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“Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful.”
— Warren Buffett, The New York Times, 2008
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“Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful.”
— Warren Buffett, The New York Times, 2008
Korea has no 13F. Instead, anyone owning 5% or more of a listed company must report it (and every change of 1% or more), and the exchange publishes who bought and sold each day.
Source: KRX statistical information
Every Korean stock the National Pension Service (국민연금공단, one of the world's largest pension funds) held at the end of 2025, published once a year.
Domestic stock portfolio
₩262T
2025
1,206 companies
NPS year-end holdings, published annually.
| # | Company | Value | Share of portfolio | % of company |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ₩55T | 21.06% | 7.76% | |
| 2 | ₩37T | 14.31% | 7.90% | |
| 3 | ₩5.8T | 2.21% | 6.70% | |
| 4 | ₩5.8T | 2.20% | 7.35% | |
| 5 | ₩4.7T | 1.80% | 7.75% | |
| 6 | ₩4.3T | 1.63% | 7.97% | |
| 7 | ₩4.1T | 1.58% | 8.52% | |
| 8 | ₩4.1T | 1.58% | 8.67% | |
| 9 | ₩3.9T | 1.47% | 7.95% | |
| 10 | ₩3.7T |
The National Pension Service (NPS) is Korea's biggest investor. These are the companies where its latest report shows 5% or more, from its own filings.
257
Companies at 5%+
60
Raised (last 90 days)
66
Cut (last 90 days)
| Company | Stake | Last change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD Construction Equipment | 12.99% | +2.7 pts | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Kolon Industries | 12.92% | +2 pts | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Korea Investment Holdings | 12.86% | +1.06 pts | Jul 2, 2025 |
| Cosmax | 12.85% | +2.04 pts | Jul 1, 2026 |
| OCI Holdings | 12.78% | +1.06 pts | Apr 1, 2026 |
| Kolmar Korea | 12.68% | +2.16 pts | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Samsung Securities | 12.36% | −1.05 pts | Oct 2, 2026 |
| DL E&C | 12.27% | +1.07 pts | Oct 2, 2026 |
| GS Engineering & Construction | 12.25% | +4.43 pts | Oct 2, 2026 |
| 11.84% | −1.2 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 11.71% | +2.29 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 11.52% | −1.18 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 11.44% | +1.04 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 11.09% | −1.28 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 10.99% | +1.01 pts | Jun 1, 2026 | |
| 10.95% | +1.03 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 10.95% | +0.01 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 10.93% | +0.26 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 10.92% | −2.07 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 10.86% | −1.03 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 10.74% | +1.07 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 10.67% | −1.01 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 10.59% | −1.1 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 10.58% | +1 pts | Jun 1, 2026 | |
| 10.57% | −1.01 pts | Jan 2, 2026 | |
| 10.56% | +1.24 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 10.49% | +2.07 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 10.44% | −2.54 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 10.24% | −0.01 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 10.22% | −1 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 10.18% | −1.04 pts | Oct 1, 2025 | |
| 10.13% | −1 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 10.12% | −3.2 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 10.04% | +1.02 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 9.87% | −1.05 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 9.84% | +1 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 9.84% | −1.17 pts | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| 9.76% | −1 pts | Dec 1, 2025 | |
| 9.74% | −1.04 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 9.67% | −3.09 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 9.62% | +2.05 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 9.61% | −1 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 9.52% | −1 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 9.51% | +1.01 pts | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| 9.49% | +1.27 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 9.48% | −1.01 pts | Jun 1, 2026 | |
| 9.47% | +1.01 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 9.47% | +1 pts | Oct 1, 2025 | |
| 9.46% | +1.27 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 9.45% | −1.02 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 9.45% | +0.26 pts | Feb 21, 2025 | |
| 9.40% | −1.02 pts | Jan 6, 2025 | |
| 9.37% | +3.28 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 9.36% | +1.03 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 9.35% | +1.04 pts | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| 9.34% | +1 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 9.33% | +0.39 pts | Jun 17, 2026 | |
| 9.31% | +1 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 9.27% | −1.01 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 9.27% | −0.87 pts | Jul 31, 2026 | |
| 9.17% | −1.01 pts | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| 9.14% | +1.02 pts | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| 9.12% | +1.02 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 9.05% | −1.04 pts | May 6, 2026 | |
| 8.94% | +1.05 pts | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| 8.89% | +1.03 pts | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| 8.83% | +1.05 pts | Jul 2, 2025 | |
| 8.80% | +1.13 pts | Jan 2, 2026 | |
| 8.79% | −0.03 pts | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| 8.76% | −1.01 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 8.72% | −1.05 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 8.70% | −1.07 pts | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| 8.61% | +2.1 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 8.61% | +2.06 pts | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| 8.60% | +0.84 pts | Mar 25, 2025 | |
| 8.58% | −0.05 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 8.51% | +1.11 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 8.50% | −1.16 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 8.50% | −1.08 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 8.48% | −1 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 8.46% | +1.01 pts | Aug 3, 2026 | |
| 8.42% | −1.02 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 8.41% | +1.04 pts | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| 8.41% | +1.14 pts | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| 8.39% | −2.98 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 8.32% | +1.01 pts | Oct 1, 2025 | |
| 8.30% | +0.01 pts | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| 8.28% | −1.07 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 8.26% | +2.3 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 8.26% | +1.02 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 8.22% | +1.04 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 8.22% | +1.3 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 8.19% | +0.05 pts | Nov 19, 2025 | |
| 8.18% | −1.15 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 8.16% | −1 pts | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| 8.14% | +0.33 pts | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| 8.08% | +1.04 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 8.02% | +0.64 pts | Sep 8, 2026 | |
| 8.01% | +0.06 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 8.01% | +1 pts | Aug 1, 2025 | |
| 7.98% | −0.07 pts | Mar 19, 2025 | |
| 7.97% | +1.1 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 7.97% | +7.97 pts | Jan 6, 2025 | |
| 7.94% | −0.42 pts | Jun 17, 2026 | |
| 7.92% | +0.36 pts | Aug 27, 2025 | |
| 7.86% | +1.02 pts | Jul 2, 2025 | |
| 7.80% | −2.67 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 7.75% | +0.3 pts | Feb 4, 2025 | |
| 7.67% | −1.07 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 7.64% | −1 pts | Aug 3, 2026 | |
| 7.63% | −0.23 pts | Jul 31, 2026 | |
| 7.57% | −1 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 7.56% | +1.05 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 7.51% | +1.07 pts | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| 7.50% | +1.02 pts | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| 7.47% | −1.09 pts | Aug 27, 2025 | |
| 7.44% | −3.1 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 7.39% | +1.11 pts | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| 7.38% | −1.04 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 7.37% | +2.7 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 7.29% | +2.49 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 7.28% | +1.04 pts | Aug 3, 2026 | |
| 7.27% | −1.02 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 7.25% | +1.18 pts | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| 7.24% | +1.15 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 7.21% | −1.01 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 7.21% | −0.51 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 7.19% | +2.08 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 7.16% | −1.04 pts | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| 7.14% | +1.11 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 7.14% | +1.05 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 7.14% | +2.73 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 7.13% | +0.02 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 7.13% | +1.07 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 7.12% | +1.07 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 7.12% | +1.04 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 7.11% | +1.04 pts | Jul 2, 2025 | |
| 7.10% | −0.93 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 7.10% | −1.02 pts | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| 7.08% | −1.04 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 7.08% | +1.06 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 7.08% | +1.02 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 7.07% | −1.01 pts | Aug 3, 2026 | |
| 7.05% | +1.02 pts | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| 7.05% | −0.62 pts | Feb 2, 2026 | |
| 7.04% | +1.03 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 7.02% | +1.13 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 6.93% | +1.03 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 6.88% | +0.2 pts | Jul 31, 2026 | |
| 6.88% | −1.02 pts | Jun 1, 2026 | |
| 6.87% | +1.01 pts | Sep 1, 2026 | |
| 6.83% | −1.02 pts | Mar 3, 2026 | |
| 6.79% | −0.35 pts | Feb 21, 2025 | |
| 6.77% | −1.03 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 6.71% | −1.34 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 6.70% | −0.14 pts | Mar 19, 2025 | |
| 6.69% | −1.23 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 6.68% | −1.01 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 6.66% | +0.19 pts | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| 6.66% | +1.04 pts | Oct 1, 2025 | |
| 6.65% | −1 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 6.63% | +1.06 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 6.55% | −3.12 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 6.48% | −1 pts | Aug 1, 2025 | |
| 6.40% | +1.05 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 6.40% | +1.09 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 6.38% | −1 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 6.37% | −1.02 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 6.34% | +0.59 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 6.34% | −1.01 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 6.34% | +1.16 pts | Oct 1, 2025 | |
| 6.32% | −1.03 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 6.29% | −1.03 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 6.27% | −1.4 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 6.26% | −1.05 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 6.25% | −1.01 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 6.24% | −1.19 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 6.22% | +1.13 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 6.22% | −1.01 pts | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| 6.20% | +1.4 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 6.20% | +1.08 pts | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| 6.20% | +1.25 pts | Oct 1, 2025 | |
| 6.19% | −1.04 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 6.17% | −1.02 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 6.16% | −0.36 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 6.16% | +1.13 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 6.15% | +1.04 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 6.15% | +1 pts | Jul 2, 2025 | |
| 6.14% | +0.12 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 6.13% | +1.01 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 6.13% | +0.35 pts | Oct 30, 2024 | |
| 6.11% | +1.1 pts | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| 6.10% | −1 pts | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| 6.06% | +0.02 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 6.04% | −1.08 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 6.04% | −3.15 pts | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| 6.03% | +1.03 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 6.03% | +1.04 pts | Oct 1, 2025 | |
| 6.03% | +1.02 pts | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| 6.02% | +1.02 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 6.02% | +1.03 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 6.01% | +1 pts | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| 6.00% | −1.02 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 6.00% | −1.03 pts | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| 5.94% | −1.02 pts | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| 5.80% | −0.28 pts | Aug 26, 2026 | |
| 5.77% | −0.3 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 5.70% | −1 pts | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| 5.61% | −2.07 pts | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| 5.61% | −0.55 pts | Oct 10, 2025 | |
| 5.53% | −1.04 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 5.49% | −1.01 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 5.48% | +0.48 pts | Jul 31, 2026 | |
| 5.45% | 0 pts | Feb 21, 2025 | |
| 5.39% | −1.08 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 5.39% | −1.01 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 5.30% | +0.56 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 5.30% | +0.3 pts | Jan 2, 2026 | |
| 5.26% | +0.4 pts | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| 5.22% | +5.22 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 5.22% | +0.23 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 5.20% | +0.26 pts | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| 5.16% | +0.18 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 5.10% | +0.18 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 5.09% | +0.25 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 5.09% | +0.1 pts | Oct 1, 2025 | |
| 5.08% | +0.09 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 5.08% | +0.12 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 5.07% | +0.12 pts | Jul 2, 2025 | |
| 5.06% | +0.06 pts | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| 5.06% | −1.02 pts | Oct 1, 2025 | |
| 5.05% | +0.1 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 5.05% | +0.06 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 5.05% | +0.06 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 5.04% | −0.82 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 5.04% | +0.23 pts | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| 5.04% | +0.07 pts | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| 5.04% | +0.09 pts | Nov 3, 2025 | |
| 5.03% | +0.05 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 5.03% | +0.19 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 5.03% | −1.03 pts | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| 5.02% | +0.08 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 5.02% | +0.02 pts | Aug 3, 2026 | |
| 5.02% | −1 pts | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| 5.02% | +0.07 pts | Jan 2, 2026 | |
| 5.01% | +0.01 pts | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| 5.01% | −1.01 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 5.01% | +0.01 pts | Jul 1, 2026 | |
| 5.01% | +0.16 pts | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| 5.01% | +0.04 pts | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| 5.01% | +0.1 pts | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| 5.01% | +0.01 pts | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| 5.00% | −1.05 pts | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| 5.00% | +0.04 pts | Jan 2, 2026 | |
| 5.00% | −1.01 pts | Dec 1, 2025 | |
| 5.00% | −1.02 pts | Dec 1, 2025 | |
| 5.00% | 0 pts | Jul 2, 2025 |
Only stakes of 5% or more are reported during the year, so smaller NPS holdings aren't shown. A report under 5% means it went below the line. 5%+ holder reports (대량보유 상황보고). Holder names translated; stakes in % of shares.
| 1.43% |
| 7.77% |
| 11 | NAVER | ₩3.5T | 1.35% | 9.27% |
| 12 | KIA | ₩3.4T | 1.32% | 7.24% |
| 13 | Shinhan Financial Group | ₩3.4T | 1.29% | 9.03% |
| 14 | 삼성물산 | ₩3.3T | 1.25% | 8.06% |
| 15 | Hyundai Mobis | ₩3.1T | 1.19% | 9.18% |
| 16 | Celltrion | ₩2.8T | 1.06% | 6.66% |
| 17 | Korea Electric Power | ₩2.4T | 0.92% | 7.92% |
| 18 | Hana Financial Group | ₩2.3T | 0.87% | 8.67% |
| 19 | Hanwha Ocean | ₩2.2T | 0.85% | 6.38% |
| 20 | Samsung Life Insurance | ₩2.1T | 0.82% | 6.80% |
| 21 | HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering | ₩2.1T | 0.82% | 7.42% |
| 22 | HD Hyundai Electric | ₩2.1T | 0.81% | 7.63% |
| 23 | Samsung Electro-Mechanics | ₩2.1T | 0.80% | 10.98% |
| 24 | LG Chem | ₩2T | 0.77% | 8.57% |
| 25 | POSCO Holdings | ₩2T | 0.75% | 7.97% |
| 26 | Kakao | ₩1.8T | 0.67% | 6.60% |
| 27 | Hyosung Heavy Industries | ₩1.7T | 0.65% | 10.25% |
| 28 | Samsung Heavy Industries | ₩1.6T | 0.62% | 7.62% |
| 29 | Hyundai-Rotem | ₩1.6T | 0.62% | 7.86% |
| 30 | Samsung SDI | ₩1.5T | 0.57% | 6.89% |
| 31 | Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance | ₩1.5T | 0.55% | 6.35% |
| 32 | Korea Zinc | ₩1.4T | 0.54% | 5.78% |
| 33 | 우리금융지주 | ₩1.4T | 0.53% | 6.69% |
| 34 | SK | ₩1.4T | 0.52% | 7.37% |
| 35 | Hyundai Glovis | ₩1.3T | 0.51% | 9.82% |
| 36 | Samsung SDS | ₩1.3T | 0.50% | 9.84% |
| 37 | Meritz Financial Group | ₩1.3T | 0.50% | 6.54% |
| 38 | KT&G | ₩1.3T | 0.50% | 7.73% |
| 39 | LS Electric | ₩1.3T | 0.49% | 9.37% |
| 40 | HYBE | ₩1.2T | 0.47% | 8.69% |
| 41 | Doosan | ₩1.2T | 0.46% | 9.58% |
| 42 | Korea Investment Holdings | ₩1.2T | 0.46% | 13.42% |
| 43 | Samsung Epis Holdings | ₩1.2T | 0.44% | 6.27% |
| 44 | 미래에셋증권 | ₩1.1T | 0.41% | 8.01% |
| 45 | HMM | ₩1T | 0.39% | 5.33% |
| 46 | HD Hyundai | ₩1T | 0.39% | 6.79% |
| 47 | LG Electronics | ₩965B | 0.37% | 6.44% |
| 48 | KT | ₩940B | 0.36% | 7.09% |
| 49 | SK Innovation | ₩932B | 0.36% | 5.45% |
| 50 | Korea Aerospace Industries | ₩928B | 0.35% | 8.32% |
Based on each year-end file: New = held now but not a year earlier; Exited = held a year earlier but not now; Increased / Decreased = change in % of the company's shares.
| Value | Companies | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ₩55T | — |
| 2011 | ₩62T | — |
| 2012 | ₩73T | — |
| 2013 | ₩84T | — |
| 2014 | ₩84T | — |
| 2015 | ₩95T | — |
| 2016 | ₩102T | — |
| 2017 | ₩130T | 799 |
| 2018 | ₩108T | 779 |
| 2019 | ₩130T | 1,093 |
| 2020 | ₩175T | 1,065 |
| 2021 | ₩164T | 1,249 |
| 2022 | ₩124T | 1,175 |
| 2023 | ₩146T | 1,281 |
| 2024 | ₩138T | 1,200 |
| 2025 | ₩262T | 1,206 |
Totals to 2016 from NPS's overview file (₩ trillion invested); from 2017 the sum of the year-end holdings file.