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ADR Arbitrage strategies

10 documented ADR Arbitrage strategies from our reference catalogue of 20,000 — names, logic and sources. Catalogued here, tested honestly, and — usually — buried in the graveyard.

ADR vs ordinary share arb
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Trade ADR price vs underlying foreign listing in local currency; FX-adjusted spread
Source: Standard
Alibaba HK vs NYSE ADR
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Fungible ADR/HK shares; trade convergence after time-zone gap
Source: Standard
BHP Group dual-listed arb
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Pre-2022 BHP was DLC AU/UK; arb on premium (now unified)
Source: DEBUNKED post-2022
Brazilian ADR vs Bovespa stock
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Petrobras Vale ADRs vs BRL-denominated; arb FX-adjusted spread
Source: EM
Carnival Corp/PLC DLC arb
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Active DLC structure; periodic premium dislocations
Source: Active
Israeli ADR-TASE arb
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Teva Check Point dual-listed; arb pricing across Tel Aviv and NYC sessions
Source: Israel
Rio Tinto Plc vs Limited arb
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Dual-listed company structure; persistent premium tradeable but capital-intensive
Source: Active
Royal Dutch Shell A vs B share arb
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Historical fungibility play; trades when premium widens (mostly DEBUNKED post-unification 2022)
Source: Historical
Tencent vs Tencent Music ADR
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Arb implied stub value of parent vs subsidiary; sum-of-parts trade
Source: HK-ADR
Unilever NV vs PLC arb
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Same as RDS pre-unification; arb on premium decay (DEBUNKED post 2020 unification)
Source: DEBUNKED

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