On the first day of SK Hynix's ADR listing, South Korean retail investors bought approximately 4 trillion Korean won.

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15/07/2026
SK Hynix listed on Nasdaq American Depositary Receipts for the first day, with Korean retail investors buying about 400 billion Korean won worth. SK Hynix ADR began trading on Nasdaq on the 10th, with approximately 84,000 investors buying the stock through nine major South Korean securities companies. Korean investors held a total of 1.36 million shares on that day, accounting for 0.76% of the total 177.9 million shares issued. Based on the issue price, the value of these holdings is approximately 3.389 trillion Korean won. Including other securities companies' clients not included in the statistics, it is estimated that the number of Korean investors purchasing the stock will be close to 100,000, with a total holding amount of approximately 400 billion Korean won. The strong buying interest of Korean retail investors is also reflected in the domestic stock market. On the 10th, individual investors in the South Korean stock market net bought 78,851 shares of SK Hynix, amounting to approximately 1.7 trillion Korean won. Even with a significant drop of 16.15% on the 13th, retail investors continued to increase their positions, buying approximately 3 trillion Korean won worth.