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<ul><li>Global equities are likely to remain on an upward trend, supported by favorable liquidity conditions and optimism surrounding AI ecosystem growth</li><li>Global liquidity improved as central banks around the world cut rates last year and earlier this year, and strengthened further when the Fed resumed easing in Sep</li><li>The ongoing US government shutdown further increases the likelihood that Fed easing will continue at least through year-end</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Global equities are likely to remain on an upward trend, supported by favorable liquidity conditions and optimism surrounding AI ecosystem growthGlobal liquidity improved as central banks around the world cut rates last year and earlier this year, and strengthened further when the Fed resumed easing in SepThe ongoing US government shutdown further increases the likelihood that Fed easing will continue at least through year-endContent is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Mirae Asset Minutes [2025: Volume 20] Biweekly Strategy Meeting Recap

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 short interest of KRX stocks as of Oct 24th. The aggregated short interest was USD12.4bn.</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 Electronics, Alteogen, MIRAE ASSET SEC, SK Hynix, POSCO FUTURE M.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Oct 24th. The aggregated short interest was USD12.4bn.
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 Electronics, Alteogen, MIRAE ASSET SEC, SK Hynix, POSCO FUTURE M.


KRX Short Interest Weekly (Oct 24th): Samsung Electronics, Alteogen, MIRAE ASSET SEC, SK Hynix

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Last week, London-based activist Palliser Capital tapped <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-chem-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3583:1" rel="noopener">LG Chem (051910 KS)</a> to remedy its NAV market discount. Palliser also said it now holds a little over 1% in LG Chem.</li>
<li>LG Chem's large NAV discount is well known. It has been present since ~82%-held <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-energy-solution" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33464:1" rel="noopener">LG Energy Solution (373220 KS)</a> (LGES) was listed in January 2022. </li>
<li>An obvious solution is to pare down the LGES stake, and buy back shares. Yet the discount remains as the market views management as being (stubbornly) set in their ways.</li>
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Last week, London-based activist Palliser Capital tapped LG Chem (051910 KS) to remedy its NAV market discount. Palliser also said it now holds a little over 1% in LG Chem.
LG Chem's large NAV discount is well known. It has been present since ~82%-held LG Energy Solution (373220 KS) (LGES) was listed in January 2022. 
An obvious solution is to pare down the LGES stake, and buy back shares. Yet the discount remains as the market views management as being (stubbornly) set in their ways.


LG Chem (051910 KS): Palliser Targets Steep NAV Discount

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Oct 24th. The aggregated holding was USD811.6bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD630mln. 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, Doosan Enerbility, Samsung Electronics, Samsung Elec (PREF).</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Oct 24th. The aggregated holding was USD811.6bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD630mln. 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, Doosan Enerbility, Samsung Electronics, Samsung Elec (PREF).


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Oct 24th): SK Hynix, Hanwha Ocean, Doosan Enerbility

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>Solactive has announced the review results for the Global Lithium Index. There are two additions for the index and there will also be capping changes for some stocks.</li>
<li>Estimated one-way turnover is 26.3% and will result in a round-trip trade of US$813m. There are some stocks with over 0.5x ADV to trade.</li>
<li>The index has broken out of the secular downtrend, but investors continue to redeem units from the ETFs tracking the index.</li>
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Solactive has announced the review results for the Global Lithium Index. There are two additions for the index and there will also be capping changes for some stocks.
Estimated one-way turnover is 26.3% and will result in a round-trip trade of US$813m. There are some stocks with over 0.5x ADV to trade.
The index has broken out of the secular downtrend, but investors continue to redeem units from the ETFs tracking the index.


Solactive Global Lithium Index Rebalance: Two Adds and Capping Changes

South Korea

LG Energy Solution produces and sells batteries. The Company manufactures and sells automobile batteries, small batteries, energy storage system batteries, and other products. LG Energy Solution markets its products worldwide.

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Mirae Asset Minutes [2025: Volume 20] Biweekly Strategy Meeting Recap

Global equities are likely to remain on an upward trend, supported by favorable liquidity conditions and optimism surrounding AI ecosystem growth

Mirae Asset Securities

KRX Short Interest Weekly (Oct 24th): Samsung Electronics, Alteogen, MIRAE ASSET SEC, SK Hynix

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Samsung Electronics, Alteogen, MIRAE ASSET SEC,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

LG Chem (051910 KS): Palliser Targets Steep NAV Discount

At a 72% discount to NAV, you're hard pressed to be negative on LG Chem. I would also argue LG Corp (003550 KS), where the Koo family is aligned,...

David Blennerhassett

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Oct 24th): SK Hynix, Hanwha Ocean, Doosan Enerbility

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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Solactive Global Lithium Index Rebalance: Two Adds and Capping Changes

There are 2 adds and capping changes for the Global Lithium Index next week. Estimated one-way turnover is 26.3% and the round-trip trade is...

Brian Freitas

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