Last month, foreigners were net sellers of more than 4 trillion won in listed shares. The foreign selling trend continued for four straight months. However, the value of domestic stock holdings came to 2,121 trillion won, up from March.
The Financial Supervisory Service said on the 29th in its "April 2026 foreign securities investment trends" that foreigners were net sellers of 3.638 trillion won on the KOSPI market and 408 billion won on the KOSDAQ market last month, for a total net sale of 4.046 trillion won in listed shares.
By region, net selling was heaviest in Asia (1.8 trillion won), the Americas (1.6 trillion won), and Europe (200 billion won), in that order. The Middle East was a net buyer of 200 billion won. By country, Singapore (3.4 trillion won) and the United Kingdom (2.5 trillion won) were net sellers, while Norway (1.7 trillion won) and Luxembourg (1.6 trillion won) were net buyers.
However, the holding value was 2,121.4 trillion won, up 545 trillion won from March. That amounts to 32.5% of market capitalization.
The United States had the largest holding value at 886.5 trillion won, accounting for 41.8% of all foreign holdings. Europe (669.6 trillion won), Asia (290.4 trillion won), and the Middle East (37.3 trillion won) followed.
Meanwhile, foreigners made a net investment of 442 billion won in listed bonds. In particular, they were net investors in Government Bonds (4.7 trillion won) and net retrievers of monetary stabilization bonds (1.4 trillion won). Europe (2 trillion won) and the Americas (700 billion won) were net investors, while the Middle East (800 billion won) and others were net retrievers. The balance of holdings also increased by 1.4 trillion won from the previous month.