Foreign holdings of Korean stocks nearly double on Kospi rally

Foreign ownership of Korean equities nearly doubled in 2025 as the Kospi’s world-beating rally drove a surge in market value, with the figure continuing to snowball as the index shows no signs of cooling. Overseas investors held 1,326.8 trillion won ($918.9 billion) worth of shares listed on Seoul markets at the end of December, according to Financial Supervisory Service data released Wednesday, up 97 percent from 673.7 trillion won a year earlier. The increase came even as foreigners posted net

By The Korea Herald