Investor flows — Sep 3, 2026
Foreign investors net bought ₩202.6bn of Korean stocks, while retail investors net sold ₩831.1bn and institutions net bought ₩619.8bn.
Net trading value by investor type across Korean common stocks (KOSPI + KOSDAQ, KRX + NXT venues combined) on this trading day.
Foreign investors
+₩202.6bn
+$152M
Institutions
+₩619.8bn
+$465M
Retail investors
₩-831.1bn
$-623M
Breakdown by market
| Segment | Foreign | (USD) | Institutions | Retail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOSPI stocks | +₩335.0bn | +$251M | +₩816.5bn | ₩-1,171.3bn |
| KOSDAQ stocks | ₩-132.4bn | $-99M | ₩-196.7bn | +₩340.2bn |
| ETFs (both markets) | +₩117.4bn | +$88M | ₩-122.4bn | +₩13.5bn |
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 | Woori Financial Group | 316140 | ₩34,650 | +0.43% | +₩418.3bn | +$314M | +₩42.0bn | +₩4.0bn |
| 2 | Samsung Heavy Industries | 010140 | ₩21,650 | +8.58% | +₩44.0bn | +$33M | +₩31.9bn | ₩-75.4bn |
| 3 | Hyundai Motor | 005380 | ₩383,500 | +1.46% | +₩43.2bn | +$32M | +₩7.0bn | ₩-50.0bn |
| 4 | Hyundai Mobis | 012330 | ₩423,500 | +1.93% | +₩38.0bn | +$29M | ₩-4.9bn | ₩-33.2bn |
| 5 | Hanwha Ocean | 042660 | ₩86,500 | +5.49% | +₩37.3bn | +$28M | +₩15.9bn | ₩-52.6bn |
| 6 | OCI Holdings Company Ltd | 010060 | ₩227,500 | -5.60% | +₩30.6bn | +$23M | ₩-33.5bn | +₩4.7bn |
| 7 | Kia | 000270 | ₩127,400 | +2.41% | +₩30.5bn | +$23M | ₩-3.7bn | ₩-26.7bn |
| 8 | Samsung Electronics | 005930 | ₩250,000 | -0.20% | +₩28.4bn | +$21M | ₩-213.6bn | ₩-318.5bn |
| 9 | SK Square | 402340 | ₩981,000 | -0.10% | +₩25.5bn | +$19M | ₩-13.4bn | ₩-13.5bn |
| 10 | Samyang Foods | 003230 | ₩1,424,000 | -3.46% | +₩23.5bn | +$18M | ₩-5.6bn | ₩-15.4bn |
| 11 | Mirae Asset Securities | 006800 | ₩33,200 | +0.61% | +₩22.5bn | +$17M | ₩-10.4bn | ₩-12.0bn |
| 12 | Korea Investment Holdings | 071050 | ₩186,600 | +0.65% | +₩22.2bn | +$17M | ₩-21.9bn | ₩-0.3bn |
| 13 | GS Holdings | 078930 | ₩118,900 | -0.92% | +₩21.1bn | +$16M | ₩-8.3bn | ₩-12.0bn |
| 14 | Hanmi Pharm | 128940 | ₩460,500 | -2.85% | +₩18.2bn | +$14M | ₩-17.2bn | ₩-0.6bn |
| 15 | Samsung Life Insurance | 032830 | ₩303,000 | +3.06% | +₩18.1bn | +$14M | ₩-0.5bn | ₩-17.4bn |
| 16 | Kolmar Korea | 161890 | ₩150,600 | -2.84% | +₩16.7bn | +$13M | ₩-6.8bn | ₩-9.7bn |
| 17 | Silicon 2 | 257720 | ₩48,500 | -4.72% | +₩16.5bn | +$12M | ₩-11.1bn | ₩-5.6bn |
| 18 | POSCO Holdings | 005490 | ₩342,000 | +3.64% | +₩15.2bn | +$11M | +₩20.8bn | ₩-36.9bn |
| 19 | Pharma Research | 214450 | ₩381,000 | -2.93% | +₩14.9bn | +$11M | ₩-4.0bn | ₩-10.9bn |
| 20 | Korea Electric Power | 015760 | ₩32,450 | +3.84% | +₩14.2bn | +$11M | +₩18.8bn | ₩-32.4bn |
Top foreign net sells
| # | Company | Ticker | Close | 1D % | Foreign net | (USD) | Institutions | Retail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK Hynix | 000660 | ₩1,596,000 | -1.05% | ₩-258.0bn | $-194M | ₩-368.3bn | ₩-416.4bn |
| 2 | Samsung Electro Mechanics | 009150 | ₩1,348,000 | -3.71% | ₩-212.1bn | $-159M | ₩-105.1bn | +₩306.2bn |
| 3 | Alteogen | 196170 | ₩283,000 | -5.19% | ₩-83.9bn | $-63M | ₩-63.8bn | +₩164.8bn |
| 4 | Samsung Fire&Marine Insurance | 000810 | ₩702,000 | +6.85% | ₩-26.5bn | $-20M | +₩35.2bn | ₩-8.9bn |
| 5 | LS Electric | 010120 | ₩192,100 | -1.84% | ₩-26.3bn | $-20M | ₩-9.7bn | +₩35.8bn |
| 6 | DB Insurance | 005830 | ₩203,000 | +6.34% | ₩-21.8bn | $-16M | +₩26.9bn | ₩-5.4bn |
| 7 | HD Hyundai Electric | 267260 | ₩706,000 | -0.70% | ₩-19.9bn | $-15M | +₩6.2bn | +₩13.4bn |
| 8 | Hyosung Heavy Industries | 298040 | ₩2,725,000 | -1.45% | ₩-19.8bn | $-15M | ₩-21.5bn | +₩41.0bn |
| 9 | SK Telecom | 017670 | ₩89,000 | -2.63% | ₩-19.3bn | $-14M | ₩-12.7bn | +₩31.5bn |
| 10 | Shinhan Financial Group | 055550 | ₩114,500 | +3.62% | ₩-14.3bn | $-11M | +₩52.4bn | ₩-6.0bn |
| 11 | Doosan Enerbility | 034020 | ₩79,200 | +3.39% | ₩-11.9bn | $-9M | +₩22.5bn | ₩-16.2bn |
| 12 | LG | 003550 | ₩118,300 | -0.17% | ₩-11.4bn | $-9M | +₩1.6bn | ₩-5.2bn |
| 13 | KB Financial Group | 105560 | ₩177,900 | +5.20% | ₩-10.7bn | $-8M | +₩66.5bn | ₩-56.3bn |
| 14 | Jusung Engineering | 036930 | ₩168,000 | -3.28% | ₩-10.6bn | $-8M | ₩-8.2bn | +₩18.4bn |
| 15 | Naver | 035420 | ₩207,500 | -0.72% | ₩-10.6bn | $-8M | ₩-26.6bn | +₩37.1bn |
| 16 | ISC | 095340 | ₩171,700 | +0.70% | ₩-9.9bn | $-7M | +₩11.3bn | ₩-1.0bn |
| 17 | EO Technics | 039030 | ₩418,000 | +3.98% | ₩-9.0bn | $-7M | +₩17.8bn | ₩-8.3bn |
| 18 | Samsung Epis Holdings | 0126Z0 | ₩355,500 | -2.34% | ₩-8.8bn | $-7M | +₩0.4bn | +₩8.1bn |
| 19 | Meritz Financial Group | 138040 | ₩136,900 | +5.47% | ₩-8.6bn | $-6M | +₩18.4bn | ₩-9.3bn |
| 20 | HD Hyundai Heavy Industries | 329180 | ₩435,000 | +3.08% | ₩-8.2bn | $-6M | +₩19.0bn | ₩-11.3bn |
USD figures converted at the current rate for reference. Market totals sum common stocks only and can differ slightly from headline exchange figures.