South Korea Financial Supervisory Service reports foreign investors sold net KRW19.558 trillion in stocks and bought net KRW7.432 trillion in bonds in February 2026

The South Korea Financial Supervisory Service published its February 2026 update on foreign investors’ investment in Korean listed securities, showing net equity outflows alongside continued net bond inflows. Foreign investors sold a net KRW19.5580 trillion of listed stocks and bought a net KRW7.4320 trillion of listed bonds, extending net stock selling to two consecutive months and net bond buying to four consecutive months. Cumulative holdings stood at KRW2,025.5 trillion in listed stocks (32.6% of total market capitalization) and KRW337.3 trillion in listed bonds (12.0% of total listed bonds). Equity outflows were led by net selling from the United States (KRW8.673 trillion) and the United Kingdom (KRW4.653 trillion), partly offset by net buying from Ireland (KRW1.441 trillion) and France (KRW1.201 trillion); by region, the Americas recorded net stock sales of KRW10.192 trillion, Europe KRW6.020 trillion and Asia KRW1.128 trillion. Bond inflows were driven by Europe (KRW2.716 trillion), Asia (KRW2.563 trillion) and the Americas (KRW1.323 trillion), concentrated in Korean Treasury Bonds (KRW9.467 trillion) alongside net sales of agency bonds (KRW2.036 trillion) and Monetary Stabilization Bonds (KRW1.653 trillion), with net purchases mainly in maturities of 1–5 years (KRW3.965 trillion) and over five years (KRW3.541 trillion).