Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Event-Driven

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<li>In this insight, we discuss the alpha generation through companies that have been buying back their shares in the Korean stock market in July and August 2024.</li>
<li>On average, the share buyback announcements by 46 companies represented 2% of outstanding shares.</li>
<li>Major companies that have announced share buybacks in Korea in the past two months include KT&amp;G, Mirae Asset Securities, and POSCO Holdings. </li>
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In this insight, we discuss the alpha generation through companies that have been buying back their shares in the Korean stock market in July and August 2024.
On average, the share buyback announcements by 46 companies represented 2% of outstanding shares.
Major companies that have announced share buybacks in Korea in the past two months include KT&amp;G, Mirae Asset Securities, and POSCO Holdings. 


Alpha Generation Through Share Buybacks in Korea: Bi-Monthly (July and August 2024)

Cross Asset Strategy

<p>The Korea Exchange announced its KOSDAQ150 and KRX300 indices rebalances today. There were 17 new additions and 17 deletions for KOSDAQ150. </p><p>Most of the stocks that were expected to be included in KOSDAQ 150 were officially included in the rebalance. However there were a few surprises. For example <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nanos-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16796:1" rel="noopener">Nanos Co Ltd (151910 KS),</a>which was one of the stocks that was expected to be included in KOSDAQ150, did not get included in this indext this time. On the other hand, the following stocks including <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sang-a-frontec-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20692:1" rel="noopener">Sang A Frontec (089980 KS)</a>, Novarex (194700 KS(, CIS (222080 KS), MedPacto (215980 KS), <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/koreacenter-com-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28329:1" rel="noopener">Koreacenter.com Co Ltd (290510 KS)</a>, and Soulbrain (357780 KS) which were not on the top of the lists of getting selected into the KOSDAQ150 index by the locals, were formally selected be part of the new KOSDAQ150 inclusions.  </p><p>The Korea Exchange also made changes to the KRX300 index. Although the KRX300 index is not currently as important as KOSPI200 and KOSDAQ150 indices, it is increasingly gaining in importance among the local institutional investors. The KRX300 had 33 new additions and 35 deletions. </p>

The Korea Exchange announced its KOSDAQ150 and KRX300 indices rebalances today. There were 17 new additions and 17 deletions for KOSDAQ150. Most of the stocks that were expected to be included in KOSDAQ 150 were officially included in the rebalance. However there were a few surprises. For example Nanos Co Ltd (151910 KS),which was one of the stocks that was expected to be included in KOSDAQ150, did not get included in this indext this time. On the other hand, the following stocks including Sang A Frontec (089980 KS), Novarex (194700 KS(, CIS (222080 KS), MedPacto (215980 KS), Koreacenter.com Co Ltd (290510 KS), and Soulbrain (357780 KS) which were not on the top of the lists of getting selected into the KOSDAQ150 index by the locals, were formally selected be part of the new KOSDAQ150 inclusions.  The Korea Exchange also made changes to the KRX300 index. Although the KRX300 index is not currently as important as KOSPI200 and KOSDAQ150 indices, it is increasingly gaining in importance among the local institutional investors. The KRX300 had 33 new additions and 35 deletions. 

KOSDAQ150 and KRX300 Indices Rebalances (Overlapping Additions & Deletions)

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

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

<p>The KRX has announced the list of inclusions and exclusions to the KOSDAQ150 Index today. The rebalance is effective after the close of trading on 10 December.</p><p>There are 17 inclusions and 17 exclusions in the December 2020 review with an estimated one-way turnover of 7.71%.</p><p>The inclusions and exclusions are:</p><table class="table table-striped">
<colgroup><col span="4"></colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; width: 96pt;"><h3>Additions</h3></td>
<td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; width: 96pt;"><h3>Deletions</h3></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center;"><strong>Code</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><strong>Name</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><strong>Code</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><strong>Name</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>034950.KQ</td>
<td>Korea Ratings Corp</td>
<td>014620.KQ</td>
<td>Sung Kwang Bend Co Ltd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>078600.KQ</td>
<td>Daejoo Electronic Materials Co Ltd</td>
<td>015750.KQ</td>
<td>Sungwoo Hitech Co Ltd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>089980.KQ</td>
<td>Sang-A Frontec Co Ltd</td>
<td>023160.KQ</td>
<td>TK Corp</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>092190.KQ</td>
<td>Seoul Viosys Co Ltd</td>
<td>039840.KQ</td>
<td>Dio Corp</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>100130.KQ</td>
<td>Dongkuk Structures &amp; Construction Co Ltd</td>
<td>041190.KQ</td>
<td>Woori Technology Investment Co Ltd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>101490.KQ</td>
<td>S&amp;S Tech Corp</td>
<td>041830.KQ</td>
<td>InBody Co Ltd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>131370.KQ</td>
<td>Rsupport Co Ltd</td>
<td>043150.KQ</td>
<td>Value Added Technology Co Ltd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>137400.KQ</td>
<td>People &amp; Technology Inc</td>
<td>047310.KQ</td>
<td>Power Logics</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>194700.KQ</td>
<td>Novarex Co Ltd</td>
<td>049950.KQ</td>
<td>MeereCompany Inc</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>204270.KQ</td>
<td>JNTC Co Ltd</td>
<td>051500.KQ</td>
<td>CJ Freshway Corp</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>222080.KQ</td>
<td>Creative &amp; Innovative System Corp</td>
<td>063570.KQ</td>
<td>Nice Total Cash Management Co Ltd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>235980.KQ</td>
<td>MedPacto Inc</td>
<td>080160.KQ</td>
<td>Modetour Network Inc</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>290510.KQ</td>
<td>KoreaCenter Co Ltd</td>
<td>084110.KQ</td>
<td>Huons Global Co Ltd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>290650.KQ</td>
<td>L&amp;C Bio Co Ltd</td>
<td>089600.KQ</td>
<td>Nasmedia Co Ltd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>293490.KQ</td>
<td>Kakao Games Corp</td>
<td>115960.KQ</td>
<td>Yonwoo Co Ltd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>294140.KQ</td>
<td>Lemon Co Ltd</td>
<td>228760.KQ</td>
<td>Genomictree Inc</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>357780.KQ</td>
<td>SoulBrain Co Ltd</td>
<td>282880.KQ</td>
<td>CowinTech Co Ltd</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table><p>There are 11 trading days to implementation. There are 2 additions that have more than 3 days of ADV to trade while there are 9 deletions that have more than 3 days of ADV to trade. Things could get interesting over the next couple of weeks.</p>

The KRX has announced the list of inclusions and exclusions to the KOSDAQ150 Index today. The rebalance is effective after the close of trading on 10 December.There are 17 inclusions and 17 exclusions in the December 2020 review with an estimated one-way turnover of 7.71%.The inclusions and exclusions are:



Additions
Deletions


Code
Name
Code
Name


034950.KQ
Korea Ratings Corp
014620.KQ
Sung Kwang Bend Co Ltd


078600.KQ
Daejoo Electronic Materials Co Ltd
015750.KQ
Sungwoo Hitech Co Ltd


089980.KQ
Sang-A Frontec Co Ltd
023160.KQ
TK Corp


092190.KQ
Seoul Viosys Co Ltd
039840.KQ
Dio Corp


100130.KQ
Dongkuk Structures &amp; Construction Co Ltd
041190.KQ
Woori Technology Investment Co Ltd


101490.KQ
S&amp;S Tech Corp
041830.KQ
InBody Co Ltd


131370.KQ
Rsupport Co Ltd
043150.KQ
Value Added Technology Co Ltd


137400.KQ
People &amp; Technology Inc
047310.KQ
Power Logics


194700.KQ
Novarex Co Ltd
049950.KQ
MeereCompany Inc


204270.KQ
JNTC Co Ltd
051500.KQ
CJ Freshway Corp


222080.KQ
Creative &amp; Innovative System Corp
063570.KQ
Nice Total Cash Management Co Ltd


235980.KQ
MedPacto Inc
080160.KQ
Modetour Network Inc


290510.KQ
KoreaCenter Co Ltd
084110.KQ
Huons Global Co Ltd


290650.KQ
L&amp;C Bio Co Ltd
089600.KQ
Nasmedia Co Ltd


293490.KQ
Kakao Games Corp
115960.KQ
Yonwoo Co Ltd


294140.KQ
Lemon Co Ltd
228760.KQ
Genomictree Inc


357780.KQ
SoulBrain Co Ltd
282880.KQ
CowinTech Co Ltd


There are 11 trading days to implementation. There are 2 additions that have more than 3 days of ADV to trade while there are 9 deletions that have more than 3 days of ADV to trade. Things could get interesting over the next couple of weeks.

KOSDAQ150 Index Rebalance: Lots of Changes, Big Turnover, High Impact

<p>The Korea Exchange (KRX) will announce the results of the December 2020 review of the KOSDAQ150 Index in the second half of November. The constituent changes will be effective from the open on 11 December 2020 and the rebalancing trades will need to be done at the closing auction on 10 December 2020.</p><p>The review covers the period from 1 May to 31 October. We have gone through 120 trading days and there are only 3 days remaining in the review period. Since the data is averaged, there is a very small possibility of the names changing over the next few days.</p><p>At the current time, we see 16 potential inclusions and exclusions with a one-way turnover of 6.94%. This includes the fast entry inclusion of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kakao-games-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26730:1" rel="noopener">Kakao Games (293490 KS)</a>.</p><p>The expected inclusions have outperformed the expected deletions since the start of the review period but have given up a significant part of the gains over the last couple of months. With short selling still banned, there could be another period of outperformance prior to the announcement with continuation leading up to implementation date.</p>

The Korea Exchange (KRX) will announce the results of the December 2020 review of the KOSDAQ150 Index in the second half of November. The constituent changes will be effective from the open on 11 December 2020 and the rebalancing trades will need to be done at the closing auction on 10 December 2020.The review covers the period from 1 May to 31 October. We have gone through 120 trading days and there are only 3 days remaining in the review period. Since the data is averaged, there is a very small possibility of the names changing over the next few days.At the current time, we see 16 potential inclusions and exclusions with a one-way turnover of 6.94%. This includes the fast entry inclusion of Kakao Games (293490 KS).The expected inclusions have outperformed the expected deletions since the start of the review period but have given up a significant part of the gains over the last couple of months. With short selling still banned, there could be another period of outperformance prior to the announcement with continuation leading up to implementation date.

KOSDAQ150 Index Rebalance Preview: Reversion Sets Up an Attractive Entry Point

Daejoo Electronic Materials / Event-Driven

<p>The Korea Exchange (KRX) will announce the results of the December 2020 review of the KOSDAQ150 Index in November. The constituent changes will be effective from 11 December 2020 and the rebalancing trades will need to be done at the closing auction on 10 December 2020.</p><p>The review period for the December rebalance runs from 1 May to 31 October. At the current time, we see 15 stocks being added to and deleted from the index. This is up from the 11 names we saw being included/ excluded at the end of June. With the index methodology using a 6 month average, the list should be a lot more stable going forward.</p><p>The expected inclusions have outperformed the expected exclusions, and the KOSDAQ150 index, by a wide margin over the last 4 months. With the short sell ban extended to 15 March 2021, the expected inclusions could continue to run up as investors chase momentum.</p>

The Korea Exchange (KRX) will announce the results of the December 2020 review of the KOSDAQ150 Index in November. The constituent changes will be effective from 11 December 2020 and the rebalancing trades will need to be done at the closing auction on 10 December 2020.The review period for the December rebalance runs from 1 May to 31 October. At the current time, we see 15 stocks being added to and deleted from the index. This is up from the 11 names we saw being included/ excluded at the end of June. With the index methodology using a 6 month average, the list should be a lot more stable going forward.The expected inclusions have outperformed the expected exclusions, and the KOSDAQ150 index, by a wide margin over the last 4 months. With the short sell ban extended to 15 March 2021, the expected inclusions could continue to run up as investors chase momentum.

KOSDAQ150 Index Rebalance Preview: Strong Momentum Driving Gains

South Korea

Sung Kwang Bend Co., Ltd. manufactures and markets piping materials used in the petrochemical, shipbuilding, construction, and nuclear power industries. The Company's products include a variety of fittings and joints made of stainless steel and carbon steel.

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KOSDAQ150 and KRX300 Indices Rebalances (Overlapping Additions & Deletions)

We highlight the KOSDAQ150 and KRX300 indices rebalances. There are some interesting new names, especially among those that are over lapping in...

Douglas Kim

KOSDAQ150 Index Rebalance: Lots of Changes, Big Turnover, High Impact

There are 17 changes to the KOSDAQ150 index and the turnover is estimated at 7.71%. There are a lot of stocks that have over 3 days of ADV to trade...

Brian Freitas

KOSDAQ150 Index Rebalance Preview: Reversion Sets Up an Attractive Entry Point

With 16 possible changes to the KOSDAQ150 in the Dec review with a one-way turnover of 7%, the recent underperformance of the inclusions vs the...

Brian Freitas

KOSDAQ150 Index Rebalance Preview: Strong Momentum Driving Gains

The Korea Exchange (KRX) will announce the results of the December 2020 review of the KOSDAQ150 Index in November. The constituent changes will be...

Brian Freitas

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Alpha Generation Through Share Buybacks in Korea: Bi-Monthly (July and August 2024)

We discuss the alpha generation through companies that have been buying back their shares in the Korean stock market in July and August 2024.

Douglas Kim

KOSDAQ150 and KRX300 Indices Rebalances (Overlapping Additions & Deletions)

We highlight the KOSDAQ150 and KRX300 indices rebalances. There are some interesting new names, especially among those that are over lapping in...

Douglas Kim

KOSDAQ150 Index Rebalance: Lots of Changes, Big Turnover, High Impact

There are 17 changes to the KOSDAQ150 index and the turnover is estimated at 7.71%. There are a lot of stocks that have over 3 days of ADV to trade...

Brian Freitas

KOSDAQ150 Index Rebalance Preview: Reversion Sets Up an Attractive Entry Point

With 16 possible changes to the KOSDAQ150 in the Dec review with a one-way turnover of 7%, the recent underperformance of the inclusions vs the...

Brian Freitas

KOSDAQ150 Index Rebalance Preview: Strong Momentum Driving Gains

The Korea Exchange (KRX) will announce the results of the December 2020 review of the KOSDAQ150 Index in November. The constituent changes will be...

Brian Freitas