In today’s briefing:
- TIGER WISE Tour Leisure ETF Rebalancing Preview
- SITC International (1308 HK): All Priced In
- Buffett’s Stakes in Japanese Trading Firms & A Review of Korean Trading Firms Amid War in Ukraine
TIGER WISE Tour Leisure ETF Rebalancing Preview
- The TIGER Tour Leisure ETF shows the fastest AUM growth among the local themed ETFs in Korea. It seems clear that this is due to the reopening expectations.
- The absolute size of AUM seems small. But the number of components is only 19, and most of them are small caps. So the actual passive impact is not small.
- Another noteworthy aspect is that the rebalancing is pretty straightforward. It primarily relies on the float-adjusted market caps. So, the rebalancing estimation visibility is relatively high.
SITC International (1308 HK): All Priced In
- SITC International (1308 HK) achieved a record net profit which surged 2.3x in FY21, but our concern is that much of news has been well in the share price.
- While management is optimistic on its outlook, we think challenges are higher costs (port, bunker and charterhire) and little room for further significant freight rate increase.
- Its 6.7x P/B for FY22F has well reflected its quality but with ROE likely to dip back in FY22 and FY23, we think upside does not look impressive.
Buffett’s Stakes in Japanese Trading Firms & A Review of Korean Trading Firms Amid War in Ukraine
- In this insight, we review Warren Buffett’s stakes in Japanese trading companies and review investment opportunities in Korean trading companies amid a war between Russia and Ukraine.
- The recent war between Russia and Ukraine has resulted in higher commodities prices. This has boosted the share prices of commodities related companies globally, including Japanese and Korean trading companies.
- We would focus on GS Global Corp, Hanwha Corporation, Posco International Corporation, and LX International as Korean trading companies that could continue to outperform the market amid war in Ukraine.
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