Investor flows — Apr 16, 2026
Foreign investors net bought ₩196.7bn of Korean stocks, while retail investors net sold ₩1,212.5bn and institutions net bought ₩822.3bn.
Net trading value by investor type across Korean common stocks (KOSPI + KOSDAQ, KRX + NXT venues combined) on this trading day.
Foreign investors
+₩196.7bn
+$140M
Institutions
+₩822.3bn
+$583M
Retail investors
₩-1,212.5bn
$-860M
Breakdown by market
| Segment | Foreign | (USD) | Institutions | Retail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOSPI stocks | +₩529.1bn | +$375M | +₩888.0bn | ₩-1,670.5bn |
| KOSDAQ stocks | ₩-332.4bn | $-236M | ₩-65.7bn | +₩457.9bn |
| ETFs (both markets) | +₩74.5bn | +$53M | ₩-252.2bn | +₩158.5bn |
Stock tiles above cover KOSPI + KOSDAQ common shares; the ETF row is separate and not included in those totals. See ETF flow rankings for fund-level detail.
Top foreign net buys
| # | Company | Ticker | Close | 1D % | Foreign net | (USD) | Institutions | Retail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samsung Electronics | 005930 | ₩217,500 | +3.08% | +₩406.5bn | +$288M | +₩267.5bn | ₩-1,090.5bn |
| 2 | Doosan Enerbility | 034020 | ₩110,800 | +6.33% | +₩344.8bn | +$245M | +₩65.8bn | ₩-389.3bn |
| 3 | Hanwha Ocean | 042660 | ₩131,900 | +4.85% | +₩95.0bn | +$67M | +₩65.0bn | ₩-36.0bn |
| 4 | Hyundai Motor | 005380 | ₩534,000 | +5.12% | +₩88.8bn | +$63M | +₩95.5bn | ₩-201.4bn |
| 5 | Samsung SDI | 006400 | ₩478,500 | +1.59% | +₩64.8bn | +$46M | +₩13.2bn | ₩-74.9bn |
| 6 | SKC | 011790 | ₩122,000 | +22.24% | +₩49.5bn | +$35M | +₩6.6bn | ₩-57.1bn |
| 7 | SK Innovation | 096770 | ₩126,500 | +4.03% | +₩44.4bn | +$32M | +₩10.6bn | ₩-56.1bn |
| 8 | SK Square | 402340 | ₩690,000 | +3.76% | +₩39.7bn | +$28M | +₩27.3bn | ₩-66.4bn |
| 9 | Hotel Shilla | 008770 | ₩53,800 | +7.92% | +₩35.6bn | +$25M | +₩18.6bn | ₩-56.1bn |
| 10 | HD Hyundai Electric | 267260 | ₩1,085,000 | +3.33% | +₩32.7bn | +$23M | +₩5.3bn | ₩-37.2bn |
| 11 | KB Financial Group | 105560 | ₩162,300 | +2.59% | +₩31.6bn | +$22M | ₩-8.3bn | ₩-23.3bn |
| 12 | Taihan Cable & Solution | 001440 | ₩42,100 | +2.06% | +₩28.4bn | +$20M | +₩3.9bn | ₩-32.9bn |
| 13 | Daeduck Electronics | 353200 | ₩93,300 | +7.24% | +₩28.1bn | +$20M | +₩13.3bn | ₩-20.3bn |
| 14 | LEENO Industrial | 058470 | ₩115,000 | +1.95% | +₩28.0bn | +$20M | ₩-5.4bn | ₩-22.9bn |
| 15 | Hanwha Aerospace | 012450 | ₩1,519,000 | +0.66% | +₩26.2bn | +$19M | ₩-1.7bn | ₩-25.1bn |
| 16 | Celltrion | 068270 | ₩199,212 | +3.47% | +₩24.0bn | +$17M | +₩4.7bn | ₩-30.9bn |
| 17 | Pharmicell | 005690 | ₩19,380 | +8.27% | +₩23.4bn | +$17M | +₩6.4bn | ₩-29.5bn |
| 18 | Samsung Electro Mechanics | 009150 | ₩639,000 | +4.07% | +₩22.1bn | +$16M | +₩24.2bn | ₩-45.3bn |
| 19 | LG Energy Solution | 373220 | ₩416,000 | +1.96% | +₩20.5bn | +$15M | +₩30.9bn | ₩-44.5bn |
| 20 | Doosan Fuel Cell | 336260 | ₩46,000 | +4.78% | +₩19.4bn | +$14M | +₩2.0bn | ₩-22.4bn |
Top foreign net sells
| # | Company | Ticker | Close | 1D % | Foreign net | (USD) | Institutions | Retail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK Hynix | 000660 | ₩1,155,000 | +1.67% | ₩-502.3bn | $-356M | +₩80.8bn | +₩420.4bn |
| 2 | Daewoo Engineering&Construction | 047040 | ₩28,600 | +0.35% | ₩-103.2bn | $-73M | ₩-16.5bn | +₩118.0bn |
| 3 | Sam Chun Dang Pharm | 000250 | ₩505,000 | -9.01% | ₩-74.6bn | $-53M | ₩-28.0bn | +₩103.0bn |
| 4 | Samsung Sds | 018260 | ₩191,000 | +6.94% | ₩-65.6bn | $-47M | +₩14.8bn | +₩49.0bn |
| 5 | SK Telecom | 017670 | ₩95,900 | -2.24% | ₩-41.4bn | $-29M | +₩10.9bn | +₩31.3bn |
| 6 | Samsung E&A | 028050 | ₩50,400 | -3.82% | ₩-39.4bn | $-28M | ₩-6.7bn | +₩46.9bn |
| 7 | GS Engineering & Construction | 006360 | ₩39,550 | -3.54% | ₩-38.4bn | $-27M | ₩-23.0bn | +₩63.4bn |
| 8 | Seojin System | 178320 | ₩50,200 | -2.14% | ₩-35.2bn | $-25M | ₩-18.9bn | +₩54.1bn |
| 9 | Naver | 035420 | ₩218,500 | +3.55% | ₩-31.8bn | $-23M | +₩20.3bn | +₩8.9bn |
| 10 | HD Hyundai Heavy Industries | 329180 | ₩493,500 | +4.00% | ₩-30.5bn | $-22M | +₩34.5bn | ₩-7.9bn |
| 11 | HLB | 028300 | ₩63,700 | -6.60% | ₩-29.2bn | $-21M | ₩-2.1bn | +₩36.1bn |
| 12 | Doosan | 000150 | ₩1,335,000 | -1.69% | ₩-27.5bn | $-19M | +₩5.3bn | +₩22.2bn |
| 13 | Woori Technology, In | 032820 | ₩23,100 | +6.21% | ₩-26.9bn | $-19M | ₩-0.4bn | +₩26.3bn |
| 14 | Shinsung E&g | 011930 | ₩42,950 | +4.25% | ₩-25.6bn | $-18M | ₩-0.0bn | +₩24.4bn |
| 15 | Hyundai Engineering&Construction | 000720 | ₩179,500 | +0.22% | ₩-22.2bn | $-16M | ₩-4.0bn | +₩22.6bn |
| 16 | Daejoo Electronic Materials | 078600 | ₩132,500 | -2.57% | ₩-21.8bn | $-15M | +₩1.6bn | +₩20.9bn |
| 17 | LIG Defense&Aerospace | 079550 | ₩883,000 | -1.12% | ₩-21.6bn | $-15M | ₩-16.5bn | +₩37.1bn |
| 18 | ABL Bio | 298380 | ₩163,900 | +0.06% | ₩-19.8bn | $-14M | ₩-5.0bn | +₩24.7bn |
| 19 | Sanil Electric | 062040 | ₩189,000 | -2.73% | ₩-19.3bn | $-14M | ₩-11.2bn | +₩28.9bn |
| 20 | HANMI Semiconductor | 042700 | ₩292,000 | -1.02% | ₩-19.2bn | $-14M | ₩-26.9bn | +₩45.2bn |
USD figures converted at the current rate for reference. Market totals sum common stocks only and can differ slightly from headline exchange figures.