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

Key Points to Consider at This Stage Regarding the Year-End Ex-Dividend Play

Battle Lines Drawn As BABA Builds Out First/Last-Mile Capacity; But Who Will Fund 75+ Bn CNY CapEx?

Clepsydra Capital

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

Event-Driven

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<li>We can check this on KIND, KRX's disclosure site. As an example, SK Inc. disclosed this information on July 26, two weeks before the dividend record date, August 10.</li>
<li>We can capture this information in English without the need for Korean. The disclosure title we must hunt is "Decision on Closure of Shareholder's Registry (including Record Date) for Dividends."</li>
<li>The critical aspect here is that we need to identify disclosures from companies that still use the year's last trading day as the dividend base date.</li>
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We can check this on KIND, KRX's disclosure site. As an example, SK Inc. disclosed this information on July 26, two weeks before the dividend record date, August 10.
We can capture this information in English without the need for Korean. The disclosure title we must hunt is "Decision on Closure of Shareholder's Registry (including Record Date) for Dividends."
The critical aspect here is that we need to identify disclosures from companies that still use the year's last trading day as the dividend base date.


Step-By-Step Guide to Spot Companies Postponing Dividend Base Date to April in Korea

DGB Financial Group

Step-By-Step Guide to Spot Companies Postponing Dividend Base Date to April in Korea