TechFlow News, July 19: According to Etoday, data from the Korea Exchange shows that from July 1 to 16, foreign investors cumulatively net sold approximately 12.44 trillion won of Korean stocks, including 12.10 trillion won net sold from the KOSPI market and 338.1 billion won from the KOSDAQ market. Meanwhile, foreign investors net bought approximately 593.7 billion won of Korean ETFs against the trend. Notably, ETFs tracking the Korea KOSPI 200 Index and inverse ETFs betting on a market decline both ranked among the top net buys by foreign investors, indicating that foreign investors are not unilaterally bearish on the market, but are hedging risks and coping with market volatility by allocating long-short products.
Regarding individual stock leveraged ETFs, foreign investors showed a split stance on Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, with the two companies experiencing a stark contrast. From July 1 to 16, foreign investors cumulatively net bought 22.7 billion won of Samsung Electronics single-stock leveraged ETFs, but net sold up to 122.1 billion won of SK Hynix-related leveraged ETFs.
