Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Index Rebalance

HD Hyundai Marine Solution  / Index Rebalance

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<li>In this insight, we highlight stocks that have been highlighted by locals as potential inclusion/exclusion candidates in KOSPI200 and major global index rebalance in 4Q25.</li>
<li>The five potential inclusion candidates include Paradise, Asia Holdings, LG CNS, APR, and HD Hyundai Marine Solution. </li>
<li>The five potential exclusion candidates include TCC Steel, KG Mobility, Dentium, Orion Corp, and LG H&amp;H. </li>
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In this insight, we highlight stocks that have been highlighted by locals as potential inclusion/exclusion candidates in KOSPI200 and major global index rebalance in 4Q25.
The five potential inclusion candidates include Paradise, Asia Holdings, LG CNS, APR, and HD Hyundai Marine Solution. 
The five potential exclusion candidates include TCC Steel, KG Mobility, Dentium, Orion Corp, and LG H&amp;H. 


KOSPI200 and Major Global Index Rebalance in 4Q25 Highlighted by Locals

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Sep 12th. The aggregated holding was USD694.4bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD1,835mln. 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, Hanwha Ocean, Samsung Electronics, kakaopay, HANWHA AEROSPACE.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Sep 12th. The aggregated holding was USD694.4bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD1,835mln. 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, Hanwha Ocean, Samsung Electronics, kakaopay, HANWHA AEROSPACE.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 12th): SK Hynix, Hanwha Ocean, Samsung Electronics, Kakaopay

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>SKT foreign room rising ahead of PIPC sanction decision today; fine confirmation could trigger ESG fund exits.</li>
<li>Large ESG money still in SKT; post-sanction exits could push foreign room past 25% sooner than expected — a key factor for trading setup.</li>
<li>Nov review momentum could hit early; post-fine, a foreign room surge toward 25% signals our entry, with the pullback setting up the SKT Nov inclusion trade.</li>
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SKT foreign room rising ahead of PIPC sanction decision today; fine confirmation could trigger ESG fund exits.
Large ESG money still in SKT; post-sanction exits could push foreign room past 25% sooner than expected — a key factor for trading setup.
Nov review momentum could hit early; post-fine, a foreign room surge toward 25% signals our entry, with the pullback setting up the SKT Nov inclusion trade.


SKT Foreign Room Play Heating up — Entry Could Come Sooner than Expected with Today’s Fine Out

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Aug 15th. The aggregated holding was USD653.4bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD772mln. 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, NAVER, Samsung Electronics, Kakao, Hanwha Ocean.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Aug 15th. The aggregated holding was USD653.4bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD772mln. 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, NAVER, Samsung Electronics, Kakao, Hanwha Ocean.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 15th): SK Hynix, NAVER, Samsung Electronics, Kakao, Hanwha Ocean

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

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<li>The review period for the September rebalance of the KOSPI Size Indices commenced on 1 June and will end on 31 August.</li>
<li>Nearing the end of the review period, we forecast 49 migrating stocks. Among new listings, 1 stock could be added to LargeCap, 3 to MidCap and 1 to SmallCap.</li>
<li>There are a number of stocks that will have passive flow from global index trackers over the next few weeks, while some are potential changes to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/korea-stock-exchange-kospi-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26021:1" rel="noopener">KOSPI2</a> in December.</li>
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The review period for the September rebalance of the KOSPI Size Indices commenced on 1 June and will end on 31 August.
Nearing the end of the review period, we forecast 49 migrating stocks. Among new listings, 1 stock could be added to LargeCap, 3 to MidCap and 1 to SmallCap.
There are a number of stocks that will have passive flow from global index trackers over the next few weeks, while some are potential changes to the KOSPI2 in December.


KOSPI Size Indices: Passive Flows for Many Active Changes

South Korea

APR Corporation of Korea operates cosmetics businesses. The Company develops and produces facial mask, lotion, elite fluid, and other products. APR also develops and manufactures beauty devices.

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KOSPI200 and Major Global Index Rebalance in 4Q25 Highlighted by Locals

In this insight, we highlight stocks that have been highlighted by locals as potential inclusion/exclusion candidates in KOSPI200 and major global...

Douglas Kim

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 12th): SK Hynix, Hanwha Ocean, Samsung Electronics, Kakaopay

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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

SKT Foreign Room Play Heating up — Entry Could Come Sooner than Expected with Today’s Fine Out

This post examines SK Telecom foreign room play heating up — entry may come sooner than expected with today’s fine confirmed.

Sanghyun Park

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 15th): SK Hynix, NAVER, Samsung Electronics, Kakao, Hanwha Ocean

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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KOSPI Size Indices: Passive Flows for Many Active Changes

There could be 49 migrations for the KOSPI Size Indices in Sep. Among new listings, there could be 1 LargeCap add and 3 MidCap adds. There are...

Brian Freitas

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