US-listed ETFs accounted for 18 of the 50 most-purchased overseas securities by Korean retail investors in September, according to ETFGI.

Korean retail investors bought US$6.48 billion  and sold US$6.32 b illio n worth of overseas exchange traded funds ( ETFs ) in September, according to data published by ETFGI. The report found that 18 of the 50 most-purchased overseas securities during the month were US-listed ETFs.    The number of ETFs among the top 50 overseas securities purchased by Korean investors increased from 17 in August. However, it remained below the levels recorded earlier in the year, when 21 ETFs a