Investor flows — Apr 21, 2026
Foreign investors net bought ₩1,119.8bn of Korean stocks, while retail investors net sold ₩1,603.0bn and institutions net bought ₩808.7bn.
Net trading value by investor type across Korean common stocks (KOSPI + KOSDAQ, KRX + NXT venues combined) on this trading day.
Foreign investors
+₩1,119.8bn
+$840M
Institutions
+₩808.7bn
+$607M
Retail investors
₩-1,603.0bn
$-1.2B
Breakdown by market
| Segment | Foreign | (USD) | Institutions | Retail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOSPI stocks | +₩1,442.4bn | +$1.1B | +₩932.3bn | ₩-2,176.3bn |
| KOSDAQ stocks | ₩-322.6bn | $-242M | ₩-123.5bn | +₩573.3bn |
| ETFs (both markets) | +₩98.1bn | +$74M | ₩-321.5bn | +₩218.3bn |
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 | ₩219,000 | +2.10% | +₩446.5bn | +$335M | +₩287.5bn | ₩-704.5bn |
| 2 | Daewoo Engineering&Construction | 047040 | ₩32,850 | +16.90% | +₩205.5bn | +$154M | ₩-22.6bn | ₩-181.6bn |
| 3 | SK Hynix | 000660 | ₩1,224,000 | +4.97% | +₩162.3bn | +$122M | +₩162.2bn | ₩-317.0bn |
| 4 | POSCO Holdings | 005490 | ₩421,500 | +8.22% | +₩139.9bn | +$105M | +₩75.8bn | ₩-208.4bn |
| 5 | Doosan Enerbility | 034020 | ₩115,700 | +4.23% | +₩135.8bn | +$102M | +₩29.4bn | ₩-166.3bn |
| 6 | Hyundai Motor | 005380 | ₩546,000 | +3.61% | +₩132.8bn | +$100M | +₩17.2bn | ₩-158.5bn |
| 7 | Samsung Electro Mechanics | 009150 | ₩772,000 | +13.53% | +₩126.3bn | +$95M | ₩-0.8bn | ₩-129.0bn |
| 8 | Samsung SDI | 006400 | ₩645,000 | +19.89% | +₩123.1bn | +$92M | +₩77.0bn | ₩-190.3bn |
| 9 | LG Energy Solution | 373220 | ₩478,000 | +11.42% | +₩101.0bn | +$76M | +₩103.7bn | ₩-172.3bn |
| 10 | GS Engineering & Construction | 006360 | ₩43,100 | +13.27% | +₩79.2bn | +$59M | +₩26.1bn | ₩-106.3bn |
| 11 | POSCO Future M | 003670 | ₩256,500 | +8.46% | +₩63.8bn | +$48M | +₩16.6bn | ₩-80.6bn |
| 12 | Hyundai Rotem | 064350 | ₩221,500 | +1.37% | +₩41.7bn | +$31M | ₩-10.4bn | ₩-31.1bn |
| 13 | Samsung Heavy Industries | 010140 | ₩30,200 | +5.78% | +₩41.4bn | +$31M | +₩34.3bn | ₩-78.5bn |
| 14 | HANMI Semiconductor | 042700 | ₩295,000 | +2.79% | +₩41.3bn | +$31M | +₩17.4bn | ₩-57.5bn |
| 15 | DL E&c | 375500 | ₩100,600 | +5.34% | +₩37.8bn | +$28M | +₩4.0bn | ₩-40.5bn |
| 16 | Hanwha Ocean | 042660 | ₩131,200 | +1.94% | +₩36.8bn | +$28M | +₩32.3bn | +₩43.2bn |
| 17 | SK Innovation | 096770 | ₩133,500 | +3.65% | +₩36.3bn | +$27M | +₩9.9bn | ₩-6.2bn |
| 18 | Taihan Cable & Solution | 001440 | ₩41,550 | +2.85% | +₩33.3bn | +$25M | +₩9.2bn | ₩-41.0bn |
| 19 | Isu Specialty Chemical | 457190 | ₩127,000 | +13.80% | +₩30.7bn | +$23M | +₩8.6bn | ₩-36.8bn |
| 20 | Daejoo Electronic Materials | 078600 | ₩149,400 | +14.92% | +₩28.7bn | +$22M | +₩5.3bn | ₩-34.7bn |
Top foreign net sells
| # | Company | Ticker | Close | 1D % | Foreign net | (USD) | Institutions | Retail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HD Hyundai Heavy Industries | 329180 | ₩576,000 | +9.92% | ₩-91.4bn | $-69M | +₩137.3bn | ₩-50.1bn |
| 2 | Isupetasys | 007660 | ₩133,200 | -0.08% | ₩-89.6bn | $-67M | +₩6.9bn | +₩80.4bn |
| 3 | Hyundai Engineering&Construction | 000720 | ₩174,900 | +0.34% | ₩-69.1bn | $-52M | ₩-33.9bn | +₩102.7bn |
| 4 | SK Square | 402340 | ₩718,000 | +2.43% | ₩-62.4bn | $-47M | +₩24.0bn | +₩41.3bn |
| 5 | HD Hyundai Electric | 267260 | ₩1,058,000 | -2.67% | ₩-59.1bn | $-44M | ₩-0.1bn | +₩58.7bn |
| 6 | Hanwha Aerospace | 012450 | ₩1,391,000 | -2.39% | ₩-48.3bn | $-36M | ₩-28.2bn | +₩77.9bn |
| 7 | Coway | 021240 | ₩81,400 | -2.05% | ₩-37.1bn | $-28M | +₩34.3bn | +₩2.6bn |
| 8 | LG Innotek | 011070 | ₩425,000 | +3.79% | ₩-28.6bn | $-21M | +₩19.2bn | +₩10.8bn |
| 9 | LS Electric | 010120 | ₩184,700 | +0.27% | ₩-28.1bn | $-21M | ₩-7.1bn | +₩35.3bn |
| 10 | Hybe | 352820 | ₩249,000 | -2.35% | ₩-26.2bn | $-20M | ₩-28.7bn | +₩54.4bn |
| 11 | Kakao | 035720 | ₩48,950 | +0.20% | ₩-24.6bn | $-18M | ₩-3.4bn | +₩29.9bn |
| 12 | Voronoi | 310210 | ₩308,000 | -10.07% | ₩-22.7bn | $-17M | ₩-1.7bn | +₩26.1bn |
| 13 | Woori Technology, In | 032820 | ₩22,550 | -0.44% | ₩-22.3bn | $-17M | ₩-0.1bn | +₩22.7bn |
| 14 | Naver | 035420 | ₩214,000 | +0.23% | ₩-21.9bn | $-16M | ₩-31.2bn | +₩43.8bn |
| 15 | Rainbow Robotics | 277810 | ₩601,000 | -1.15% | ₩-21.1bn | $-16M | ₩-14.8bn | +₩35.4bn |
| 16 | Mirae Asset Securities | 006800 | ₩68,800 | -0.29% | ₩-20.7bn | $-15M | ₩-20.5bn | +₩43.9bn |
| 17 | Hanwha Vision | 489790 | ₩85,600 | +0.82% | ₩-19.3bn | $-14M | +₩2.6bn | +₩14.9bn |
| 18 | DB Hi Tek | 000990 | ₩122,000 | -3.71% | ₩-19.1bn | $-14M | +₩6.1bn | +₩13.2bn |
| 19 | Robotis | 108490 | ₩287,000 | +0.35% | ₩-18.9bn | $-14M | +₩7.8bn | +₩10.9bn |
| 20 | Korea Electric Power | 015760 | ₩46,000 | -0.22% | ₩-18.4bn | $-14M | ₩-2.6bn | +₩20.2bn |
USD figures converted at the current rate for reference. Market totals sum common stocks only and can differ slightly from headline exchange figures.