IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

Global Equity Research Ltd

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OmniVision Integrated Circuits Group / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/omnivision-integrated-circuits-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28274:1" rel="noopener">OmniVision Integrated Circuits Group (603501 CH)</a>, a CMOS image sensor (CIS) company, has filed its PHIP for an H Share listing to raise US$1 billion.     </li>
<li>OmniVision is the third-largest digital image sensor provider globally, with a 13.7% market share by revenue in 2024.</li>
<li>The investment case rests on an industry-leading position, a robust core business, an improving margin profile, strong cash generation, and an undemanding valuation. </li>
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OmniVision Integrated Circuits Group (603501 CH), a CMOS image sensor (CIS) company, has filed its PHIP for an H Share listing to raise US$1 billion.     
OmniVision is the third-largest digital image sensor provider globally, with a 13.7% market share by revenue in 2024.
The investment case rests on an industry-leading position, a robust core business, an improving margin profile, strong cash generation, and an undemanding valuation. 


OmniVision H Share Listing: The Investment Case

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>EM allocations in Global funds have broken out of a multi-year range, reaching the highest level since 2019 as underweights narrow.</li>
<li>The move is led by Taiwan, China &amp; HK, and South Korea, with strong inflows and rising fund participation.</li>
<li>Despite the shift, EM exposure remains shallow and concentrated, making higher allocations a clear point of differentiation.</li>
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EM allocations in Global funds have broken out of a multi-year range, reaching the highest level since 2019 as underweights narrow.
The move is led by Taiwan, China &amp; HK, and South Korea, with strong inflows and rising fund participation.
Despite the shift, EM exposure remains shallow and concentrated, making higher allocations a clear point of differentiation.


Breaking the Range: EM Reclaims Attention in Global Portfolios

Pan-Asia Tactical Market Calls (Quant-Driven), MRM Research

Nico Rosti

Pan-Asia Tactical Market Calls (Quant-Driven)

MRM Research

Quantitative Research

Equity Derivatives

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<li>As reported by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/sanghyun-park" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:354" rel="noopener">Sanghyun Park</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsung-electronics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:191:1" rel="noopener">Samsung Electronics (005930 KS)</a> 's phase 2 buyback disposal plan appears to be virtually finalized (or will be finalized soon - not official yet).</li>
<li>As always, we’ll assess what our tactical models suggest about the trend from here—interpreted alongside the latest catalysts.</li>
<li>We have been monitoring <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsung-electronics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:191:1" rel="noopener">Samsung Electronics (005930 KS)</a> for a while: the stock has been bottoming, then flat for a while, rallied modestly, now a minor pullback... <strong>time to BUY? <br></strong>
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As reported by Sanghyun Park, Samsung Electronics (005930 KS) 's phase 2 buyback disposal plan appears to be virtually finalized (or will be finalized soon - not official yet).
As always, we’ll assess what our tactical models suggest about the trend from here—interpreted alongside the latest catalysts.
We have been monitoring Samsung Electronics (005930 KS) for a while: the stock has been bottoming, then flat for a while, rallied modestly, now a minor pullback... time to BUY?  



Samsung Electronics (005930 KS) Tactical Outlook Amid Rumored Phase 2 Buyback Confirmation

Korea / Special Situations, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Situations

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>CSOP told Korean media this Sammy ETF product targets Korea's local retail traders wanting leveraged or short KOSPI exposure, especially Sammy, without using Korea’s derivatives market—essentially a cross-border retail play.</li>
<li>Korean retail’s insanely strong demand for anything leveraged, combined with limited domestic derivatives access, makes significant local inflows very likely—far from a moonshot.</li>
<li>TRS use doesn’t guarantee 1:1 futures buying—depends on broker hedging. But, with Samsung futures volume surging, heavy retail flows in CSOP ETF could cause contango and a basis arb opportunity.</li>
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CSOP told Korean media this Sammy ETF product targets Korea's local retail traders wanting leveraged or short KOSPI exposure, especially Sammy, without using Korea’s derivatives market—essentially a cross-border retail play.
Korean retail’s insanely strong demand for anything leveraged, combined with limited domestic derivatives access, makes significant local inflows very likely—far from a moonshot.
TRS use doesn’t guarantee 1:1 futures buying—depends on broker hedging. But, with Samsung futures volume surging, heavy retail flows in CSOP ETF could cause contango and a basis arb opportunity.


CSOP Sammy ETF + Korean Retail Leverage Frenzy = Contango Basis Arb Alert

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Global equity fund ownership in Samsung Electronics has dropped to the bottom of its 10-year range.</li>
<li>The percentage of global funds invested has fallen from 32.6% to 23.5% over the past 12-months.</li>
<li>Key Growth investors from Schroders to Templeton exit the stock, leaving an investor base largely comprised of Value oriented funds.</li>
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Global equity fund ownership in Samsung Electronics has dropped to the bottom of its 10-year range.
The percentage of global funds invested has fallen from 32.6% to 23.5% over the past 12-months.
Key Growth investors from Schroders to Templeton exit the stock, leaving an investor base largely comprised of Value oriented funds.


Samsung Electronics:  Global Funds Hit Rock Bottom

South Korea

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This post covers CSOP Sammy ETF and Korean retail’s wild appetite for leveraged plays — time to gear up for a juicy basis arb if contango pops off.

Sanghyun Park

Samsung Electronics: Global Funds Hit Rock Bottom

Global equity fund ownership in Samsung Electronics has significantly decreased over the past year, with key growth investors exiting the stock...

Steven Holden

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OmniVision H Share Listing: The Investment Case

OmniVision, a CMOS image sensor (CIS) company, has filed its PHIP for an H Share listing to raise US$1 billion. In this note, I discuss the...

Arun George

Breaking the Range: EM Reclaims Attention in Global Portfolios

EM allocations are breaking out in Global portfolios, led by Taiwan and China & HK. Underweights are narrowing, but exposure remains...

Steven Holden

Samsung Electronics (005930 KS) Tactical Outlook Amid Rumored Phase 2 Buyback Confirmation

Tactical outlook and analysis of Samsung Electronics’ trend patterns—and whether it’s time to buy—amid rumors that Phase 2 of the buyback disposal...

Nico Rosti

CSOP Sammy ETF + Korean Retail Leverage Frenzy = Contango Basis Arb Alert

This post covers CSOP Sammy ETF and Korean retail’s wild appetite for leveraged plays — time to gear up for a juicy basis arb if contango pops off.

Sanghyun Park

Samsung Electronics: Global Funds Hit Rock Bottom

​Global equity fund ownership in Samsung Electronics has significantly decreased over the past year, with key growth investors exiting the stock...

Steven Holden

Global equity fund ownership in Samsung Electronics has significantly decreased over the past year, with key growth investors exiting the stock...