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KDEF

PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF

KDEF

Market cap $114M

43.31 USD

+0.73

1.71%

At close Updated Sep 21, 4:00 PM EDT

1 day

1.71%

5 days

1.83%

1 month

5.25%

3 months

-4.71%

6 months

-20.87%

Year to date

-5.5%

1 year

-12.43%

5 years

104.29%

10 years

104.29%

News

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Neutral

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Sentiment 3-Months

Positive 9.1%

Neutral 27.3%

Negative 63.6%

Bank of Korea Warns of Destabilizing Impact of High-Risk AI Trades

A surge of investment in leveraged exchange-traded funds generated significant volatility in the domestic stock market, the Bank of Korea said.

Bank of Korea Warns of Destabilizing Impact of High-Risk AI Trades

CNBC International TV

South Korea is positioned to capture reindustrialization trend: Mizuho

Sean Darby, Equity Strategist at Mizuho, says reindustrialization is re-emerging as a key investment theme, driven in part by Middle East tensions that are spurring investment in LNG and other energy infrastructure. He expects South Korean companies to benefit from the buildout and argues that industrials, not just semiconductors, offer a compelling long-term investment opportunity.

South Korea is positioned to capture reindustrialization trend: Mizuho

'I couldn't breathe': South Korea's frenzied stock trading exposes margin loan risks

Lee Seung-ho watched the nearly 300 million won ($202,515) stock trading fortune he built with ‌a 500% margin loan evaporate in just four weeks in May, but he plans to borrow again and return to the market the moment he has enough capital.

'I couldn't breathe': South Korea's frenzied stock trading exposes margin loan risks

South Korea Regulators Unveil Curbs on High-Risk ETFs

The Financial Services Commission said Thursday that it would suspend new listings of single-stock leveraged ETFs.

South Korea Regulators Unveil Curbs on High-Risk ETFs

Bank of Korea Raise Rates for First Time Since 2023

South Korea's central bank raised its base rate for the first time in three-and-a-half years, joining global peers in tightening monetary policy to counter inflationary pressures fueled by the U.S.-Iran conflict.

Bank of Korea Raise Rates for First Time Since 2023

It was the world's hottest stock market. Now South Korea's stock-market index has entered bear-market territory

The cumulative impact of several different narratives – competition, sustainability, excessive leverage, international outflows- has sapped the Korean market of its upward mobility since clocking up a record high in June.

It was the world's hottest stock market. Now South Korea's stock-market index has entered bear-market territory

South Korean shares slump 5.2% as AI valuation concerns trigger chip stock selloff

South Korean shares fell sharply for a third consecutive session on Wednesday, with heavy losses in semiconductor stocks and growing concerns over AI-related valuations dragging the benchmark index into bear market territory. The sharp decline followed an early rebound in the session.

South Korean shares slump 5.2% as AI valuation concerns trigger chip stock selloff

South Korea Inflation Accelerates to 30-Month High in June

Elevated inflation in the country is likely to strengthen the case for the central bank to tighten monetary policy at its rate-setting meeting later this month.

South Korea Inflation Accelerates to 30-Month High in June

South Korea's Exports Post Biggest Surge Since 1978

Exports were powered by the unabated demand for advanced chips to fuel the global artificial-intelligence boom, resulting in their largest increase in nearly five decades.

South Korea's Exports Post Biggest Surge Since 1978

Korea's Chips Rally Is Driving Its Stock Market Into a Danger Zone

The rally driven by the global artificial-intelligence boom has exposed structural vulnerabilities in a stock market unaccustomed to wild swings.

Korea's Chips Rally Is Driving Its Stock Market Into a Danger Zone

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