The Korea Exchange announced on the 5th that it will introduce three new AI theme indexes to reflect investment demand in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).
The newly developed index targets key sectors linked to the AI ecosystem. It is characterized by incorporating corporations that are highly relevant to each AI theme based on keyword-based analysis.
The "KRX Korea Sovereign AI Index" consists of 27 stocks closely related to sovereign AI in the infrastructure, software, semiconductor, and energy sectors. Sovereign AI refers to artificial intelligence that is independently developed, operated, and controlled by a specific country or institution based on its infrastructure, data, technology, and personnel. Included in the composition are NAVER, SK Telecom, NCSOFT, NHN, and others.
The Korea Exchange will also introduce the "KRX-Akros AI Power Infrastructure Index" based on two keywords: data center power and power infrastructure. It is based on 15 stocks related to power grids and power infrastructure, including Hyosung Heavy Industries, Doosan Enerbility, HD Hyundai Electric, and LS ELECTRIC.
The "KRX AI Semiconductor Index" consists of 20 stocks linked to semiconductor supply chains, including high bandwidth memory (HBM), which is a core component of AI semiconductors. Samsung Electronics, SK hynix, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Daeduck Electronics, and ISU PETASYS are among the 20 listed companies.
According to an analysis by the Korea Exchange, these three indexes have achieved excess returns ranging from a minimum of 160.7 percentage points to a maximum of 579.3 percentage points compared to the KOSPI index over the last six years.
The Korea Exchange expects that the indexes announced this time can be used as base indexes for financial products such as exchange-traded funds (ETFs), providing investment opportunities. It also plans to supply new theme indexes that reflect changes in industrial structure and market demands based on large language model (LLM)-based keyword analysis in the future.