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Lee Ho-seok, a fund manager at Woori Asset Management, achieved a 191.4% return in the first half with his 'WON Semiconductor Value Chain Active ETF', ranking first among domestic semiconductor active ETFs in Korea. The team leader of Woori Asset Management's Stock Management Team 2 attributes his s

Lee Ho-seok of Woori Asset Management achieved a 191.4% return in the first half with his 'WON Semiconductor Value Chain Active ETF', ranking first among domestic semiconductor active ETFs. The fund's performance was driven by strong semiconductor sector gains during the period. Lee, who has

Foreign and retail investors in South Korea displayed opposing ETF trading strategies from the 1st to 23rd, with foreign investors purchasing KRW 214.4 billion of leveraged products while retail investors bought KRW 121.7 billion of inverse ETFs. The divergence reflected differing views on the

BigWave Robotics and Brills are set to list on the Korean KOSDAQ market on the 29th and October 1 respectively, following subscription competition ratios exceeding 1300:1 for both robotic automation firms. GlobalTechnology lists on the 29th and Deoksan Nep Cores on the 30th, completing a busy week f

South Korea's money market liquidity tightened before the Chuseok holiday, with the 1-day repurchase agreement (RP) rate reaching 3.09% on Sept 23—the highest level since Sept 9, according to the Korea Securities Information Portal. Market participants attributed the tightening to large-scale

The KOSPI index crossed 7000 on September 21 and closed at 7080.92 on September 23, but declining stocks outnumbered advancing stocks on all five trading days from September 16 to September 23. The divergence reflects concentration in large-cap stocks, particularly semiconductors, while mid-caps and

Morpho is investigating an unauthorized post about DeFi curator economics that appeared on its official X account this week, according to CEO and co-founder Paul Frambot. In a Sept. 26 statement on X, Frambot confirmed the message originated from a third-party AI marketing tool and was neither

Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5 debuted at the number one position on Text Arena's competitive leaderboard on September 22, 2026, with a score of 1509 plus or minus 12 points. The model achieved the highest ranking for text-to-text models on the platform, which evaluates performance across math,

Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince confirmed that automated traffic surpassed human traffic on the company's network in May 2026. Prince stated this milestone arrived earlier than anticipated, as AI agents execute tasks at frequencies no human browsing session could approach. Cloudflare routes and

A FactSet analysis covering June 15 through September 14 found that 331 out of 493 S&P 500 companies mentioned artificial intelligence during earnings calls, representing 67% of America's largest public companies. This marks the third consecutive quarter where AI mentions exceeded the 65%

Elon Musk acknowledged on X that xAI's Grok artificial intelligence model is less advanced than Anthropic's latest offerings. The statement followed the July 8, 2026 launch of Grok 4.5, which trails Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 and Opus 4.8 across multiple performance benchmarks. Musk attributed the g

Korean listed companies showed divergent Q3 earnings forecast trends, with 127 out of 232 analyzed firms (55%) receiving upward operating profit estimate revisions compared to 3 months prior, while 105 companies (45%) saw downward adjustments, according to financial data provider FnGuide as of

Korean ETF investors in semiconductor and leveraged products face significant losses despite a market rebound, with 80-90% of holders remaining underwater. According to data from KOSCOM ETF Check and NH Investment & Securities released on the 23rd, SOL AI Semiconductor TOP2 Plus showed 84.5% of inve

Retail investors in Korean stocks concentrated 92% of their annual net buying during May and June when the KOSPI broke through the 7000 and 9000 levels, according to Korea Exchange data through the 23rd. The buying surge coincided with the National Pension Service's decision to delay portfolio

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix achieved record second-quarter earnings, yet their stocks trade 23.7% and 37% below 52-week highs respectively. Samsung posted Q2 revenue of 171.5 trillion won and operating profit of 89.5 trillion won, while SK Hynix recorded revenue of 79.3187 trillion won with ope

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix stocks remain trapped in a trading range despite strong memory chip demand from hyperscalers, with Samsung down 23.4% and SK Hynix down 37.6% from June highs as of the 23rd. Analysts point to the need for additional catalysts beyond current fundamentals, with HBM4 re

Foreign investors in Korean treasury bonds recorded a sharp slowdown in net purchases during the third quarter after robust inflows in the second quarter, as the World Government Bond Index inclusion process enters its final phase. According to bond market data on September 27, the WGBI inclusion th

South Korea's cryptocurrency industry raised concerns about infrastructure readiness as the government prepares to implement crypto income taxation starting January 1, 2027, according to a report by Newsis on September 27. The taxation, mandated under current income tax law, will impose a 22% tax ra