Investor flows — Apr 28, 2026
Foreign investors net sold ₩1,192.3bn of Korean stocks, while retail investors net bought ₩1,570.6bn and institutions net sold ₩220.7bn.
Net trading value by investor type across Korean common stocks (KOSPI + KOSDAQ, KRX + NXT venues combined) on this trading day.
Foreign investors
₩-1,192.3bn
$-846M
Institutions
₩-220.7bn
$-156M
Retail investors
+₩1,570.6bn
+$1.1B
Breakdown by market
| Segment | Foreign | (USD) | Institutions | Retail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOSPI stocks | ₩-558.9bn | $-396M | +₩47.5bn | +₩617.1bn |
| KOSDAQ stocks | ₩-633.5bn | $-449M | ₩-268.1bn | +₩953.4bn |
| ETFs (both markets) | ₩-52.8bn | $-37M | ₩-800.4bn | +₩805.2bn |
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 | Hyundai Motor | 005380 | ₩555,000 | +5.92% | +₩472.2bn | +$335M | +₩134.9bn | ₩-609.7bn |
| 2 | Daewoo Engineering&Construction | 047040 | ₩37,150 | +11.90% | +₩308.6bn | +$219M | +₩1.6bn | ₩-309.1bn |
| 3 | POSCO Holdings | 005490 | ₩466,500 | +11.74% | +₩260.8bn | +$185M | +₩73.7bn | ₩-321.4bn |
| 4 | Samsung SDI | 006400 | ₩680,000 | +7.09% | +₩172.7bn | +$122M | +₩126.6bn | ₩-301.1bn |
| 5 | Hyundai Rotem | 064350 | ₩244,500 | +5.84% | +₩83.0bn | +$59M | +₩13.8bn | ₩-94.7bn |
| 6 | Samsung Electro Mechanics | 009150 | ₩839,000 | +5.67% | +₩70.1bn | +$50M | ₩-0.2bn | ₩-71.2bn |
| 7 | HD Hyundai Heavy Industries | 329180 | ₩667,000 | -0.89% | +₩50.0bn | +$35M | ₩-42.7bn | ₩-6.4bn |
| 8 | LG Chem | 051910 | ₩394,000 | +3.82% | +₩43.2bn | +$31M | +₩10.3bn | ₩-52.4bn |
| 9 | Hanwha Ocean | 042660 | ₩133,900 | +0.30% | +₩40.1bn | +$28M | ₩-3.2bn | +₩12.8bn |
| 10 | POSCO Future M | 003670 | ₩263,000 | +5.41% | +₩38.9bn | +$28M | +₩18.9bn | ₩-57.1bn |
| 11 | Samsung Fire&Marine Insurance | 000810 | ₩483,000 | +4.77% | +₩37.9bn | +$27M | ₩-10.8bn | ₩-27.5bn |
| 12 | GS Engineering & Construction | 006360 | ₩42,450 | +4.17% | +₩37.9bn | +$27M | +₩16.4bn | ₩-54.1bn |
| 13 | Kolon Industries | 120110 | ₩100,000 | +11.11% | +₩37.6bn | +$27M | +₩9.5bn | ₩-46.0bn |
| 14 | SK Innovation | 096770 | ₩133,000 | +1.99% | +₩35.5bn | +$25M | +₩3.2bn | ₩-11.6bn |
| 15 | Hyundai Autoever | 307950 | ₩478,000 | +8.39% | +₩34.3bn | +$24M | +₩14.4bn | ₩-49.8bn |
| 16 | Hana Financial Group | 086790 | ₩127,000 | +2.42% | +₩34.1bn | +$24M | ₩-10.1bn | ₩-24.1bn |
| 17 | Taihan Cable & Solution | 001440 | ₩45,900 | +5.40% | +₩32.9bn | +$23M | +₩12.8bn | ₩-46.7bn |
| 18 | DL E&c | 375500 | ₩99,900 | +1.63% | +₩31.0bn | +$22M | +₩4.4bn | ₩-35.3bn |
| 19 | Hotel Shilla | 008770 | ₩69,400 | +5.31% | +₩29.9bn | +$21M | ₩-5.2bn | ₩-23.1bn |
| 20 | Celltrion | 068270 | ₩197,305 | +1.47% | +₩26.9bn | +$19M | ₩-4.7bn | ₩-42.8bn |
Top foreign net sells
| # | Company | Ticker | Close | 1D % | Foreign net | (USD) | Institutions | Retail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samsung Electronics | 005930 | ₩222,000 | -1.11% | ₩-858.7bn | $-609M | +₩49.9bn | +₩853.4bn |
| 2 | SK Hynix | 000660 | ₩1,300,000 | +0.62% | ₩-567.6bn | $-403M | ₩-118.0bn | +₩685.2bn |
| 3 | LS Electric | 010120 | ₩261,500 | +2.35% | ₩-348.0bn | $-247M | ₩-48.3bn | +₩389.2bn |
| 4 | HD Hyundai Electric | 267260 | ₩1,238,000 | -5.21% | ₩-215.7bn | $-153M | ₩-0.7bn | +₩212.4bn |
| 5 | ABL Bio | 298380 | ₩139,400 | -19.28% | ₩-157.1bn | $-111M | ₩-29.7bn | +₩193.5bn |
| 6 | Hyosung Heavy Industries | 298040 | ₩3,976,000 | +0.89% | ₩-86.6bn | $-61M | ₩-29.9bn | +₩113.4bn |
| 7 | Hanwha Solutions | 009830 | ₩46,596 | -1.59% | ₩-68.5bn | $-49M | +₩93.9bn | ₩-19.8bn |
| 8 | TAIHAN Fiberoptics | 010170 | ₩15,090 | -5.81% | ₩-63.8bn | $-45M | +₩0.1bn | +₩64.8bn |
| 9 | SK Square | 402340 | ₩811,000 | +2.79% | ₩-53.2bn | $-38M | +₩23.9bn | +₩36.1bn |
| 10 | LIG Defense&Aerospace | 079550 | ₩933,000 | -1.79% | ₩-49.3bn | $-35M | ₩-20.6bn | +₩66.4bn |
| 11 | Koh Young Technology | 098460 | ₩39,950 | -8.16% | ₩-49.1bn | $-35M | ₩-9.4bn | +₩58.4bn |
| 12 | Rainbow Robotics | 277810 | ₩668,000 | -0.15% | ₩-45.0bn | $-32M | ₩-6.1bn | +₩48.9bn |
| 13 | Iljin Electric | 103590 | ₩111,600 | +1.55% | ₩-42.4bn | $-30M | +₩11.0bn | +₩30.7bn |
| 14 | Hanwha Systems | 272210 | ₩119,900 | -4.92% | ₩-35.3bn | $-25M | ₩-51.1bn | +₩86.6bn |
| 15 | Woori Technology, In | 032820 | ₩22,250 | -3.89% | ₩-32.4bn | $-23M | ₩-7.1bn | +₩38.9bn |
| 16 | Hanwha Aerospace | 012450 | ₩1,395,000 | -4.06% | ₩-32.2bn | $-23M | ₩-62.0bn | +₩91.9bn |
| 17 | Robotis | 108490 | ₩326,500 | -6.18% | ₩-31.0bn | $-22M | ₩-5.3bn | +₩37.1bn |
| 18 | Korea Aerospace Industries | 047810 | ₩168,000 | -2.15% | ₩-30.2bn | $-21M | ₩-8.5bn | +₩35.9bn |
| 19 | Jeju Semiconductor | 080220 | ₩54,900 | -5.99% | ₩-29.8bn | $-21M | ₩-0.1bn | +₩29.3bn |
| 20 | Aju Ib Investment | 027360 | ₩18,700 | +4.12% | ₩-29.4bn | $-21M | +₩0.1bn | +₩28.1bn |
USD figures converted at the current rate for reference. Market totals sum common stocks only and can differ slightly from headline exchange figures.