Abstract: We analyzed KRX foreign holding data as of Jun 5th, covering stocks with market cap of at least USD 100m. Total foreign holdings stood at USD 1,580.4bn, down from USD 1,598bn a week ago, a decrease of USD 18bn (1.1% WoW), while the KOSPI index fell 3.7% over the same period. We estimate net foreign flows were outflows of USD 9,883m for the week. On the outflow side, Samsung Electronics saw the largest weekly reduction at USD 6,179m, followed by SK Hynix (USD 1,380m), LG Electronics (USD 1,048m), NAVER (USD 563m), and Samsung Elec (PREF) (USD 538m). On the inflow side, SKSQUARE led with USD 356m, followed by DOOSAN (USD 145m), Hanmi Semi (USD 113m), FADU (USD 80m), and KB Financial (USD 71m).
LG Electronics, Samsung Elec (PREF), NAVER, Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix
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