Led by Institutional Investors: Korean ETF Market Getting Bigger and Bigger

The Korea Exchange announced on July 9 that the local exchange-traded fund (ETF) market reached a record size based on institutional investors’ participation. Specifically, the market posted a total net asset value of 27 trillion won with the number of listed ETFs reaching 283 in the first half of this year. The figures rose by 8.7% and 10.5% in just six months, respectively.