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 Sep 12th. The aggregated holding was USD694.4bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD1,835mln. 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, Hanwha Ocean, Samsung Electronics, kakaopay, HANWHA AEROSPACE.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Sep 12th. The aggregated holding was USD694.4bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD1,835mln. 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, Hanwha Ocean, Samsung Electronics, kakaopay, HANWHA AEROSPACE.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 12th): SK Hynix, Hanwha Ocean, Samsung Electronics, Kakaopay

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Equity Bottom-Up

Samsung Life Insurance / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>In this insight, we provide the top 10 stock picks and key catalysts in the Korean stock market for the next two weeks (12 to 26 September 2025).</li>
<li>Our top 10 picks were up on average 7.4% from 29 August to 12 September, outperforming KOSPI which was up 6.6% in the same period.</li>
<li>Top 10 picks in this bi-weekly include KCC Corp, Nongshim Holdings, KT&amp;G, Paradise, Samsung Life Insurance, Hana Financial, SK Inc, CJ Corp, Lg Chem, and Lotte Tour Development.</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 (12 to 26 September 2025).
Our top 10 picks were up on average 7.4% from 29 August to 12 September, outperforming KOSPI which was up 6.6% in the same period.
Top 10 picks in this bi-weekly include KCC Corp, Nongshim Holdings, KT&amp;G, Paradise, Samsung Life Insurance, Hana Financial, SK Inc, CJ Corp, Lg Chem, and Lotte Tour Development.


Top 10 Korean Stock Picks and Key Catalysts Bi-Weekly (12 to 26 September 2025)

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Sep 5th. The aggregated holding was USD644.3bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD33mln. 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, NAVER, HYUNDAI ROTEM, Mobis.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Sep 5th. The aggregated holding was USD644.3bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD33mln. 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, NAVER, HYUNDAI ROTEM, Mobis.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 5th): SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, NAVER, HYUNDAI ROTEM, Mobis

Event-Driven

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<li>In this insight, we discuss the alpha generation through companies that announced share buybacks in the Korean stock market in July and August 2025.</li>
<li>We provide a list of 29 companies in the Korean stock market that have announced share buyback programs in July and August 2025.</li>
<li>There were three companies with more than 1 trillion won in market cap that announced share buybacks in the past two months with at least 1% of outstanding shares.</li>
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In this insight, we discuss the alpha generation through companies that announced share buybacks in the Korean stock market in July and August 2025.
We provide a list of 29 companies in the Korean stock market that have announced share buyback programs in July and August 2025.
There were three companies with more than 1 trillion won in market cap that announced share buybacks in the past two months with at least 1% of outstanding shares.


Alpha Generation Through Share Buybacks in Korea: Bi-Monthly (July and August 2025)

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Aug 29th. The aggregated holding was USD643.5bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD356mln. 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, Hanwha Ocean, Samsung Electronics, Samsung H.I., HD HYUNDAI ELECTRIC.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Aug 29th. The aggregated holding was USD643.5bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD356mln. 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, Hanwha Ocean, Samsung Electronics, Samsung H.I., HD HYUNDAI ELECTRIC.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 29th): SK Hynix, Hanwha Ocean, Samsung Electronics, Samsung H.I.

South Korea

KT&G Corporation processes, produces, and sells cigarettes and other tobacco products.  The Company, through its subsidiaries, manufactures ginseng products such as red ginseng tea and herbal medicines.  KT&G is also involved in real estate development of its former factory sites.

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KT&G Corporation (033780 KS)

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 12th): SK Hynix, Hanwha Ocean, Samsung Electronics, Kakaopay

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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Top 10 Korean Stock Picks and Key Catalysts Bi-Weekly (12 to 26 September 2025)

Top 10 picks in this bi-weekly include KCC Corp, Nongshim Holdings, KT&G, Paradise, Samsung Life Insurance, Hana Financial, SK Inc, CJ Corp, Lg...

Douglas Kim

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 5th): SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, NAVER, HYUNDAI ROTEM, Mobis

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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 29th): SK Hynix, Hanwha Ocean, Samsung Electronics, Samsung H.I.

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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 12th): SK Hynix, Hanwha Ocean, Samsung Electronics, Kakaopay

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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Top 10 Korean Stock Picks and Key Catalysts Bi-Weekly (12 to 26 September 2025)

Top 10 picks in this bi-weekly include KCC Corp, Nongshim Holdings, KT&G, Paradise, Samsung Life Insurance, Hana Financial, SK Inc, CJ Corp, Lg...

Douglas Kim

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 5th): SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, NAVER, HYUNDAI ROTEM, Mobis

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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Alpha Generation Through Share Buybacks in Korea: Bi-Monthly (July and August 2025)

There were three companies with more than 1 trillion won in market cap that announced share buybacks in the past two months with at least 1% of...

Douglas Kim

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 29th): SK Hynix, Hanwha Ocean, Samsung Electronics, Samsung H.I.

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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM