Daily Brief South Korea: Aurora World, Ecopro Co Ltd, HD Hyundai Mipo and more

In today’s briefing:

Curator’s Cut: The Next Labubu, Crypto Equities and Tracking APAC Buybacks
Clarifying the KOSDAQ Global Index and SSF Reshuffle
Friday’s Cap Reversion in the SOL Shipbuilding Top 3 ETF Sets up a Clean Flow Trade Opportunity

Curator’s Cut: The Next Labubu, Crypto Equities and Tracking APAC Buybacks

Welcome to Curator’s Cut, a fortnightly roundup of standout themes from the 1,200+ insights published over the past two weeks on Smartkarma
In this cut, we look at an Asian toy manufacturer not named Pop Mart or Dream Int’l, the mashup between crypto and equity markets and the takeaways from tracking buybacks
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KOSDAQ Global rebalances annually in June with unique, fundamentals-based screening, unlike cap-weighted peers. Its results are now a key lead indicator for upcoming SSF inclusion.
New SSF listings often trigger short-term volume spikes, especially in KOSDAQ names, leading to consistent spot outperformance from listing to expiry—most pronounced near the midpoint.
With more traders now tuned into the SSF pattern and fewer names rotating, early positioning and amplified price action are more likely this time around.

Top 3 stays unchanged — HD KSOE beats HHI on consolidated sales, and index rules push HHI to the Plus side since a group sibling’s already in the Top 3.
Plus Universe also looks stable, but HD Hyundai Mipo’s weight drops from 14.12% to 10% Friday — triggering ~₩40B in passive outflows, a key flow trade setup.
₩40B sell vs. ₩60–90B daily turnover, all hitting via one ETF desk (Shinhan SOL) Friday afternoon — flow size could move the tape. Should keep it on our radar.

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