Last month, foreigners sold nearly 4 trillion won worth of domestic stocks, continuing five consecutive months of selling. They also net withdrew about 3 trillion won from bonds.
According to the Financial Supervisory Service on the 17th, foreigners net sold 3.649 trillion won worth of domestic listed shares in December last year. The remaining balance is 673.7 trillion won, which is 27.0% of the market capitalization.
By country, the United States (600 billion won) and the United Arab Emirates (400 billion won) were net buyers, while the Netherlands (1.3 trillion won) and Luxembourg (900 billion won) were net sellers.
The holdings are 272.2 trillion won from the United States, accounting for 40.4% of all foreigners. Additionally, Europe held 205.4 trillion won (30.5%), Asia had 99.5 trillion won (14.8%), and the Middle East had 11.2 trillion won (1.7%).
Last month, foreigners net purchased 2.123 trillion won of listed bonds and received 4.504 trillion won in maturities, resulting in a net withdrawal of 2.381 trillion won.
Europe (800 billion won) made a net investment, while the Middle East (2 trillion won) and the Americas (800 billion won) had net withdrawals. The holdings in Asia were 122.2 trillion won, which was 45.6% of the total, while Europe had 92.6 trillion won, accounting for 34.5%.
Government bonds (400 billion won) were net invested, while national debt (3.2 trillion won) was net withdrawn. As of the end of last month, foreigners held 239.1 trillion won in national debt and 29 trillion won in special bonds.
By remaining maturity, bonds with maturities of less than 1 to 5 years (2 trillion won) saw net investments, while those with maturities of less than 1 year (4.2 trillion won) and over 5 years (200 billion won) experienced net withdrawals. As of the end of last month, foreigners held 55.6 trillion won in bonds with maturities of less than 1 year, 98.2 trillion won in bonds with maturities of less than 5 years, and 114.3 trillion won in bonds with maturities of over 5 years.