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Top-performing investors bet on a KOSPI fall and buy NC shares
Investors in the top 1% by returns bought funds that gain when the KOSPI falls for a second day in a row.
The KOSPI is South Korea’s main stock market index, and inverse funds are designed to rise when the index declines.
They also bought products that bet against South Korean semiconductor stocks.
At the same time, they were net sellers of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, two major chipmakers.
NC was the most-bought individual stock after its shares dropped nearly 10% following an earnings announcement.
The buying and selling show these investors were positioning for weakness in the broader market and chip sector while taking advantage of NC’s price fall; no next steps were given.
Investors ranked in the top 1% by investment returns bought inverse products betting on a fall in the KOSPI for a second consecutive day.
KOSPI inverse ETFs were their two biggest net purchases.
They also bought exchange-traded notes that bet on declines in South Korean semiconductor stocks.
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix were the two largest net sales.
Among individual stocks, NC was their biggest net purchase after its shares fell nearly 10% following an earnings announcement.
- Who
- Investors ranked in the top 1% by investment returns.
- What
- They bought KOSPI inverse ETFs and NC shares while selling major semiconductor stocks.
- When
- The report was published on November 12, 2026; it says the KOSPI inverse ETFs were bought for a second consecutive day.
- Where
- South Korea’s stock market.
- Why
- The investors bet on a fall in the KOSPI and semiconductor stocks; NC shares had fallen nearly 10% after an earnings announcement.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Top-performing investors bought KOSPI inverse ETFs in the greatest amounts.
NC shares fell nearly 10%, and the investors made the stock their largest net purchase among individual companies.
- Investor group
- Top 1% by investment returns
- KOSPI inverse ETFs
- Ranked first and second among net purchases
- Semiconductor stocks
- Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix ranked first and second among net sales
- NC
- Largest net purchase among individual stocks
- NC share fall
- Nearly 10% after an earnings announcement