Shinhan Investment Securities said on Tuesday that investing by minors often begins with mobile-based, non-face-to-face account openings and develops into long-term, diversified investing centred on exchange-traded funds. It said the number of minor accounts opened in the first quarter of 2026 rose 272 percent from a year earlier, with 58.4 percent opened non-face-to-face. Average balances were about 10 million won per account, and trading favoured large-cap stocks and index-tracking ETFs.

Shinhan Investment Corp said on Tuesday that an analysis of trades by customers who opened its RIA accounts, launched on March 23, showed a clear shift of funds. Customers took profits in overseas AI and big tech shares and moved money into South Korean large-cap blue chips and index-tracking ETFs. Nvidia had the highest share of overseas stock sales, while SK hynix and Samsung Electronics led domestic purchases.