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 Aug 8th. The aggregated holding was USD649.4bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD271mln. 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 Samsung Electronics, NAVER, KEPCO, Kakao, HYUNDAI ROTEM.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Aug 8th. The aggregated holding was USD649.4bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD271mln. 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 Samsung Electronics, NAVER, KEPCO, Kakao, HYUNDAI ROTEM.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 8th): Samsung Electronics, NAVER, KEPCO, Kakao, HYUNDAI ROTEM

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>We’ve got a locked-in floor on ’26 DPS and clear upside, providing a solid dividend yield baseline—ideal for leaning into aggressive trade setups.</li>
<li>We can lean into spot longs with covered calls, but yields (especially KB, Shinhan) aren’t yet compelling. A pullback before the ’26 dividend run is a prime entry window.</li>
<li>Plus, a bank long-short: long KB/Shinhan, short Hana/Woori. KB and Shinhan face payout increases, with ’26 guidance in 4Q25 earnings as the catalyst.</li>
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We’ve got a locked-in floor on ’26 DPS and clear upside, providing a solid dividend yield baseline—ideal for leaning into aggressive trade setups.
We can lean into spot longs with covered calls, but yields (especially KB, Shinhan) aren’t yet compelling. A pullback before the ’26 dividend run is a prime entry window.
Plus, a bank long-short: long KB/Shinhan, short Hana/Woori. KB and Shinhan face payout increases, with ’26 guidance in 4Q25 earnings as the catalyst.


Korea Local Banks: New Dividend Tax Effectively Locks in a De Facto Minimum Yield Play

Chief Executive Officer, Emmer Capital Partners Limited

Manishi Raychaudhuri

Chief Executive Officer

Emmer Capital Partners Limited

Emmer Capital Partners is an Asia Pacific focused financial advisory firm engaging in strategic financial asset allocation advice, bespoke thematic research and advising early-stage companies and connecting them to investors. Emmer Capital provides macro-economic and multi-asset investment strategy inputs to institutions, family offices, private wealth managers, private equity, and corporate boards directly and through independent research platforms. Emmer Capital also advises a wide range of startup companies on fund raising and business strategy. Emmer Capital's active engagement with the print and electronic media reaches a broad spectrum of investors across the globe.

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>Our analysis of quarterly returns of each Asian market and each of the sectors within them shows clear cyclical patterns of performance, driven, we believe, by market/sector rotation by investors.</li>
<li>These cyclical patterns indicate that in the near-term, investors could rotate out of onshore China, India, Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand and rotate into Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia and Philippines.</li>
<li>Korean Technology, Financials and Industrials, Hong Kong Energy, Communications and Technology Services, and Malaysian and Philippines Industrial Services are the secularly outperforming sectors among these likely beneficiary sectors.  </li>
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Our analysis of quarterly returns of each Asian market and each of the sectors within them shows clear cyclical patterns of performance, driven, we believe, by market/sector rotation by investors.
These cyclical patterns indicate that in the near-term, investors could rotate out of onshore China, India, Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand and rotate into Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia and Philippines.
Korean Technology, Financials and Industrials, Hong Kong Energy, Communications and Technology Services, and Malaysian and Philippines Industrial Services are the secularly outperforming sectors among these likely beneficiary sectors.  


Asian Equities: Cyclical Patterns and Sector/Market Rotations Tell Us Where to Look Next

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

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<li>We provide the details of the 11 most recent companies in KOSPI that have announced their Corporate Value Up plans (June and July 2025), including their shareholder returns. </li>
<li>These 11 companies experienced a sharp underperformance (from one day prior to their corporate value up announcement to current) versus KOSPI in the past two months.</li>
<li>Among the 11 companies include Doosan Bobcat, Hana Financial, KCC Corp, Orion Corp, Hanmi Semiconductor, Hanwha Aerospace, Hanwha Systems, Kolmar Holdings, Mirae Asset Securities, and KDHC. </li>
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We provide the details of the 11 most recent companies in KOSPI that have announced their Corporate Value Up plans (June and July 2025), including their shareholder returns. 
These 11 companies experienced a sharp underperformance (from one day prior to their corporate value up announcement to current) versus KOSPI in the past two months.
Among the 11 companies include Doosan Bobcat, Hana Financial, KCC Corp, Orion Corp, Hanmi Semiconductor, Hanwha Aerospace, Hanwha Systems, Kolmar Holdings, Mirae Asset Securities, and KDHC. 


Korea Value Up Plans Announcements by Companies in KOSPI in June and July 2025

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Aug 1st. The aggregated holding was USD626.1bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD2,003mln. 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 Samsung Electronics, Hanwha Ocean, Hyundai Motor, NAVER, Samsung H.I..</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Aug 1st. The aggregated holding was USD626.1bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD2,003mln. 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 Samsung Electronics, Hanwha Ocean, Hyundai Motor, NAVER, Samsung H.I..


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 1st): Samsung Electronics, Hanwha Ocean, Hyundai Motor, NAVER

South Korea

Hana Financial Group Inc., in accordance with Financial Holding Companies Act, was established on December 1, 2005, through stock transfer with the former shareholders of its subsidiaries in order to provide management services and financing to associated companies.

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KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 8th): Samsung Electronics, NAVER, KEPCO, Kakao, HYUNDAI ROTEM

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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Korea Local Banks: New Dividend Tax Effectively Locks in a De Facto Minimum Yield Play

This post covers a trade angle on local banks benefiting from the dividend income separate tax floor — effectively locking in a de facto minimum...

Sanghyun Park

Asian Equities: Cyclical Patterns and Sector/Market Rotations Tell Us Where to Look Next

Asian market returns evince cyclical patterns driven by investor rotation. Near-term shifts likely from onshore CN, India, SG, Indonesia to HK,...

Manishi Raychaudhuri

Korea Value Up Plans Announcements by Companies in KOSPI in June and July 2025

We provide the details of the 11 most recent companies in KOSPI that have announced their Corporate Value Up plans (June and July 2025), including...

Douglas Kim

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 1st): Samsung Electronics, Hanwha Ocean, Hyundai Motor, NAVER

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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 8th): Samsung Electronics, NAVER, KEPCO, Kakao, HYUNDAI ROTEM

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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Korea Local Banks: New Dividend Tax Effectively Locks in a De Facto Minimum Yield Play

This post covers a trade angle on local banks benefiting from the dividend income separate tax floor — effectively locking in a de facto minimum...

Sanghyun Park

Asian Equities: Cyclical Patterns and Sector/Market Rotations Tell Us Where to Look Next

​Asian market returns evince cyclical patterns driven by investor rotation. Near-term shifts likely from onshore CN, India, SG, Indonesia to HK,...

Manishi Raychaudhuri

Korea Value Up Plans Announcements by Companies in KOSPI in June and July 2025

We provide the details of the 11 most recent companies in KOSPI that have announced their Corporate Value Up plans (June and July 2025), including...

Douglas Kim

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 1st): Samsung Electronics, Hanwha Ocean, Hyundai Motor, NAVER

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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asian market returns evince cyclical patterns driven by investor rotation. Near-term shifts likely from onshore CN, India, SG, Indonesia to HK,...