Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Event-Driven

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<li><strong>Kim Ik-Rae (former chairman of Daum Kiwoom Group) announced a partial tender offer for 0.9 million shares (8.4% stake) in Saramin. Tender offer price is 18,000 won per share. </strong></li>
<li>The total purchase amount is 16.2 billion won. Following this tender offer, Kim Ik-Rae's stake in Saramin will increase from 3.38% to 11.77%.</li>
<li>I am positive on this partial tender offer. Although the share price of Saramin increased by 18.3% post tender offer announcement, it is still trading 5.7% below tender offer price. </li>
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Kim Ik-Rae (former chairman of Daum Kiwoom Group) announced a partial tender offer for 0.9 million shares (8.4% stake) in Saramin. Tender offer price is 18,000 won per share. 
The total purchase amount is 16.2 billion won. Following this tender offer, Kim Ik-Rae's stake in Saramin will increase from 3.38% to 11.77%.
I am positive on this partial tender offer. Although the share price of Saramin increased by 18.3% post tender offer announcement, it is still trading 5.7% below tender offer price. 


A Partial Tender Offer of 8.4% Stake in Saramin

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

Zijin Gold International / Index Rebalance

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<li>The review period for the March rebalance of this global index ended 31 December, the changes should be announced on 20 February and implemented at the close on 20 March.</li>
<li>For Asia Pac ex Japan, we forecast 266 changes (adds, deletes, migrations) for the index. Of those, 63 stocks could have over US$20m to trade from passive trackers.</li>
<li>The forecast passive buys have outperformed the headlines indices in all major markets and there could be some profit-taking following announcement of the changes.</li>
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The review period for the March rebalance of this global index ended 31 December, the changes should be announced on 20 February and implemented at the close on 20 March.
For Asia Pac ex Japan, we forecast 266 changes (adds, deletes, migrations) for the index. Of those, 63 stocks could have over US$20m to trade from passive trackers.
The forecast passive buys have outperformed the headlines indices in all major markets and there could be some profit-taking following announcement of the changes.


Asia Pac: (Forecast) Global Index Changes in March as Adds Outperform Bigly

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

DZT Research

DZT Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Quantitative Analysis

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Dec 19th. The aggregated short interest was USD11.6bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in HD HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, Samsung Electronics, NAVER, L&amp;F, Hanwha Ocean.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Dec 19th. The aggregated short interest was USD11.6bn.
We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in HD HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, Samsung Electronics, NAVER, L&amp;F, Hanwha Ocean.


KRX Short Interest Weekly (Dec 19th): HD HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, Samsung Electronics, NAVER, L&F

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Oct 31st. The aggregated short interest was USD12.2bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in SAMSUNG LIFE, HYBE, Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDI, SKC.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Oct 31st. The aggregated short interest was USD12.2bn.
We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in SAMSUNG LIFE, HYBE, Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDI, SKC.


KRX Short Interest Weekly (Oct 31st): SAMSUNG LIFE, HYBE, Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDI, SKC

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Sep 26th. The aggregated short interest was USD11.0bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Kakao, Alteogen, Doosan Enerbility, SamsungElecMech, Samsung Electronics.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Sep 26th. The aggregated short interest was USD11.0bn.
We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Kakao, Alteogen, Doosan Enerbility, SamsungElecMech, Samsung Electronics.


KRX Short Interest Weekly (Sep 26th): Kakao, Alteogen, Doosan Enerbility, SamsungElecMech

South Korea

KIWOOM Securities Co., Ltd. is an online financial institution.  The Company offers equity and fixed income securities brokerage, dealing, and underwriting services.  Kiwoom Securities provides its services to individual investors.

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A Partial Tender Offer of 8.4% Stake in Saramin

Kim Ik-Rae (former chairman of Daum Kiwoom Group) announced a partial tender offer for 0.9 million shares (8.4% stake) in Saramin. Tender offer...

Douglas Kim

Asia Pac: (Forecast) Global Index Changes in March as Adds Outperform Bigly

There will be over 250 changes in AP for a global index in March. The large adds have outperformed their country indices over the last few months...

Brian Freitas

KRX Short Interest Weekly (Dec 19th): HD HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, Samsung Electronics, NAVER, L&F

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in HD HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, Samsung Electronics,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KRX Short Interest Weekly (Oct 31st): SAMSUNG LIFE, HYBE, Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDI, SKC

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in SAMSUNG LIFE, HYBE, Samsung Electronics, Samsung...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KRX Short Interest Weekly (Sep 26th): Kakao, Alteogen, Doosan Enerbility, SamsungElecMech

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Kakao, Alteogen, Doosan Enerbility,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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