As funds pour into Korea's stock market, exchange-traded fund (ETF) net worth also neared 355 trillion won.
According to the Korea Financial Investment Association on the 11th, the aggregates of ETF net worth listed on the domestic stock market totaled 354 trillion 739.2 billion won as of the 9th. After surpassing 300 trillion won for the first time on the 5th of last month, it increased by more than 50 trillion won in about a month.
During this period, items that contributed to ETF net worth growth were KOSDAQ 150 index-tracking products and semiconductors. "KODEX KOSDAQ 150" (4.7519 trillion won), "KODEX KOSDAQ 150 Leverage" (2.1280 trillion won), and "TIGER KOSDAQ 150" (1.4687 trillion won) ranked first, third, and sixth, respectively, in net worth increase.
In addition, "TIGER Semiconductor TOP10" (2.4116 trillion won), "KODEX AI Semiconductor" (1.3228 trillion won), and "KODEX Semiconductor" (1.1714 trillion won) ranked second, seventh, and eighth, respectively.
Meanwhile, the growth pace of Korea's ETF market is accelerating. ETF net worth began with the launch of four products based on the KOSPI 200 index in Oct. 2002 and surpassed 100 trillion won for the first time in June 2023, 21 years later. It then doubled to exceed 200 trillion won in June 2024, two years later, and crossed the 300 trillion won mark seven months after that.