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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Sep 20th which has an aggregated holding worth USD544.0bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD1,602mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Alteogen, Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Sep 20th which has an aggregated holding worth USD544.0bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD1,602mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Alteogen, Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 20th): Alteogen, Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Cross Asset Strategy

<ul>
<li>The Korea Exchange is expected to announce its long awaited KRX Korea Value-Up index on 24 September. However, the actual launch of this index will begin on 30 September.</li>
<li>It is expected to produce two types of indices including a basic price index (PR) and a total return index (TR) under the name of KRX Korea Value-Up index.</li>
<li>In this insight, we also provide a list of 20 small cap stocks that could be included in the Korea Value Up index.</li>
</ul>


The Korea Exchange is expected to announce its long awaited KRX Korea Value-Up index on 24 September. However, the actual launch of this index will begin on 30 September.
It is expected to produce two types of indices including a basic price index (PR) and a total return index (TR) under the name of KRX Korea Value-Up index.
In this insight, we also provide a list of 20 small cap stocks that could be included in the Korea Value Up index.


Announcement of Value-Up Index in Korea on 24 September

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Sep 13th which has an aggregated holding worth USD544.5bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD1,610mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Sep 13th which has an aggregated holding worth USD544.5bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD1,610mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 13th): Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Sep 6th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD4.9bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table 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 Posco (005490 KS) .</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Sep 6th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD4.9bn.
We tabulate league table 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 Posco (005490 KS) .


KRX Short Interest Weekly (Sep 6th): Posco

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>Got surprised by KRX adding POSCO Holdings to the Battery Index. Normally predictable rebalancing went off-script with this unexpected move.</li>
<li>POSCO Holdings, not Posco Future M, replaced Ecopro BM. Plus, Alteogen Inc is replacing SK Biopharmaceuticals in the BBIG, driving notable flow.</li>
<li>Consider a day trading long POSCO Holdings and short Ecopro BM. Also, a long-short futures basket could be worth exploring for names with big passive flows.</li>
</ul>


Got surprised by KRX adding POSCO Holdings to the Battery Index. Normally predictable rebalancing went off-script with this unexpected move.
POSCO Holdings, not Posco Future M, replaced Ecopro BM. Plus, Alteogen Inc is replacing SK Biopharmaceuticals in the BBIG, driving notable flow.
Consider a day trading long POSCO Holdings and short Ecopro BM. Also, a long-short futures basket could be worth exploring for names with big passive flows.


Key Flow Trading Opportunities After KRX Suddenly Added POSCO Holdings to the BBIG Battery Mix

South Korea

POSCO manufactures various types of steel products.  The Company produces hot rolled steel, cold rolled steel, stainless steel, and other forms of steel. The products are mainly used for automobile, construction, and shipbuilding industries.

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KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 20th): Alteogen, Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Alteogen, Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Announcement of Value-Up Index in Korea on 24 September

The Korea Exchange is expected to announce its long awaited KRX Korea Value-Up index on 24 September. We also provide a list of 20 small cap stocks...

Douglas Kim

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 13th): Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KRX Short Interest Weekly (Sep 6th): Posco

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Posco (ticker:005490 KS).

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Key Flow Trading Opportunities After KRX Suddenly Added POSCO Holdings to the BBIG Battery Mix

This post covers the September rebalancing results for the KRX BBIG Index and dives into the standout flow trading opportunities sparked by the...

Sanghyun Park

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