Samsung Electronics was counted as the stock gift investors gave the most this year. For overseas stocks, Tesla received the most selections.
On the 25th, KB Securities analyzed the stocks customers most often gifted through its "stock gifting service" this year and tallied the results as follows. The tally period runs from the beginning of the year to on the 22nd.
Samsung Electronics took first place, accounting for 9% of domestic stock gifting transactions. If Samsung Electronics and its preferred shares, Samsung Electronics Preferred, are counted together, they make up 11.4% of all gifted stock transactions. Along with the recent rally in domestic semiconductor-related shares, the relatively low per-share price compared to other large caps is cited as an attraction.
Next was LG CNS at 4%, followed by Samsung Electronics Preferred (2.4%), Myung In Pharm (2.3%), Doosan Enerbility (1.6%), Kakao (1.4%), and Daehan Shipbuilding (1.3%).
In overseas stocks, Tesla, which is most popular among Korean retail investors trading U.S. stocks, took first place with 10% of overseas stock gifting transactions. Nvidia was second at 9%, followed by Palantir (5%), Alphabet A (3.8%), Apple (3.5%), and IonQ (2.8%).
In addition, the exchange-traded funds (ETF) "TSLL" and "TSLY," which are based on Tesla stock, also made the top 10 most-gifted names.