ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs ecosystem, reported today that Korean retail investors were active purchasers of ETFs listed in the United States in June. During June, 26 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 increased by 3 from 23 in May, it is up by 1 from 25 in April, and it is up by 1 from March.
Highlights
- In June, 26 of the top 50 overseas securities purchased by Korean retail investors were ETFs listed in the US.
- Thirteen of the twenty-six ETFs on the top 50 list provide leverage or inverse exposure.
- The largest purchase was US$2.04 billion of the Direxion Daily Semiconductors Bull 3X SHS ETF listed in the US.
Top 10 overseas ETF purchased in June
ETF Name |
Purchase Amount in USD |
DIREXION DAILY SEMICONDUCTORS BULL 3X SHS ETF |
2,041,116,784 |
GRANITESHARES 1.5X LONG NVDA DAILY ETF |
1,351,814,086 |
DIREXION SHARES ETF TRUST DAILY |
650,198,099 |
PROSHARES ULTRAPRO QQQ ETF |
388,084,022 |
DIREXION DAILY TSLA BULL 1.5X SHARES |
277,674,185 |
PROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ ETF |
243,293,799 |
DIREXION DAILY 20 YEAR PLUS DRX DLY 20+ YR TREAS BULL 3X SPLR 953438320 US25459W5408 |
203,240,205 |
SPDR SP 500 ETF TRUST |
175,454,862 |
GRNTSHR 1.5X ETF |
160,156,256 |
2X BITCOIN STRATEGY ETF |
144,030,064 |
Source, Korea Securities Depository. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted)
The ETFs industry in South Korea has 1,255 ETF, with assets of $122.57 Bn, from 37 providers listed on the Korea Exchange at the end of June, according to data from ETFGI. Twenty six percent of the ETFs in Korea provide leverage or inverse exposure and account for 10.4% of the overall assets invested in the ETF industry in Korea.
Asset Growth in the ETFs industry in Korea at the end of June