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.

Event-Driven

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<li>If the three non-IT names exit IT, passive flows hit hard: SK Square/LG Electronics ~0.4× DTV out, LG Corp ~0.8× DTV out, new IT entrants ~0.2–0.25× DTV in.</li>
<li>If KRX surprises next Tuesday, kicking three names from IT, expect immediate tape reaction—market memory exists, but the scenario isn’t priced, unlike 2023 Kakaopay, so instant price impact is likely.</li>
<li>If this happens, June 11 turns into a chunky basket-flow day: SK Square (~15% weight) out, next-tier caps see ~0.15–0.2× DTV inflow, except ultra-liquid names like Hanmi Semi.</li>
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If the three non-IT names exit IT, passive flows hit hard: SK Square/LG Electronics ~0.4× DTV out, LG Corp ~0.8× DTV out, new IT entrants ~0.2–0.25× DTV in.
If KRX surprises next Tuesday, kicking three names from IT, expect immediate tape reaction—market memory exists, but the scenario isn’t priced, unlike 2023 Kakaopay, so instant price impact is likely.
If this happens, June 11 turns into a chunky basket-flow day: SK Square (~15% weight) out, next-tier caps see ~0.15–0.2× DTV inflow, except ultra-liquid names like Hanmi Semi.


Unexpected ETF-Driven Flow Event Lights up the KOSPI 200 IT Sleeve

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>There will be 7 additions and 8 deletions 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> at the next rebalance to be implemented at the close on 11 December.</li>
<li>As expected, there are no adhoc inclusions as Samsung Epis Holdings is added to the index to offset the gap created by the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hd-hyundai-heavy-industries-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33808:1" rel="noopener">Hyundai Heavy</a>/ <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hd-hyundai-mipo" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2755:1" rel="noopener">Hyundai Mipo</a> merger.</li>
<li>The adds have outperformed the deletes very handily while also outperforming 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> but by a much narrower margin.</li>
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There will be 7 additions and 8 deletions for the Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI 200 (KOSPI2 INDEX) at the next rebalance to be implemented at the close on 11 December.
As expected, there are no adhoc inclusions as Samsung Epis Holdings is added to the index to offset the gap created by the Hyundai Heavy/ Hyundai Mipo merger.
The adds have outperformed the deletes very handily while also outperforming the Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI 200 (KOSPI2 INDEX) but by a much narrower margin.


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<li>IT trio got in as 1st/2nd screens didn’t fill 200; KRX used 3rd‑stage, pulling in the three names with biggest average daily mkt cap.</li>
<li>Old buffer rule recycled constituents, but since two years ago Step 3 applies to the whole universe—first shortfall let big IT names like Hyundai Autoever slide in.</li>
<li>Dec 12 rebalance: ~₩60tn passive flow expected; IT trio volumes high, but joining KOSPI 200 IT index could still trigger noticeable price impact near effective date.</li>
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IT trio got in as 1st/2nd screens didn’t fill 200; KRX used 3rd‑stage, pulling in the three names with biggest average daily mkt cap.
Old buffer rule recycled constituents, but since two years ago Step 3 applies to the whole universe—first shortfall let big IT names like Hyundai Autoever slide in.
Dec 12 rebalance: ~₩60tn passive flow expected; IT trio volumes high, but joining KOSPI 200 IT index could still trigger noticeable price impact near effective date.


KRX Just Dropped the KOSPI 200 Dec Rebalance: Bigger IT Sector Surprise

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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.

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.</li>
<li>On the IPO front, the deal flow continues unabated, although a lot of listing in Hong Kong didn't do to well last week.</li>
<li>On the placements front, there were a number of deals, with a few right at lockup expiry.</li>
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Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.
On the IPO front, the deal flow continues unabated, although a lot of listing in Hong Kong didn't do to well last week.
On the placements front, there were a number of deals, with a few right at lockup expiry.


ECM Weekly (10 November 2025) - Seres, Pony, WeRide, Joyson, DIY, Maynilad, Northsand, Softcare

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

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Nov 7th. The aggregated holding was USD818.4bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD3,227mln. 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, Doosan Enerbility, NAVER, Hanwha Ocean, SKSQUARE.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Nov 7th. The aggregated holding was USD818.4bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD3,227mln. 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, Doosan Enerbility, NAVER, Hanwha Ocean, SKSQUARE.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Nov 7th): SK Hynix, Doosan Enerbility, NAVER, Hanwha Ocean, SKSQUARE

South Korea

LG CNS Co., Ltd. provides information technology services and solutions. The Company offers consulting, system integration, outsourcing, convergence, video solutions, conditional access systems, and interactive digital television solutions. LG CNS serves customers worldwide.

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Unexpected ETF-Driven Flow Event Lights up the KOSPI 200 IT Sleeve

This post looks at the KOSPI 200 IT sector getting hit by a surprise passive-flow swing and what it could mean for upcoming rebalance trades.

Sanghyun Park

KOSPI200 Index Rebalance: Nearly Perfect

As expected, there are 7 changes a side (ignoring the merger, which was known). No ad hoc inclusions since the Hyundai merger offsets the Samsung...

Brian Freitas

KRX Just Dropped the KOSPI 200 Dec Rebalance: Bigger IT Sector Surprise

KRX’s Dec KOSPI 200 rebalance dropped today with a big surprise — unexpected IT names sliding in, reshaping flows and setting up notable price...

Sanghyun Park

ECM Weekly (10 November 2025) - Seres, Pony, WeRide, Joyson, DIY, Maynilad, Northsand, Softcare

Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.

Sumeet Singh

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Nov 7th): SK Hynix, Doosan Enerbility, NAVER, Hanwha Ocean, SKSQUARE

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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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