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

Korea has a total of 121 preferred shares.<div class="content-highlight">You can find all the preferred share names in Korea with the disparity to the ordinary shares and the sigma on a 20-day moving average in the attached file.</div><hr>6 prefs in total have a market cap of more than ₩1T. The largest one is Samsung Electronics 1P featuring a market cap of ₩61.6T.<table class="table table-striped">
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Pref"}'>Top 10 largest market cap prefs in Korea</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Ticker"}'>Ticker</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Market cap (₩B)"}'>Market cap (₩B)</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Preference Shares Non Voting"}'>Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Preference Shares Non Voting</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"005935"}'>005935</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":61551.92516}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0.0"]'>61,551.9</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Hyundai Motor S2 Pref Shs"}'>Hyundai Motor S2 Pref Shs</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"005387"}'>005387</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":4049.885061}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0.0"]'>4,049.9</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"LG Chem Ltd Preference Shares"}'>LG Chem Ltd Preference Shares</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"051915"}'>051915</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":3344.628}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0.0"]'>3,344.6</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Hyundai Motor S1 Pref Shs"}'>Hyundai Motor S1 Pref Shs</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"005385"}'>005385</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":2752.305405}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0.0"]'>2,752.3</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"LG Household &amp; Healthcare Ltd Preference Shares"}'>LG Household &amp; Healthcare Ltd Preference Shares</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"051905"}'>051905</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1553.77578}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0.0"]'>1,553.8</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"LG Electronics Inc. Preference Shares"}'>LG Electronics Inc. Preference Shares</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"066575"}'>066575</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1254.577416}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0.0"]'>1,254.6</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Amorepacific Corp Preference Shares"}'>Amorepacific Corp Preference Shares</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"090435"}'>090435</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":978.710841}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0.0"]'>978.7</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Samsung SDI Co Ltd Preferred Shares"}'>Samsung SDI Co Ltd Preferred Shares</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"006405"}'>006405</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":711.065292}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0.0"]'>711.1</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Mirae Asset Securities 2PB"}'>Mirae Asset Securities 2PB</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"00680K"}'>00680K</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":697.9}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0.0"]'>697.9</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Korea Investment Holdings Co., Ltd. Preference Shares"}'>Korea Investment Holdings Co., Ltd. Preference Shares</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"071055"}'>071055</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":521.384339}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0.0"]'>521.4</td>
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<tr><td colspan="3">Source: KRX</td></tr>
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</table>These are the top 10 preferred shares having the widest disparity to the ordinary shares. Solus Advanced Materials 1P tops the list with a 66.87% disparity. 4 prefs in total are above a 60% disparity to their respective ordinary share. A total of 19 prefs have a +50% disparity to the ordinary shares.<table class="table table-striped">
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Pref"}'>Top 10 prefs having the widest disparity to ordinary share in Korea</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Ticker"}'>Ticker</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Disparity to ordinary share"}'>Disparity to ordinary share</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Solus Advanced Materials 1P"}'>Solus Advanced Materials 1P</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"33637K"}'>33637K</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.668693009118541}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]'>66.87%</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Amorepacific Corp Preference Shares"}'>Amorepacific Corp Preference Shares</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"090435"}'>090435</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.6653429602888087}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]'>66.53%</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"AmoreG 1P Pref Shs"}'>AmoreG 1P Pref Shs</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"002795"}'>002795</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.6418918918918919}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]'>64.19%</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Doosan Fuel Cell 1P"}'>Doosan Fuel Cell 1P</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"33626K"}'>33626K</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.6262626262626263}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]'>62.63%</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Nexen Tire Corp Preference Shares"}'>Nexen Tire Corp Preference Shares</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"002355"}'>002355</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.5765124555160143}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]'>57.65%</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"BYC Co., Ltd Preference Shares"}'>BYC Co., Ltd Preference Shares</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"001465"}'>001465</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.5660621761658031}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]'>56.61%</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Doosan Fuel Cell 2PB"}'>Doosan Fuel Cell 2PB</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"33626L"}'>33626L</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.5391414141414141}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]'>53.91%</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Hyundai Motor S3 Pref Shs"}'>Hyundai Motor S3 Pref Shs</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"005389"}'>005389</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.5357142857142857}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]'>53.57%</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"LG Household &amp; Healthcare Ltd Preference Shares"}'>LG Household &amp; Healthcare Ltd Preference Shares</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"051905"}'>051905</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.5289624443029918}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]'>52.90%</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"LG Chem Ltd Preference Shares"}'>LG Chem Ltd Preference Shares</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"051915"}'>051915</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.5266594124047879}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]'>52.67%</td>
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<tr><td colspan="3">Source: KRX</td></tr>
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Korea has a total of 121 preferred shares.You can find all the preferred share names in Korea with the disparity to the ordinary shares and the sigma on a 20-day moving average in the attached file.6 prefs in total have a market cap of more than ₩1T. The largest one is Samsung Electronics 1P featuring a market cap of ₩61.6T.







Top 10 largest market cap prefs in Korea
Ticker
Market cap (₩B)


Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Preference Shares Non Voting
005935
61,551.9


Hyundai Motor S2 Pref Shs
005387
4,049.9


LG Chem Ltd Preference Shares
051915
3,344.6


Hyundai Motor S1 Pref Shs
005385
2,752.3


LG Household &amp; Healthcare Ltd Preference Shares
051905
1,553.8


LG Electronics Inc. Preference Shares
066575
1,254.6


Amorepacific Corp Preference Shares
090435
978.7


Samsung SDI Co Ltd Preferred Shares
006405
711.1


Mirae Asset Securities 2PB
00680K
697.9


Korea Investment Holdings Co., Ltd. Preference Shares
071055
521.4

Source: KRX

These are the top 10 preferred shares having the widest disparity to the ordinary shares. Solus Advanced Materials 1P tops the list with a 66.87% disparity. 4 prefs in total are above a 60% disparity to their respective ordinary share. A total of 19 prefs have a +50% disparity to the ordinary shares.







Top 10 prefs having the widest disparity to ordinary share in Korea
Ticker
Disparity to ordinary share


Solus Advanced Materials 1P
33637K
66.87%


Amorepacific Corp Preference Shares
090435
66.53%


AmoreG 1P Pref Shs
002795
64.19%


Doosan Fuel Cell 1P
33626K
62.63%


Nexen Tire Corp Preference Shares
002355
57.65%


BYC Co., Ltd Preference Shares
001465
56.61%


Doosan Fuel Cell 2PB
33626L
53.91%


Hyundai Motor S3 Pref Shs
005389
53.57%


LG Household &amp; Healthcare Ltd Preference Shares
051905
52.90%


LG Chem Ltd Preference Shares
051915
52.67%

Source: KRX



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NPS has been selling big in Korea in recent weeks. It was reported that NPS and other local pension funds sold nearly 6.5 trillion won of Korean stocks this year (as of 21 January). The NPS has net sold for 18 consecutive trading days.The local retail investors and foreign investors have been increasing their stakes in the major Korean stocks this year driving the Korean stock market higher. However, there are some growing concerns that NPS has been selling big in Korea and may continue to do so in the near future, as many Korean stocks reach their all time highs. Furthermore, among the 50 top stocks in Korea, NPS added to its position on just 4 of these stocks and reduced its stake in 17 of them (of the ones that have shown changes in ownership stake in the dart system). These four stocks (including NCsoft, SK Innovation, Samsung F&amp;M Insurance, and POSCO Chemical) that NPS added to its positions are worth further reviews since it shows that NPS is especially more bullish on the outlook of these companies. These four stocks are up on average 20.7% YTD, outperforming KOSPI which is up 9.3% YTD.

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*Reversing Course Again: On April 3, 2020, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) - the European Union’s financial regulatory body which replaced the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors (CEIOPS) – in the context of the corona virus, released a statement urging insurers to “temporarily suspend all discretionary dividend distributions and share buybacks aimed at remunerating shareholders” in order to preserve capital. In an odd reversal of course, EIOPA has updated its commentary surrounding European insurance capital management; and  *Asia-Pacific Insurers Still At Risk: Asia-Pacific insurance counterparts previously acted in capital solidarity with their Western peer during COVID-19. Many Asia-Pacific insurers purchased USD-denominated assets in their desperate search for yield in this low/negative rate environment where the impact of credit default and ratings agency downgrades on their investment portfolios is likely to continue to be outsized and challenge capital their ratios. We are hopeful that the Asia-Pacific insurers - particularly in Japan, Australia, Taiwan, and South Korea – don’t behave as desperately as their European counterparts have. 

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