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.

Index Rebalance

Hyosung Advanced Materials / Index Rebalance

AnnouncementThe KRX has just announced the results of the KOSPI 200 semi-annual rebalancing. The KRX will reflect the changes in the index calculation at the close of June 10. 5 in total newly make KOSPI 200, while 7 names leave the index.
LX Holdings (383800 KS) will be added to the index on May 28 and remain in KOSPI 200 after June 11.
SK IE Technology (361610 KS) will be added to the index on June 11 if it meets the fast-entry conditions. In such a case, HDC (012630 KS) will be deleted. KRX will officially announce it on June 2.









KOSPI 200 additions
Ticker
KOSPI 200 deletions
Ticker


Hyosung Advanced Materials Corp
298050
Tae Young Engineering&amp;Constructin Co Ltd
009410


Taihan Electric Wire Co Ltd
001440
Namsun Aluminum Co Ltd
008350


Hyosung TNC Corp
298020
Binggrae Co Ltd
005180


Dongwon Industries Co., Ltd
006040
Hanil Hyundai Cement Co Ltd
006390


SK Bioscience Co Ltd
302440
Samyang Corp
145990




SPC Samlip Co Ltd
005610




Aekyung Industrial Co Ltd
018250

Source: KRX

Passive flow estimationSK Bioscience will enjoy the largest passive inflow estimated at ₩179.8B. But Dongwon Industries will face the biggest impact as its estimated passive inflow takes 11.65 days to buy. The other 4 additions need less than 2 days to buy.








KOSPI 200 adds - passive inflow
Ticker
Estimated passive inflow
Days to buy


Hyosung Advanced Materials Corp
298050
₩40.2B
1.09x


Taihan Electric Wire Co Ltd
001440
₩29.3B
1.63x


Hyosung TNC Corp
298020
₩57.3B
0.83x


Dongwon Industries Co., Ltd
006040
₩16.9B
11.65x


SK Bioscience Co Ltd
302440
₩179.8B
1.02x

Source: KRX &amp; FnGuide

Namsun Aluminum will lose the largest passive money estimated at ₩28.3B, requiring 2.43 days to cover. But Binggrae will likely encounter the harshest impact, requiring 6.10 days to cover.








KOSPI 200 deletes - passive outflow
Ticker
Estimated passive outflow
Days to cover


Tae Young Engineering&amp;Constructin Co Ltd
009410
₩14.5B
2.54x


Namsun Aluminum Co Ltd
008350
₩28.3B
2.43x


Binggrae Co Ltd
005180
₩22.3B
6.10x


Hanil Hyundai Cement Co Ltd
006390
₩6.5B
2.67x


Samyang Corp
145990
₩7.2B
2.01x


SPC Samlip Co Ltd
005610
₩7.3B
0.46x


Aekyung Industrial Co Ltd
018250
₩20.8B
1.90x

Source: KRX &amp; FnGuide

Price performanceAll of the additions have had a decent rally as they move into the rebalancing date. Hyosung Advanced Materials had a bit of correction of late, though.The deletions have had mostly a strong performance on a year-to-date basis. But everyone had a downward correction in the recent days, probably due to the index rebalancing. Short interestI don't see a heavy short interest in any of the deletes yet. Namsun Aluminum has the highest short interest to float shares ratio at 3.33%, which is still 1.16 days to cover. But that doesn't mean that short-sellers aren't waiting on these deletes. Everyone carries a pretty heavy loan balance. As for Binggare, the loan balance is 8 times its 30-day average daily trade volume, leaving the most substantial room for new short positions. 











KOSPI 200 deletes - short interest
Ticker
Short interest to float shares
Days to cover
Loan balance to float shares
Loan balance to ADTV
30-day average daily trade value


Tae Young Engineering&amp;Constructin Co Ltd
009410
1.05%
0.44x
6.86%
2.89x
₩5.7B


Namsun Aluminum Co Ltd
008350
3.33%
1.16x
7.26%
2.53x
₩11.7B


Binggrae Co Ltd
005180
1.19%
1.26x
7.51%
8.01x
₩3.7B


Hanil Hyundai Cement Co Ltd
006390
1.08%
0.35x
8.67%
2.79x
₩2.4B


Samyang Corp
145990
1.59%
0.58x
10.47%
3.85x
₩3.6B


SPC Samlip Co Ltd
005610
0.76%
0.16x
14.46%
2.95x
₩3.4B


Aekyung Industrial Co Ltd
018250
0.84%
0.45x
5.86%
3.11x
₩4.2B

Source: KRX



KOSPI 200 Rebalancing: Changes, Passive Flow, & Trade Approach

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

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

The review period 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> June review ends on 30 April. The Korea Exchange (KRX) will announce the results of the June 2021 review of 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> in May with the changes becoming effective after the close of trading on 10 June.There are currently 201 index constituents following the spin off of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/daelim-industrial-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18095:1" rel="noopener">DL Co Ltd (000210 KS)</a> and the inclusion of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dl-e-c-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31375:1" rel="noopener">DL E&amp;C Co Ltd (375500 KS)</a> in the index. There will be 202 index constituents following the spin off of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6653:1" rel="noopener">LG Corp (003550 KS)</a> and the inclusion of LX Holdings in the index.We currently see 3 inclusions and 5 exclusions from the index. The potential inclusions are <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hyosung-tnc-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27749:1" rel="noopener">Hyosung TNC Co Ltd (298020 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hyosung-advanced-materials-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27751:1" rel="noopener">Hyosung Advanced Materials (298050 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dongwon-industries-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1783:1" rel="noopener">Dongwon Industries (006040 KS)</a>, while the potential deletions are <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/taeyoung-engineering-construction-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18740:1" rel="noopener">Taeyoung Engineering &amp; Construction (009410 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/namsun-aluminum-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17514:1" rel="noopener">Namsun Aluminum (008350 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/binggrae-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16424:1" rel="noopener">Binggrae Co Ltd (005180 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hanil-hyundai-cement-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14406:1" rel="noopener">Hanil Hyundai Cement (006390 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samyang-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16321:1" rel="noopener">Samyang Corp (145990 KS)</a>. The expected Fast Entry of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-bioscience-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31484:1" rel="noopener">SK Bioscience (302440 KS)</a> could result in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/spc-samlip" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6007:1" rel="noopener">SPC Samlip (005610 KS)</a> being deleted from the index.The potential Fast Entry of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-ie-technology" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29207:1" rel="noopener">SK IE Technology (SKIET KS)</a> could result in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aekyung-industrial-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27129:1" rel="noopener">Aekyung Industrial Co Ltd (018250 KS)</a> being deleted from the index.<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/taihan-electric-wire-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11551:1" rel="noopener">Taihan Electric Wire (001440 KS)</a> is a very close add - the next 5 trading days will decide if the stock is added to the index or not.Short selling in Korea is scheduled to resume on 3 May and there could be a fair amount of movement in the stocks ahead of the index review announcement and implementation date.

The review period for the Korea Stock Exchange Kospi 200 Index (KOSPI2 INDEX) June review ends on 30 April. The Korea Exchange (KRX) will announce the results of the June 2021 review of the Korea Stock Exchange Kospi 200 Index (KOSPI2 INDEX) in May with the changes becoming effective after the close of trading on 10 June.There are currently 201 index constituents following the spin off of DL Co Ltd (000210 KS) and the inclusion of DL E&amp;C Co Ltd (375500 KS) in the index. There will be 202 index constituents following the spin off of LG Corp (003550 KS) and the inclusion of LX Holdings in the index.We currently see 3 inclusions and 5 exclusions from the index. The potential inclusions are Hyosung TNC Co Ltd (298020 KS), Hyosung Advanced Materials (298050 KS) and Dongwon Industries (006040 KS), while the potential deletions are Taeyoung Engineering &amp; Construction (009410 KS), Namsun Aluminum (008350 KS), Binggrae Co Ltd (005180 KS), Hanil Hyundai Cement (006390 KS) and Samyang Corp (145990 KS). The expected Fast Entry of SK Bioscience (302440 KS) could result in SPC Samlip (005610 KS) being deleted from the index.The potential Fast Entry of SK IE Technology (SKIET KS) could result in Aekyung Industrial Co Ltd (018250 KS) being deleted from the index.Taihan Electric Wire (001440 KS) is a very close add - the next 5 trading days will decide if the stock is added to the index or not.Short selling in Korea is scheduled to resume on 3 May and there could be a fair amount of movement in the stocks ahead of the index review announcement and implementation date.

KOSPI200 Index Rebalance Preview: Review Period Almost Complete; Short Selling Commences in a Week

The Korea Exchange (KRX) will announce the results of the June 2021 review of 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> in May with the changes becoming effective after the close of trading on 10 June.We currently see <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/taihan-electric-wire-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11551:1" rel="noopener">Taihan Electric Wire (001440 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dongwon-industries-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1783:1" rel="noopener">Dongwon Industries (006040 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hyosung-advanced-materials-c" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27751:1" rel="noopener">Hyosung Advanced Materials C (298050 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hyosung-tnc-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27749:1" rel="noopener">Hyosung TNC Co Ltd (298020 KS)</a> as potential inclusions in the index, with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/taeyoung-engineering-construction-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18740:1" rel="noopener">Taeyoung Engineering &amp; Construction (009410 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/namsun-aluminum-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17514:1" rel="noopener">Namsun Aluminum (008350 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hanil-hyundai-cement-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14406:1" rel="noopener">Hanil Hyundai Cement (006390 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/binggrae-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16424:1" rel="noopener">Binggrae Co Ltd (005180 KS)</a> as the corresponding exclusions.<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-bioscience-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31484:1" rel="noopener">SK Bioscience (302440 KS)</a> is expected to list on the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/korea-stock-exchange-kospi-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22911:1" rel="noopener">Korea Stock Exchange Kospi Index (KOSPI INDEX)</a> market in March and there is a possibility that the stock gets Fast Entry into the index. That could see <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sebang-global-battery-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9618:1" rel="noopener">Sebang Global Battery (004490 KS)</a> being deleted from the index.<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/krafton-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28956:1" rel="noopener"> Krafton Inc (1486402D KS)</a> is another possible Fast Entry into the index though there are few details available on when the stock is expected to list.The short sell ban in Korea has been extended to 2 May. Stocks that are constituents of 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> can be short sold from 3 May. The commencement of short selling on these stocks prior to the announcement of the June review changes could result in the expected inclusions outperforming the expected exclusions and opening up other interesting trading strategies.

The Korea Exchange (KRX) will announce the results of the June 2021 review of the Korea Stock Exchange Kospi 200 Index (KOSPI2 INDEX) in May with the changes becoming effective after the close of trading on 10 June.We currently see Taihan Electric Wire (001440 KS), Dongwon Industries (006040 KS), Hyosung Advanced Materials C (298050 KS) and Hyosung TNC Co Ltd (298020 KS) as potential inclusions in the index, with Taeyoung Engineering &amp; Construction (009410 KS), Namsun Aluminum (008350 KS), Hanil Hyundai Cement (006390 KS) and Binggrae Co Ltd (005180 KS) as the corresponding exclusions.SK Bioscience (302440 KS) is expected to list on the Korea Stock Exchange Kospi Index (KOSPI INDEX) market in March and there is a possibility that the stock gets Fast Entry into the index. That could see Sebang Global Battery (004490 KS) being deleted from the index. Krafton Inc (1486402D KS) is another possible Fast Entry into the index though there are few details available on when the stock is expected to list.The short sell ban in Korea has been extended to 2 May. Stocks that are constituents of the Korea Stock Exchange Kospi 200 Index (KOSPI2 INDEX) and KOSDAQ 150 Index (KOSDQ150 INDEX) can be short sold from 3 May. The commencement of short selling on these stocks prior to the announcement of the June review changes could result in the expected inclusions outperforming the expected exclusions and opening up other interesting trading strategies.

KOSPI200 Index Rebalance Preview: Increasing Number of Potential Changes

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Event-Driven

In this report, we provide an analysis of our pair trade idea between <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/20712" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20712:1">Hyosung Corporation (004800 KS)</a> (market cap of 1,612 billion won) and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/27749" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27749:1">Hyosung TNC Co Ltd (298020 KS)</a> (market cap of 712 billion won). Our strategy will be to be long Hyosung TNC and be short Hyosung Corp. In the past six months, Hyosung Corp is up 62% while Hyosung TNC is down 12%. We believe this price divergence has been excessive. The four major reasons why Hyosung Corp's share price has surged in the past six months are mentioned below. There is a case to be made that the market has already factored into Hyosung Corp's share price many of the positive factors mentioned below. <ul>
<li>Excellent dividends </li>
<li>Corporate activism related stock </li>
<li>Strong financial results </li>
<li>Timing of the increased insider ownerships/Completion of tender offers</li>
</ul>Hyosung TNC has underperformed the market as well as Hyosung Corp in the past six months. However, Hyosung TNC appears to be a turnaround story driven by the following factors: <ul>
<li>Decline in raw material prices </li>
<li>Aggressive spandex investment in India </li>
<li>Stabilization of spandex prices in 2H19 </li>
<li>Consolidation of the global spandex industry</li>
</ul>

In this report, we provide an analysis of our pair trade idea between Hyosung Corporation (004800 KS) (market cap of 1,612 billion won) and Hyosung TNC Co Ltd (298020 KS) (market cap of 712 billion won). Our strategy will be to be long Hyosung TNC and be short Hyosung Corp. In the past six months, Hyosung Corp is up 62% while Hyosung TNC is down 12%. We believe this price divergence has been excessive. The four major reasons why Hyosung Corp's share price has surged in the past six months are mentioned below. There is a case to be made that the market has already factored into Hyosung Corp's share price many of the positive factors mentioned below. 
Excellent dividends 
Corporate activism related stock 
Strong financial results 
Timing of the increased insider ownerships/Completion of tender offers
Hyosung TNC has underperformed the market as well as Hyosung Corp in the past six months. However, Hyosung TNC appears to be a turnaround story driven by the following factors: 
Decline in raw material prices 
Aggressive spandex investment in India 
Stabilization of spandex prices in 2H19 
Consolidation of the global spandex industry


Korean Stubs Spotlight: A Pair Trade Between Hyosung Corp and Hyosung TNC

Hyosung Advanced Materials / Event-Driven

In this report, we provide the one year share price comparisons of the holdcos and the opcos in both table and chart formats as well as changes to the foreign ownership stakes of these companies YTD. Significant, rapid changes to the foreign shareholdings of these companies sometimes lead to opportunities in the holdco/opco pair trades. Among these 30 pair of companies, five pairs in particular are interesting where the difference in their share prices have diverged significantly in the past year (by 30% or more). These five pairs of companies include the following:  <ul>
<li>Hyosung Corp vs. Hyosung Advanced Materials  </li>
<li>BGF Retail vs. BGF Co.  </li>
<li>Doosan Corp vs. Doosan Heavy Industries Corp.  </li>
<li>Cuckoo Holdings vs. Cuckoo Homesys  </li>
<li>Orion Holdings vs. Orion Corp</li>
</ul>

In this report, we provide the one year share price comparisons of the holdcos and the opcos in both table and chart formats as well as changes to the foreign ownership stakes of these companies YTD. Significant, rapid changes to the foreign shareholdings of these companies sometimes lead to opportunities in the holdco/opco pair trades. Among these 30 pair of companies, five pairs in particular are interesting where the difference in their share prices have diverged significantly in the past year (by 30% or more). These five pairs of companies include the following:  
Hyosung Corp vs. Hyosung Advanced Materials  
BGF Retail vs. BGF Co.  
Doosan Corp vs. Doosan Heavy Industries Corp.  
Cuckoo Holdings vs. Cuckoo Homesys  
Orion Holdings vs. Orion Corp


Korean Stubs Spotlight: Focus on Diverging Share Prices and Changes to Foreign Ownership

South Korea

Hyosung Advanced Materials Corporation operates as an advanced materials production company. The Company manufactures and sells high-strength industrial yarns, fabric, steel wire materials, and other products. Hyosung Advanced Materials markets its products worldwide.

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Hyosung Advanced Materials (298050 KS)

KOSPI 200 Rebalancing: Changes, Passive Flow, & Trade Approach

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Sanghyun Park

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Brian Freitas

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We see 4 potential changes to the KOSPI200 index at the June review (up from 1 change in Nov). With the short sell ban expiring on 2 May for...

Brian Freitas

Korean Stubs Spotlight: A Pair Trade Between Hyosung Corp and Hyosung TNC

In this report, we provide an analysis of our pair trade idea between Hyosung Corporation (004800 KS) (market cap of 1,612 billion won) and Hyosung...

Douglas Kim

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KOSPI 200 Rebalancing: Changes, Passive Flow, & Trade Approach

The KRX has just announced the results of the KOSPI 200 semi-annual rebalancing. This post examines the passive flow of the adds and deletes as...

Sanghyun Park

KOSPI200 Index Rebalance Preview: Review Period Almost Complete; Short Selling Commences in a Week

There could be up to 6 inclusions and 8 exclusions at the KOSPI200 index review in June. The inclusions could outperform the exclusions as short...

Brian Freitas

KOSPI200 Index Rebalance Preview: Increasing Number of Potential Changes

We see 4 potential changes to the KOSPI200 index at the June review (up from 1 change in Nov). With the short sell ban expiring on 2 May for...

Brian Freitas

Korean Stubs Spotlight: A Pair Trade Between Hyosung Corp and Hyosung TNC

In this report, we provide an analysis of our pair trade idea between Hyosung Corporation (004800 KS) (market cap of 1,612 billion won) and Hyosung...

Douglas Kim

Korean Stubs Spotlight: Focus on Diverging Share Prices and Changes to Foreign Ownership

In this report, we provide the one year share price comparisons of the holdcos and the opcos in both table and chart formats as well as changes to...

Douglas Kim