Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Event-Driven

In this insight, we discuss the stocks that could get included or excluded in the November 2021 KOSPI 200 rebalance. We highlight 15 stocks that could get included and 10 stocks that could get excluded in the upcoming KOSPI 200 rebalance.<div class="content-highlight">
This rebalance of the KOSPI 200 strategy is a type of momentum-driven strategy. The 15 stocks that we think could get included in the next KOSPI 200 rebalance have generated strong share price performances (up 55% on average in the past six months). 
On the other hand, the 10 stocks which we think could get excluded in the next KOSPI 200 rebalance (the bottom 5% of KOSPI 200 index in terms of market cap) have done much worse in terms of their share price performance (down 6.1% on average in the past six months). 
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In this insight, we discuss the stocks that could get included or excluded in the November 2021 KOSPI 200 rebalance. We highlight 15 stocks that could get included and 10 stocks that could get excluded in the upcoming KOSPI 200 rebalance.
This rebalance of the KOSPI 200 strategy is a type of momentum-driven strategy. The 15 stocks that we think could get included in the next KOSPI 200 rebalance have generated strong share price performances (up 55% on average in the past six months). 
On the other hand, the 10 stocks which we think could get excluded in the next KOSPI 200 rebalance (the bottom 5% of KOSPI 200 index in terms of market cap) have done much worse in terms of their share price performance (down 6.1% on average in the past six months). 


Potential Changes of KOSPI 200 Index Components in the November 2021 Rebalance

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Index Rebalance

There could be two changes to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/korea-stock-exchange-kospi-200-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26021:1" rel="noopener">Korea Stock Exchange Kospi 200 Index (KOSPI2 INDEX)</a> at the September index futures expiry with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kakaobank-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33501:1" rel="noopener">KakaoBank (1349010D KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/krafton-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28956:1" rel="noopener"> Krafton Inc (259960 KS)</a> getting Fast Entry and replacing <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lock-lock-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4739:1" rel="noopener">Lock&amp;Lock (115390 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jw-pharmaceutical-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18784:1" rel="noopener">Jw Pharmaceutical (001060 KS)</a> at the close of trading on 9 September.Then, the Korea Exchange (KRX) will announce the results of the December 2021 review 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">Korea Stock Exchange Kospi 200 Index (KOSPI2 INDEX)</a> in November. The constituent changes will be effective after the close of trading on 9 December.We see 5 potential changes at the December rebalance with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/f-f-co-ltd-new" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33479:1" rel="noopener">F&amp;F (383220 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sl-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20694:1" rel="noopener">SL Corp (005850 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/geneone-life-science-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6549:1" rel="noopener">GeneOne Life Science Inc. (011000 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/myoung-shin-industrial-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29698:1" rel="noopener">Myoung Shin Industrial Co.,Ltd (009900 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hyosung-chemical-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27752:1" rel="noopener">Hyosung Chemical Corp (298000 KS)</a> replacing <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/f-f-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15983:1" rel="noopener">F&amp;F Co Ltd (007700 KS)</a>, <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/ilyang-pharmaceutical-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2789:1" rel="noopener">Ilyang Pharmaceutical Co., (007570 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lx-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33384:1" rel="noopener">LX Holdings (383800 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dongwon-f-b-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3274:1" rel="noopener">Dongwon F&amp;B (049770 KS)</a>.The potential inclusions have been outperforming the potential exclusions and this could continue as short selling is only permitted on index constituents and as active funds position for the rebalance following excellent returns at the June rebalance.

There could be two changes to the Korea Stock Exchange Kospi 200 Index (KOSPI2 INDEX) at the September index futures expiry with KakaoBank (1349010D KS) and  Krafton Inc (259960 KS) getting Fast Entry and replacing Lock&amp;Lock (115390 KS) and Jw Pharmaceutical (001060 KS) at the close of trading on 9 September.Then, the Korea Exchange (KRX) will announce the results of the December 2021 review of the Korea Stock Exchange Kospi 200 Index (KOSPI2 INDEX) in November. The constituent changes will be effective after the close of trading on 9 December.We see 5 potential changes at the December rebalance with F&amp;F (383220 KS), SL Corp (005850 KS), GeneOne Life Science Inc. (011000 KS), Myoung Shin Industrial Co.,Ltd (009900 KS) and Hyosung Chemical Corp (298000 KS) replacing F&amp;F Co Ltd (007700 KS), Samyang Foods (003230 KS), Ilyang Pharmaceutical Co., (007570 KS), LX Holdings (383800 KS) and Dongwon F&amp;B (049770 KS).The potential inclusions have been outperforming the potential exclusions and this could continue as short selling is only permitted on index constituents and as active funds position for the rebalance following excellent returns at the June rebalance.

KOSPI200 Index Rebalance Preview: Two Changes in September; Five in December

The Korea Exchange (KRX) will announce the results of the December 2021 review 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">Korea Stock Exchange Kospi 200 Index (KOSPI2 INDEX)</a> in November. The constituent changes will be effective after the close of trading on 9 December.There could be a change at the September futures expiry with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sd-biosensor-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33333:1" rel="noopener">SD Biosensor (SDBIOZ KS)</a> getting Fast Entry into the index. We see <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lock-lock-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4739:1" rel="noopener">Lock&amp;Lock (115390 KS)</a> as a potential deletion to make way for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sd-biosensor-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33333:1" rel="noopener">SD Biosensor (SDBIOZ KS)</a>. At the current time, we see 3 potential changes at the regular review in December with F&amp;F Co (383220 KS), <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sl-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20694:1" rel="noopener">Sl Corp (005850 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/seah-besteel-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11760:1" rel="noopener">Seah Besteel (001430 KS)</a> replacing <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/f-f-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15983:1" rel="noopener">F&amp;F Co Ltd (007700 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jw-pharmaceutical-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18784:1" rel="noopener">Jw Pharmaceutical (001060 KS)</a>. These names could change over the next few months and their prices (and the prices of the other stocks) move around.After the 100%+ returns in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/korea-stock-exchange-kospi-200-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26021:1" rel="noopener">Korea Stock Exchange Kospi 200 Index (KOSPI2 INDEX)</a> June review by buying the inclusions and selling the exclusions (or the KOSPI2 index futures), there will be a lot of interest in the December review.In this Insight we look at the KOSPI 200 index methodology, the historical performance of inclusions vs exclusions, at potential candidates for inclusion/exclusion in this review and some of the details around the names.

The Korea Exchange (KRX) will announce the results of the December 2021 review of the Korea Stock Exchange Kospi 200 Index (KOSPI2 INDEX) in November. The constituent changes will be effective after the close of trading on 9 December.There could be a change at the September futures expiry with SD Biosensor (SDBIOZ KS) getting Fast Entry into the index. We see Lock&amp;Lock (115390 KS) as a potential deletion to make way for SD Biosensor (SDBIOZ KS). At the current time, we see 3 potential changes at the regular review in December with F&amp;F Co (383220 KS), Sl Corp (005850 KS) and Seah Besteel (001430 KS) replacing Samyang Foods (003230 KS), F&amp;F Co Ltd (007700 KS) and Jw Pharmaceutical (001060 KS). These names could change over the next few months and their prices (and the prices of the other stocks) move around.After the 100%+ returns in the Korea Stock Exchange Kospi 200 Index (KOSPI2 INDEX) June review by buying the inclusions and selling the exclusions (or the KOSPI2 index futures), there will be a lot of interest in the December review.In this Insight we look at the KOSPI 200 index methodology, the historical performance of inclusions vs exclusions, at potential candidates for inclusion/exclusion in this review and some of the details around the names.

KOSPI200 Index Rebalance Preview: Focus Shifts to December After a Fantastic June Review

The KRX announced the list of inclusions and exclusions to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/korea-stock-exchange-kospi-200-index" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26021:1">Korea Stock Exchange Kospi 200 Index (KOSPI2 INDEX)</a> today. The rebalance is effective as of 12 June and all passive buying/selling will be done at the closing auction on 11 June.There are 11 inclusions and 11 exclusions in the June 2020 review with an estimated one-way turnover of 0.87%.The inclusions and exclusions are tabulated here.<table class="table table-striped">
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<td style="text-align: center; width: 96pt;" colspan="2">INCLUSIONS</td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 96pt;" colspan="2">EXCLUSIONS</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>003670.KS</td>
<td>Posco Chemical Co Ltd</td>
<td>001520.KS</td>
<td>Tongyang Inc</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>007700.KS</td>
<td>F&amp;F Co Ltd</td>
<td>002960.KS</td>
<td>Hankook Shell Oil Co Ltd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>009410.KS</td>
<td>Taeyoung Engineering &amp; Construction Co Ltd</td>
<td>003620.KS</td>
<td>Ssangyong Motor Co Ltd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>011200.KS</td>
<td>HMM Co Ltd</td>
<td>003920.KS</td>
<td>Namyang Dairy Products Co Ltd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>016380.KS</td>
<td>KG DongbuSteel Co Ltd</td>
<td>005850.KS</td>
<td>SL Corp</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>020560.KS</td>
<td>Asiana Airlines Inc</td>
<td>006840.KS</td>
<td>AK Holdings Inc</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>032350.KS</td>
<td>Lotte Tour Development Co Ltd</td>
<td>008060.KS</td>
<td>Daeduck Co Ltd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>180640.KS</td>
<td>Hanjin Kal</td>
<td>025540.KS</td>
<td>Korea Electric Terminal Co Ltd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>192080.KS</td>
<td>DoubleU Games Co Ltd</td>
<td>079430.KS</td>
<td>Hyundai Livart Furniture Co Ltd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>241590.KS</td>
<td>Hwaseung Enterprise Co Ltd</td>
<td>096760.KS</td>
<td>JW Holdings Corp</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>284740.KS</td>
<td>Cuckoo Homesys Co Ltd</td>
<td>298040.KS</td>
<td>Hyosung Heavy Industries Corp</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>There are 11 days trading days to implementation day and there is significant volume to trade on quite a few of the inclusions and exclusions, so there will be a fair bit of volatility and opportunities to make money.

The KRX announced the list of inclusions and exclusions to the Korea Stock Exchange Kospi 200 Index (KOSPI2 INDEX) today. The rebalance is effective as of 12 June and all passive buying/selling will be done at the closing auction on 11 June.There are 11 inclusions and 11 exclusions in the June 2020 review with an estimated one-way turnover of 0.87%.The inclusions and exclusions are tabulated here.



INCLUSIONS
EXCLUSIONS


003670.KS
Posco Chemical Co Ltd
001520.KS
Tongyang Inc


007700.KS
F&amp;F Co Ltd
002960.KS
Hankook Shell Oil Co Ltd


009410.KS
Taeyoung Engineering &amp; Construction Co Ltd
003620.KS
Ssangyong Motor Co Ltd


011200.KS
HMM Co Ltd
003920.KS
Namyang Dairy Products Co Ltd


016380.KS
KG DongbuSteel Co Ltd
005850.KS
SL Corp


020560.KS
Asiana Airlines Inc
006840.KS
AK Holdings Inc


032350.KS
Lotte Tour Development Co Ltd
008060.KS
Daeduck Co Ltd


180640.KS
Hanjin Kal
025540.KS
Korea Electric Terminal Co Ltd


192080.KS
DoubleU Games Co Ltd
079430.KS
Hyundai Livart Furniture Co Ltd


241590.KS
Hwaseung Enterprise Co Ltd
096760.KS
JW Holdings Corp


284740.KS
Cuckoo Homesys Co Ltd
298040.KS
Hyosung Heavy Industries Corp


There are 11 days trading days to implementation day and there is significant volume to trade on quite a few of the inclusions and exclusions, so there will be a fair bit of volatility and opportunities to make money.

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SL Corp. designs and manufactures head lamps, chassis, and power trains for autos and motorcycles.  The Company exports its products to overseas market such as North America and Australia.

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SL Corp (005850 KS)

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