Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

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>Investors buying on February ex-dates, perhaps due to the Value-up factor, led to a successful strategy for local managers: buying before ex-date and selling at close, yielding positive results.</li>
<li>On March 19th, Kia Corp (000270 KS) diverged from February's pattern. Notably, FINANCIAL INVESTMENT sold heavily on Kia's ex-date, a deviation from their quiet February activity.</li>
<li>FINANCIAL INVESTMENT's trend of liquidating positions held since last quarter, especially for dividends, gains momentum as March ends, possibly overshadowing February's Value-up factor.</li>
</ul>


Investors buying on February ex-dates, perhaps due to the Value-up factor, led to a successful strategy for local managers: buying before ex-date and selling at close, yielding positive results.
On March 19th, Kia Corp (000270 KS) diverged from February's pattern. Notably, FINANCIAL INVESTMENT sold heavily on Kia's ex-date, a deviation from their quiet February activity.
FINANCIAL INVESTMENT's trend of liquidating positions held since last quarter, especially for dividends, gains momentum as March ends, possibly overshadowing February's Value-up factor.


Noteworthy Price Movements Associated with 1Q Ex-Dates Trading Setups

Fintech & EM-focused Analyst, KT Capital Group

Alec Tseung

Fintech & EM-focused Analyst

KT Capital Group

Principal investments and advisory firm that focuses on connecting the CIS countries with East Asia.

Principal investments and advisory firm

Equity Bottom-Up

PICC Property & Casualty H / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>The insurance sector should definitely warrant more investor attention going forward as some insurance names in the region have had a very strong year in 2022.</li>
<li>Two key markets we view positively in 2023 are China's P&amp;C and Korea's L&amp;H insurance markets, given their favorable industry catalysts and tailwinds. </li>
<li>Among all the insurance stocks in these two markets, we believe PICC P&amp;C and Samsung Life will continue to have an exciting year ahead.</li>
</ul>


The insurance sector should definitely warrant more investor attention going forward as some insurance names in the region have had a very strong year in 2022.
Two key markets we view positively in 2023 are China's P&amp;C and Korea's L&amp;H insurance markets, given their favorable industry catalysts and tailwinds. 
Among all the insurance stocks in these two markets, we believe PICC P&amp;C and Samsung Life will continue to have an exciting year ahead.


APAC Insurers Series (#1): A Hidden Gem in This Bear Market?

Research from Asian Century Stocks, Asian Century Stocks

Michael Fritzell

Research from Asian Century Stocks

Providing financial journalism in the Asia-Pacific

Asian Century Stocks

Asian Century Stocks is a newsletter providing financial journalism for companies and stocks in the Asia-Pacific. 
The Asian Century Stocks logotype “百” stands for “one hundred” or a “century”. The economic centre of gravity is moving towards Asia. Yet most global investors are missing out.

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<p>I just read the book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Rising-Inside-Korean-Conquer-ebook/dp/B07T9WTTZC/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=samsung+rising&amp;qid=1623743594&amp;sr=8-1" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Rising-Inside-Korean-Conquer-ebook/dp/B07T9WTTZC/ref%3Dsr_1_1?dchild%3D1%26keywords%3Dsamsung%2Brising%26qid%3D1623743594%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1624323969123000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGC2aiiwDMsNjEfaxR0gESTgnBzqg" rel="noopener">Samsung Rising</a> by Geoffrey Cain and found it enlightening.</p>
<p>Samsung is a unique company: one of the best brand names to ever come out of East Asia.</p>
<p>This post will give you a brief history of how Samsung made the journey from a post-war trading company to an international technology giant. I will then describe where Samsung is today and where it could be heading in the future.</p>




I just read the book Samsung Rising by Geoffrey Cain and found it enlightening.
Samsung is a unique company: one of the best brand names to ever come out of East Asia.
This post will give you a brief history of how Samsung made the journey from a post-war trading company to an international technology giant. I will then describe where Samsung is today and where it could be heading in the future.

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>In this insight, we provide the data analysis regarding most shorted stocks and short selling ratios for stocks in KOSPI. </li>
<li>Among these 20 most shorted stocks in KOSPI, the % changes in the short amount on a one week and one month basis were -0.2% and 6.4%, respectively.</li>
<li>Among these 20 most shorted stocks in KOSPI, three stocks with the biggest decline in shorts on a one month basis included Krafton, Kumho Petro Chemical, and Samsung Heavy Industries. </li>
</ul>


In this insight, we provide the data analysis regarding most shorted stocks and short selling ratios for stocks in KOSPI. 
Among these 20 most shorted stocks in KOSPI, the % changes in the short amount on a one week and one month basis were -0.2% and 6.4%, respectively.
Among these 20 most shorted stocks in KOSPI, three stocks with the biggest decline in shorts on a one month basis included Krafton, Kumho Petro Chemical, and Samsung Heavy Industries. 


Korea Short Selling Data Analysis: Celltrion, Amorepacific, Hotel Shilla, & Hanssem

<ul>
<li>FnGuide Samsung Group has the most AUM among locally themed indexes. As of last Friday's closing price, AUM is ₩1.52T.</li>
<li>The share price movements of Samsung Group affiliates basically show high cointegration. Therefore, a small differential impact on the flow significantly affects the short-term price direction of these stocks. </li>
<li>So, we should consider a long/short setup on a swing trading window. Particularly, we need to focus on the first two trading days, when the rebalancing impact is relatively significant.</li>
</ul>


FnGuide Samsung Group has the most AUM among locally themed indexes. As of last Friday's closing price, AUM is ₩1.52T.
The share price movements of Samsung Group affiliates basically show high cointegration. Therefore, a small differential impact on the flow significantly affects the short-term price direction of these stocks. 
So, we should consider a long/short setup on a swing trading window. Particularly, we need to focus on the first two trading days, when the rebalancing impact is relatively significant.


FnGuide Samsung Group Index Rebalancing Preview

South Korea

Samsung Card Co., Ltd. offers credit card services such as issuing cards, one time payments, installments, and cash advance services. The Company also provides other financial services such as leasing and loan services.

Samsung Card Co (029780 KS)

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