Korea Fund

KF

Börsenwert 224 Mio. $

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The Korea Fund, Inc. (NYSE: KF) (the “Fund”) has appointed Canaccord Genuity LLC, (the “Program Manager”) to serve as its agent and broker for purposes of implementing the Fund's Discount Management Program (the “Program”), with effect as of October 5, 2026. The Program provides that the Fund may repurchase annually up to 10% of its common shares outstanding as of the close of business on June 30th of the prior year in open mark.

A single share of The Korea Fund (NYSE:KF) was worth $74.49 on the close of June 4, 2026, and $65.53 the next afternoon, which works out to a 12% loss in one trading day.

In previous decades, South Korea has always been a cultural and financial afterthought after Japan, with its dominance in electronics and engineering through companies like Sony, Toyota, JVC, Honda, and Mitsubishi; and China, with its enormous low cost manufacturing, geopolitical and military clout, and expanding middle class prosperity.

The Korea Fund Inc (KF) offers exposure to Korean equities, heavily weighted toward technology leaders like Samsung and SK Hynix. KF currently trades at a -12% discount to NAV, despite mirroring EWY's three-year total return performance. The fund is positioned to benefit from the AI-driven semiconductor boom, with nearly 40% in Samsung and SK Hynix.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of The Korea Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE:KF) announced today they have declared a dividend distribution totaling $1.381724 per share, comprised of a net investment income dividend of $0.437507 per share and a spillback income dividend of $0.944217 per share. The spillback dividend represents payment of the Fund's June 30, 2025 spillback income distribution pursuant to Section 855 of the Internal Revenue Code. The distribution will be payable o.

Korea has been one of the more resilient Asian markets this year. But fundamental headwinds lurk beneath the surface. Actively managed KF doesn't offer as much upside potential here.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First paragraph, third sentence of release dated December 16, 2024, should read: The distribution will be payable on January 6, 2025 to shareholders of record on December 27, 2024 which is also the ex-dividend date (instead of shareholders of record on December 23, 2024). The updated release reads: THE KOREA FUND, INC. DECLARES CASH DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION The Board of Directors of The Korea Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE:KF) announced today they have declared a dividend.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The Korea Fund, Inc. (NYSE: KF) (the “Fund”) has appointed Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated (the “Program Manager”) to serve as its agent and broker for purposes of implementing the Fund's Discount Management Program (the “Program”), with effect as of December 16, 2024. The Program provides that the Fund may repurchase annually up to 10% of its common shares outstanding as of the close of business on June 30th of the.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of The Korea Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE:KF) announced today they have declared a dividend distribution of $0.454161 per share. This dividend distribution represents payment of the Fund's 2024 spillback distribution pursuant to Section 855 of the Internal Revenue Code. The distribution will be payable on January 6, 2025 to shareholders of record on December 23, 2024 which is also the ex-dividend date. As of today until January 6, 2025, being t.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The Korea Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) (NYSE: KF) today announced the final results of its tender offer. As previously announced, the Fund conducted a tender offer to purchase for cash up to 12.5% of its issued and outstanding common stock, at a price equal to 98.5% of its net asset value (“NAV”) per share determined on the expiration date. The Fund's tender offer, which expired at 5:00 p.m. New York City time, on Monday, September 1.