Foreign investors sold 19 trillion won in domestic listed stocks and withdrew approximately 8 trillion won in listed bonds last month, totaling a net withdrawal of about 27 trillion won.
According to the Financial Supervisory Service's report on 'September Foreign Securities Investment Trends' released on the 30th, foreign investors net sold 19.116 trillion won in listed stocks and withdrew 7.569 trillion won in listed bonds.
The total net withdrawal from foreign securities investment, combining stocks and bonds, amounted to 26.685 trillion won. The FSS statistics are based on settlement data.
Stock sales were concentrated in the securities market, where foreign investors net sold 17.453 trillion won, while they net sold 1.663 trillion won in the KOSDAQ market.
By region, the net selling amounts were 10.3 trillion won from Europe, 4.9 trillion won from the Americas, and 1.7 trillion won from Asia, while there was a net purchase of 1 trillion won from the Middle East.
In terms of countries, the largest net selling was from the United Kingdom at 6.9 trillion won, followed by the United States at 3.9 trillion won. Luxembourg and Ireland had net purchases of 1 trillion won and 800 billion won, respectively.
As of the end of September, foreign ownership of listed stocks was 2,296 trillion won, an increase of 15.4 trillion won from the previous month, accounting for 34.8% of the total market capitalization.
By country, the largest stock holdings were from the United States at 1,006.9 trillion won, representing 43.9% of total foreign holdings. Europe followed with 680.2 trillion won (29.6%), Asia with 313.4 trillion won (13.6%), and the Middle East with 45.7 trillion won (2%).
In the bond market, foreign investors net purchased 127 billion won and received 7.695 trillion won in maturities, resulting in a net withdrawal of 7.569 trillion won. As of the end of September, the total holdings of listed bonds were 322.9 trillion won, a decrease of 7.4 trillion won from the previous month, accounting for 11.2% of the total outstanding amount.
By type, the net withdrawal amounts were 4.8 trillion won in government bonds and 2.7 trillion won in special bonds. As of the end of last month, government bond holdings were 310.4 trillion won, making up 96.1% of the total, while special bond holdings were 12.4 trillion won (3.8%).
In terms of remaining maturities, there was a net investment of 2.4 trillion won in bonds with maturities of over five years and 1.8 trillion won in bonds with maturities between one and five years. Bonds with maturities of less than one year saw a net withdrawal of 11.8 trillion won due to maturities and other factors.
As of the end of last month, foreign holdings of bonds with maturities of less than one year were 51.7 trillion won, those between one and five years were 115.7 trillion won, and those over five years were 155.5 trillion won.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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