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

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<li>Local stock market focuses on ISA tax benefits expansion; political push for higher tax-exempt limits seen as pivotal event.</li>
<li>Investors expect dividend stocks to outperform due to ISA tax advantages: tax exemptions within limits and lower 9.9% taxation on excess amounts, boosting ISA-based equity investments.</li>
<li>ETF influence declining; ISA tax benefits may boost dividend plays, heightening interest in preferred stocks tied to efforts to redeem them, impacting equity costs.</li>
</ul>


Local stock market focuses on ISA tax benefits expansion; political push for higher tax-exempt limits seen as pivotal event.
Investors expect dividend stocks to outperform due to ISA tax advantages: tax exemptions within limits and lower 9.9% taxation on excess amounts, boosting ISA-based equity investments.
ETF influence declining; ISA tax benefits may boost dividend plays, heightening interest in preferred stocks tied to efforts to redeem them, impacting equity costs.


Pref-Centred Dividend Plays with Expanded ISA Tax Benefits in Value-Up Context

Managing Director, Zero One, Zero One

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

Zero One

Founded in 2015, Zero One produces independent investment research and provides corporate finance advisory services with a focus on both listed and private technology companies. Founder Vincent Fernando has over 20 years of experience in US and Asia capital markets.

Independent Investment Research

Equity Bottom-Up

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) - ADR / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>TSMC's 3nm Shortage: Capacity Filled Until 2026 Amid Surging Demand; Strategic Price Hikes Coming Soon</li>
<li>Top Gainers/Losers: Taiwan Tech Rallies Alongside TSMC, Apple, Nvidia, ARM Strength</li>
<li>Samsung Unveils Pathway to Catch Up With TSMC in the AI Foundry Race</li>
</ul>


TSMC's 3nm Shortage: Capacity Filled Until 2026 Amid Surging Demand; Strategic Price Hikes Coming Soon
Top Gainers/Losers: Taiwan Tech Rallies Alongside TSMC, Apple, Nvidia, ARM Strength
Samsung Unveils Pathway to Catch Up With TSMC in the AI Foundry Race


Taiwan Tech Weekly: TSMC's 3nm Shortage & Upcoming Price Hikes; Samsung Unveils AI Catch-Up Plan

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

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX Stocks as of Jun 14th which has an aggregated holding worth USD547.8bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD1,575mln. 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 foreign changes in Sk Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Hanmi Semicon, Kia.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX Stocks as of Jun 14th which has an aggregated holding worth USD547.8bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD1,575mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight foreign changes in Sk Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Hanmi Semicon, Kia.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Jun 14th): Sk Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Hanmi Semicon, Kia

<ul>
<li>We conducted a Q&amp;A with Kinik, who is a key supplier to companies including TSMC, UMC, and Micron.</li>
<li>Kinik is dramatically expanding its diamond disk capacity; these products are critical to the production of wafers for advanced semiconductor nodes.</li>
<li>We believe Kinik has high visibility into future industry demand. Gross margins are likely to expand in the coming years as advanced diamond products become increasingly important to wafer production.</li>
</ul>


We conducted a Q&amp;A with Kinik, who is a key supplier to companies including TSMC, UMC, and Micron.
Kinik is dramatically expanding its diamond disk capacity; these products are critical to the production of wafers for advanced semiconductor nodes.
We believe Kinik has high visibility into future industry demand. Gross margins are likely to expand in the coming years as advanced diamond products become increasingly important to wafer production.


TechChain Insights: Q&A with TSMC Supplier Kinik; Diamond Capex Implies Industry Strength Visibility

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Ethan Aw

APAC IPOs & Placements

Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>Woori PE, NH PE and KDB Capital seek to raise around KRW195bn (US$141m) through a secondary block deal, selling 0.71m shares (3.64% of TSO) of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/enchem-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34297:1" rel="noopener">Enchem (348370 KS).</a>
</li>
<li>The deal is a small one to digest at only 1.1 days of three-month ADV. </li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
</ul>


Woori PE, NH PE and KDB Capital seek to raise around KRW195bn (US$141m) through a secondary block deal, selling 0.71m shares (3.64% of TSO) of Enchem (348370 KS).

The deal is a small one to digest at only 1.1 days of three-month ADV. 
In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Enchem Placement- Easily Digestible but a Punt at Best

South Korea

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. manufactures a wide range of consumer and industrial electronic equipment and products such as semiconductors, personal computers, peripherals, monitors, televisions, and home appliances including air conditioners and microwave ovens. The Company also produces Internet access network systems and telecommunications equipment including mobile phones.

Samsung Electronics Pref Shares (005935 KS)

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Samsung Electronics Pref Shares (005935 KS)

Pref-Centred Dividend Plays with Expanded ISA Tax Benefits in Value-Up Context

This post explores the expansion of ISA tax benefits and its impact on dividend trades focused on preferred stocks within the value-up trading...

Sanghyun Park

Taiwan Tech Weekly: TSMC's 3nm Shortage & Upcoming Price Hikes; Samsung Unveils AI Catch-Up Plan

TSMC's 3nm capacity filled until 2026, strategic price hikes coming soon. Taiwan tech rallies alongside Nvidia, Apple, and ARM. Samsung unveils...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Jun 14th): Sk Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Hanmi Semicon, Kia

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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TechChain Insights: Q&A with TSMC Supplier Kinik; Diamond Capex Implies Industry Strength Visibility

Q&A with Kinik reveals expansion of diamond disk capacity crucial for semiconductor production, indicating high visibility into future industry...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Enchem Placement- Easily Digestible but a Punt at Best

Woori PE, NH PE and KDB Capital seek to raise around KRW195bn (US$141m) through a secondary block deal, selling 0.71m shares (3.64% of TSO) of...

Ethan Aw

Price Gauge

52-week Range

Market Cap (USDm)

P/E

Dividend (Yield)

Pref-Centred Dividend Plays with Expanded ISA Tax Benefits in Value-Up Context

This post explores the expansion of ISA tax benefits and its impact on dividend trades focused on preferred stocks within the value-up trading...

Sanghyun Park

Taiwan Tech Weekly: TSMC's 3nm Shortage & Upcoming Price Hikes; Samsung Unveils AI Catch-Up Plan

​TSMC's 3nm capacity filled until 2026, strategic price hikes coming soon. Taiwan tech rallies alongside Nvidia, Apple, and ARM. Samsung unveils...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Jun 14th): Sk Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Hanmi Semicon, Kia

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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TechChain Insights: Q&A with TSMC Supplier Kinik; Diamond Capex Implies Industry Strength Visibility

​Q&A with Kinik reveals expansion of diamond disk capacity crucial for semiconductor production, indicating high visibility into future industry...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Enchem Placement- Easily Digestible but a Punt at Best

Woori PE, NH PE and KDB Capital seek to raise around KRW195bn (US$141m) through a secondary block deal, selling 0.71m shares (3.64% of TSO) of...

Ethan Aw

TSMC's 3nm capacity filled until 2026, strategic price hikes coming soon. Taiwan tech rallies alongside Nvidia, Apple, and ARM. Samsung unveils...

Q&A with Kinik reveals expansion of diamond disk capacity crucial for semiconductor production, indicating high visibility into future industry...