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Korean stock volatility drives retail investors back to U.S. markets
Repeated sharp swings in South Korea\'s stock market are pushing retail money back into U.S. equities. Credit-financed stock balances and unsettled trading receivables have fallen, while investor deposits remain above 100 trillion won. Retail investors turned from heavy buying of SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics to net selling in late July. Net buying of U.S. shares surged, led by the 3-times leveraged semiconductor ETF SOXL. A lower won-dollar exchange rate also reduced costs.
Finance
ETF net assets fall nearly 57 trillion won as stocks slump; single-stock leverage swings
South Korea\'s total ETF net assets fell by nearly 57 trillion won after the domestic stock market slumped following the listing of single-stock leveraged ETFs tied to Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. Net assets of the 16 related leveraged and inverse products rose from about 4.4 trillion won on launch day to 17.6 trillion won before falling to about 9.92 trillion won. Financial authorities tightened rules, while investors increased net purchases of U.S. stocks.
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RIA deduction rate cut to 80 percent amid muted return of Korean retail investors
The tax deduction rate on capital gains from overseas stocks in return-to-domestic-market accounts (RIA) fell to 80 percent this month from 100 percent, and will drop to 50 percent from August, complicating efforts to draw overseas equity money back to South Korea. Data showed limited domestic inflows through RIA and a May shift to net selling of U.S. stocks, while U.S. stock holdings by Korean investors still rose. Industry voices call for measures beyond tax breaks to boost the appeal of local markets.
