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title: "Three ways to play South Korea’s 2026 stock market boom, from a steady ETF to a 503% leveraged bet"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
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description: "South Korea's stock market is surging, driven by Samsung and SK Hynix' near-monopoly on High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) for AI, a weak won boosting exports, and regulatory reforms. Consequently, Korean ETFs like EWY (+111.72% YTD), KF (+115.79% YTD), and leveraged KORU (+500.39% YTD) have posted massive returns. Goldman Sachs predicts further gains, with KOSPI earnings potentially rising 300%."
datetime: "2026-06-03T14:09:38.000Z"
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# Three ways to play South Korea’s 2026 stock market boom, from a steady ETF to a 503% leveraged bet

Quick ReadSamsung and SK Hynix control 80-90% of the AI-critical HBM chip market, fueling South Korea's boom alongside a weakened won and Value Up regulatory reforms.KORU's 3X leverage has rocketed 500% YTD, while steadier options EWY and KF have each gained over 110% for longer-term investors.Are you ahead, or behind on retirement? SmartAsset's fr...

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