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 Oct 3rd. The aggregated holding was USD743.8bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD96mln. 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 SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Samsung Elec (PREF), NAVER, HANWHA AEROSPACE.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Oct 3rd. The aggregated holding was USD743.8bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD96mln. 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 SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Samsung Elec (PREF), NAVER, HANWHA AEROSPACE.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Oct 3rd): SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Samsung Elec (PREF), NAVER

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Sep 26th. The aggregated holding was USD700.5bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD51mln. 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, SK Hynix, NAVER, Doosan Enerbility, HANWHA AEROSPACE.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Sep 26th. The aggregated holding was USD700.5bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD51mln. 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, SK Hynix, NAVER, Doosan Enerbility, HANWHA AEROSPACE.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 26th): Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, NAVER, Doosan Enerbility

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 (26 September to 10 October 2025).</li>
<li>Top 10 picks in this bi-weekly include S&amp;T Dynamics, Samsung Electronics, KT&amp;G, Samsung Life Insurance, Hana Financial, Hyundai Elevator, SK Inc, Lotte Tour Development, Naver, and Douzone Bizon. </li>
<li>There have been some signs of shipbuilding and shipping services related stocks (such as HMM, SK Oceanplant, and HJ Shipbuilding) experiencing some weakness in the past couple of weeks. </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 (26 September to 10 October 2025).
Top 10 picks in this bi-weekly include S&amp;T Dynamics, Samsung Electronics, KT&amp;G, Samsung Life Insurance, Hana Financial, Hyundai Elevator, SK Inc, Lotte Tour Development, Naver, and Douzone Bizon. 
There have been some signs of shipbuilding and shipping services related stocks (such as HMM, SK Oceanplant, and HJ Shipbuilding) experiencing some weakness in the past couple of weeks. 


Top 10 Korean Stock Picks and Key Catalysts Bi-Weekly (26 September to 10 October 2025)

Global Materials | Industrials | Commodities

Rahul Jain

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Cycle Leaders: Gold, silver, copper, and aluminium outperform on safe-haven demand, supply tightness, and firm regional premiums, while ferrous, nickel, and coal lag on China weakness.</li>
<li>Equity Positioning: Focus on Zijin, Shandong, Chifeng, BRMS (gold); Hindustan Zinc, Vedanta, Dowa, Korea Zinc (silver/zinc); Sumitomo, JX Advanced, Mitsubishi Materials, Hongqiao, Vedanta (copper/aluminium).</li>
<li>Corporate Actions: Zijin Gold IPO, Anglo–Teck merger, and BHP’s copper sale highlight accelerating sector consolidation, driving investor rotation toward gold and copper scale.</li>
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Cycle Leaders: Gold, silver, copper, and aluminium outperform on safe-haven demand, supply tightness, and firm regional premiums, while ferrous, nickel, and coal lag on China weakness.
Equity Positioning: Focus on Zijin, Shandong, Chifeng, BRMS (gold); Hindustan Zinc, Vedanta, Dowa, Korea Zinc (silver/zinc); Sumitomo, JX Advanced, Mitsubishi Materials, Hongqiao, Vedanta (copper/aluminium).
Corporate Actions: Zijin Gold IPO, Anglo–Teck merger, and BHP’s copper sale highlight accelerating sector consolidation, driving investor rotation toward gold and copper scale.


Asia Commodities — September 2025: Gold Strength, Copper Tightness, Aluminium Premiums

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Sep 19th. The aggregated holding was USD718.2bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD2,529mln. 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, SK Hynix, Samsung Elec (PREF), HYBE, Kakao.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Sep 19th. The aggregated holding was USD718.2bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD2,529mln. 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, SK Hynix, Samsung Elec (PREF), HYBE, Kakao.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 19th): Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Samsung Elec (PREF), HYBE

South Korea

Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. specializes in non-ferrous metal smelting industry.  The Company manufactures zinc ingots, electrolytic gold, silver, lead, sulfuric acid, and copper.  Korea Zinc provides its products to domestic and overseas markets.

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KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Oct 3rd): SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Samsung Elec (PREF), NAVER

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Samsung Elec...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 26th): Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, NAVER, Doosan Enerbility

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, NAVER, Doosan...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Top 10 Korean Stock Picks and Key Catalysts Bi-Weekly (26 September to 10 October 2025)

In this insight, we provide the top 10 stock picks and key catalysts in the Korean stock market for the next two weeks (26 September to 10 October...

Douglas Kim

Asia Commodities — September 2025: Gold Strength, Copper Tightness, Aluminium Premiums

Safe-haven demand and supply tightness drive gold, silver, copper, and aluminium performance, while China weakness impacts ferrous, nickel, and coal.

Rahul Jain

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 19th): Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Samsung Elec (PREF), HYBE

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Samsung Elec...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Oct 3rd): SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Samsung Elec (PREF), NAVER

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Samsung Elec...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 26th): Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, NAVER, Doosan Enerbility

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, NAVER, Doosan...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Top 10 Korean Stock Picks and Key Catalysts Bi-Weekly (26 September to 10 October 2025)

In this insight, we provide the top 10 stock picks and key catalysts in the Korean stock market for the next two weeks (26 September to 10 October...

Douglas Kim

Asia Commodities — September 2025: Gold Strength, Copper Tightness, Aluminium Premiums

​Safe-haven demand and supply tightness drive gold, silver, copper, and aluminium performance, while China weakness impacts ferrous, nickel, and coal.

Rahul Jain

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 19th): Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Samsung Elec (PREF), HYBE

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Samsung Elec...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Safe-haven demand and supply tightness drive gold, silver, copper, and aluminium performance, while China weakness impacts ferrous, nickel, and coal.