UBS recommends buying the SK Hynix ADRs planned for a US listing and shorting
the company’s Korean-listed shares, arguing the new ADR could trade at a
premium. UBS says ADRs are more efficient and cheaper for hedge funds and some
global portfolio managers who do not hold the Korean stock may instead buy the
ADR. The bank views a day-one long-ADR/short-local-stock trade as an obvious,
scalable strategy with limited risk and a low probability of an ADR discount.