The net profit of asset management companies in the second quarter of this year (April to June) has increased by about 47.4% compared to the same period last year.
The Financial Supervisory Service announced on the 3rd that the operating performance of asset management companies for the second quarter of 2025 showed a provisional net profit of 855.5 billion won.
The net profit of asset management companies in the second quarter of last year was recorded at 580.3 billion won, an increase of 275.2 billion won (47.4%) over one year. Compared to the previous quarter (444.5 billion won), this represents a growth of 92.5%.
Operating profit was 738.9 billion won, an increase of 82.4% compared to the previous quarter (405.2 billion won) and an increase of 57.6% compared to the same period last year (468.7 billion won).
The strong performance of asset management companies in the second quarter is attributed to increased revenue from fees and profits from securities investments, along with reduced operating expenses. The operating expenses of asset management companies decreased from 958.6 billion won in the first quarter to 892.3 billion won in the second quarter, a reduction of 66.3 billion won (6.9%).
Out of 500 asset management companies, excluding newly established firms and those that did not submit business reports, 194 companies (39.4%) reported losses. The proportion of loss-making companies decreased from 54.3% in the first quarter to 14.9%.
In particular, compared to the previous quarter where 253 out of 415 private equity management companies (60.5%) reported losses, the loss ratio in the current quarter decreased significantly to 42.9%.
The total assets under management of the 500 asset management companies amount to 1,799.4 trillion won, an increase of 4% compared to the previous quarter (1,730.2 trillion won). The asset under management for funds increased from 1,106.5 trillion won to 1,168.7 trillion won, a growth of 5.6%, while the investment trust contracts amounted to 630.7 trillion won, reflecting an increase of 1.1% compared to the previous quarter.
The FSS noted, "As the scale of assets under management and revenue from securities investments increased, the proportion of loss-making companies has significantly decreased," and added, "With expectations for stock index rises and policies, the inflow of funds into the capital market has increased."
Regarding future supervisory direction, it stated, "Due to uncertainties in international circumstances and tariff policies, the improvement of industry performance is in a variable situation," and emphasized, "We will closely monitor the trends of fund inflows and outflows and the financial status of asset management companies to ensure investor protection."