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

<ul>
<li>The Korea NPS released the yearly report for 2021 last week, which is attached at the bottom of this post. Yes, for this, an English version is available.</li>
<li>The NPS also releases a status report every month that contains limited data. Based on the annual and monthly status reports, we can infer the allocation breakdown and flow trends.</li>
<li>Through this post, let's look at the shareholding changes and flow trends with the release of this annual report. <strong>Please note that this post does not make any investment recommendations.</strong>
</li>
</ul>


The Korea NPS released the yearly report for 2021 last week, which is attached at the bottom of this post. Yes, for this, an English version is available.
The NPS also releases a status report every month that contains limited data. Based on the annual and monthly status reports, we can infer the allocation breakdown and flow trends.
Through this post, let's look at the shareholding changes and flow trends with the release of this annual report. Please note that this post does not make any investment recommendations.



Assessing the Korea NPS-Originated Flow Trends and Allocation Breakdown

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Sumeet Singh

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Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>CALB aims to raise around US$1.5bn in its Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>CALB undertakes design, R&amp;D, production and sales of EV batteries and Energy Storage Systems (ESS) products.</li>
<li>In this note, we undertake a peer comparison and talk about the company’s expansion plans.</li>
</ul>


CALB aims to raise around US$1.5bn in its Hong Kong IPO.
CALB undertakes design, R&amp;D, production and sales of EV batteries and Energy Storage Systems (ESS) products.
In this note, we undertake a peer comparison and talk about the company’s expansion plans.


CALB Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison - Top Growth, Bottom Margins, Fastest Expansion Plans

<ul>
<li>WCP aims to raise around US$690m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its Korean IPO. Its demand forecasting is slated to take place today and tomorrow.</li>
<li>WCP designs, manufactures, and sells separators, which are one of the four core materials for secondary Lithium-ion batteries</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the updates from the revised filing, and re-look at valuations.</li>
</ul>


WCP aims to raise around US$690m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its Korean IPO. Its demand forecasting is slated to take place today and tomorrow.
WCP designs, manufactures, and sells separators, which are one of the four core materials for secondary Lithium-ion batteries
In this note, we will talk about the updates from the revised filing, and re-look at valuations.


WCP IPO - 2Q22 Updates and Valuation Refresh

<ul>
<li>CALB aims to raise around US$1.5bn in its Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>CALB undertakes design, R&amp;D, production and sales of EV batteries and Energy Storage Systems (ESS) products. </li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the updates from the company’s recent PHIP filings.</li>
</ul>


CALB aims to raise around US$1.5bn in its Hong Kong IPO.
CALB undertakes design, R&amp;D, production and sales of EV batteries and Energy Storage Systems (ESS) products. 
In this note, we talk about the updates from the company’s recent PHIP filings.


CALB Pre-IPO - PHIP Updates - Growth Picking up Further, Margins Turnaround

<ul>
<li>KODEX Battery ETF rebalancing began on September 8 and runs until this Tuesday, the 14th.  Its AUM is 1.3 trillion won, and the number of constituents is only 25.</li>
<li>The quantity change in one CU for the 13th was confirmed. Tomorrow's are estimates based on equal daily weights. With still two-thirds to go, the flow/price impact looks still juicy.</li>
<li>SK Innovation, L&amp;F, LG Energy, and Ecopro will show a significant size in weight change and passive flow, so they are safe names for a LONG SHORT basket trading.</li>
</ul>


KODEX Battery ETF rebalancing began on September 8 and runs until this Tuesday, the 14th.  Its AUM is 1.3 trillion won, and the number of constituents is only 25.
The quantity change in one CU for the 13th was confirmed. Tomorrow's are estimates based on equal daily weights. With still two-thirds to go, the flow/price impact looks still juicy.
SK Innovation, L&amp;F, LG Energy, and Ecopro will show a significant size in weight change and passive flow, so they are safe names for a LONG SHORT basket trading.


KODEX Battery ETF Rebalancing: Target Weight & Qty in CU of Each Constituent

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LG Energy Solution produces and sells batteries. The Company manufactures and sells automobile batteries, small batteries, energy storage system batteries, and other products. LG Energy Solution markets its products worldwide.

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Assessing the Korea NPS-Originated Flow Trends and Allocation Breakdown

This post assesses the Korea NPS annual report released last week along with the latest monthly status report to find recent patterns in allocation...

Sanghyun Park

CALB Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison - Top Growth, Bottom Margins, Fastest Expansion Plans

CALB aims to raise around US$1.5bn in its Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we undertake a peer comparison and look at the company's expansion plans.

Sumeet Singh

WCP IPO - 2Q22 Updates and Valuation Refresh

WCP aims to raise around US$690m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its Korean IPO. In this note, we talk about its 2Q22 updates...

Sumeet Singh

CALB Pre-IPO - PHIP Updates - Growth Picking up Further, Margins Turnaround

CALB aims to raise around US$1.5bn in its Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we talk abou the updates from the company's recent PHIP filings.

Sumeet Singh

KODEX Battery ETF Rebalancing: Target Weight & Qty in CU of Each Constituent

This post provides the target weight, qty. in CU, and passive flow (x ADTV) of each constituent resulting from the KODEX Battery ETF rebalancing.

Sanghyun Park

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