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South Korea

Funds with exposure to this country
+25.6%

£104.8B of assets in South Korea · 8 sub-categories · average OCF 0.90%.

How funds with South Korea exposure have returned on average.

Average 1Y return to September 2026 end, GBP net total return.

The headline is the average return of the funds, to September 2026 end. The chart follows the ten funds with most exposure, equal weighted, weekly points built from daily prices, to 9 Oct 2026. They measure different things, so the numbers differ.

Source: FE fundinfo. Past performance is not a reliable guide to future returns.

Composite of the 10 most exposed funds with 1Y of history, equal weight, GBP total return, NAV to 9 Oct 2026. 10 funds.

Funds in this line

The funds used in the chart above.

Funds
435
Monthly universe, as at September 2026.
Assets in South Korea (GBP)
£104.8B
Average portfolio share
13.5%
Weekly snapshot to 9 Oct 2026, among funds with this exposure.
Average ongoing charge
0.90%

South Korea exposure on Funds Benchmark gathers the funds that hold South Korea assets, with an average 1 year return of +25.6% to September 2026 and an average ongoing charge of 0.90%. Technology, Financials and Industrials lead the sector breakdown among them. Open any fund for its holdings, performance and allocation breakdown, or select a sector below to filter the funds shown. Fund data is from FE fundinfo. Past performance is not a reliable guide to future returns.

Sector mix

What South Korea exposure is made of.
39.1%
Technology
  • Technology39.1%
  • Financials18.9%
  • Industrials11.6%
  • Others30.4%
Technology is the largest at 39.1%. Share of exposure across the funds with South Korea exposure. Based on funds that disclose sector data. Shares are of the largest eight.

Sectors within this country

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Communication Services 310 funds · 5.0% average portfolio share across South Korea funds +27.9% ▲ Average 1Y return
Materials 281 funds · 4.0% average portfolio share across South Korea funds +27.7% ▲ Average 1Y return Fewer than 5 funds with enough history
Industrials 318 funds · 8.3% average portfolio share across South Korea funds +27.6% ▲ Average 1Y return
Consumer Discretionary 301 funds · 6.7% average portfolio share across South Korea funds +27.6% ▲ Average 1Y return
Technology 350 funds · 27.1% average portfolio share across South Korea funds +27.5% ▲ Average 1Y return
Energy 202 funds · 2.6% average portfolio share across South Korea funds +26.8% ▲ Average 1Y return Fewer than 5 funds with enough history
Health Care 243 funds · 3.4% average portfolio share across South Korea funds +26.7% ▲ Average 1Y return Fewer than 5 funds with enough history
Financials 318 funds · 13.6% average portfolio share across South Korea funds +26.5% ▲ Average 1Y return

Fund counts here are a separate set from the Funds figure above.

Dots: last Friday of each month, GBP total return, ten most exposed funds with the sub-category at 10% or more (at least five funds), equal weighted, against the whole category (small grey dots). Bars: average portfolio share, relative to the largest.

Largest South Korea funds

The biggest funds with this exposure, to open or compare.
All funds Compare the first 5

Top South Korea funds by assets under management, one share class per fund.

South Korea holdings

The positions held by the most funds with this exposure.
1 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD 10.1%
2 SK HYNIX INC. 8.4%
3 TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 11.4%
4 MEDIATEK CORPORATION 3.3%
5 SK SQUARE CO LTD 3.8%
6 TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED 4.3%
7 DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 2.7%
8 AIA GROUP LIMITED 1.8%

Most widely held positions in the funds we list, of the holdings we list (usually each fund's top 10). Bar = average weight among the funds that hold the position.

All funds with South Korea exposure

Largest by size first, one share class per fund. Open any fund for its holdings, performance and allocation breakdown.