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

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<li>With 70% of the review period complete, there could be 6 constituent changes for 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> in June.</li>
<li>The changes are driven mainly by the deletions with balancing adds to maintain the number of index constituents at 200.</li>
<li>The forecast adds have outperformed the forecast deletes but both sets of changes have underperformed 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>. </li>
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With 70% of the review period complete, there could be 6 constituent changes for the Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI 200 (KOSPI2 INDEX) in June.
The changes are driven mainly by the deletions with balancing adds to maintain the number of index constituents at 200.
The forecast adds have outperformed the forecast deletes but both sets of changes have underperformed the Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI 200 (KOSPI2 INDEX). 


KOSPI200 Index Rebalance Preview: 6 Changes a Side for June

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>KOSPI 200 is a Korean blue-chip index that tracks the 200 largest and most-liquid names listed in the KOSPI section of the Korea Exchange (KRX). </li>
<li>In this insight, we have presented our expectations for ADDs and DELs for the upcoming semiannual review in June 2026.</li>
<li>We expect up to 4 ADDs and 4 DELs in the June 2026 index rebal event based on the latest available data, but one name from each side has changed.</li>
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KOSPI 200 is a Korean blue-chip index that tracks the 200 largest and most-liquid names listed in the KOSPI section of the Korea Exchange (KRX). 
In this insight, we have presented our expectations for ADDs and DELs for the upcoming semiannual review in June 2026.
We expect up to 4 ADDs and 4 DELs in the June 2026 index rebal event based on the latest available data, but one name from each side has changed.


[Quiddity Index] KOSPI 200 Leaderboard for Jun26: 4 ADDs/DELs Possible Still But Some Name Changes

<ul>
<li>KOSPI 200 is the famous Korean blue-chip index that tracks the 200 largest and most-liquid names listed in the KOSPI section of the Korea Exchange (KRX).</li>
<li>In this insight, we have presented our expectations for ADDs and DELs for the upcoming semiannual review in June 2026.</li>
<li>We expect up to 4 ADDs and 4 DELs in the June 2026 index rebal event based on the latest available data. Only one is high conviction now.</li>
</ul>


KOSPI 200 is the famous Korean blue-chip index that tracks the 200 largest and most-liquid names listed in the KOSPI section of the Korea Exchange (KRX).
In this insight, we have presented our expectations for ADDs and DELs for the upcoming semiannual review in June 2026.
We expect up to 4 ADDs and 4 DELs in the June 2026 index rebal event based on the latest available data. Only one is high conviction now.


[Quiddity Index] KOSPI 200 Leaderboard for Jun26 Rebal: 4 ADDs (One High Conviction), 4 DELs

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>In this insight, we provide the top 10 stock picks and key catalysts in the Korean stock market for the next two weeks (21 November to 5 December 2025).</li>
<li>Our top 10 picks in the past two weeks (7 to 21 November) were up on average 1.4% this period, outperforming KOSPI which was down 2.5% in the same period.</li>
<li>Our top 10 picks in the next two weeks include LG CNS, Hana Financial, Orion Corp, KT&amp;G, Naver, KEPCO E&amp;C, Hanmi Pharm, Amorepacific Corp, LG Chem (Pref), and SK Inc. </li>
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In this insight, we provide the top 10 stock picks and key catalysts in the Korean stock market for the next two weeks (21 November to 5 December 2025).
Our top 10 picks in the past two weeks (7 to 21 November) were up on average 1.4% this period, outperforming KOSPI which was down 2.5% in the same period.
Our top 10 picks in the next two weeks include LG CNS, Hana Financial, Orion Corp, KT&amp;G, Naver, KEPCO E&amp;C, Hanmi Pharm, Amorepacific Corp, LG Chem (Pref), and SK Inc. 


Top 10 Korean Stock Picks and Key Catalysts Bi-Weekly 21 November to 5 December 2025)

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>TMC is getting ready to complete its IPO in Korea in December 2025. The IPO price range is from 8,000 won to 9,300 won per share. </li>
<li>TMC is one of the largest Korean producers of specialty industrial cables used for shipbuilding, marine, optical cables, and nuclear power.</li>
<li>At the IPO price range, the expected market cap of the company is from 193 billion won to 224 billion won. </li>
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TMC is getting ready to complete its IPO in Korea in December 2025. The IPO price range is from 8,000 won to 9,300 won per share. 
TMC is one of the largest Korean producers of specialty industrial cables used for shipbuilding, marine, optical cables, and nuclear power.
At the IPO price range, the expected market cap of the company is from 193 billion won to 224 billion won. 


South Korea

Iljin Electric Co Ltd manufactures and sells electric products.  The Company's products include electric fittings, distribution lines, electrical equipment, and automated power distribution systems.  Iljin also builds power cable systems and produces aluminum casting products used in automobiles.  Through its subsidiaries, the Company operates communications and financial businesses.

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Iljin Electric (103590 KS)

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KOSPI200 Index Rebalance Preview: 6 Changes a Side for June

There could be 6 constituent changes in June with passives needing to trade between 1.7-10.2x ADV in the stocks. The forecast adds have...

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TMC IPO Preview

​Korean industrial cable producer TMC set to complete IPO in December 2025, with price range of 8,000 to 9,300 won per share and expected market...

Douglas Kim

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