ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm renowned for its expertise in subscription research, consulting services, events, and ETF TV on global ETF industry trends, reports Korean retail investors were active purchasers of overseas listed ETFs in December. Twenty-six of the top 50 overseas securities purchased by Korean retail investors were ETFs listed in the United States. The number of ETFs on the top 50 list was up by 1 from the 25 in November, the same number as October 2024, and is down by 3 from the 29 in September 2024. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted)
Highlights
- Twenty-six of the top 50 overseas securities purchased by Korean retail investors were ETFs listed in the United States
- The number is up by 1 from the 25 in November
- Sixteen of the twenty-six ETFs on the top 50 list provide leverage or inverse exposure.
- The largest purchase was $2.11 billion of the Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X Shares listed in the US
Top 10 overseas ETFs purchased in December 2024
|
ETF Name |
Purchase Amount in USD |
|
DIREXION DAILY TSLA BULL 2X SHARES |
2,109,713,231 |
|
DIREXION DAILY SEMICONDUCTORS BULL 3X SHS ETF |
1,601,053,094 |
|
SPDR SP 500 ETF TRUST |
973,968,162 |
|
T-Rex 2X Long MSTR Daily Target ETF |
612,397,447 |
|
GRANITESHARES 2.0X LONG NVDA DAILY ETF |
578,528,185 |
|
2X ETHER ETF |
502,102,608 |
|
2X BITCOIN STRATEGY ETF |
478,500,164 |
|
DIREXION SEMICONDUCTOR BEAR 3X ETF |
439,329,944 |
|
TIDAL TRUST II DEFIANCE DAILY TARGET 1.75X LNG MSTR ETF |
433,399,048 |
|
VANGUARD SP 500 ETF SPLR 39326002188 US9229084135 |
411,860,639 |
Source, Korea Securities Depository.
The ETFs industry in Korea has 1,353 products, with assets of $128.97 Bn, from 37 providers listed on the Korea Exchange at the end of 2024. According to data from ETFGI, 25.42 percent of the ETFs provide leverage or inverse exposure which account for 9% of the assets in the ETFs industry in Korea.
Asset Growth in the ETFs industry in Korea at the end of 2024
