What changed
KANSAI ELECTRIC POWER CO INC ($9503.T) +29.2% conf 87 and Konica Minolta, Inc. ($4902.T) +26.2% conf 87. Kansai: 6mo momentum +, 6mo alpha vs SPY +. Utilities, univ 100, sec 100. Konica: downside risk +, illiquidity +. Industrials, univ 100, sec 100. Kansai has trend and alpha. Konica is more defensive and less liquid. Both at the very top of the universe.
Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd. ($5019.T) +25.6% conf 87 and Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. ($1925.T) +22.0% conf 87. Idemitsu: 12mo momentum -, 6mo momentum +. Energy, univ 99. Daiwa: downside risk +, 12mo momentum +. Real Estate, univ 99. One is a 12mo laggard with a 6mo snapback. The other is steady trend plus downside protection.
Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited ($4005.T) +20.6% conf 87 and Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. ($4506.T) +20.5% conf 87. Chemical: 6mo momentum +, 6mo alpha vs SPY +. Basic Materials, univ 98. Pharma: illiquidity +, 60d volatility +. Healthcare, univ 98. Same top driver, different secondaries. Chemical is momentum/al
Why it matters
KANSAI ELECTRIC POWER CO INC ($9503.T) +29.2% conf 87 and Konica Minolta, Inc. ($4902.T) +26.2% conf 87. Kansai: 6mo momentum +, 6mo alpha vs SPY +. Utilities, univ 100, sec 100. Konica: downside risk