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>90% of the way through the review period of the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/korea-stock-exchange-kospi-200-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26021:1" rel="noopener">Kospi 200 Index</a> December rebalance, we see two potential changes to the index. There is another potential inclusion failing liquidity.</li>
<li>This rebalance is expected to have the lowest turnover as compared to any of the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/korea-stock-exchange-kospi-200-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26021:1" rel="noopener">Kospi 200 Index</a> rebalances over the last few years. Partly lower markets, partly no IPOs.</li>
<li>That said, passive trackers are estimated to need to trade over 10 days of ADV on one of the potential adds and both potential deletes.</li>
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90% of the way through the review period of the Kospi 200 Index December rebalance, we see two potential changes to the index. There is another potential inclusion failing liquidity.
This rebalance is expected to have the lowest turnover as compared to any of the Kospi 200 Index rebalances over the last few years. Partly lower markets, partly no IPOs.
That said, passive trackers are estimated to need to trade over 10 days of ADV on one of the potential adds and both potential deletes.


KOSPI200 Index Rebalance Preview: Few Changes, Big Impact

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Event-Driven

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<li>This article discusses the potential inclusions and exclusions of KOSPI 200 rebalance in December 2022 (especially those that are highlighted by the locals). </li>
<li>Stocks that are expected to be included in the KOSPI 200 index include Samyang Foods (003230 KS) and Lotte Confectionery (280360 KS). </li>
<li>Stocks that are expected to be excluded in the KOSPI 200 index include Samyang Holdings (000070 KS) and Boryung Pharmaceutical (003850 KS).</li>
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This article discusses the potential inclusions and exclusions of KOSPI 200 rebalance in December 2022 (especially those that are highlighted by the locals). 
Stocks that are expected to be included in the KOSPI 200 index include Samyang Foods (003230 KS) and Lotte Confectionery (280360 KS). 
Stocks that are expected to be excluded in the KOSPI 200 index include Samyang Holdings (000070 KS) and Boryung Pharmaceutical (003850 KS).


KOSPI 200 Rebalance in December Highlighted by Locals

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.

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<li>In addition to Lotte Confectionery, Samyang Foods is also in the inclusion zone. As for deletions, Samyang Holdings and Boryung are the most likely deletes at this point.</li>
<li>Samyang Foods and Boryung have a small passive impact but have way more liquidity than Lotte and Samyang Holdings. We should approach them differently depending on the target trading window.</li>
<li>Samyang Foods is in a tight situation, and Boryung's fate depends on Samyang Foods. But given the recent price trends, Samyang Foods appears to have a good shot.</li>
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In addition to Lotte Confectionery, Samyang Foods is also in the inclusion zone. As for deletions, Samyang Holdings and Boryung are the most likely deletes at this point.
Samyang Foods and Boryung have a small passive impact but have way more liquidity than Lotte and Samyang Holdings. We should approach them differently depending on the target trading window.
Samyang Foods is in a tight situation, and Boryung's fate depends on Samyang Foods. But given the recent price trends, Samyang Foods appears to have a good shot.


KOSPI 200 Rebalancing: Recent Changes in the Race

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<li>The value accretion that will occur by unlocking treasury shares will be more significant than Hyundai Dept. The treasury shares account for 10.64%, compared with 6.61% for Hyundai Dept.</li>
<li>Neither Holdco nor Opco will likely remain in the KOSPI 200 after relisting. So we cannot expect PASSIVE inflow at the time of relisting.</li>
<li>A tender will likely follow. However, neither is available for shorting. So, we should use Opco's overheated price adjustment as an exit timing for our positions aimed at value accretion.</li>
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The value accretion that will occur by unlocking treasury shares will be more significant than Hyundai Dept. The treasury shares account for 10.64%, compared with 6.61% for Hyundai Dept.
Neither Holdco nor Opco will likely remain in the KOSPI 200 after relisting. So we cannot expect PASSIVE inflow at the time of relisting.
A tender will likely follow. However, neither is available for shorting. So, we should use Opco's overheated price adjustment as an exit timing for our positions aimed at value accretion.


Trading Angles of Hyundai Green Food Demerger, with Potential Tender & Hive-Off

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<li>This is an equity spinoff where the existing shareholders receive shares in the spun-off company. But this creates two LISTED companies. In such a case, there won't be appraisal rights.</li>
<li>PASSIVE's selling flow towards the trade suspension tends to be offset by ACTIVE's buying flow aiming for value accretion. So, developing a timely entry/exit between these opposing flows is critical.</li>
<li>Holdco's 30% rule dynamic generally, in relative terms, leads to an increase in the value of Opco's stake and a decline in the value of Holdco's stake.</li>
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This is an equity spinoff where the existing shareholders receive shares in the spun-off company. But this creates two LISTED companies. In such a case, there won't be appraisal rights.
PASSIVE's selling flow towards the trade suspension tends to be offset by ACTIVE's buying flow aiming for value accretion. So, developing a timely entry/exit between these opposing flows is critical.
Holdco's 30% rule dynamic generally, in relative terms, leads to an increase in the value of Opco's stake and a decline in the value of Holdco's stake.


A Walkthrough of Hyundai Department Store Demerger Event

South Korea

Samyang Holdings Corp manufactures a wide range of food, such as sugar, cooking oil, wheat flour, and livestock feed.  The Company also operates trading business and produces industrial fibers and chemical products, such as engineering plastics, PET bottles and ion exchange resin.

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Samyang Holdings (000070 KS)

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Sanghyun Park

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