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<li>Almost a year ago, I wrote a report titled “Humanoids are coming and this overlooked stock could be their Nvidia”.  There's been progress, but mass production still hasn't started.</li>
<li>Despite advancements in generative AI and large language models, it’s proving technologically challenging to teach humanoids to reason, adapt, and multitask like humans.</li>
<li>2026 seems to be the new target, but there likely needs to be evidence of an order increase before the related stocks get moving.</li>
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Almost a year ago, I wrote a report titled “Humanoids are coming and this overlooked stock could be their Nvidia”.  There's been progress, but mass production still hasn't started.
Despite advancements in generative AI and large language models, it’s proving technologically challenging to teach humanoids to reason, adapt, and multitask like humans.
2026 seems to be the new target, but there likely needs to be evidence of an order increase before the related stocks get moving.


Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning, Copley Fund Research

Steven Holden

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning

Copley Fund Research

Copley Fund Research provide research and data on asset allocation among Global and Emerging Market equity funds.  The analysis details absolute and relative positioning across countries, sectors and industries together with highly granular data on single stock and single fund allocations.  The data is updated monthly with time series going back to January 2011.

Global Research - Analysis of 165 prominent Global equity funds, combined AUM $335bn
GEM Research - Analysis of 127 prominent global EM equity funds, combined AUM $250bn

Asset Allocation - Global and GEM Equity

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>South Korea rebounds from a record low, with fund allocations rising from 8.6% to 10.4%—bringing net positioning close to equal weight for the first time in 17 years.</li>
<li>Tech and Financials lead the revival, with SK Hynix surging in both price and ownership. Other names like NAVER and Hyundai Rotem show growing traction.</li>
<li>Selectivity is back. While some stocks still lag, the shift toward Korea’s global leaders is helping EM investors rebuild exposure after years of structural underweight.</li>
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South Korea rebounds from a record low, with fund allocations rising from 8.6% to 10.4%—bringing net positioning close to equal weight for the first time in 17 years.
Tech and Financials lead the revival, with SK Hynix surging in both price and ownership. Other names like NAVER and Hyundai Rotem show growing traction.
Selectivity is back. While some stocks still lag, the shift toward Korea’s global leaders is helping EM investors rebuild exposure after years of structural underweight.


South Korea: Rebounding as Underweight Narrows

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

Shenton Research

Shenton Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Sep 18th. The aggregated short interest was USD18.1bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in SK Hynix, DB HiTek, SIMMTECH, JEL, Samsung Elec (PREF).</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Sep 18th. The aggregated short interest was USD18.1bn.
We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in SK Hynix, DB HiTek, SIMMTECH, JEL, Samsung Elec (PREF).


KRX Short Interest Weekly (Sep 18th): SK Hynix, DB HiTek, SIMMTECH, JEL, Samsung Elec (PREF)

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Sep 18th. The aggregated holding was USD1,670.3bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD8,838mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Samsung Elec (PREF), DOOSAN, Doosan Enerbility.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Sep 18th. The aggregated holding was USD1,670.3bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD8,838mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Samsung Elec (PREF), DOOSAN, Doosan Enerbility.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 18th): SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Samsung Elec (PREF), DOOSAN

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Sep 11th. The aggregated short interest was USD18.8bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in DB HiTek, SK Hynix, WONIK IPS, KEPCO E&amp;C, Hanmi Semi.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Sep 11th. The aggregated short interest was USD18.8bn.
We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in DB HiTek, SK Hynix, WONIK IPS, KEPCO E&amp;C, Hanmi Semi.


KRX Short Interest Weekly (Sep 11th): DB HiTek, SK Hynix, WONIK IPS, KEPCO E&C, Hanmi Semi

South Korea

Hyundai Motor Company manufactures, sells, and exports passenger cars, trucks, and commercial vehicles. The Company also sells various auto parts and operates auto repair service centers throughout South Korea. Hyundai Motor provides financial services through its subsidiaries.

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Hyundai Motor (005380 KS)

The Humanoids Are Coming… But When?

Almost a year ago, I wrote a report titled “Humanoids are coming and this overlooked stock could be their Nvidia”. As the move to mass production...

Finimize Research

South Korea: Rebounding as Underweight Narrows

South Korea is back on the radar. Fund allocations have rebounded to 10.4%, with net positioning near equal weight for the first time in 17...

Steven Holden

KRX Short Interest Weekly (Sep 18th): SK Hynix, DB HiTek, SIMMTECH, JEL, Samsung Elec (PREF)

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in SK Hynix, DB HiTek, SIMMTECH, JEL, Samsung Elec...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 18th): SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Samsung Elec (PREF), DOOSAN

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Samsung Elec...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KRX Short Interest Weekly (Sep 11th): DB HiTek, SK Hynix, WONIK IPS, KEPCO E&C, Hanmi Semi

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in DB HiTek, SK Hynix, WONIK IPS, KEPCO E&C, Hanmi...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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