The potential inclusions are not short sell eligible and could move higher again.


KOSDAQ150 Index Rebalance Preview (June 2022): Lots of Changes Early in the Review Period

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<li>It has been an interesting year and short interest has varied a lot across countries, sectors and stocks. We look at changes in Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan.</li>
<li>Shorts have soared in Korea following the resumption of short selling, while short interest has increased in the other countries too.</li>
<li>Ping An Insurance and BYD had the biggest short covering, while China Merchants Bank saw the largest increase in shorts over the year.</li>
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It has been an interesting year and short interest has varied a lot across countries, sectors and stocks. We look at changes in Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan.
Shorts have soared in Korea following the resumption of short selling, while short interest has increased in the other countries too.
Ping An Insurance and BYD had the biggest short covering, while China Merchants Bank saw the largest increase in shorts over the year.


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