Foreign Investors Sell Stocks for Six Consecutive Months... Last Month's Net Selling Hits Record High

It has been revealed that foreign investors have been net sellers of domestically listed stocks for six consecutive months, with last month's net selling reaching an all-time high.

According to the Financial Supervisory Service's "Foreign Securities Investment Trends for June 2026" released on July 31, foreign investors recorded a net selling of 49.336 trillion won in domestic listed stocks last month. The net selling streak began in January with 98 billion won, followed by 19.558 trillion won in February, 43.505 trillion won in March, 4.046 trillion won in April, and 47.019 trillion won in May, marking six consecutive months of net selling.

By country, investors from the United Kingdom were net sellers of 32.2 trillion won, and investors from the United States sold a net 23.2 trillion won. Meanwhile, investors from the Cayman Islands purchased a net 7.3 trillion won, and France purchased a net 6.1 trillion won.

Last month, foreign investors were net sellers of 50.979 trillion won on the KOSPI, but they were net buyers of 1.643 trillion won on the KOSDAQ. As of the end of last month, foreign investors' holdings in domestic listed stocks stood at 2,908.6 trillion won, an increase of 56.3 trillion won compared to the previous month. By region, U.S. investors accounted for 1,223 trillion won, representing 42.0% of the total, while European investors held 899 trillion won, making up 30.9% and forming the majority share.

Over the same period, foreign investors made net purchases of 13.9 trillion won in domestic listed bonds and redeemed 9.423 trillion won upon maturity, resulting in net investment of 4.478 trillion won. By region, investors from Asia made net investments of 3.3 trillion won, those from the Americas invested 1.7 trillion won, but investors from Europe made net withdrawals amounting to 600 billion won.

Foreign investors' total holdings in domestic listed bonds amounted to 134.5 trillion won from Asia, accounting for 40.2% of the total. European investors held 128.9 trillion won, which represented 38.5% of the total.

As a result of foreign investors making net withdrawals of 4.7 trillion won in government bonds and 300 billion won in special bonds, their holdings in government bonds stood at 317.7 trillion won (94.9%), and special bonds at 17 trillion won (5.1%).

By remaining maturity, foreign investors made net investments of 7.9 trillion won in bonds with maturities of 1 to less than 5 years, and 6.5 trillion won in bonds with maturities of 5 years or longer, while they withdrew a net 9.9 trillion won from bonds with maturities of less than 1 year. Their holdings were 63.7 trillion won (19.0%) in bonds with less than 1 year to maturity, 120.8 trillion won (36.1%) in bonds with maturities of 1 to less than 5 years, and 150.2 trillion won (44.9%) in bonds with maturities of 5 years or longer.

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