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>These indices use the GICS for classification. <strong>Bio and Internet are very straightforward. But qualitative judgment may be involved in Battery and Game.</strong>
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<li>The passive impact of SoulBrain is estimated to be the largest, and LG Chem wouldn't be negligible either.</li>
<li>If AfreecaTV and Douzon Bizon are swapped, they will experience an impact of +2.0x ADTV and -5.0x ADTV. So they will shine the most if the swap takes place.</li>
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These indices use the GICS for classification. Bio and Internet are very straightforward. But qualitative judgment may be involved in Battery and Game.

The passive impact of SoulBrain is estimated to be the largest, and LG Chem wouldn't be negligible either.
If AfreecaTV and Douzon Bizon are swapped, they will experience an impact of +2.0x ADTV and -5.0x ADTV. So they will shine the most if the swap takes place.


KRX K-New Deal Index Rebalancing: Detailed Methodology & Changes Preview

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

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

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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>The review period for the June rebalance of the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/korea-stock-exchange-kospi-200-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26021:1" rel="noopener">KOSPI2 INDEX</a> ends 30 April. The KRX will announce the changes in May with implementation at the close on 9 June.</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> could get Fast Entry to the KOSPI200 Index in March. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hyundai-engineering-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33008:1" rel="noopener">Hyundai Engineering Co Ltd (HEC KS)</a> needs a price jump to get Fast Entry.</li>
<li>We see 6 potential changes to the KOSPI200 in June; most of these are high probability. The potential adds are already outperforming the potential deletes - there should be more.</li>
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The review period for the June rebalance of the KOSPI2 INDEX ends 30 April. The KRX will announce the changes in May with implementation at the close on 9 June.

LG Energy Solution (LGENERGY KS) could get Fast Entry to the KOSPI200 Index in March. Hyundai Engineering Co Ltd (HEC KS) needs a price jump to get Fast Entry.
We see 6 potential changes to the KOSPI200 in June; most of these are high probability. The potential adds are already outperforming the potential deletes - there should be more.


KOSPI200 June Index Rebalance Preview: High Probability Adds/Deletes

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>In this insight, we discuss the big divergence in COVID-19 cases in South Korean and Japan in the past several months. </li>
<li>There has been a MIRACLE of near elimination of COVID-19 cases and deaths in Japan. </li>
<li>The near elimination of COVID-19 cases in Japan could be a combination of factors including vaccination and social distancing. Plus, there is a big controversy on ivermectin's role in this.</li>
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In this insight, we discuss the big divergence in COVID-19 cases in South Korean and Japan in the past several months. 
There has been a MIRACLE of near elimination of COVID-19 cases and deaths in Japan. 
The near elimination of COVID-19 cases in Japan could be a combination of factors including vaccination and social distancing. Plus, there is a big controversy on ivermectin's role in this.


The Big Divergence in COVID-19 Cases in South Korea and Japan: Data, Miracle, & Mystery

Equity Bottom-Up

<p>In this insight, we discuss the more stringent regulations for in-vitro diagnostic kits in Europe in 2022 combined with the end of the 3 months lock-up period for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sd-biosensor-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33333:1" rel="noopener">SD Biosensor (137310 KS)</a>. Both factors are likely to have negative impact on SD Biosensor, which is currently trading at 47,600 won, which is 8.5% lower than the IPO price of 52,000 won. Since reaching its highs of 68,900 won on 11 August, SD Biosensor's share price is down 31%. SD Biosensor currently has a market cap of 4.9 trillion won, which is the 69th largest common stock in KOSPI. </p>

In this insight, we discuss the more stringent regulations for in-vitro diagnostic kits in Europe in 2022 combined with the end of the 3 months lock-up period for SD Biosensor (137310 KS). Both factors are likely to have negative impact on SD Biosensor, which is currently trading at 47,600 won, which is 8.5% lower than the IPO price of 52,000 won. Since reaching its highs of 68,900 won on 11 August, SD Biosensor's share price is down 31%. SD Biosensor currently has a market cap of 4.9 trillion won, which is the 69th largest common stock in KOSPI. 

SD Biosensor: More Stringent Regulations for In-Vitro Diagnostics in Europe in 2022 & End of Lock-Up

South Korea

SD Biosensor, INC. operates medical device manufacturing businesses. The Company produces electric medical instruments and other products. SD Biosensor conducts businesses across worldwide.

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KRX K-New Deal Index Rebalancing: Detailed Methodology & Changes Preview

This post details the full methodology of the KRX K-New Deal Index Rebalancing and previews likely changes in the upcoming rebalancing.

Sanghyun Park

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

LG Energy should be added to the Secondary Battery and BBIG indices. There are changes to the Bio, Internet and Game indices too. Douzone Bizon...

Brian Freitas

KOSPI200 June Index Rebalance Preview: High Probability Adds/Deletes

There could be 2 changes to the KOSPI200 in March & then another 6 in June. Historically, the adds outperform the deletes and the first couple of...

Brian Freitas

The Big Divergence in COVID-19 Cases in South Korea and Japan: Data, Miracle, & Mystery

In this insight, we discuss the big divergence in COVID-19 cases in South Korean and Japan in the past several months. There has been a MIRACLE of...

Douglas Kim

SD Biosensor: More Stringent Regulations for In-Vitro Diagnostics in Europe in 2022 & End of Lock-Up

In this insight, we discuss the more stringent regulations for in-vitro diagnostic kits in Europe in 2022 combined with the end of the 3 months...

Douglas Kim

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