South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service published April 2026 data on foreign portfolio investment showing that overseas investors sold a net KRW4.046 trillion of listed stocks and bought a net KRW442.0 billion of listed bonds. Foreign investors have now been net sellers of stocks for four consecutive months while turning into net buyers of bonds. End-April holdings stood at KRW2,121.4 trillion in listed stocks, equal to 32.5% of total market capitalization, and KRW325.2 trillion in listed bonds, or 11.6% of total listed bonds. Stock selling was concentrated in Singapore and the United Kingdom, partly offset by net buying from Norway and Luxembourg. In bonds, net buying came mainly from Europe and was concentrated in Korean Treasury Bonds, while agency bonds and Monetary Stabilization Bonds recorded net sales. By maturity, investors sold bonds with less than one year remaining and bought bonds in the one to five year and over five year buckets.
South Korea Financial Supervisory Service2026-05-29
South Korea Financial Supervisory Service reports KRW4.0 trillion foreign stock outflow for fourth straight month and KRW442 billion bond inflow in April 2026
The South Korea Financial Supervisory Service reported that in April 2026 foreign investors were net sellers of KRW4.046 trillion in listed stocks and net buyers of KRW442.0 billion in listed bonds, marking a fourth consecutive month of equity outflows and continued rotation into bonds. End-April foreign holdings totalled KRW2,121.4 trillion in stocks (32.5% of market capitalisation) and KRW325.2 trillion in bonds (11.6% of listed bonds), with equity selling concentrated in Singapore and the United Kingdom and bond purchases focused on longer-maturity Korean Treasury Bonds, mainly by European investors.