"Foreigners Sold Net in Director Stocks for 7 Consecutive Months, Including February"

Listed Bonds Turn to Net Buying After Three Months

Foreign investors continued their net selling trend for the seventh consecutive month in February, offloading 2.83 trillion KRW worth of domestic listed stocks. Meanwhile, listed bonds turned to net buying after three months.

According to the "February 2025 Foreign Securities Investment Trends" released by the Financial Supervisory Service on the 14th, foreign investors net sold 2.83 trillion KRW of domestic listed stocks last month. This marks seven consecutive months of net selling since August last year.

In the KOSDAQ market, there was a net purchase of 30 billion KRW, but net selling of 2.86 trillion KRW was confirmed in the KOSPI market. By region, net selling was observed in the Americas (-1.3 trillion KRW), Europe (-700 billion KRW), and the Middle East (-500 billion KRW).

Accordingly, as of the end of February, the scale of domestic listed stocks held by foreign investors was recorded at 704.1 trillion KRW. The proportion of the total market capitalization decreased by 0.4 percentage points from the previous month to 26.5%.

On the other hand, the bond market, which had shown net redemptions for two consecutive months, turned to net buying. In February, foreign investors net purchased 6.833 trillion KRW of listed bonds and redeemed 1.165 trillion KRW at maturity. As a result, net investment of 5.668 trillion KRW in listed bonds was confirmed.

By region, net buying was confirmed in Europe (3.1 trillion KRW) and Asia (2 trillion KRW), while net redemptions were seen in the Americas (-100 billion KRW). The scale of foreign holdings of listed bonds increased by 5.2 trillion KRW from the previous month to 271.5 trillion KRW, accounting for 10.3% of the total.