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

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Event-Driven

<p>KOSPI 200 biannual rebalancing is coming. This year, it will be December 11, 2020.</p><p>It will be the first time that the KRX does a KOSPI 200 rebalancing biannually in December.</p><p>Due to the current market condition (high fluctuations), we will likely see a higher number of changes than usual.</p><table class="table table-striped">
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<tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Status"}'>Status</td></tr>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Index"}'>Index</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[1]C[0], "name")' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"mmmm d, yyyy","3":1}' data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"KOSPI 200 Index"}'>KOSPI 200 Index</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Ticker"}'>Ticker</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-formula='="KRX:KOSPI200"' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"mmmm d, yyyy","3":1}' data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"KRX:KOSPI200"}'>KOSPI200</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Date"}'>Date</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"mmmm d, yyyy","3":1}' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44099}'>September 25, 2020</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Rebalancing"}'>Rebalancing</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0"}' data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Biannually"}'>Biannually</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Effective date"}'>- Effective date</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0"}' data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Next trading day of 2nd Thursday of June &amp; December"}'>Next trading day of 2nd Thursday of June &amp; December</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - June"}'>- June</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"mmmm d, yyyy","3":1}' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":43994}'>June 12, 2020</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - December"}'>- December</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"mmmm d, yyyy","3":1}' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44176}'>December 11, 2020</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Number of constituents"}'>Number of constituents</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0"}' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":200}'>200</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Est. total mirroring funds"}'>Est. total mirroring funds</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0"}' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":60000}'>60,000.0</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Total float MC"}'>Total float MC</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0"}' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":884235.718}'>884,235.7</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Average"}'>- Average</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0"}' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":4421.179}'>4,421.2</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Highest"}'>- Highest</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0"}' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":273063.808}'>273,063.8</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Lowest"}'>- Lowest</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0"}' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":62.926}'>62.9</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Median"}'>- Median</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0"}' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1023.081}'>1,023.1</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Top 10 largest"}'>- Top 10 largest</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.5753}'>57.53%</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Current"}'>Current</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[-14]C[0], "price")' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.00","3":1}' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":303.57}'>303.57</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"52W high (September 15, 2020)"}'>52W high (September 15, 2020)</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.00","3":1}' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":323.36}'>323.36</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"52W low (March 19, 2020)"}'>52W low (March 19, 2020)</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.00","3":1}' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":199.28}'>199.28</td>
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<tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: KRX"}'><em>Source: KRX</em></td></tr>
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KOSPI 200 biannual rebalancing is coming. This year, it will be December 11, 2020.It will be the first time that the KRX does a KOSPI 200 rebalancing biannually in December.Due to the current market condition (high fluctuations), we will likely see a higher number of changes than usual.





Status

Index
KOSPI 200 Index


Ticker
KOSPI200


Date
September 25, 2020


Rebalancing
Biannually


- Effective date
Next trading day of 2nd Thursday of June &amp; December


- June
June 12, 2020


- December
December 11, 2020


Number of constituents
200


Est. total mirroring funds
60,000.0


Total float MC
884,235.7


- Average
4,421.2


- Highest
273,063.8


- Lowest
62.9


- Median
1,023.1


- Top 10 largest
57.53%


Current
303.57


52W high (September 15, 2020)
323.36


52W low (March 19, 2020)
199.28

Source: KRX



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