Foreign funds invested in the domestic stock market are on the rise. After a continuous outflow from last August to April of this year, foreign funds have turned to inflow since May, increasing the inflow volume.
The Financial Supervisory Service released the 'Foreign Securities Investment Trends for June 2025' on the 10th and noted, 'Last month, foreigners net purchased 3.76 trillion won in listed shares and net invested 3.624 trillion won in listed securities.'
Last month, foreigners net purchased 3.122 trillion won in the securities market and net sold 460 billion won in the KOSDAQ market. As a result, the proportion of domestic listed shares held by foreigners has slightly increased. In June, foreigners accounted for 27.4% of the domestic stock market, up 0.7% from 26.7% the previous month.
By country, the United States net purchased 3.4 trillion won, and Ireland net purchased 1.7 trillion won. Norway and Singapore net sold 1.2 trillion won and 1.1 trillion won, respectively.
Foreign funds are still flowing into the bond market. Last month, foreigners net purchased 17.715 trillion won in bonds and received 14.091 trillion won in maturities. The net investment size is 3.624 trillion won. The cumulative balance is 304.4 trillion won, with foreign funds making up 11.3% of the listed bond balance.
By type of bond, they hold 276 trillion won in Government Bonds and 28.4 trillion won in specialized bonds. By remaining maturity, they hold 33 trillion won for those with more than 5 years, 72 trillion won for 1 to 5 years, and 129.9 trillion won for less than 1 year.