In September, foreign investors made net purchases of over 6 trillion won in domestic listed stocks, marking five consecutive months of net buying. In the bond market, they returned to net investment after one month.
According to the "Trends in Foreign Securities Investment for September 2025" released by the Financial Supervisory Service on October 16, foreign investors made net purchases of 6.068 trillion won in listed stocks last month, based on settlement data. They made net purchases of 6.533 trillion won on the KOSPI, while recording net sales of 465 billion won on the KOSDAQ.
By region, Europe and the Americas made net purchases of 5.3 trillion won and 900 billion won, respectively. In contrast, Asia saw net sales of 500 billion won. By country, the United Kingdom and Ireland made net purchases of 2.2 trillion won and 1.3 trillion won, respectively. On the other hand, Singapore and Malaysia recorded net sales of 700 billion won and 200 billion won, respectively.
The United States holds the largest amount of domestic stocks, totaling 415.2 trillion won. This is followed by European countries such as the United Kingdom (114.1 trillion won), Luxembourg (53 trillion won), and Ireland (41 trillion won), which together hold 316.4 trillion won. In addition, Asian countries such as Singapore (70.4 trillion won) and China (22.7 trillion won) hold a combined total of 142.2 trillion won.
Last month, foreign investors made net purchases of 10.077 trillion won in listed bonds and received 9.286 trillion won in redemptions at maturity, resulting in a net investment of 791 billion won.
By region, Europe and the Americas made net investments of 1.8 trillion won and 200 billion won, respectively. In contrast, the Middle East saw net withdrawals of 200 billion won. In terms of holdings, Asia held the largest amount at 138.4 trillion won, followed by Europe with 105.2 trillion won.
By type, there was a net investment of 2.2 trillion won in government bonds. In contrast, there was a net withdrawal of 700 billion won from monetary stabilization bonds.
By maturity, there were net investments of 3.8 trillion won and 5.7 trillion won in bonds with maturities of five years or more and between one and five years, respectively. In contrast, there was a net withdrawal of 8.8 trillion won from bonds with maturities of less than one year.
As of last month, foreign investors held 68.2 trillion won in bonds with less than one year remaining to maturity, 100.7 trillion won in bonds with maturities between one and five years, and 139.4 trillion won in bonds with maturities of five years or more.
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