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>The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mirae-asset-tiger-top-10-etf" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36042:1" rel="noopener">Mirae Asset Tiger Top 10 ETF (292150 KS)</a> tracks the FnGuide Top 10 Index and has an AUM of around US$660m.</li>
<li>We currently forecast two potential changes at the next rebalance in June - both are high probability changes.</li>
<li>The trade has performed well historically with positive performance till implementation followed by reversion post implementation in most cases.</li>
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The Mirae Asset Tiger Top 10 ETF (292150 KS) tracks the FnGuide Top 10 Index and has an AUM of around US$660m.
We currently forecast two potential changes at the next rebalance in June - both are high probability changes.
The trade has performed well historically with positive performance till implementation followed by reversion post implementation in most cases.


FnGuide Top10 Index Rebalance Preview: Big Flow in Large Cap Stocks

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 Apr 25th which has an aggregated holding worth USD480.8bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD322mln. 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 Shift Up, Leeno Industrial, SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Apr 25th which has an aggregated holding worth USD480.8bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD322mln. 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 Shift Up, Leeno Industrial, SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Apr 25th): Shift Up, Leeno Industrial, SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics

Semiconductors, Memory and SSDs Specialist, Objective Analysis

Jim Handy

Semiconductors, Memory and SSDs Specialist

Objective Analysis

Objective Analysis offers third-party independent market research and data for the semiconductor industry and investors in the semiconductor industry.

Semiconductors, Memory and SSDs

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>SK hynix announced their second-highest revenue and operating profit for the first quarter of 2025</li>
<li>Much of the company's performance is the result of its first-mover advantage and excellent execution in the HBM market</li>
<li>Two issues threaten the company: AI growth may stall, and tariff changes could interfere with the company's global supply chain</li>
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SK hynix announced their second-highest revenue and operating profit for the first quarter of 2025
Much of the company's performance is the result of its first-mover advantage and excellent execution in the HBM market
Two issues threaten the company: AI growth may stall, and tariff changes could interfere with the company's global supply chain


SK Hynix Earnings Highlights Strong AI Dependence and Tariff Concerns

Technology / Semiconductor / Internet Research

Nicolas Baratte

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<li>Same as last quarter: very strong AI / Server demand, capacity sold out for 12 months, HBM3E 12Hi becomes majority in 2Q25. HBM is the only driver. </li>
<li>Everything else remains weak. The conundrum remains: there is only 1 driver: AI / HBM. SK Hynix is the leading vendor, 12-18 months ahead of competitors. Is it sustainable? </li>
<li>The market thinks not sustainable and the stock is very cheap at 5x 2025 4x 2026 EPS. SK Hynix still trades like a cyclical stock – is it?</li>
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Same as last quarter: very strong AI / Server demand, capacity sold out for 12 months, HBM3E 12Hi becomes majority in 2Q25. HBM is the only driver. 
Everything else remains weak. The conundrum remains: there is only 1 driver: AI / HBM. SK Hynix is the leading vendor, 12-18 months ahead of competitors. Is it sustainable? 
The market thinks not sustainable and the stock is very cheap at 5x 2025 4x 2026 EPS. SK Hynix still trades like a cyclical stock – is it?


SK Hynix: Record-High Profits, the Stock Gets Cheaper.

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-telecom-co-ltd-bbccd86c-474d-4a4d-946d-10e911a225a2" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:395:1" rel="noopener">SK Telecom (017670 KS)</a> plans to raise around US$280m via selling its 2%+ stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kakao-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15002:1" rel="noopener">Kakao Corp (035720 KS)</a>.</li>
<li>Kakao’s recent performance hasn’t been particularly great and the stock has been suffering even since the Kakao Pay management scandal in 2021.</li>
<li>In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and talk about the recent updates.</li>
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SK Telecom (017670 KS) plans to raise around US$280m via selling its 2%+ stake in Kakao Corp (035720 KS).
Kakao’s recent performance hasn’t been particularly great and the stock has been suffering even since the Kakao Pay management scandal in 2021.
In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and talk about the recent updates.


Kakao Corp Placement - Momentum Isn’t Great but It Is a Small Deal

South Korea

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. manufactures a wide range of consumer and industrial electronic equipment and products such as semiconductors, personal computers, peripherals, monitors, televisions, and home appliances including air conditioners and microwave ovens. The Company also produces Internet access network systems and telecommunications equipment including mobile phones.

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Samsung Electronics (005930 KS)

FnGuide Top10 Index Rebalance Preview: Big Flow in Large Cap Stocks

There could be two changes for the FnGuide Top 10 Index in June. The forecast adds have outperformed the forecast deletes and history indicates...

Brian Freitas

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Apr 25th): Shift Up, Leeno Industrial, SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Shift Up, Leeno Industrial, SK Hynix, Samsung...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

SK Hynix Earnings Highlights Strong AI Dependence and Tariff Concerns

SK hynix reported strong Q1 results driven by HBM market success. But the company faces challenges from a potential AI growth slowdown, and the...

Jim Handy

SK Hynix: Record-High Profits, the Stock Gets Cheaper.

Strong AI and server demand driving SK Hynix's success, but market questions sustainability of HBM as stock remains undervalued.

Nicolas Baratte

Kakao Corp Placement - Momentum Isn’t Great but It Is a Small Deal

SK Telecom (017670 KS) plans to raise around US$280m via selling its 2%+ stake in Kakao Corp (035720 KS). In this note, we talk about the deal...

Sumeet Singh

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FnGuide Top10 Index Rebalance Preview: Big Flow in Large Cap Stocks

There could be two changes for the FnGuide Top 10 Index in June. The forecast adds have outperformed the forecast deletes and history indicates...

Brian Freitas

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Apr 25th): Shift Up, Leeno Industrial, SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Shift Up, Leeno Industrial, SK Hynix, Samsung...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

SK Hynix Earnings Highlights Strong AI Dependence and Tariff Concerns

​SK hynix reported strong Q1 results driven by HBM market success. But the company faces challenges from a potential AI growth slowdown, and the...

Jim Handy

SK Hynix: Record-High Profits, the Stock Gets Cheaper.

​Strong AI and server demand driving SK Hynix's success, but market questions sustainability of HBM as stock remains undervalued.

Nicolas Baratte

Kakao Corp Placement - Momentum Isn’t Great but It Is a Small Deal

SK Telecom (017670 KS) plans to raise around US$280m via selling its 2%+ stake in Kakao Corp (035720 KS). In this note, we talk about the deal...

Sumeet Singh

SK hynix reported strong Q1 results driven by HBM market success. But the company faces challenges from a potential AI growth slowdown, and the...

Strong AI and server demand driving SK Hynix's success, but market questions sustainability of HBM as stock remains undervalued.