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Foreign investors divested approximately 20 trillion won in local stocks on the South Korean stock exchange last month, prior to the start of the conflict in Iran, as per the data. Nevertheless, the worth of their investments rose because of a significant increase in the KOSPI index.

As per the “February Foreign Securities Investment Trends” report issued by the Financial Supervisory Service on the 27th, foreign investors netted a sale of 19.558 trillion won in listed stocks. They sold 19.319 trillion won on the KOSPI market and 239 billion won on the KOSDAQ market.

This represented a notable rise in net sales when compared to January’s 98 billion won. The increase is explained by profit-taking during a swift upward trend, as the KOSPI crossed 6,000 points.

Even though there were significant stock sales, their holdings still went up. The holdings of foreign investors in domestic listed stocks amounted to 2,025.5 trillion won by the end of last month, exceeding 2,000 trillion won for the first time. This represented 32.6% of the total market value of listed stocks.

In terms of country, U.S. investors had the biggest share at 838.2 trillion won (41.4%). Despite net selling 8.7 trillion won in stocks during the previous month, they still maintained their leading position.

Ireland and France investors respectively acquired 1.4 trillion won and 1.2 trillion won. The total investments by European investors reached 644.7 trillion won (31.8%).

Foreign investors made a net investment in listed bonds during the same period. They purchased 10.691 trillion won in domestic listed bonds and received 3.259 trillion won from maturities, leading to a net investment of 7.432 trillion won. Total bond holdings rose by 6.8 trillion won, reaching 337.3 trillion won compared to the previous month.

In terms of region, net investments were primarily driven by Europe (2.7 trillion won), Asia (2.6 trillion won), and the Americas (1.3 trillion won). The largest holdings were recorded in Asia (140.3 trillion won) and Europe (125 trillion won).

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