South Korea Stock Trading by Investor Type: Foreign, Retail & Institutional (Monthly)
Monthly Korea Exchange (KRX) equity trading value (Sales, Purchases, and Net Purchases in KRW Billion) by investor category: Institutional Investors, Individual (Retail) Investors, Foreign Investors, and Other Corporations.
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| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | |
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| Net Purchases by Investor Type (Trading Value)4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Purchases: Institutional Investors | -5.06 | 3.99 | 5.15 | 9.2 | 9.19 | -1.06 | 14.86 | -2.29 | 4.84 | 5.5 | 1.37 | 2.21 | -0.19 | 0.35 | -2.05 | 1.83 | 3.25 | 1.64 | 1.35 | -0.41 | 3.47 | 2.18 | 0.53 | 2.08 | -0.33 | 1.91 | -1.66 | 1.09 | -3.33 | 1.17 | 0.67 | -6.25 | 4.4 | 3.45 | 0.66 | -0.1 | -2.73 | |
| Net Purchases: Individual (Retail) Investors | 3.24 | 5.37 | 42.4 | 35.09 | -15.52 | 33.57 | 4.04 | -0.4 | -8.99 | 9.29 | -6.91 | -10.49 | -0.22 | -7.73 | -0.58 | -3.44 | 4.58 | -3.02 | 0.8 | 0.33 | -1.97 | 0.91 | 3.72 | 5.48 | 2.8 | -2.82 | -2.67 | 0.76 | 0.05 | -6.06 | -8.41 | 2.86 | -7.58 | -6.01 | 2.11 | 0.72 | 3.36 | |
| Net Purchases: Foreign Investors | -10.18 | -9.89 | -48.62 | -44.71 | 1.13 | -35.88 | -21.07 | 0.12 | 4.15 | -14.46 | 5.34 | 7.45 | -1.62 | 6.28 | 2.69 | 1.17 | -9.36 | -1.67 | -3.7 | -0.94 | -3.04 | -4.3 | -4.7 | -7.92 | -2.87 | 1.69 | 4.61 | -1.33 | 3.37 | 4.43 | 7.86 | 3.48 | 3.07 | 2.95 | -2.94 | -1.06 | -0.93 | |
| Net Purchases: Other Corporations | 11.99 | 0.5 | 0.88 | 0.17 | 5.1 | 3.24 | 2.17 | 2.54 | 0.03 | -0.36 | 0.19 | 0.84 | 2.01 | 1.11 | -0.05 | 0.47 | 1.51 | 3.03 | 1.56 | 1.01 | 1.53 | 1.22 | 0.45 | 0.35 | 0.33 | -0.79 | -0.28 | -0.51 | -0.1 | 0.47 | -0.05 | -0.11 | 0.13 | -0.37 | 0.16 | 0.44 | 0.31 | |
| Gross Purchases by Investor Type (Trading Value)1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Purchases: Total3 | 516.92 | 811.26 | 1,057.29 | 903.87 | 650.11 | 633 | 547.97 | 568.18 | 302.75 | 348.67 | 325.51 | 254.19 | 207.86 | 298.07 | 288.8 | 169.68 | 174.05 | 213.75 | 244.39 | 173.12 | 174.71 | 208.35 | 194.14 | 186.18 | 223.56 | 276.77 | 246.34 | 235.01 | 234.34 | 230.95 | 215.35 | 195.25 | 176.46 | 180.85 | 159.35 | 158.42 | 238.16 | |
| Gross Purchases: Institutional Investors | 141.76 | 234.39 | 286.25 | 219.84 | 150.41 | 134.76 | 114.27 | 105.46 | 58.45 | 72.67 | 66.79 | 51.14 | 41.81 | 60.74 | 53.21 | 33.53 | 37.36 | 36.83 | 38.7 | 30.01 | 35.64 | 39.53 | 36.67 | 37.87 | 39.35 | 53.66 | 37.34 | 38.77 | 41.61 | 41.96 | 40.59 | 34.67 | 33.14 | 34.39 | 32.74 | 31.53 | 36.57 | |
| Gross Purchases: Individual Investors | 165.46 | 257.27 | 393.51 | 373.01 | 277.15 | 285.25 | 246.68 | 273.16 | 140.63 | 148.28 | 138.94 | 99.85 | 86.17 | 126.48 | 130.91 | 70.53 | 76.11 | 108.51 | 135.03 | 90.9 | 84.7 | 106.61 | 100.79 | 94.88 | 121.48 | 148.63 | 142.76 | 131.98 | 128.49 | 119.8 | 107.48 | 108.67 | 101.24 | 95.79 | 76.52 | 82.83 | 139.91 | |
| Gross Purchases: Foreign Investors | 193.07 | 312.1 | 365 | 299.66 | 208.16 | 202.32 | 177.49 | 180.29 | 99.81 | 123.2 | 115.58 | 98.73 | 75.43 | 105.35 | 100.94 | 62.99 | 57.05 | 63.21 | 66.26 | 49.13 | 50.42 | 58.86 | 54.18 | 51.28 | 59.99 | 71.46 | 63.51 | 61.38 | 61.52 | 65.75 | 64.64 | 49.91 | 39.63 | 48.65 | 48.5 | 42.35 | 59.22 | |
| Gross Sales by Investor Type (Trading Value)3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Sales: Institutional Investors | 146.82 | 230.4 | 281.1 | 210.64 | 141.21 | 135.83 | 99.41 | 107.75 | 53.61 | 67.17 | 65.42 | 48.93 | 41.99 | 60.39 | 55.26 | 31.7 | 34.11 | 35.18 | 37.34 | 30.41 | 32.18 | 37.35 | 36.14 | 35.79 | 39.68 | 51.75 | 38.99 | 37.68 | 44.94 | 40.79 | 39.92 | 40.92 | 28.74 | 30.94 | 32.08 | 31.63 | 39.3 | |
| Gross Sales: Individual Investors | 162.22 | 251.9 | 351.11 | 337.92 | 292.68 | 251.68 | 242.65 | 273.56 | 149.62 | 138.99 | 145.84 | 110.33 | 86.39 | 134.21 | 131.49 | 73.97 | 71.52 | 111.52 | 134.23 | 90.57 | 86.66 | 105.7 | 97.07 | 89.4 | 118.68 | 151.45 | 145.43 | 131.22 | 128.45 | 125.86 | 115.89 | 105.81 | 108.82 | 101.79 | 74.41 | 82.11 | 136.55 | |
| Gross Sales: Foreign Investors | 203.25 | 321.99 | 413.62 | 344.37 | 207.03 | 238.2 | 198.56 | 180.17 | 95.66 | 137.65 | 110.24 | 91.29 | 77.05 | 99.07 | 98.25 | 61.82 | 66.41 | 64.87 | 69.97 | 50.07 | 53.46 | 63.17 | 58.88 | 59.2 | 62.86 | 69.77 | 58.9 | 62.71 | 58.15 | 61.32 | 56.78 | 46.43 | 36.57 | 45.7 | 51.44 | 43.41 | 60.16 |
Latest reading
The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 2004 to Aug 2026.
About this data
Monthly Korea Exchange (KRX) equity trading value (Sales, Purchases, and Net Purchases in KRW Billion) by investor category: Institutional Investors, Individual (Retail) Investors, Foreign Investors, and Other Corporations.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the latest figure for South Korea Stock Trading by Investor Type?
- Net Purchases: Institutional Investors stood at −5.06 KRW billion in Aug 2026. That is −9.06 KRW billion from Jul 2026 and −4.88 KRW billion from a year earlier.
- Is South Korea Stock Trading by Investor Type at a high or a low right now?
- The reading of −5.06 KRW billion is the lowest since Jan 2024.
- How far back does the South Korea Stock Trading by Investor Type data go?
- The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 2004 to Aug 2026. Every series in the table can be charted over its full history and downloaded as CSV or Excel.