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

Index Rebalance

Nice Information Service Co / Index Rebalance

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<li>The KRX has approved <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nice-information-service-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20236:1" rel="noopener">Nice Information Service Co (030190 KS)</a>'s transfer from the KOSDAQ Board to the KOSPI Board. The transfer could take place in the next two weeks.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hydro-lithium-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8293:1" rel="noopener">Hydro Lithium (101670 KS)</a> was the highest ranked non-constituent from the Industrials sector at the June rebalance and could replace <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nice-information-service-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20236:1" rel="noopener">Nice Information Service (030190 KS)</a> in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kosdaq-150-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31077:1" rel="noopener">KOSDAQ 150 Index</a>.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nice-information-service-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20236:1" rel="noopener">Nice Information Service Co (030190 KS)</a> has no chance of inclusion in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/korea-stock-exchange-kospi-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26021:1" rel="noopener">Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI 200 (KOSPI2 INDEX)</a> and will not be short sell eligible post section transfer.</li>
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The KRX has approved Nice Information Service Co (030190 KS)'s transfer from the KOSDAQ Board to the KOSPI Board. The transfer could take place in the next two weeks.

Hydro Lithium (101670 KS) was the highest ranked non-constituent from the Industrials sector at the June rebalance and could replace Nice Information Service (030190 KS) in the KOSDAQ 150 Index.

Nice Information Service Co (030190 KS) has no chance of inclusion in the Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI 200 (KOSPI2 INDEX) and will not be short sell eligible post section transfer.


KOSDAQ150 Ad Hoc Index Rebalance: Hydro Lithium (101670) Could Replace Nice Information (030190)

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<li>The review period for the September rebalance of the KOSPI Size Indices started 1 June and will end 31 August. The changes will be implemented at the close 7 September.</li>
<li>We see 8 migrations from MidCap to LargeCap, 7 migrations from LargeCap to MidCap, 6 new adds to MidCap, and 16 migrations from SmallCap to MidCap.</li>
<li>Historically, stocks migrating from SmallCap to MidCap have outperformed stocks that are migrating between other categories.</li>
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The review period for the September rebalance of the KOSPI Size Indices started 1 June and will end 31 August. The changes will be implemented at the close 7 September.
We see 8 migrations from MidCap to LargeCap, 7 migrations from LargeCap to MidCap, 6 new adds to MidCap, and 16 migrations from SmallCap to MidCap.
Historically, stocks migrating from SmallCap to MidCap have outperformed stocks that are migrating between other categories.


KOSPI Size Indices - Plenty of Overlap With Other Index Flows

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Event-Driven

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<li>On 10 July, it was reported in the Hankyung Business Daily that Posco DX (022100 KS) could switch its listing from KOSDAQ to KOSPI by the end of 2023.</li>
<li>One of the key reasons for the change in the listing venue from KOSDAQ to KOSPI is that POSCO Group believes this could lead to improved valuations for the company.</li>
<li>We believe the valuations of Posco DX have become too high. Therefore, we have a Negative View of Posco DX at current prices. </li>
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On 10 July, it was reported in the Hankyung Business Daily that Posco DX (022100 KS) could switch its listing from KOSDAQ to KOSPI by the end of 2023.
One of the key reasons for the change in the listing venue from KOSDAQ to KOSPI is that POSCO Group believes this could lead to improved valuations for the company.
We believe the valuations of Posco DX have become too high. Therefore, we have a Negative View of Posco DX at current prices. 


POSCO DX Could Switch Its Listing from KOSDAQ to KOSPI by End of 2023

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<li>There were a bunch of rebalances across different index families that were implemented at the close of trading on Friday.</li>
<li>The coming week is quieter though there are a couple of ad hoc rebalances for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/korea-stock-exchange-kospi-200-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26021:1" rel="noopener">Korea Stock Exchange Kospi 200 Index (KOSPI2 INDEX)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kosdaq-150-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31077:1" rel="noopener">KOSDAQ 150 Index (KOSDQ150 INDEX)</a>. </li>
<li>Yet another week of inflows to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tracker-fund-of-hong-kong-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29257:1" rel="noopener">Tracker Fund of Hong Kong Ltd (2800 HK)</a> as the number of units outstanding is nearly the highest over the last couple of years.</li>
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There were a bunch of rebalances across different index families that were implemented at the close of trading on Friday.
The coming week is quieter though there are a couple of ad hoc rebalances for the Korea Stock Exchange Kospi 200 Index (KOSPI2 INDEX) and KOSDAQ 150 Index (KOSDQ150 INDEX). 
Yet another week of inflows to Tracker Fund of Hong Kong Ltd (2800 HK) as the number of units outstanding is nearly the highest over the last couple of years.


Index Rebalance & ETF Flow Recap: HSCEI, HSTECH, STAR50, KOSDAQ150, CPSE/CNXBANK, Kenedix Merger

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<li>Following <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bh-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3933:1" rel="noopener">Bh Co Ltd (090460 KS)</a> moving from the KOSDAQ to KOSPI Market, the stock will be deleted from the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kosdaq-150-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31077:1" rel="noopener">KOSDAQ 150 Index</a> and replaced with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hfr-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:38551:1" rel="noopener">HFR Inc (230240 KS)</a>.</li>
<li>The change will be implemented at the close on 19 June and passive trackers will need to trade over 1x ADV on both stocks.</li>
<li>We had <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hfr-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:38551:1" rel="noopener">HFR Inc (230240 KS)</a> as a potential replacement candidate and there could be pre-positions built up on the stock.</li>
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Following Bh Co Ltd (090460 KS) moving from the KOSDAQ to KOSPI Market, the stock will be deleted from the KOSDAQ 150 Index and replaced with HFR Inc (230240 KS).
The change will be implemented at the close on 19 June and passive trackers will need to trade over 1x ADV on both stocks.
We had HFR Inc (230240 KS) as a potential replacement candidate and there could be pre-positions built up on the stock.


KOSDAQ150 Ad Hoc Index Rebalance: HFR (230240) To Replace BH (090460)

South Korea

BH Co., Ltd. manufactures and distributes various flexible printed circuits boards (FPCB), such as multi-layer and build-up FPCBs mainly for mobile phones and rigid FPCBs for aerospace sphere.

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Bh Co Ltd (090460 KS)

KOSDAQ150 Ad Hoc Index Rebalance: Hydro Lithium (101670) Could Replace Nice Information (030190)

The KRX has approved Nice Info's transfer to the KOSPI market. Hydro Lithium could be added to the KQ150 Index. There are shorts on Nice Info and...

Brian Freitas

KOSPI Size Indices - Plenty of Overlap With Other Index Flows

We currently forecast 52 changes for the KOSPI Size Indices. While there are few passive assets tracking these indices, they are used by active...

Brian Freitas

POSCO DX Could Switch Its Listing from KOSDAQ to KOSPI by End of 2023

After Hankyung Business Daily reported that Posco DX could switch its listing from KOSDAQ to KOSPI, Posco DX's share price jumped by 27.4% today....

Douglas Kim

Index Rebalance & ETF Flow Recap: HSCEI, HSTECH, STAR50, KOSDAQ150, CPSE/CNXBANK, Kenedix Merger

This recap highlights Insights covering Asian index rebalances (announcements/ forecasts/ IPO Fast Entry/ M&A driven changes). We also highlight...

Brian Freitas

KOSDAQ150 Ad Hoc Index Rebalance: HFR (230240) To Replace BH (090460)

BH will migrate from KOSDAQ to KOSPI on 20 June. HFR will replace BH in the KQ150 at the close on 19 June. HFR could bounce on the back of the...

Brian Freitas

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