The Korea Securities Depository reported that last year's fund distribution of profits (dividends) amounted to 47.9 trillion won as of the 6th. This is an increase of 79.06% compared to 2023.
Public funds distributed dividends of 7.2 trillion won last year, marking a 65.54% increase compared to 2023. During the same period, the dividends for private funds rose from 22.6 trillion won to 40.7 trillion won, reflecting an increase of 80.47%. By category, only the dividends of real estate and special assets public funds declined, while equity, mixed equity, bonds, and mixed bond funds all showed growth.
Many investors also reinvested the dividends received back into the funds. Last year's reinvestment amount for public funds was 6.5 trillion won, resulting in a reinvestment rate (reinvestment amount ÷ dividends) of 90.66%. The reinvestment amount for private funds was 19.7 trillion won, with a reinvestment rate of 48.48%.
The Korea Securities Depository noted that for private funds, the proportion of profits from real estate and special asset dividends, which are difficult to reinvest (37.16%), was high, resulting in a relatively low reinvestment rate.
Last year's new fund establishment total was 70.8 trillion won, an increase of 36.44% compared to 2023. However, during the same period, the new establishment amount for public funds was 4.3 trillion won, a decrease of 8.63%, while the new establishment amount for private funds jumped to 66.4 trillion won, an increase of 40.98%.