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

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Event-Driven

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<li>Over two-thirds of the way through the review period, we see 14 potential changes for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kosdaq-150-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31077:1" rel="noopener">KOSDAQ 150 Index (KOSDQ150 INDEX)</a> at the December rebalance.</li>
<li>There could be index changes even before the December rebalance if there are delistings and stocks migrate from the KOSDAQ Market to the KOSPI Market.</li>
<li>Momentum in Korea has been strong. The potential adds have outperformed the potential deletes over the last few months and there could be further outperformance.</li>
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Over two-thirds of the way through the review period, we see 14 potential changes for the KOSDAQ 150 Index (KOSDQ150 INDEX) at the December rebalance.
There could be index changes even before the December rebalance if there are delistings and stocks migrate from the KOSDAQ Market to the KOSPI Market.
Momentum in Korea has been strong. The potential adds have outperformed the potential deletes over the last few months and there could be further outperformance.


KOSDAQ150 Index Rebalance Preview: Strong Momentum Leads to Outperformance

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<li>The review period for a bunch of indices ended last week though the announcement of the changes will take 4-6 weeks.</li>
<li>There are no rebalance implementations in the coming week though focus will move to the implementation of the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/housing-development-finance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:252:1" rel="noopener">HDFC Limited</a>/ <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hdfc-bank-ltd-4b6b7a92-9087-468d-9dbe-ab169e77f014" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:558:1" rel="noopener">HDFC Bank</a> merger and index changes the following week.</li>
<li>There were big inflows to China focused ETF with a lot of money going into Semiconductor and Chip focused ETFs.</li>
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The review period for a bunch of indices ended last week though the announcement of the changes will take 4-6 weeks.
There are no rebalance implementations in the coming week though focus will move to the implementation of the HDFC Limited/ HDFC Bank merger and index changes the following week.
There were big inflows to China focused ETF with a lot of money going into Semiconductor and Chip focused ETFs.


Index Rebalance & ETF Flow Recap: KQ150, LQ45, PCOMP, HDFC/HDFCB, Delta Electronics, Redox IPO, AMFI

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

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<li>We discuss the end of the mandatory lock-up periods for 45 stocks in Korea in June 2023, among which 6 are in KOSPI and 39 are in KOSDAQ.</li>
<li>These 45 stocks on average could be subject to further selling pressures in June and could underperform relative to the market. </li>
<li>Among these 45 stocks, the top five market cap stocks include Won Tech, Voronoi, Zinus, Bionote, and NanoTIM.</li>
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We discuss the end of the mandatory lock-up periods for 45 stocks in Korea in June 2023, among which 6 are in KOSPI and 39 are in KOSDAQ.
These 45 stocks on average could be subject to further selling pressures in June and could underperform relative to the market. 
Among these 45 stocks, the top five market cap stocks include Won Tech, Voronoi, Zinus, Bionote, and NanoTIM.


End of Mandatory Lock-Up Periods for 45 Companies in Korea in June 2023

Cross Asset Strategy

<ul>
<li>We discuss end of the mandatory lock-up periods for 40 stocks in Korea in September 2022, among which 3 are in KOSPI and 37 are in KOSDAQ.</li>
<li>These 40 stocks on average could be subject to further selling pressures in September and could underperform relative to the market. </li>
<li>Among these 40 stocks, the top five market cap stocks include Iljin Hysolus, Sebit Chem, Eoflow, Bumhan Fuelcell, and Voronoi. They could be exposed to greater selling pressures in September. </li>
</ul>


We discuss end of the mandatory lock-up periods for 40 stocks in Korea in September 2022, among which 3 are in KOSPI and 37 are in KOSDAQ.
These 40 stocks on average could be subject to further selling pressures in September and could underperform relative to the market. 
Among these 40 stocks, the top five market cap stocks include Iljin Hysolus, Sebit Chem, Eoflow, Bumhan Fuelcell, and Voronoi. They could be exposed to greater selling pressures in September. 


End of Mandatory Lock-Up Periods for 40 Companies in Korea in September 2022

<ul>
<li>We discuss end of the mandatory lock-up periods for 40 stocks in Korea in July 2022, among which 7 are in KOSPI and 33 are in KOSDAQ.</li>
<li>These 40 stocks on average could be subject to further selling pressures in July and could underperform relative to the market. </li>
<li>Among these 40 stocks, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-energy-solution" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33464:1" rel="noopener">LG Energy Solution (373220 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/heung-a-shipping-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2762:1" rel="noopener">Heung A Shipping (003280 KS)</a> could face further selling pressures in the coming weeks.</li>
</ul>


We discuss end of the mandatory lock-up periods for 40 stocks in Korea in July 2022, among which 7 are in KOSPI and 33 are in KOSDAQ.
These 40 stocks on average could be subject to further selling pressures in July and could underperform relative to the market. 
Among these 40 stocks, LG Energy Solution (373220 KS) and Heung A Shipping (003280 KS) could face further selling pressures in the coming weeks.


End of Mandatory Lock-Up Periods for 40 Companies in Korea in July 2022

South Korea

Voronoi, Inc. operates as a drugs development company. The Company develops and manufactures kinase inhibitor and other new drugs. Voronoi provides services in Korea.

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End of Mandatory Lock-Up Periods for 40 Companies in Korea in September 2022

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End of Mandatory Lock-Up Periods for 40 Companies in Korea in July 2022

We discuss end of the mandatory lock-up periods for 40 stocks in Korea in July 2022.Among these 40 stocks, LG Energy Solution could face further...

Douglas Kim

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