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Foreign Investor Flows

Net buying and selling by foreign, institutional, and retail investor categories on Korean exchanges and its effect on index performance.

Current stories

investConfirmed2 publishers

Foreigners sell a net 2.02 trillion won as KOSPI drops 3.65% to 6,384.24

KOSPI fell 3.65% to 6,384.24 on Monday, a fourth straight losing session, with Samsung Electronics and SK hynix each down more than 4%. Whether their buybacks are over rests on one Hana Securities analyst's hedged note.

Perspective Coverage

4 publishers
Builder
Builder 5%
Operator
Operator 16%
Investor
Investor 79%

Reality

Evidence82
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+15
Incentives
Not scored
Confidence78
investConfirmed3 publishers

Foreign investors cut Samsung holdings to an 18-year low as its quarterly profit tops 100 trillion won

Foreign ownership of Samsung Electronics fell to 46.38%, its lowest since January 2008, in the week Samsung posted a record 107 trillion won quarterly profit. The six points foreign funds sold went to domestic holders and a Samsung buyback that Yuanta Securities says has ended.

Perspective Coverage

3 publishers
Builder
Builder 7%
Operator
Operator 13%
Investor
Investor 80%

Reality

Evidence82
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+10
Incentives
Not scored
Confidence74
investConfirmed2 publishers

Foreign selling keeps the KOSPI behind Taiwan even after Samsung's 107 trillion won quarter

South Korea's KOSPI fell 2.62% to 6,625.93 on Oct. 8, its third straight loss. Samsung Electronics posted 107 trillion won of third-quarter operating profit, Seoul Economic Daily reported, yet about 96.6 trillion won of foreign net selling since June has left the index trailing Taiwan's.

Perspective Coverage

3 publishers
Builder
Builder 7%
Operator
Operator 12%
Investor
Investor 81%

Reality

Evidence70
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+15
Incentives
Not scored
Confidence70
investConfirmed2 publishers

KOSPI falls below 7,000 as tech shares slide amid foreign selling of 1.75 trillion won

Foreign investors sold a net 1.75 trillion won of Korean shares on Tuesday as the KOSPI fell 0.89% to 6,941.39. Chipmakers led a drop that left breadth near even, so global bond yields are steering the index until third-quarter earnings give investors company numbers to price.

Perspective Coverage

3 publishers
Builder
Builder 3%
Operator
Operator 14%
Investor
Investor 83%

Reality

Evidence72
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+10
Incentives
Not scored
Confidence70
investOne report1 publisher

Korea's biggest fund houses answer 91 trading halts with bonds, gold and covered calls

Sidecars fired 78 times and circuit breakers 13 times through the 14th. The five largest asset managers' ETF desks are now selling cash flow instead of direction.

Publishers:en.sedaily.com

Reality

Evidence58
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+22
Incentives66
Confidence44
investOne report1 publisher

Korean chip large-caps take the lead back, and the KOSDAQ's August looks borrowed

Foreigners swung from heavy net sellers to heavy net buyers of KOSPI shares in a single week as Samsung and SK hynix rebounded. The small-cap record run was a flow event.

Publishers:en.sedaily.com

Reality

Evidence62
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+14
Incentives42
Confidence55