Foreign Investor Stock Picks Outperform Retail Investors in South Korea

Foreign picks beat retail nearly threefold

Stocks most heavily bought by foreign investors sharply outperformed the broader market last month, delivering returns nearly three times higher than those favored by retail investors. All of the top 10 most purchased stocks by overseas investors on the benchmark Kospi posted positive monthly returns in April. The group surged an average of 57.3 percent, far outpacing the Kospi’s 30.6 percent gain over the same period. Samsung Electronics, the most heavily net-bought stock by foreign investors,

By The Korea Herald