"Foreign Investors Turn Net Sellers of Domestic Stocks in November, Offloading 13 Trillion Won After Six Months"

In November, foreign investors became net sellers in the domestic stock market for the first time in six months, offloading over 13 trillion won. In contrast, they returned to net buying in the bond market after one month.

According to the “Trends in Foreign Securities Investment for November” released by the Financial Supervisory Service on December 12, foreign investors, based on settlement data, recorded net sales of 13.373 trillion won in listed stocks last month. They were net sellers of 13.491 trillion won on the KOSPI, but net buyers of 118 billion won on the KOSDAQ.

By region, Europe led with net sales of 5.7 trillion won, followed by the Americas with 3.6 trillion won and Asia with 2.7 trillion won. By country, the United Kingdom and the United States saw net sales of 4.5 trillion won and 4.1 trillion won, respectively. In contrast, Canada and Ireland were net buyers, with 500 billion won and 400 billion won, respectively.

As of last month, the United States held the largest amount of domestic stocks at 489 trillion won, accounting for 41% of the total. This was followed by Europe with 375.3 trillion won (31.5%) and Asia with 164.8 trillion won (13.8%).

In the bond market, foreign investors made net purchases of 17.622 trillion won and redeemed 1.368 trillion won at maturity, resulting in a net investment of 16.254 trillion won.

By region, Europe led net investment with 9.6 trillion won, followed by Asia (4.5 trillion won) and the Americas (1.7 trillion won).

By type, they made net investments of 13.6 trillion won in government bonds and 2.9 trillion won in monetary stabilization bonds.

By remaining maturity, net investments were 3.7 trillion won for bonds with maturities of five years or more, 6.7 trillion won for those between one and five years, and 5.9 trillion won for those under one year.

As of last month, foreign investors held 69.1 trillion won in bonds with less than one year remaining to maturity, 110.5 trillion won in bonds with maturities between one and five years, and 142 trillion won in bonds with maturities of five years or more.