🔴Foreign investors own more Korean equities than EVER:

Foreign holdings of Korean equities reached a record 2,121 trillion won in April 2026, according to the Financial Supervisory Service.

This marks a 60% surge from 1,326 trillion won at the end of 2025 alone.

By comparison, foreign holdings stood at just 593 trillion won in 2019, meaning they have more than TRIPLED in 7 years.

The top 3 most purchased Korean stocks this year are Doosan Enerbility, a power equipment maker, at 1.75 trillion won, Celltrion, a biopharmaceutical company, at 1.44 trillion won, and Samsung SDI, a battery maker, at 1.42 trillion won.

This is followed by Samsung Electro-Mechanics, an electronic components maker, at 1.35 trillion won, and APR, a cosmetics company, at 1.15 trillion won.

Meanwhile, foreigners have sold a RECORD ~$80 billion worth of South Korean equities this year.

Korea's market is more dependent on foreign demand than ever.