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I investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

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Myoung Shin Industrial Co.,Ltd / Event-Driven

Myoung Shin Industrial Co.,Ltd (009900 KS)

<p>Myungshin Industries is running again. Myungshin Industrial is considered a Tesla-related stock because Tesla is a major customer. As Tesla recently announced surprise earnings, the stock price of Myungshin Industrial is also moving up.</p><section class="figure"><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/220/951/original/1.png?1627534508" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="220951"></figure></section><p>In the past five trading days alone, the share price has risen more than 8%. Its current market cap has exceeded 1.7 trillion won.</p><div class="content-highlight"><p><strong>So this stock appears to offer some opportunities from an index rebalancing trading perspective as well.</strong></p></div><p>The first thing to consider is the inclusion of the KOSPI 200. In the rebalancing of last June, the stock price did not meet the market cap threshold due to the share price being drifted sideways for several months. However, in this December's rebalancing, if the current share price uptrend continues, the possibility of inclusion seems quite high.</p><p><strong>However, we can find trading opportunities in the KRX Autos sector index rebalancing, which takes place ahead of the KOSPI 200 rebalancing in December.</strong></p><p>As for KRX Autos, KODEX currently manages an ETF that tracks it, and it has recently been showing good returns, resulting in a large inflow of funds. The AUM now amounts to ₩649.0B, which isn't bad for an index containing only 17 constituents.</p><p>This is a float-adjusted market cap-weighted index with a 20% cap. Rebalancing takes place annually in September. The implementation date is the first trading day of the week following the last trading day for KOSPI 200 futures contracts. So, September 10 will be the implementation date for this year, meaning that we will see rebalancing trading at the close on September 9.</p><table class="table table-striped">
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<tr><td colspan="2" style="width: 746px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Index summary"}'>Index summary</td></tr>
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<td style="width: 281px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Index name"}'>Index name</td>
<td style="width: 465px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"KRX Autos"}'>KRX Autos</td>
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<td style="width: 281px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"ETF"}'>ETF</td>
<td style="width: 465px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Samsung Kodex Autos ETF"}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[1]C[0], "name")'><div><div>Samsung Kodex Autos ETF</div></div></td>
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<td style="width: 281px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Ticker"}'>Ticker</td>
<td style="width: 465px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"091180"}' data-sheets-formula='="091180"'>091180</td>
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<td style="width: 281px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"AUM"}'><strong>AUM</strong></td>
<td style="width: 465px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":649.04425}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"₩#,##0.0B",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[1]C[0]*R[2]C[0]/1000000000"><strong>₩649.0B</strong></td>
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<td style="width: 281px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Price"}'>Price</td>
<td style="width: 465px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":23305}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"[$₩]#,##0",1]' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[-2]C[0], "price")'>₩23,305</td>
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<td style="width: 281px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"SO"}'>SO</td>
<td style="width: 465px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":27850000}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>27,850,000</td>
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<td style="width: 281px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Number of constituents"}'>Number of constituents</td>
<td style="width: 465px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":17}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>17</td>
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<td style="width: 281px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Weight type"}'>Weight type</td>
<td style="width: 465px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Float-adjusted market cap"}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"₩#,##0.0B"]'><div><div>Float-adjusted market cap</div></div></td>
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<td style="width: 281px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Cap"}'>Cap</td>
<td style="width: 465px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.2}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]'>20.00%</td>
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<td style="width: 281px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Rebalancing cycle"}'>Rebalancing cycle</td>
<td style="width: 465px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Annually"}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"₩#,##0.0B"]'>Annually</td>
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<td style="width: 281px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Rebalancing month"}'><strong>Rebalancing month</strong></td>
<td style="width: 465px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"September"}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"₩#,##0.0B"]'><strong>September</strong></td>
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<td style="width: 281px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Announcement date"}'><strong>Announcement date</strong></td>
<td style="width: 465px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"One week ahead of implementation"}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"₩#,##0.0B"]'><div><div><strong>One week ahead of implementation</strong></div></div></td>
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<td style="width: 281px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Implementation date"}'><strong>Implementation date</strong></td>
<td style="width: 465px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"The first trading day of the week following the last trading day for KOSPI 200 futures contracts"}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"₩#,##0.0B"]'><div><div><strong>The first trading day of the week following the last trading day for KOSPI 200 futures contracts</strong></div></div></td>
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<td style="width: 281px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Next implementation date"}'><strong>Next implementation date</strong></td>
<td style="width: 465px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"September 10, 2021"}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"₩#,##0.0B"]'><div><div><strong>September 10, 2021</strong></div></div></td>
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<td style="width: 281px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Rebalancing trading"}'><strong>Rebalancing trading</strong></td>
<td style="width: 465px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"At the close on September 9, 2021"}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"₩#,##0.0B"]'><div><div><strong>At the close on September 9, 2021</strong></div></div></td>
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<td style="width: 281px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Screening base date"}'>Screening base date</td>
<td style="width: 465px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"The last trading day of the month preceding the date of regular rebalancing"}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"₩#,##0.0B"]'><div><div>The last trading day of the month preceding the date of regular rebalancing</div></div></td>
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<td style="width: 281px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Screening period"}'>Screening period</td>
<td style="width: 465px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"The three months preceding the screening base date"}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"₩#,##0.0B"]'><div><div>The three months preceding the screening base date</div></div></td>
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<tr><td colspan="2" style="width: 746px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: KRX &amp; KODEX ETF"}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"₩#,##0.0B"]' data-sheets-formula="=PDF!R[-1]C[0]">Source: KRX &amp; KODEX ETF</td></tr>
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Myungshin Industries is running again. Myungshin Industrial is considered a Tesla-related stock because Tesla is a major customer. As Tesla recently announced surprise earnings, the stock price of Myungshin Industrial is also moving up.In the past five trading days alone, the share price has risen more than 8%. Its current market cap has exceeded 1.7 trillion won.So this stock appears to offer some opportunities from an index rebalancing trading perspective as well.The first thing to consider is the inclusion of the KOSPI 200. In the rebalancing of last June, the stock price did not meet the market cap threshold due to the share price being drifted sideways for several months. However, in this December's rebalancing, if the current share price uptrend continues, the possibility of inclusion seems quite high.However, we can find trading opportunities in the KRX Autos sector index rebalancing, which takes place ahead of the KOSPI 200 rebalancing in December.As for KRX Autos, KODEX currently manages an ETF that tracks it, and it has recently been showing good returns, resulting in a large inflow of funds. The AUM now amounts to ₩649.0B, which isn't bad for an index containing only 17 constituents.This is a float-adjusted market cap-weighted index with a 20% cap. Rebalancing takes place annually in September. The implementation date is the first trading day of the week following the last trading day for KOSPI 200 futures contracts. So, September 10 will be the implementation date for this year, meaning that we will see rebalancing trading at the close on September 9.





Index summary

Index name
KRX Autos


ETF
Samsung Kodex Autos ETF


Ticker
091180


AUM
₩649.0B


Price
₩23,305


SO
27,850,000


Number of constituents
17


Weight type
Float-adjusted market cap


Cap
20.00%


Rebalancing cycle
Annually


Rebalancing month
September


Announcement date
One week ahead of implementation


Implementation date
The first trading day of the week following the last trading day for KOSPI 200 futures contracts


Next implementation date
September 10, 2021


Rebalancing trading
At the close on September 9, 2021


Screening base date
The last trading day of the month preceding the date of regular rebalancing


Screening period
The three months preceding the screening base date

Source: KRX &amp; KODEX ETF



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