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Korea — KOSPI Conviction Book

KOSPI exposure for US-based investors. Most names accessible via OTC ADRs; KRX-direct names (.KS suffix) need IBKR or a similar broker with Korea cash-equity access. Korea Discount is structurally narrowing — Value-Up Index +130% since Sep-2024, KOSPI +75% YoY, Macquarie projects +48% earnings growth for 2026, bank payout ratios mandated 36% → 50%+ by year-end. Holdco names (HYMTF, SSGQF, 402340.KS) trade at 40-50%+ NAV discounts — the "bargain bin" the user flagged. Memory leg overlaps with the AI memory bubble.

source: own-research-2026-05-02

AI Memory

2 picks

#1
SSNLFSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (OTC ADR)
Samsung Electronics — #1 DRAM. ~$209B FY26 estimated group op-income (+413%). OTC ADR.
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HXSCLSK Hynix Inc. (ADR)
SK Hynix — #2 DRAM, lead HBM3E supplier to NVDA. ~$168B FY26 op-income (+593%). OTC ADR.
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Banks · Value-Up payout

2 picks

#1
KBKB Financial Group Inc. (ADR)
KB Financial — largest Korean bank. Payout ratio mandated 36% → 50%+ by year-end 2026. Sponsored NYSE ADR, liquid.
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SHGShinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. (ADR)
Shinhan Financial — same Value-Up thesis as KB. Twin pick to manage single-name risk in the trade.
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Defense & Shipbuilding

3 picks

#1
012450.KSHanwha Aerospace Co., Ltd.
Hanwha Aerospace — K9 self-propelled howitzers, Chunmoo MLRS, weapons sales +42% in 2025 to $8B. Poland $4B Chunmoo JV (Dec-2025), +25% in March 2026 on Iran war flow. Big-4 defense backlog ~$73B = ~5yr production visibility.
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042660.KSHanwha Ocean Co., Ltd.
Hanwha Ocean — won 51 ships ($9.8B) in 2025 + 2× US Navy MRO contracts in Q1 2026. Acquired Philly Shipyard for US production base; entered US Navy NGLS design program. The MASGA-policy beneficiary.
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329180.KS

Holding Co · Deep Value

5 picks

#1
HYMTFHyundai Motor Company (OTC ADR)
Hyundai Motor — P/B 0.61, fwd P/E ~8, 3.8% yield. Auto-tariff overhang creates the discount; EV pivot + Boston Dynamics optionality. OTC ADR (HYMTF) or KRX direct (005380.KS) via IBKR.
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SSGQFSamsung C&T Corporation (OTC ADR)
Samsung C&T — the Samsung group holdco. Trades >50% below sum-of-parts (Samsung Elec + Samsung Bio + Samsung Life stakes). Pure Value-Up beneficiary. OTC ADR (SSGQF, thin liquidity) or KRX direct (028260.KS) via IBKR.
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402340.KS

Industrial · Grid + Steel

2 picks

#1
KEPKorea Electric Power Corporation (ADR)
Korea Electric Power — sole utility. AI datacenter buildout in Korea drives multi-year demand. Tariff hikes finally repairing margins.
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PKXPOSCO Holdings Inc. (ADR)
POSCO Holdings — steel + lithium/EV battery materials. Leveraged to Korean shipbuilding renaissance (US Navy MASGA + LNG carriers) and EV cycle.
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Tech / Consumer

3 picks

#1
CPNGCoupang, Inc.
Coupang — Amazon of Korea, NYSE direct listing. New AI cloud (CIC) running NVDA GPUs at 95% utilization for AI factory customers. Q4 rev $8.84B (+10.9%).
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#2
LPLLG Display Co., Ltd. (ADR)
LG Display — Apple OLED MacBook second-source from 2027 ($925M E6 fab expansion). Cyclical recovery + Apple supply chain re-rating.
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011070.KSLG Innotek Co., Ltd.
LG Innotek — camera modules for iPhone (Apple supply chain). P/B ~1.0, fwd P/E ~9. Cyclical recovery + Apple iPhone 17/18 cycle leverage. Quieter cousin to LG Display.

Telecom · Yield

2 picks

#1
SKMSK Telecom Co., Ltd. (ADR)
SK Telecom — P/B 0.93, ~7% yield. Telecom defensive plus SK group restructuring optionality.
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KTKT Corporation (ADR)
KT Corp — second telecom leg. Lower-yield than SKM but more 5G+B2B exposure.
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HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries — $18.1B in 2025 orders (133 ships). Multi-deck LNG carrier dominance + Navy MRO. Scarcity premium as Western shipbuilding has hollowed out and US/EU need Korean capacity.

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SK Square Co., Ltd.

SK Square — owns 20% of SK Hynix as core asset. Trades at 43% NAV discount + ~2x earnings — implied ~$350B for the SK Hynix stake alone. Has actually outperformed SK Hynix over 5Y (+1,174% vs +904%) as the holdco discount has been narrowing. KRX-only — IBKR Korea cash-equity access required. Daishin PT raised +32% on 2026-04-28.

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003550.KSLG Corp.

LG Corp — parent holdco of LG Group (LG Electronics, LG Chem, LG Energy Solution, LG Display, LG Innotek). Chairman Koo Kwang-mo has tripled market cap since 2018 but still trades at structural NAV discount typical of chaebol holdcos. Direct play on the discount-narrowing thesis.

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034730.KSSK Inc.

SK Inc. — parent holdco of SK Group. Owns SK Square (which owns 20% of SK Hynix), plus stakes across SK Telecom, SK Innovation, SK Bioscience, etc. The "double-discounted" play — SK Inc. discount on top of SK Square discount on top of SK Hynix.

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