SK Hynix ADR Dividend: The Fee Cap Exceeds the Payout
SK Hynix declared ₩375 a share on Aug 7. After Korean tax that is $0.0225 per ADS — and the deposit agreement caps the ADR distribution fee at $0.05 per…
Investing in Korea
The Currency-Hedged Korea ETF Died in 2020. On Korea’s Worst Day Since March, Not Having It Helped.
The KOSPI fell 10.84% on July 28. In dollars it fell 10.47%. The gap is the won — a position no U.S. investor in Korea has been able to opt out of since 2020.
How US Investors Actually Play Korea — the Four Doors, and Why ‘You Can’t Buy It’ Is a Myth
Only about a dozen Korean companies trade as US ADRs — so most of Korea looks unbuyable from a US account. It isn’t.
Korea’s Defense Boom Has a ~$76B Backlog — and No US Ticker. Here Are the Three Ways In.
Korea’s defense primes — Hanwha Aerospace, Hyundai Rotem, KAI — carry a combined order backlog past ₩111.9tn (~$76B), yet none trades as a US ADR.
SK Hynix ADR vs Seoul Shares: Where the Premium Went
SK Hynix’s Nasdaq ADR (SKHY) dropped ~21% in its first full week. Read the Seoul tape next to the New York tape and most of that decline wasn’t the…
South Korea’s Utility Dividend Is Back: 3.2% in Seoul, 3.24% in Atlanta — Same Yield, Opposite Machine
KEPCO resumed its dividend after four years: ₩1,540 a share, a 3.2% yield — almost exactly Southern Co’s 3.24%.
Korea’s Own GENIUS Act, for the Won
The GENIUS Act was built to export the dollar; Korea’s won stablecoin bill defends the won. Until Seoul settles who issues, it’s a legislation trade.
How to Buy Korean Stocks from the US in 2026: Three Doors, Step by Step (SK Hynix’s ADR Is Only One)
In 2026 three doors opened for US investors to buy Korean stocks — SK Hynix’s Nasdaq ADR, direct KRX access via Interactive Brokers, and the EWY ETF.
The ‘Next Japan Trade’ Paradox: Korea Copied Japan’s Playbook, Hard-Coded It Into Law — and Foreigners Still Sold $97 Billion
Korea copied Japan’s governance-reform playbook, then went further and wrote it into law. So why did foreign investors dump a record ₩148 trillion in H1…
EWY Top Holdings: You Bought Two Memory Stocks
SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics are now over half of the EWY ETF — and 57–60% of the KOSPI itself.