# South Korean ETF market growth and retail trends

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/south-korean-etf-market-growth-and-retail-trends
> Updated: 2026-10-26T00:40:52.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2.

Samsung Asset Management has seen significant growth in its ETF offerings. Its ‘KODEX US Nasdaq 100’ ETF surpassed 10 trillion won in net assets, marking the fastest achievement for a US Nasdaq 100 tracking ETF listed in South Korea. 

Retail investor interest has also heavily favored covered call strategies. Since the beginning of the year, investors have poured over 4 trillion won into two Samsung Asset Management KODEX covered call ETFs: the ‘KODEX 200 Target Weekly Covered Call’ and the ‘KODEX 200 Covered Call Active’. Samsung Asset Management currently holds approximately 45% of the covered call market with total net assets of about 12 trillion won.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-26: Samsung Asset Management KODEX covered call ETFs see 4 trillion won in retail inflows

Retail investors have invested over 4 trillion won in Samsung Asset Management’s KODEX KOSPI 200 covered call ETFs, utilizing different strategies to target monthly cash flows.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/samsung-asset-management-kodex-covered-call-etfs-see-4-trillion-won-in-retail-inflows

### 2026-10-15: Samsung Asset Management's KODEX US Nasdaq 100 ETF exceeds 10 trillion won

Samsung Asset Management’s KODEX US Nasdaq 100 ETF surpassed 10 trillion won in net assets, while Mirae Asset’s TIGER US Dividend Dow Jones leads in individual net purchases.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/samsung-asset-managements-kodex-us-nasdaq-100-etf-exceeds-10-trillion-won

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