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 the inaugural constituent selection, FnGuide revealed a noteworthy pattern. Given the smaller market capitalization of the electrolyte suppliers, FnGuide has included only the largest among them in this ETF.</li>
<li>SoulBrain, categorized by FnGuide as an electrolyte supplier like Chunbo, has significantly outperformed Chunbo. As a result, there is a considerable likelihood that SoulBrain will replace Chunbo in December.</li>
<li>The price impact from ETF rebalancing trading has disappeared substantially in Korea. We should focus on the first rebalancing of newly listed ETFs that haven't yet established a learning effect.</li>
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In the inaugural constituent selection, FnGuide revealed a noteworthy pattern. Given the smaller market capitalization of the electrolyte suppliers, FnGuide has included only the largest among them in this ETF.
SoulBrain, categorized by FnGuide as an electrolyte supplier like Chunbo, has significantly outperformed Chunbo. As a result, there is a considerable likelihood that SoulBrain will replace Chunbo in December.
The price impact from ETF rebalancing trading has disappeared substantially in Korea. We should focus on the first rebalancing of newly listed ETFs that haven't yet established a learning effect.


Overlooked by the Market: A Compelling Long Short Opportunity in Newly-Listed ETF Rebal in Korea

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<li>Mirae Asset TIGER Fn Semiconductor TOP 10 ETF saw a rapid increase in AUM in a short period. Currently, AUM has reached 126 billion won.</li>
<li>Compared to the flow size, the price movement magnitude was substantial. What is particularly important is that the correlation between weight change direction and price impact was quite significant.</li>
<li>Considering Long Short basket trading based on the weight change direction on a day trading window seems worthwhile.</li>
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Mirae Asset TIGER Fn Semiconductor TOP 10 ETF saw a rapid increase in AUM in a short period. Currently, AUM has reached 126 billion won.
Compared to the flow size, the price movement magnitude was substantial. What is particularly important is that the correlation between weight change direction and price impact was quite significant.
Considering Long Short basket trading based on the weight change direction on a day trading window seems worthwhile.


Introducing Another Long Short Basket Trading Event with Semicon ETF Rebalancing in Korea

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<li>The key to this rebalancing is the inclusion of WCP, which satisfies the requirements of minimum listing period and secondary battery sales amount.</li>
<li>As a hedge for the LONG WCP position, we can use Soulbrain and Solus Advanced, whose passive outflow is relatively high among those of a similar size to WCP.</li>
<li>Among large caps, we should pay attention to L&amp;F, Posco Chemical, and Iljin Materials. However, we should be cautious about approaching them as an active trading target.</li>
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The key to this rebalancing is the inclusion of WCP, which satisfies the requirements of minimum listing period and secondary battery sales amount.
As a hedge for the LONG WCP position, we can use Soulbrain and Solus Advanced, whose passive outflow is relatively high among those of a similar size to WCP.
Among large caps, we should pay attention to L&amp;F, Posco Chemical, and Iljin Materials. However, we should be cautious about approaching them as an active trading target.


TIGER (WISE) Secondary Battery ETF Rebalancing in January: Names to Watch

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<li>The ETF operator (TIGER)'s index tracking conformity was high enough to create trading opportunities aimed at the rebalancing flow.</li>
<li>Flow/Price directions were mostly synched with only a few exceptions. Of particular importance is that the price impact was substantial compared to the passive flow size. </li>
<li>The yield of the tradable names suitable for a basket based on the projected passive impact size was 4.51%.</li>
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The ETF operator (TIGER)'s index tracking conformity was high enough to create trading opportunities aimed at the rebalancing flow.
Flow/Price directions were mostly synched with only a few exceptions. Of particular importance is that the price impact was substantial compared to the passive flow size. 
The yield of the tradable names suitable for a basket based on the projected passive impact size was 4.51%.


WISE Theme Indexes Rebalancing: Conformity of Passive Flow to Price Return

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<li>WISE Secondary Cell rebalances every quarter in January, April, July, and October. The effective date for the upcoming rebalancing is April 15.</li>
<li>The flow impact/price correlation of small/mid-caps is shown to be at a meaningful level. Therefore, we may need to design long/short basket trading setups focusing on these small/mid-caps.</li>
<li>The following five stocks are expected to have a significant level of flow impact at this point: SKC, Soulbrain, Youlchon Chemical, Posco Chemical, and LG Energy Solution.</li>
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WISE Secondary Cell rebalances every quarter in January, April, July, and October. The effective date for the upcoming rebalancing is April 15.
The flow impact/price correlation of small/mid-caps is shown to be at a meaningful level. Therefore, we may need to design long/short basket trading setups focusing on these small/mid-caps.
The following five stocks are expected to have a significant level of flow impact at this point: SKC, Soulbrain, Youlchon Chemical, Posco Chemical, and LG Energy Solution.


WISE Secondary Cell (TIGER ETF) Rebalancing Preview

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Soulbrain Co., Ltd. manufactures and distributes chemicals. The Company produces functional organic materials, fine chemical materials, chemical deposition materials, etchant materials, and other related products. Soulbrain also produces secondary battery materials, semiconductor materials, and display products.

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