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

Hyundai Home Shopping Network / Event-Driven

Hyundai Home Shopping Network (057050 KS)

<ul>
<li>This post explains how the rebalancing of the KOSPI 200 and KOSDAQ 150 is calculated. So, please note that this post does not have any investment recommendations.</li>
<li>Both indices have the same calculation method. However, the thresholds are different. They screen stocks using the three metrics: Market Cap, ADTV, and Market Cap Ranking (buffer).</li>
<li>The concept itself of these three metrics is not difficult. However, ranking it cumulatively often confuses us.</li>
</ul>


This post explains how the rebalancing of the KOSPI 200 and KOSDAQ 150 is calculated. So, please note that this post does not have any investment recommendations.
Both indices have the same calculation method. However, the thresholds are different. They screen stocks using the three metrics: Market Cap, ADTV, and Market Cap Ranking (buffer).
The concept itself of these three metrics is not difficult. However, ranking it cumulatively often confuses us.


A Thorough Guide to KOSPI 200 & KOSDAQ 150 Rebalancing Calculations

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

Hyundai Home Shopping Network / Index Rebalance

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<li>A third of the way through the review period, we see one potential change. There are four stocks that are close to inclusion zone and could lead to more changes.</li>
<li>Currently, Miwon Specialty Chemical Co (268280 KS) is an add while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hyundai-home-shopping-network-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2357:1" rel="noopener">Hyundai Home Shopping Network (057050 KS)</a> is a delete.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samyang-foods-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9100:1" rel="noopener">Samyang Foods (003230 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lotte-confectionery-co-ltd-1feb0155-08b6-44eb-bdbd-8d67cf757dac" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25993:1" rel="noopener">Lotte Confectionery (280360 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/unid-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11197:1" rel="noopener">Unid Co Ltd (014830 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/miwon-commercial-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13416:1" rel="noopener">Miwon Commercial (002840 KS)</a> are close adds currently.</li>
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A third of the way through the review period, we see one potential change. There are four stocks that are close to inclusion zone and could lead to more changes.
Currently, Miwon Specialty Chemical Co (268280 KS) is an add while Hyundai Home Shopping Network (057050 KS) is a delete.

Samyang Foods (003230 KS), Lotte Confectionery (280360 KS), Unid Co Ltd (014830 KS) and Miwon Commercial (002840 KS) are close adds currently.


KOSPI200 Dec Index Rebalance Preview: Stocks Nearing the Inclusion Zone

<ul>
<li>At this point, Lotte Confectionery and Miwon Specialty Chemical are currently within less than a 5% increase in market cap to beat the buffer rule.</li>
<li>Three constituents are out of the buffer zone: Cheil Worldwide, HDC Hyundai Development, and Boryung Pharmaceutical. Hanall Biopharma, Samyang Holdings, and Hyundai Home Shopping sit on the buffer zone borderline.</li>
<li>We should target Samyang Holdings and Hyundai Home Shopping for a short position against Lotte Confectionery and Miwon Specialty Chemical.</li>
</ul>


At this point, Lotte Confectionery and Miwon Specialty Chemical are currently within less than a 5% increase in market cap to beat the buffer rule.
Three constituents are out of the buffer zone: Cheil Worldwide, HDC Hyundai Development, and Boryung Pharmaceutical. Hanall Biopharma, Samyang Holdings, and Hyundai Home Shopping sit on the buffer zone borderline.
We should target Samyang Holdings and Hyundai Home Shopping for a short position against Lotte Confectionery and Miwon Specialty Chemical.


KOSPI 200 December Rebelancing: Names Currently Close To & Out of Buffer Zone

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

<ul>
<li>In this insight, we provide an early look at the potential deletions and additions to KOSPI200 rebalance. </li>
<li>We provide the top 10 potential deletions including Cosmax Inc (192820 KS), Hyundai Home Shopping Network (057050 KS), and Samyang Holdings (000070 KS) to KOSPI200 (announcement in November 2022).</li>
<li>Our trading strategy for the KOSPI200 index would be to go short on a basket of the potential deletions and to go long on a basket of the potential additions.</li>
</ul>


In this insight, we provide an early look at the potential deletions and additions to KOSPI200 rebalance. 
We provide the top 10 potential deletions including Cosmax Inc (192820 KS), Hyundai Home Shopping Network (057050 KS), and Samyang Holdings (000070 KS) to KOSPI200 (announcement in November 2022).
Our trading strategy for the KOSPI200 index would be to go short on a basket of the potential deletions and to go long on a basket of the potential additions.


An Early Look at Potential Deletions and Additions to KOSPI200

Hanil Cement Co Ltd/New / Index Rebalance

<ul>
<li>Over 3/4th of the way through the review period for the June rebalance, we see 7 potential changes to the KOSPI200 Index. Most are high probability changes.</li>
<li>Potential inclusions: F&amp;F (383220 KS), SD Biosensor (137310 KS), Meritz Fire &amp; Marine (000060 KS), Iljin Hysolus (271940 KS), K Car (381970 KS), Hanil Cement (300720 KS), Hana Tour (039130).</li>
<li>Potential deletions: Cuckoo Holdings (192400 KS), S&amp;T Motiv (064960 KS), Nexen Tire (002350 KS), Hyundai Home Shopping (057050 KS), Cuckoo Homesys (284740 KS), Sk Discovery (006120), Grand Korea Leisure (114090).</li>
</ul>


Over 3/4th of the way through the review period for the June rebalance, we see 7 potential changes to the KOSPI200 Index. Most are high probability changes.
Potential inclusions: F&amp;F (383220 KS), SD Biosensor (137310 KS), Meritz Fire &amp; Marine (000060 KS), Iljin Hysolus (271940 KS), K Car (381970 KS), Hanil Cement (300720 KS), Hana Tour (039130).
Potential deletions: Cuckoo Holdings (192400 KS), S&amp;T Motiv (064960 KS), Nexen Tire (002350 KS), Hyundai Home Shopping (057050 KS), Cuckoo Homesys (284740 KS), Sk Discovery (006120), Grand Korea Leisure (114090).


KOSPI200 June Index Rebalance Preview: 7 Changes as Adds Outperform Deletes

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)

A Thorough Guide to KOSPI 200 & KOSDAQ 150 Rebalancing Calculations

This post explains how the rebalancing of the KOSPI 200 and KOSDAQ 150 is calculated. So, please note that this post does not have any investment...

Sanghyun Park

KOSPI200 Dec Index Rebalance Preview: Stocks Nearing the Inclusion Zone

We currently see one potential change to the KOSPI200 in Dec, though there are 4 more changes possible. There will be a lot to trade on some stocks...

Brian Freitas

KOSPI 200 December Rebelancing: Names Currently Close To & Out of Buffer Zone

This post screens the names currently close to and out of the buffer zone at the KOSPI 200's upcoming rebalancing in December for a preemptive...

Sanghyun Park

An Early Look at Potential Deletions and Additions to KOSPI200

We provide an early look at the potential deletions and additions to KOSPI200 rebalance. We provide the top 10 potential deletions including...

Douglas Kim

KOSPI200 June Index Rebalance Preview: 7 Changes as Adds Outperform Deletes

With just over a month to go in the review period, we see 7 potential changes to the KOSPI200 Index. Most changes are high probability and the...

Brian Freitas

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