Hana Asset Management's 1Q 200 Active ETF Achieves 94.99% Return Last Year

On January 28, Hana Asset Management held an online press conference under the theme "The KOSPI 5000 Era: A New Standard for Domestic Market Investment." The company presented its KOSPI200-based active investment strategy, focusing on a review of the domestic stock market in 2025 and its outlook for 2026, recent performance of the 1Q 200 Active Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF), and the background behind the fee reduction.

The 1Q 200 Active ETF introduced at this conference employs a differentiated management strategy based on the KOSPI200 index. In 2025, it achieved an annual return of 94.99%, ranking first in annual returns among all KOSPI200-tracking ETFs, both passive and active.

According to Hana Asset Management, the domestic stock market in 2025 recorded the highest growth rate among major global markets, driven by improved corporate earnings and strengthened shareholder return policies. As a result, individual investors made net purchases of more than 2 trillion won in KOSPI200-tracking ETFs over the year, establishing these ETFs as one of the leading long-term investment assets in Korea. The company also forecasted that in 2026, positive momentum would continue, with corporate profit growth centered on semiconductors, shipbuilding, defense, nuclear power, and humanoid robots, as well as ongoing domestic policy initiatives such as the separate taxation of dividend income and the third amendment to the Commercial Act.

Based on this medium- to long-term growth outlook, Hana Asset Management recommended the domestic benchmark index as an essential portfolio component for pension investors, just like the S&P500 or Nasdaq 100 in the United States. The company also explained that, for the KOSPI to surpass 5,000 points and achieve structural growth similar to developed markets such as the United States and Australia, there must be steady, long-term capital inflows, as seen with the U.S. 401(k) and Australia’s Superannuation pension systems.

In line with this shift in perception, Hana Asset Management is offering a new investment solution through the 1Q 200 Active ETF. This product primarily tracks the KOSPI200 index while combining various management strategies such as arbitrage and initial public offerings (IPOs) to pursue returns exceeding the index. Its key feature is to maintain the market representativeness and diversification effect of the index while aiming to accumulate stable excess returns.

On December 30 of last year, Hana Asset Management reduced the total fee for the 1Q 200 Active ETF to an annual rate of 0.01%, the lowest among domestic benchmark index funds. The company explained that this move is not merely a fee competition, but a strategic decision to support the structural growth of the domestic stock market and foster a long-term investment culture among domestic pension investors in line with the government’s policy to nurture the domestic stock market. Hana Asset Management stated that by improving investment accessibility and further expanding the foundation for capital inflows into the domestic market, it aims to help the KOSPI surpass 5,000 points and achieve sustained growth over the long term.

Tae Woo Kim, CEO of Hana Asset Management, said, "The KOSPI200 is expected to become increasingly useful for pension investors, and since the lowest fee translates directly into returns in long-term pension investment, we hope that the benefits of long-term investment through the 1Q 200 Active ETF, which offers the lowest fee, will lead to increased profits for our investors."