Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

I investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

KOSPI 200 Sector/Size & KRX 300 Sector: Constituent Changes & Trading Points

KOSPI 200 Up/Down Weights: Official Results & Passive Impacts on T-1 Effective

KOSPI 200 Passive Flow Breakdown, Feat. NPS Size & Trade Window Pattern

KOSPI 200 & KOSDAQ 150: Rule Clarifications & Rebalancing Predictions

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Clepsydra Capital

Investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

Event-Driven

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<li>For KOSDAQ 150, SillaJen and WCP made it to the index. As for deletions, Intron Biotechnology, Ebest I&amp;S, and Devsisters are additional names to leave the index through regular review.</li>
<li>Lotte Confectionery and Samyang Holdings do not have sizeable DTV. And they were fully expected. Nevertheless, the passive impact is so significant that the LONG/SHORT approach still seems valid.</li>
<li>We should focus on KOSDAQ 150 inclusions whose return has been high due to the inflow to secure a borrow pool for short-selling on top of the preemptive rebalancing flow.</li>
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For KOSDAQ 150, SillaJen and WCP made it to the index. As for deletions, Intron Biotechnology, Ebest I&amp;S, and Devsisters are additional names to leave the index through regular review.
Lotte Confectionery and Samyang Holdings do not have sizeable DTV. And they were fully expected. Nevertheless, the passive impact is so significant that the LONG/SHORT approach still seems valid.
We should focus on KOSDAQ 150 inclusions whose return has been high due to the inflow to secure a borrow pool for short-selling on top of the preemptive rebalancing flow.


KOSPI 200 & KOSDAQ 150 Constituent Changes: Several Surprises