📍The hot momentum of South Korea’s tech stocks has spread across Asia

The 2x Leveraged ETF for SK Hynix listed in Hong Kong has drawn +$1.3B in inflows since the start of the year. As a result, the fund’s total assets under management have risen to roughly $8B, a record high. It’s also the world’s largest leveraged ETF tracking a single stock by AUM. In just 3 months, the fund’s size has grown more than 3 times.
Not only SK Hynix—Samsung’s 2x leveraged ETF has also pulled in about $1.3B since early 2026, even topping the 2x ETFs that track Tesla and Microsoft.
Simply put, a 2x ETF allows individual traders to go bigger without having to open margin, without needing options—just buy the ETF like it’s a stock. And with all that gambling-energy, people around the world basically have to call Asians “dad.” You need a little leverage in life to add some spice.
SK Hynix and Samsung are the two biggest stocks in South Korea, together accounting for nearly 50% of the KOSPI. Smaller investors are running out of money to chase leverage. One catastrophic crash is only a matter of time.