Samsung Asset Management said on the 10th that the KODEX Semiconductor ETF's net worth surpassed 3 trillion won. Net worth was tallied at 3.3521 trillion won, up about 95.6% from 1.7135 trillion won at the end of last year.
KODEX Semiconductor is an ETF listed in 2006 that reflects the share price trend of Korea's leading semiconductor stocks by including Samsung Electronics and SK hynix at more than 49.1%. It also includes materials, parts, and equipment corporations such as HANMI Semiconductor and LEENO Industrial, creating a structure that diversifies investment across the broader Korean semiconductor industry.
This ETF recorded a 44.1% return since the start of the year, with net individual purchases of about 228.6 billion won over the same period. Recent returns are 27.9% over one month, 54.9% over three months, 139.5% over six months, and 169.8% over one year.
Individual funds also flowed into Samsung Asset Management's four semiconductor ETFs, including KODEX Semiconductor. The combined net individual purchases of the four products—KODEX Semiconductor, KODEX Semiconductor Leverage, KODEX AI Semiconductor, and KODEX AI Semiconductor Core Equipment—total 466 billion won.
KODEX Semiconductor Leverage is an ETF that tracks twice the daily return of the KRX Semiconductor Index, and it recorded 103 billion won in net individual purchases since the start of the year. The return over the same period is 96.3%.
KODEX AI Semiconductor is an ETF that focuses on AI Semiconductor-related stocks such as HBM, investing more than 20% each in Samsung Electronics and SK hynix. The return since the start of the year is 38.2%.
KODEX AI Semiconductor Core Equipment invests in domestic semiconductor equipment corporations excluding Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, and the return since the start of the year came in at 33.2%.
Manager Lee Dae-hwan of Samsung Asset Management said, "Since the start of the year, Samsung Electronics and SK hynix have renewed record highs, leading gains across the semiconductor sector, and investors are efficiently participating in the sector's growth through ETFs," adding, "Through a range of semiconductor ETFs, investors can strategically choose ETFs according to their investment strategies and risk preferences."