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>Doronicum owns nearly 90% of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/douzone-bizon-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20161:1" rel="noopener">Douzone Bizon (012510 KS)</a> and they have launched another tender offer to buy the remaining shares.</li>
<li>Once the exchange has concluded there is a high probability of delisting, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/douzone-bizon-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20161:1" rel="noopener">Douzone Bizon (012510 KS)</a> will be deleted from the indices and there will be replacements.</li>
<li>With <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/douzone-bizon-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20161:1" rel="noopener">Douzone Bizon</a> in the top 3 group for the KRX Internet Top10 Index and a part of the KRX BBIG Index, there will be a replacement and a rebalance.</li>
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Doronicum owns nearly 90% of Douzone Bizon (012510 KS) and they have launched another tender offer to buy the remaining shares.
Once the exchange has concluded there is a high probability of delisting, Douzone Bizon (012510 KS) will be deleted from the indices and there will be replacements.
With Douzone Bizon in the top 3 group for the KRX Internet Top10 Index and a part of the KRX BBIG Index, there will be a replacement and a rebalance.


KRX Internet Top 10/ BBIG Index Rebalance Preview: Replacements for Douzone Bizon

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, DZT Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

DZT Research

DZT Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of May 22nd. The aggregated holding was USD1,553.7bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD10,868mln. 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 Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Hyundai Motor, Mobis, LG Electronics.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of May 22nd. The aggregated holding was USD1,553.7bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD10,868mln. 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 Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Hyundai Motor, Mobis, LG Electronics.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (May 22nd): Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Hyundai Motor, Mobis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of May 1st. The aggregated short interest was USD18.4bn.</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 LS ELECTRIC, SK Hynix, LG Electronics, LEENO, DWEC.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of May 1st. The aggregated short interest was USD18.4bn.
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 LS ELECTRIC, SK Hynix, LG Electronics, LEENO, DWEC.


KRX Short Interest Weekly (April 30th): LS ELECTRIC, SK Hynix, LG Electronics, LEENO, DWEC

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>KRX is expected to announce the KOSDAQ150 rebalance in the next couple of weeks. </li>
<li>An alpha generating trading strategy would be to focus on companies with higher probability of getting deleted in the next round of KOSDAQ rebalance in December.  </li>
<li>These 15 companies are those among the bottom 30 market cap in KOSDAQ150 that are ranked number 16 to 30 in terms of combined market cap and trading value range. </li>
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KRX is expected to announce the KOSDAQ150 rebalance in the next couple of weeks. 
An alpha generating trading strategy would be to focus on companies with higher probability of getting deleted in the next round of KOSDAQ rebalance in December.  
These 15 companies are those among the bottom 30 market cap in KOSDAQ150 that are ranked number 16 to 30 in terms of combined market cap and trading value range. 


Alpha Generating Trading Strategy of KOSDAQ150 Deletions & Additions in June 2022

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Jul 12th which has an aggregated holding worth USD572.7bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD2,198mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We estimate the inflows decreased by 1.0% WoW and highlight foreign changes in Samsung Electronics (005930 KS).</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Jul 12th which has an aggregated holding worth USD572.7bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD2,198mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We estimate the inflows decreased by 1.0% WoW and highlight foreign changes in Samsung Electronics (005930 KS).


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Jul 12th): Samsung Electronics

South Korea

Seojin System Co., Ltd. manufactures components for communication equipments, such as Remote Radio Head(RRH) and Digital Unit(DU).  The Company also produces semiconductor components and metal cases for hand-held devices.

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Seojin System Co, Ltd. (178320 KS)

KRX Internet Top 10/ BBIG Index Rebalance Preview: Replacements for Douzone Bizon

Doronicum owns ~90% of DouzoneBizon and has launched another tender offer. There will be 1 add to the Internet Top10 Index and 1 add to the BBIG...

Brian Freitas

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (May 22nd): Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Hyundai Motor, Mobis

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Hyundai Motor,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KRX Short Interest Weekly (April 30th): LS ELECTRIC, SK Hynix, LG Electronics, LEENO, DWEC

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in LS ELECTRIC, SK Hynix, LG Electronics, LEENO, DWEC.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Alpha Generating Trading Strategy of KOSDAQ150 Deletions & Additions in June 2022

An alpha generating trading strategy would be to focus on companies with higher probability of getting deleted in the next round of KOSDAQ...

Douglas Kim

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Jul 12th): Samsung Electronics

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week. We estimated the inflows to be USD 2.2 bn and highlighted foreign holding changes in...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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