Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>NPS and other local pension funds net sold approximately 2.5 trillion won in KOSPI included stocks in the past month (as of 23 June).</li>
<li>Top stocks net sold by the NPS and local pension funds in the past one month include Samsung Electro Mechanics, SK Square, and Mirae Asset Securities. </li>
<li>Top stocks net purchased  by the NPS and local pension funds in the past one month include Naver, SK Hynix, and Hyundai Mobis. </li>
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NPS and other local pension funds net sold approximately 2.5 trillion won in KOSPI included stocks in the past month (as of 23 June).
Top stocks net sold by the NPS and local pension funds in the past one month include Samsung Electro Mechanics, SK Square, and Mirae Asset Securities. 
Top stocks net purchased  by the NPS and local pension funds in the past one month include Naver, SK Hynix, and Hyundai Mobis. 


NPS: Net Seller of Korean Stocks in the Past Month (What Is It Buying and Selling?)

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<li>Amid record rallies in the Korean stock market and the major semiconductor stocks in particular, there has been a massive net selling of Korean stocks by foreign investors this year.</li>
<li>In this insight, I discuss the following three major items including net selling/buying of Korean stocks by foreign investors, domestic institutions, and domestic retail in the past 10 years.</li>
<li>I also discuss percentage change in foreign ownership among the top 20 stocks in Korea and impact of the net selling of Korean stocks by foreigners on the KRW/USD rates.</li>
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Amid record rallies in the Korean stock market and the major semiconductor stocks in particular, there has been a massive net selling of Korean stocks by foreign investors this year.
In this insight, I discuss the following three major items including net selling/buying of Korean stocks by foreign investors, domestic institutions, and domestic retail in the past 10 years.
I also discuss percentage change in foreign ownership among the top 20 stocks in Korea and impact of the net selling of Korean stocks by foreigners on the KRW/USD rates.


Massive Net Selling of Korean Stocks by Foreign Investors in 2026: Having Significant Impact on FX

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

Shenton Research

Shenton Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Oct 2nd. The aggregated holding was USD1,724.3bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD6,402mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Woori Financial, SamsungElecMech, Doosan Enerbility.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Oct 2nd. The aggregated holding was USD1,724.3bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD6,402mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Woori Financial, SamsungElecMech, Doosan Enerbility.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Oct 2nd): SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Woori Financial

Event-Driven

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<li><em><strong>SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won plans to sell 1,653,924 shares (2.3% of outstanding shares) of SK Inc (034730 KS) to pay for divorce payment. </strong></em></li>
<li>After this stake sales, Chairman Chey's stake in SK Inc will decline from 17.8% to 15.5%.</li>
<li>This is a bit surprising since the overall market expectation has been that Chairman Chey would not likely to sell any stake in SK Inc to pay for divorce payment.</li>
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SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won plans to sell 1,653,924 shares (2.3% of outstanding shares) of SK Inc (034730 KS) to pay for divorce payment. 
After this stake sales, Chairman Chey's stake in SK Inc will decline from 17.8% to 15.5%.
This is a bit surprising since the overall market expectation has been that Chairman Chey would not likely to sell any stake in SK Inc to pay for divorce payment.


Sale of 944 Billion Won of SK Inc By Chairman Chey to Pay for Divorce Payment

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<li>We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of KOSPI 200 in the past month.</li>
<li>We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.</li>
<li>We highlighted EPS revision on Samsung Electronics, SK Innovation, KEPCO, S-Oil, KCC, LG Chem, SKCHEM.</li>
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We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of KOSPI 200 in the past month.
We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.
We highlighted EPS revision on Samsung Electronics, SK Innovation, KEPCO, S-Oil, KCC, LG Chem, SKCHEM.


KOSPI 200 Index Earning Revision (Sep): Samsung Electronics, SK Innovation, KEPCO, S-Oil, KCC

South Korea

SK Square Co., Ltd. operates as an investment company. The Company invests in semiconductors, information and communications technologies, and other industries. SK Square conducts businesses in South Korea.

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NPS: Net Seller of Korean Stocks in the Past Month (What Is It Buying and Selling?)

NPS and local pension funds have started to net sell Korean stocks in the past month. This could accelerate in the coming weeks, which could...

Douglas Kim

Massive Net Selling of Korean Stocks by Foreign Investors in 2026: Having Significant Impact on FX

In this insight, I discuss the following three major items including net selling/buying of Korean stocks by foreign investors, domestic...

Douglas Kim

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Oct 2nd): SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Woori Financial

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Woori Financial,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Sale of 944 Billion Won of SK Inc By Chairman Chey to Pay for Divorce Payment

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won plans to sell 1,653,924 shares (2.3% of outstanding shares) of SK Inc (034730 KS) to pay for divorce payment.

Douglas Kim

KOSPI 200 Index Earning Revision (Sep): Samsung Electronics, SK Innovation, KEPCO, S-Oil, KCC

We analyzed KOSPI 200's consensus for Sep 2026 and highlighted changes of EPS in Samsung Electronics, SK Innovation, KEPCO, S-Oil, KCC, LG Chem,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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