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

Event-Driven

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<li>With nearly 85% of the review period complete, there could be 15 changes for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kosdaq-150-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31077:1" rel="noopener">KOSDAQ 150 Index (KOSDQ150 INDEX)</a> at the June rebalance.</li>
<li>Prior to the June rebalance, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/c-c-international-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40992:1" rel="noopener">C&amp;C International (352480 KS)</a> will replace <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/canariabio-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36099:1" rel="noopener">CanariaBio (016790 KS)</a> in the index following CanariaBio being listed as an Administrative Issue and an Investment Attention Issue.</li>
<li>The potential adds have outperformed the potential deletes and the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kosdaq-150-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31077:1" rel="noopener">KOSDAQ 150 Index</a> since the start of the review period. Lighten positions ahead of the end of the review period.</li>
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With nearly 85% of the review period complete, there could be 15 changes for the KOSDAQ 150 Index (KOSDQ150 INDEX) at the June rebalance.
Prior to the June rebalance, C&amp;C International (352480 KS) will replace CanariaBio (016790 KS) in the index following CanariaBio being listed as an Administrative Issue and an Investment Attention Issue.
The potential adds have outperformed the potential deletes and the KOSDAQ 150 Index since the start of the review period. Lighten positions ahead of the end of the review period.


KOSDAQ150 Index Rebalance Preview: Potential Adds Still Outperforming

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

Last month, foreign investors went on a buying spree in the Korea's second largest stock market, KOSDAQ. In contrast, they went on a selling spree in the Korea's largest stock market, KOSPI during the same period. This is very interesting since these foreign investors seem to be thinking that NPS initiated passive investing paradigm might have come to an end. In fact, foreign investors net purchased ₩536bil worth of KOSDAQ stocks in Sep alone. This is more than one fourth of their total net purchase from Jan to July. However, they net sold a total of ₩3.465tril worth of KOSPI stocks in the last two months. It seems clear that foreign investors' appetite has changed drastically in the last two months. That is, they are scooping up KOSDAQ stocks and dumping KOSPI stocks.<table class="table table-striped"><colgroup></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>(Shares, ₩)</td><td colspan="2">KOSDAQ</td><td colspan="2">KOSPI</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Net trade volume</td><td>Net trade value</td><td>Net trade volume</td><td>Net trade value</td></tr><tr><td>Jan - July</td><td>-26,469,863</td><td>+2,036,022,065,002</td><td>303,361,818</td><td>+8,724,829,647,120</td></tr><tr><td>Aug</td><td>11,853,686</td><td>+276,445,341,427</td><td>15,985,082</td><td>-1,875,161,062,234</td></tr><tr><td>Sep</td><td>18,014,568</td><td>+535,789,044,679</td><td>-20,254,807</td><td>-1,589,880,870,918</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Source: KRX</td></tr></tbody></table>

Last month, foreign investors went on a buying spree in the Korea's second largest stock market, KOSDAQ. In contrast, they went on a selling spree in the Korea's largest stock market, KOSPI during the same period. This is very interesting since these foreign investors seem to be thinking that NPS initiated passive investing paradigm might have come to an end. In fact, foreign investors net purchased ₩536bil worth of KOSDAQ stocks in Sep alone. This is more than one fourth of their total net purchase from Jan to July. However, they net sold a total of ₩3.465tril worth of KOSPI stocks in the last two months. It seems clear that foreign investors' appetite has changed drastically in the last two months. That is, they are scooping up KOSDAQ stocks and dumping KOSPI stocks.(Shares, ₩)KOSDAQKOSPINet trade volumeNet trade valueNet trade volumeNet trade valueJan - July-26,469,863+2,036,022,065,002303,361,818+8,724,829,647,120Aug11,853,686+276,445,341,42715,985,082-1,875,161,062,234Sep18,014,568+535,789,044,679-20,254,807-1,589,880,870,918Source: KRX

Foreign Investors Vs. Local Institutions in Korean Stock Market - Who Is Right?

South Korea

Techwing Inc., manufactures parts for semiconductor testing equipment. The Company's product includes test handlers, Change of Kit (C.O.K) and test interface boards.  The company's main product, test handlers, is core  semiconductor testing equipment.

Techwing Inc (089030 KS)

KOSDAQ150 Index Rebalance Preview: Potential Adds Still Outperforming

There could be 15 changes for the KOSDAQ150 Index in June. The potential adds have outperformed the potential deletes and the KOSDAQ150 Index over...

Brian Freitas

Foreign Investors Vs. Local Institutions in Korean Stock Market - Who Is Right?

Last month, foreign investors went on a buying spree in the Korea's second largest stock market, KOSDAQ. In contrast, they went on a selling spree...

Sanghyun Park