Investors have other options for accessing South Korean stocks via ETFs, including the Horizons Korea KOSPI 200 ETF (NYSEArca: HKOR).
HKOR, which debuted in March, is the only U.S.-listed ETF that is a true proxy for South Korea’s benchmark KOPSI 200 Index. The KOSPI is one of the most widely used benchmarks in Asia.
With a combined weight of almost 49% to the technology and consumer discretionary sectors, HKOR could be prime beneficiary of any positive dividend action by South Korean firms. Additionally, those sector weights give HKOR leverage to interest rates, which many market observers believe the Bank of Korea must reduce (and do so soon) to stem the tide of the strong won. [Ellen Would Love This New ETF]
iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF
