Abstract: We analyzed KRX short interest for stocks with market cap of at least USD 100m as of Jul 17th. Aggregate short interest was USD 15,056m, down 0.3% from USD 15,108m the prior week, while the KOSPI index fell 8.8% over the same period. The largest short positions by value were Hyundai Motor (USD 1,170m), Hanmi Semi (USD 832m), and LG Energy Solution (USD 797m). The biggest weekly increases in short value were PSK (+USD 73m, +158.6%), Korea Aerospace (+USD 65m, +16.3%), and TES (+USD 53m, +533.2%), while the largest decreases were Hyundai Motor (-USD 235m, -16.7%), HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (-USD 114m, -14.0%), and Samsung Electronics (-USD 78m, -44.4%). By short as a multiple of ADT, ISUPETASYS saw the largest weekly increase (+0.5x to 0.7x ADT), and PSK rose +1.4x to 2.3x ADT.
ISUPETASYS, TES, Samsung Electronics, PSK, Samsung F&M Insurance
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