Korea Fund

The Korea Fund, Inc. operates as a closed-end non-diversified management investment fund. The firm intends to seek a long-term capital appreciation through investment in securities. It invests in various industries, such as chemicals, commercial banks, commercial services and supplies, communications, construction and engineering, consumer discretionary, consumer finance, diversified consumer services, electrical equipment, electronic equipment and instruments, entertainment, financial services, food and staples retailing, insurance, Internet software and services, metals and mining, pharmaceuticals, retail, semi-conductors, shipbuilding, tobacco, wholesale and wireless telecommunications services. The company was founded on August 29, 1984 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

The Korea Fund is designed to provide capital appreciation through investments in securities. Their firm screens stocks based on a broad range of variables, including price-to-earnings ratios, dividend yields and earnings-per-share growth.

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For the third month in four, equity CEFs (+1.81%) witnessed gains while their fixed income CEF (+0.52%) counterparts for the fourth month in a row posted plus-side returns.

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The Korea Fund is a closed-ended fund focused on South Korean equities with performance that is slightly ahead of its benchmark over the last decade. The fund has a discount to NAV of over 17% in the last 6 months, which may contract substantially in a bullish run in South Korean stocks. South Korea is taking cues from Japan's corporate governance reforms, potentially leading to improved shareholder activism and better market performance.

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South Korean equities rally on positive economic data and export growth. The Korea Fund's discount to NAV remains favorable, and South Korea trades at a substantial discount to India and Taiwan. South Korean equities are attractive in terms of valuation and innovation potential, with Samsung outperforming IBM in 2022.

Korea Fund: Accumulate On Stronger Export Data

After a topsy-turvy year, Korean stocks are ending 2023 on a high. The 2024 micro/macro setup looks interesting as well, particularly at current valuations. Playing Korea through an active fund like KF has its drawbacks, but there are mitigating factors worth considering.

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For the first month in four, both equity (+6.05% on a NAV basis) and fixed income (+5.81%) CEFs on average posted handsome plus-side returns. At month end, 9% of all CEFs traded at a premium to their NAV, with 10% of equity CEFs and 8% of fixed income CEFs trading in premium territory. Developed Markets CEFs (+8.93%), for the first month in eight, outpaced the other classifications in the equity CEF universe for November.

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The JPM-managed Korea Fund is undergoing a period of relative underperformance. But there are mitigating factors, including relatively discounted portfolio valuations and a wide NAV discount. The broader Korean market remains cheap relative to its underlying fundamentals and could still rebound from here.

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The Korea Fund, Inc. (NYSE: KF) (the “Fund”) has appointed Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (the “Program Manager”) to serve as its agent and broker for purposes of implementing the Fund's Discount Management Program (the “Program”). The Program provides that the Fund may repurchase annually up to 10% of its common shares outstanding as of the close of business on June 30th of the prior year in open market transactions when such sh.

The Korea Fund, Inc. Announces Changes to its Discount Management Program

The Korea Fund is a good vehicle for gaining exposure to South Korea's stock market, especially in July when the discount is near a historical low. Despite underperforming the iShares MSCI South Korea ETF, KF can outperform during bull markets, having done so by over 10 percentage points in the past year. South Korea's economy faces headwinds with declining exports, but there are opportunities in the country's larger tech and consumer stocks, as well as in its banking sector.

The Korea Fund: Accumulate Following H1 2023 Macro Weakness

2023 is shaping up to be a much better year for Korea as last year's headwinds begin to reverse. In addition to a fundamental export-led recovery, equities should also benefit from technical and policy-driven valuation tailwinds.

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The Korea Fund has geographic and industry diversification. Its performance track record is better than most Korean focused ETFs but investors are paying a slightly higher management expense ratio.

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NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE )--The Board of Directors of The Korea Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE:KF) announced today they have declared distributions totaling $3.31888 per share, comprised of a net investment income dividend of $0.05251 per share, a long-term capital gain distribution of $3.01914 per share and a short-term capital gain distribution of $0.24723 per share. The distributions will be payable on January 9, 2023 to shareholders of record on December 27, 2022 with an ex-dividend date of December 23, 2022.

The Korea Fund, Inc. Declares Year-End Distributions

This closed-end fund trades at a large discount of circa 15%, has an acceptable expense ratio, and has performed a little better than its benchmark over the last decade. Korean stocks are amongst the world's cheapest based on forward P/E ratio. Emerging markets, in general, are also historically relatively cheap and primed to attract global interest now.

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For the second month in a row, equity CEFs (+5.16% on a NAV basis) on average witnessed plus-side returns. While their fixed income CEF cohorts (+4.53%) posted gains for the first month in four.

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NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE )--The Korea Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE:KF) announced today that on November 29, 2022 at 9.00a.m. EST , John Cho, Portfolio Manager of The Korea Fund, Inc. will be providing an update on the Fund.

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Notwithstanding the weakness this year, Korea Fund has been a long-standing source of alpha for investors. Korea Fund's current valuations are dirt cheap, and Korea's impetus toward innovation and R&D is unrivalled.

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This closed-end fund trades at a 16% discount to NAV. Korea's stock market also trades at a significant discount to other global and emerging markets.

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Korea Fund, Inc. (NYSE:KF) (the “Fund”) announced today that it will resume the operation of its Discount Management Program (the "Program"), which was temporarily halted on Thursday, December 24, 2020 in advance of the Fund's transition of its investment management and administration to JPMorgan Asset Management (Asia Pacific) Limited and its affiliates on Friday, January 1st 2021. The Board has determined the resumption of

The Korea Fund, Inc. Resumes Its Discount Management Program

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Korea Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE: KF), a non-diversified, closed-end investment company, which seeks long-term capital appreciation through investment in securities, primarily equity securities of Korean companies, today announced its results for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2020. At December 31. 2020 2019 Net Assets $236,390,356 $174,443,680 Shares Outstanding 5,019,976 (a) 5,071,095 Net Asset Value ("NAV") $47.09 $34.40 Market Price $40.35 $29.83 Dis

The Korea Fund, Inc. Reports Results for the Fiscal Quarter Ended December 31, 2020

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For the second month in a row, equity CEFs on average posted positive returns, rising 3.78% on a NAV basis for December. While for the ninth month running, fixed income CEFs witnessed returns in the black (+1.89%).

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Korea Fund, Inc. (NYSE:KF) (the “Fund”) announced today that it is temporarily halting its Discount Management Program (“DMP”) in advance of the Fund's transition of its investment management and administration to JP Morgan Asset Management (Asia Pacific) Limited and its affiliates, which is expected to take effect on or about December 31, 2020. The Korea Fund, Inc. is a non-diversified, closed-end investment company. The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation

The Korea Fund, Inc. Temporarily Halts Its Discount Management Program

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of The Korea Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) (NYSE: KF) announced today they have declared a net investment income dividend of $0.5255 per share, payable on January 11, 2021, to stockholders of record on December 28, 2020, with an ex-dividend date of December 24, 2020. The actual composition and character of the distributions stated above may be materially different from the composition or characterization of such distributions that existed at the time

The Korea Fund, Inc. Declares Year-End Distribution

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Korea Fund, Inc. (NYSE: KF) (the “Fund”) has announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has adopted a policy (the “Policy”) pursuant to which it will cause the Fund to conduct an issuer tender offer for up to twenty-five percent (25%) of its then issued and outstanding shares of common stock on or before September 30, 2024, and thereafter on each third year anniversary of September 30, 2024, if the Fund's total return investment performance measured on a

Korea Fund Announces Adoption of Conditional Tender Offer Policy

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Korea Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE: KF), a non-diversified, closed-end investment company, which seeks long-term capital appreciation through investment in securities, primarily equity securities of Korean companies, today announced its results for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2020. At September 30, 2020   2019   Net Assets $177,292,794   $159,378,771   Shares Outstanding 5,031,219   (a) 5,094,360   Net Asset Value ("NAV") $35.24   $31.29   Market Price

The Korea Fund, Inc. Reports Results for the Fiscal Quarter Ended September 30, 2020

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Korea Fund, Inc. (NYSE: KF) announces that there will be a public portfolio manager call, in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, on October 21, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Chris Leung, CFA, lead portfolio manager, and ChungJun Yun, portfolio manager of The Korea Fund, Inc., will present an economic update on the Korean market, its development and outlook. Mr. Leung, a senior portfolio manager with Allianz Global Investors, is a country special

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