Investing in South Korea ADRs / South Korean Stocks List

American investors have several good options to invest in South Korean stocks through NYSE or NASDAQ listed South Korea ADRs. These include: Korea Electric Power Corporation (NYSE: KEP) or KEPCO which generates South Korea’s electric power; KT Corporation (NYSE: KT) provides integrated telecommunications services; SK Telecom Co Ltd (NYSE: SKM) provides wireless communication services; steel giant POSCO (NYSE: PKX) also owns PT Krakatau POSCO (Indonesia); KB Financial Group, Inc (NYSE: KB), Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd. (NYSE: SHG) and Woori Finance Holdings Co Ltd (NYSE: WF) dominate the Korean financial services sector; Gravity Co LTD (NASDAQ: GRVY) is the developer and publisher of online games mainly in South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines, and internationally; and LG Display Co Ltd (NYSE: LPL) develops, manufactures and sells display and related accessories.

In addition, NYSE listed South Korea closed-end funds included the now liquidated Korea Equity Fund Inc (NYSE: KEF) from Nomura Holdings, Inc and Korea Fund Inc (NYSE: KF) from JPMorgan Chase & Co which has Samsung Electronics as it’s biggest holding. American investors should note that various Samsung listed entities appear to be available on the OTC market, but they are actually London listed South Korean GDRs.

Investors interested in investing in South Korea ADRs should also check out our South Korea closed-end fund list and South Korea ETF list along with our Asia Pacific closed-end fund list, East Asia closed-end fund list, Asia ETF (Region Wide) list, Asia Pacific ETF list and East Asia ETF list as some region wide ETFs or closed-end funds may have exposure to South Korea stocks.

List of South Korea ADRs Trading on Major US Stock Exchanges & the Over-the-Counter (OTC) Exchange

CompanyTickerExchangeIndustry
1Citigroup Korea Inc CGKOYOTCDarkFinancial Services
2Coupang, IncCPNGNYSEeCommerce
3DoubleDown Interactive CoDDINASDAQGaming
4Fantagio CorpNRMWYDelistedEntertainment & Education
5Gravity Co LtdGRVYNASDAQGaming
6KB Financial Group, IncKBNYSEFinancial Services
7Korea Electric Power CorporationKEPNYSEUtilities
8Korea Equity Fund IncKEFDelistedClosed-End Fund
9Korea Fund IncKFNYSEClosed-End Fund
10KT CorporationKTNYSETelecommunications
11LG Display Co LtdLPLNYSETechnology
12POSCO PKXNYSESteel
13Samsung Electronics Co LtdSSNGYOTCPinkElectronics
14Samsung Electronics Co LtdSSNHZOTCPinkElectronics
15Samsung Electronics Co LtdSSNLFOTCPinkElectronics
16Samsung Electronics Co LtdSSNNFOTCPinkElectronics
17Samsung Life Insurance Co LtdSSMMFOTCPinkInsurance
18Samsung SDI Co LtdSSDIYOTCPinkManufacturing
19Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd SHGNYSEFinancial Services
20SK Telecom Co Ltd SKMNYSETelecommunications
21S-Oil CorporationSOOCYDelistedOil & Gas
22S-Oil Corporation SOLCYDelistedOil & Gas
23WEBZEN, IncWZENY DelistedGaming
24Woori Financial Group Co Ltd WFNYSEFinancial Services

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The Korea Exchange (KRX)

The Korea Exchange (KRX) was created in 2005 through the integration of the Korea Stock Exchange, the Korea Futures Exchange and the KOSDAQ Stock Market under the Korea Stock & Futures Exchange Act.

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