Investor flows — May 4, 2026
Foreign investors net bought ₩4,337.0bn of Korean stocks, while retail investors net sold ₩6,469.3bn and institutions net bought ₩2,340.8bn.
Net trading value by investor type across Korean common stocks (KOSPI + KOSDAQ, KRX + NXT venues combined) on this trading day.
Foreign investors
+₩4,337.0bn
+$3.1B
Institutions
+₩2,340.8bn
+$1.7B
Retail investors
₩-6,469.3bn
$-4.6B
Breakdown by market
| Segment | Foreign | (USD) | Institutions | Retail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOSPI stocks | +₩3,725.8bn | +$2.6B | +₩2,415.2bn | ₩-5,956.5bn |
| KOSDAQ stocks | +₩611.1bn | +$433M | ₩-74.4bn | ₩-512.9bn |
| ETFs (both markets) | +₩38.1bn | +$27M | +₩177.8bn | ₩-256.3bn |
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 | SK Hynix | 000660 | ₩1,447,000 | +12.52% | +₩2,082.2bn | +$1.5B | +₩1,306.3bn | ₩-3,301.4bn |
| 2 | Samsung Electronics | 005930 | ₩232,500 | +5.44% | +₩1,653.4bn | +$1.2B | +₩1,048.6bn | ₩-2,699.0bn |
| 3 | Mirae Asset Securities | 006800 | ₩70,300 | +8.49% | +₩164.7bn | +$117M | +₩57.7bn | ₩-220.5bn |
| 4 | POSCO Holdings | 005490 | ₩502,000 | +8.66% | +₩151.4bn | +$107M | +₩88.6bn | ₩-239.7bn |
| 5 | Hanwha Aerospace | 012450 | ₩1,465,000 | +3.39% | +₩141.6bn | +$100M | ₩-18.4bn | ₩-120.7bn |
| 6 | Samsung Electro Mechanics | 009150 | ₩918,000 | +10.34% | +₩120.7bn | +$86M | +₩42.2bn | ₩-165.4bn |
| 7 | Samsung C&T | 028260 | ₩320,000 | +7.20% | +₩77.5bn | +$55M | +₩0.8bn | ₩-78.3bn |
| 8 | Hyosung Heavy Industries | 298040 | ₩4,228,000 | +8.08% | +₩69.9bn | +$50M | +₩34.9bn | ₩-103.3bn |
| 9 | TAIHAN Fiberoptics | 010170 | ₩17,700 | +16.83% | +₩60.3bn | +$43M | +₩17.5bn | ₩-80.3bn |
| 10 | Krafton | 259960 | ₩288,500 | +8.87% | +₩59.3bn | +$42M | ₩-5.9bn | ₩-52.3bn |
| 11 | Ecopro Bm | 247540 | ₩215,500 | +4.61% | +₩59.3bn | +$42M | ₩-5.1bn | ₩-52.8bn |
| 12 | LG Chem | 051910 | ₩429,000 | +8.06% | +₩57.2bn | +$41M | +₩44.9bn | ₩-97.9bn |
| 13 | L&F | 066970 | ₩213,000 | +9.17% | +₩48.8bn | +$35M | +₩26.0bn | ₩-76.5bn |
| 14 | SK | 034730 | ₩475,500 | +11.88% | +₩47.0bn | +$33M | +₩16.1bn | ₩-63.3bn |
| 15 | Hanon Systems | 018880 | ₩4,850 | +14.66% | +₩45.3bn | +$32M | +₩3.0bn | ₩-48.3bn |
| 16 | POSCO Future M | 003670 | ₩267,000 | +5.95% | +₩43.6bn | +$31M | +₩15.1bn | ₩-58.3bn |
| 17 | Hanwha Ocean | 042660 | ₩133,000 | +0.91% | +₩38.2bn | +$27M | +₩1.1bn | +₩13.2bn |
| 18 | KIWOOM Securities | 039490 | ₩422,500 | +6.16% | +₩35.6bn | +$25M | ₩-6.7bn | ₩-28.2bn |
| 19 | Ecopro Materials | 450080 | ₩84,800 | +5.60% | +₩34.7bn | +$25M | +₩6.7bn | ₩-40.6bn |
| 20 | Samsung E&A | 028050 | ₩55,000 | +3.58% | +₩32.6bn | +$23M | ₩-6.2bn | ₩-25.5bn |
Top foreign net sells
| # | Company | Ticker | Close | 1D % | Foreign net | (USD) | Institutions | Retail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK Square | 402340 | ₩991,000 | +17.84% | ₩-115.8bn | $-82M | +₩30.8bn | +₩108.3bn |
| 2 | Samsung SDI | 006400 | ₩705,000 | +1.44% | ₩-112.0bn | $-79M | ₩-21.4bn | +₩129.7bn |
| 3 | Samsung Heavy Industries | 010140 | ₩32,250 | -0.31% | ₩-86.6bn | $-61M | ₩-47.3bn | +₩130.8bn |
| 4 | LS | 006260 | ₩509,000 | +12.36% | ₩-70.3bn | $-50M | +₩4.7bn | +₩65.0bn |
| 5 | Taihan Cable & Solution | 001440 | ₩60,700 | +7.82% | ₩-67.7bn | $-48M | +₩8.6bn | +₩62.6bn |
| 6 | Hyundai Rotem | 064350 | ₩269,000 | +0.19% | ₩-58.5bn | $-41M | +₩42.5bn | +₩16.1bn |
| 7 | DL E&c | 375500 | ₩91,300 | -7.78% | ₩-51.5bn | $-37M | ₩-34.4bn | +₩83.9bn |
| 8 | HANMI Semiconductor | 042700 | ₩378,000 | +2.72% | ₩-47.3bn | $-34M | ₩-17.0bn | +₩58.5bn |
| 9 | HD Hyundai Heavy Industries | 329180 | ₩680,000 | -0.73% | ₩-46.9bn | $-33M | +₩8.8bn | +₩31.3bn |
| 10 | Isupetasys | 007660 | ₩149,000 | -0.86% | ₩-45.5bn | $-32M | ₩-9.7bn | +₩53.9bn |
| 11 | Doosan Enerbility | 034020 | ₩127,200 | +0.08% | ₩-45.2bn | $-32M | ₩-52.8bn | +₩99.1bn |
| 12 | Daewoo Engineering&Construction | 047040 | ₩32,150 | -8.14% | ₩-43.5bn | $-31M | ₩-1.5bn | +₩41.7bn |
| 13 | Hybe | 352820 | ₩257,500 | -2.09% | ₩-42.6bn | $-30M | ₩-13.3bn | +₩56.2bn |
| 14 | Naver | 035420 | ₩209,000 | -0.95% | ₩-41.5bn | $-29M | ₩-49.8bn | +₩93.2bn |
| 15 | KB Financial Group | 105560 | ₩157,800 | -1.68% | ₩-41.0bn | $-29M | ₩-16.5bn | +₩57.8bn |
| 16 | Samsung Biologics | 207940 | ₩1,485,000 | +1.02% | ₩-39.9bn | $-28M | ₩-31.2bn | +₩68.5bn |
| 17 | LS Electric | 010120 | ₩294,000 | +5.76% | ₩-38.2bn | $-27M | +₩48.3bn | ₩-13.0bn |
| 18 | Iljin Electric | 103590 | ₩144,100 | +17.63% | ₩-37.0bn | $-26M | +₩11.9bn | +₩23.9bn |
| 19 | Shinhan Financial Group | 055550 | ₩98,000 | -1.90% | ₩-33.9bn | $-24M | ₩-6.9bn | +₩40.3bn |
| 20 | Celltrion | 068270 | ₩188,536 | -1.35% | ₩-32.4bn | $-23M | ₩-26.7bn | +₩43.6bn |
USD figures converted at the current rate for reference. Market totals sum common stocks only and can differ slightly from headline exchange figures.