[2025 Asia Fund Awards] Mirae Asset Global Investments Expands Territory Beyond Korea to Overseas

Grand Prize
Best Asset Management Company in the ETF Category

Mirae Asset Global Investments was selected as the best asset management company this year at the 16th annual '2025 Asia Fund Awards.' It also earned the title of Best Manager in the Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) category for its outstanding performance.

Mirae Asset Global Investments is emerging as a global asset management firm, standing out not only in the domestic market but also in the global ETF market. As of December last year, Mirae Asset's global ETF assets under management surpassed 200 trillion KRW, an increase of 62 trillion KRW compared to 141 trillion KRW at the end of 2023. This ranks it 12th among asset managers worldwide.

At the core of global asset manager Mirae Asset are 'TIGER' and 'Global X.' Global X is Mirae Asset's ETF brand listed in the U.S., Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, the U.K., Ireland, Brazil, Canada, and other markets. By implementing a localization strategy that reflects each region's market conditions and investor characteristics, combined with synergies from the Mirae Asset Group, it is actively operating in the global ETF market.

Mirae Asset's next innovation focus is artificial intelligence (AI). Following the acquisition of Australian robo-advisor specialist Stockspot in 2023, Mirae Asset established the AI-focused company Wealthspot in the U.S. last year. Wealthspot is expected to coordinate AI financial strategies across overseas subsidiaries and contribute to offering innovative products. In the first half of this year, Global X plans to launch an ETF in the U.S. market utilizing Wealthspot's AI models.

Mirae Asset Global Investments is growing worldwide as a global financial company based on international sensibility and culture, and it will spare no effort to support Global X's role as an innovative leader in the ETF industry. In particular, it plans to continue striving to introduce new products first through disruptive innovation. Global X and Wealthspot will collaborate to launch an AI-based ETF in the U.S. market within the first half of this year.

Domestically, Mirae Asset has solidified its position through the ETF brand 'TIGER.' According to the Korea Exchange, the total cumulative net purchases by individual investors in TIGER ETFs last year amounted to 7.8594 trillion KRW, accounting for 40% of the total 19.76 trillion KRW cumulative net purchases by individuals in the domestic ETF market. This makes it the number one domestic asset manager.

Following 2023, TIGER ETFs were again the most chosen by individual investors in 2024. Supported by individual investor interest, TIGER ETFs ranked first in terms of assets under management (AUM) held by individual investors as of the end of last year. The amount held by individual investors was 50.9079 trillion KRW, of which TIGER ETFs accounted for 23.7238 trillion KRW, representing 47% of the total.

Amid significant growth in the overseas equity ETF market last year, TIGER ETFs led market development as a symbol of U.S. investment. Since launching Korea's first ETF investing in a major U.S. index in 2010, TIGER ETFs have contributed to spreading a long-term investment culture through U.S. stock investments. The flagship product, ‘TIGER U.S. S&P 500 ETF,’ recorded a cumulative net purchase by individuals of 1.8933 trillion KRW last year, ranking first among all ETFs listed domestically. Fueled by strong individual buying, this ETF has grown into the largest domestic equity ETF and the largest S&P 500 ETF in Asia.