Daily BriefsSouth Korea

Daily Brief South Korea: KT&G Corporation and more

In today’s briefing:

  • ₩200B Gov-Run Value-Up Fund Starts Buying Tomorrow, with Another ₩300B Set for Year-End


₩200B Gov-Run Value-Up Fund Starts Buying Tomorrow, with Another ₩300B Set for Year-End

By Sanghyun Park

  • The larger-than-expected Value-Up fund will drive passive flows surpassing the KRX 300 in both size and speed.
  • Value-Up ETFs’ AUM is ₩636.5B, with retail dominating. Major institutions, like pensions, are on standby, but passive flows could hit ₩1.5T post-Dec 20 rebalancing.
  • Single-Stock setups may not fit, but for alpha-seeking Value-Up strategies, focus on names with higher passive impact from the boosted AUM.

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