The South Korea Financial Supervisory Service released December 2025 statistics on foreign investors’ investment in listed Korean stocks and bonds, showing net purchases of KRW1.524 trillion in equities and KRW7.887 trillion in bonds. Foreign investors shifted back to net buying in stocks after net selling in November and recorded a second consecutive month of net bond purchases. Foreign investors’ cumulative holdings of listed stocks reached KRW1,326.8 trillion, representing 30.8% of total market capitalisation, while bond holdings rose to KRW328.5 trillion, or 11.9% of total listed bonds. Equity net buying was led by Europe (KRW1.613 trillion), with France (KRW1.010 trillion), the United Kingdom (KRW0.795 trillion) and Canada (KRW0.671 trillion) the largest net buyers, while Singapore (minus KRW0.916 trillion), the Cayman Islands (minus KRW0.575 trillion) and the Netherlands (minus KRW0.499 trillion) were the largest net sellers. Bond net buying was led by Europe (KRW2.510 trillion) and focused on Korean Treasury Bonds (KRW3.704 trillion) and agency bonds (KRW4.182 trillion), with net purchases concentrated in 1–5 year maturities (KRW8.067 trillion) alongside net redemptions in maturities of less than one year (minus KRW3.840 trillion).
South Korea Financial Supervisory Service 2026-01-09
South Korea Financial Supervisory Service reports foreign investors returned to net buying with KRW1.524 trillion in stocks and KRW7.887 trillion in bonds in December 2025
The South Korea Financial Supervisory Service reported that in December 2025, foreign investors made net purchases of KRW1.524 trillion in equities and KRW7.887 trillion in bonds, reversing a previous net selling trend in stocks. European investors led net equity buying, while bond purchases focused on Korean Treasury and agency bonds, particularly in 1–5 year maturities.