Assets invested on offshore equity-linked exchange-traded notes in South Korea have increased by more than 27.8% fueled by new activity.

The asset under management (AuM) of exchange-traded notes (ETNs) linked to offshore equities in South Korea reached a record high at KRW4.7 trillion (US$4.1 billion) in May, representing a 66.3% of market share since 2020. Month-on-month (MoM) the assets held on such ETNs increased three percent and year-on-year (YoY) up  27.8% although the number of the active ETNs kept stable at 120 on average, according to data from the Korea Exchange (KRX). In May, listed derivative securities had a

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