Foreign investors sold over 49 trillion won in domestic listed stocks in June, continuing a trend of net selling for six consecutive months. In contrast, the bond market saw net inflows for three months in a row.
According to the Financial Supervisory Service's report on foreign securities investment trends for June 2026, foreign investors net sold 49.336 trillion won in listed stocks last month. They sold 50.979 trillion won in the main stock market while purchasing 1.643 trillion won in the KOSDAQ market.
This marks the sixth month of net selling by foreign investors in domestic stocks this year, with a cumulative net sale of 163.563 trillion won in listed stocks so far.
Regionally, there was a notable outflow of European funds, with European investors net selling 30.758 trillion won and North American investors net selling 26.961 trillion won. Conversely, Asian investors net bought 2.552 trillion won.
By country, the largest sales came from British and American investors, who net sold 32.2 trillion won and 23.182 trillion won, respectively. In contrast, investors from the Cayman Islands and France net bought 7.269 trillion won and 6.113 trillion won, respectively.
Despite the net selling, the total value of foreign ownership in domestic stocks increased due to rising stock prices. As of the end of June, foreign investors held 2,908.639 trillion won in listed stocks, accounting for 36.4% of the total market capitalization. This represents an increase of 56.33 trillion won from the previous month.
By country, the United States had the largest share of foreign ownership at 1,222.34 trillion won, making up 42% of the total foreign holdings. This was followed by Europe at 899 trillion won (30.9%), Asia at 411.2 trillion won (14.1%), and the Middle East at 60.6 trillion won (2.1%).
In the bond market, foreign capital continued to flow in. Foreign investors net purchased 13.9 trillion won in listed bonds last month and received 9.423 trillion won in maturities, resulting in a total net investment of 4.478 trillion won. This marks three consecutive months of net investment since April.
As of the end of June, foreign ownership of listed bonds reached 334.794 trillion won, an increase of 1.2 trillion won from the previous month. The proportion of holdings relative to the total outstanding amount is 11.8%. In terms of bond types, there was a net investment of 4.727 trillion won in government bonds, while there was a net withdrawal of 250 billion won in special bonds. By maturity, 7.858 trillion won was invested in bonds with maturities of less than five years, and 6.515 trillion won in bonds with maturities of five years or more, while 9.896 trillion won was withdrawn from bonds with maturities of less than one year.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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