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Top Korean investors sell chip shares and buy funds betting on market falls
South Korea’s top-performing investors sold shares after a market rebound.
They focused on Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, two major chipmakers.
They also bought inverse ETFs, which are designed to rise when the market falls.
The previous trading day, they had bought shares in major semiconductor companies.
The sales appear to have locked in profits after prices bounced back.
The ETF purchases signal concern about a further market decline, but no next steps were reported.
Investors ranked in the top 1% by investment returns sold shares in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix after the stocks rebounded.
They bought inverse exchange-traded funds that gain when the market falls.
The report said the trades appeared aimed at taking profits and preparing for the possibility of further market declines.
The investors had bought leading semiconductor shares on the previous trading day.
- Who
- Investors ranked in the top 1% by investment returns.
- What
- They sold Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix shares and bought inverse ETFs.
- When
- Nov. 11, 2026. The report also refers to the previous trading day.
- Where
- South Korea’s stock market.
- Why
- They took profits after the semiconductor shares rebounded and appeared to prepare for a possible further market correction.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The investors bought leading semiconductor shares.
After the shares rebounded, the investors sold Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix and bought inverse ETFs.
- Investor group
- Top 1% by investment returns
- Shares sold
- Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix
- Funds bought
- Inverse exchange-traded funds
- Reported date
- Nov. 11, 2026