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

Clepsydra Capital

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

Event-Driven

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<li>The target market size that will be affected by the Default Option is estimated to be ₩92T. Up to 30% of them (₩30T) can flow into single-stock ETFs.</li>
<li>Competing against TDFs, half of this ₩30T is a conservative estimate for single-stock ETFs. Then, up to 40% of the ₩15T becomes the flow size entering the local stock market. </li>
<li>KODEX's Samsung Electronics single-stock ETF may dominate the market. In this case, at least ₩3-4T can flow into Samsung Electronics Ord.</li>
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The target market size that will be affected by the Default Option is estimated to be ₩92T. Up to 30% of them (₩30T) can flow into single-stock ETFs.
Competing against TDFs, half of this ₩30T is a conservative estimate for single-stock ETFs. Then, up to 40% of the ₩15T becomes the flow size entering the local stock market. 
KODEX's Samsung Electronics single-stock ETF may dominate the market. In this case, at least ₩3-4T can flow into Samsung Electronics Ord.


Samsung Electronics Pref Shares (005935 KS)

Launching Single-Stock ETFs in Korea: Market Flow Impact Analysis