Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>In this insight, we discuss the recent Korean stock portfolio allocation changes by the NPS.</li>
<li>The data suggests that NPS has been increasing its holdings into more defensive sectors such as insurance, convenience stores, and industrials. </li>
<li>On the other hand, it has been decreasing capital allocation in consumer discretionary related stocks.</li>
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In this insight, we discuss the recent Korean stock portfolio allocation changes by the NPS.
The data suggests that NPS has been increasing its holdings into more defensive sectors such as insurance, convenience stores, and industrials. 
On the other hand, it has been decreasing capital allocation in consumer discretionary related stocks.


NPS: Increasing Capital Allocation to More Defensive Stocks in Korea

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>On 24 April, KCC Corp announced that it plans to IPO its subsidiary Momentive Performance Materials Inc. in the US stock market as early as 2023.</li>
<li>In 2021, KCC raised its stake in MOM Holding from 50% + 1 share to 60%. Momentive EBITDA increased from $300 million in 2018 to $450 million in 2022.</li>
<li>Our valuation of KCC Corp suggests an NAV of 3.1 trillion won (post 50% discount) or NAV per share of 347,633 won per share, representing 49% higher than current price.</li>
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On 24 April, KCC Corp announced that it plans to IPO its subsidiary Momentive Performance Materials Inc. in the US stock market as early as 2023.
In 2021, KCC raised its stake in MOM Holding from 50% + 1 share to 60%. Momentive EBITDA increased from $300 million in 2018 to $450 million in 2022.
Our valuation of KCC Corp suggests an NAV of 3.1 trillion won (post 50% discount) or NAV per share of 347,633 won per share, representing 49% higher than current price.


KCC: Plans to IPO Its Subsidiary Momentive Performance Materials in the US as Early as 2023

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

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<li>The effective date for rebalancing KOSPI 200 and KOSDAQ 150 is this Friday. This is the first trading day that short selling is permitted on new stocks in these indexes.</li>
<li>From the 25th to today, immediately after the inclusion of these indexes was announced, the loan share balance of almost all stocks increased significantly.</li>
<li>Those stocks with substantial outperformance in price and relatively abundant liquidity have a high level of loan balance.</li>
</ul>


The effective date for rebalancing KOSPI 200 and KOSDAQ 150 is this Friday. This is the first trading day that short selling is permitted on new stocks in these indexes.
From the 25th to today, immediately after the inclusion of these indexes was announced, the loan share balance of almost all stocks increased significantly.
Those stocks with substantial outperformance in price and relatively abundant liquidity have a high level of loan balance.


Short Position Approach on the Index Entrants on December 10 in Korea

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<li>The KRX officially unveiled the results of the December rebalancing for KOSDAQ 150. We have a total of 15 additions and 15 deletions from the regular rebalancing.</li>
<li>The following trade-suitable stocks among the additions are Bioneer Corp, TK Chemical, AptaBio Therapeutics, Cellid, and Ecopro HN.</li>
<li>Among the deletions, these are worthy of our attention: SK Materials, Crystal Genomics, G-TreeBNT, and Icure Pharmaceutical
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The KRX officially unveiled the results of the December rebalancing for KOSDAQ 150. We have a total of 15 additions and 15 deletions from the regular rebalancing.
The following trade-suitable stocks among the additions are Bioneer Corp, TK Chemical, AptaBio Therapeutics, Cellid, and Ecopro HN.
Among the deletions, these are worthy of our attention: SK Materials, Crystal Genomics, G-TreeBNT, and Icure Pharmaceutical



15 Adds & 15 Deletes in KOSDAQ 150 Rebalancing: Passive Impact & Trade Approaches

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

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Index Rebalance

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<li>There are 15 inclusions and 15 exclusions 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 next rebalance to be implemented at the close on 9 December.</li>
<li>The inclusions were expected but there are a few surprises among the deletions as the Information Technology sector was spared at the expense of the Health Care sector.</li>
<li>Over the last couple of months, the inclusions have given up their early gains versus the deletions. With the announcement made, the inclusions could outperform over the next few weeks.</li>
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There are 15 inclusions and 15 exclusions for the KOSDAQ 150 Index (KOSDQ150 INDEX) at the next rebalance to be implemented at the close on 9 December.
The inclusions were expected but there are a few surprises among the deletions as the Information Technology sector was spared at the expense of the Health Care sector.
Over the last couple of months, the inclusions have given up their early gains versus the deletions. With the announcement made, the inclusions could outperform over the next few weeks.


KOSDAQ150 Index Rebalance: Pullback Done; Buy Adds & Sell Deletes

South Korea

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Douglas Kim

Short Position Approach on the Index Entrants on December 10 in Korea

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Sanghyun Park

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Sanghyun Park

KOSDAQ150 Index Rebalance: Pullback Done; Buy Adds & Sell Deletes

There are 15 changes for the KOSDAQ150 index in December. The impact on the deletions is larger than that on the inclusions. A long adds/short...

Brian Freitas

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