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The Korea Fund, Inc. (KF)

Financial Services | Asset Management | New York, United States | NYSE
54.80 USD +1.80 (3.396%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 3:34 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:24 p.m. EDT

The Korea Fund, Inc. (KF) has shown a mixed performance in the short term, with recent price fluctuations indicating some volatility. The recent price history shows a dip followed by a rebound, suggesting potential for a short-term recovery. However, the overall trend is not strongly bullish, and the recent price action does not indicate a clear momentum wave. The stock's low dividend yield and inconsistent dividend payouts suggest that it may not be a strong choice for dividend-focused investors. The long-term outlook is also uncertain, as the stock's fundamentals are not particularly strong, and the recent revenue growth is modest. While the stock has a potential for short-term recovery, the overall risk seems to outweigh the potential reward.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.071516
AutoETS0.109031
MSTL0.111630
AutoARIMA0.229651

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 79%
H-stat 0.66
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.467
Excess Kurtosis 0.71
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2025-12-22
Last Dividend Date 2025-12-22
Revenue per Share 0.5
Market Cap 227,877,472
Trailing P/E 2.51
Beta 1.35
Profit Margins 4372.60%
Website https://www.thekoreafund.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
3.90% 3.90% 2.14% 11.24%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2025-12-23 1.382000 3.902852
2024-12-27 0.454000 2.520741
2022-12-23 3.319000 16.394620
2021-12-23 9.110000 33.368794
2020-12-24 0.526000 2.165953
2019-12-20 0.071000 0.380999
2018-12-21 5.226000 30.226593
2017-12-22 4.025000 19.132643
2016-12-22 0.328000 2.169896
2015-12-23 4.350000 28.080038
2011-12-28 5.450000 37.054990
2010-12-29 0.300000 1.905647
2009-03-17 0.008000 0.107869
2008-12-29 90.300000 785.161786
2007-12-27 14.700000 64.710327
2007-11-29 159.400000 707.767125
2006-12-27 71.200000 407.218512
2005-12-28 8.500000 58.219922
2004-12-29 6.500000 67.306637
2003-12-29 3.000000 42.835387
2002-12-27 6.750000 125.258720
2001-12-27 1.200000 25.751108
2001-06-13 0.150000 3.801828
2001-03-01 14.060000 369.396787
2000-12-27 1.700000 51.258460
1997-09-12 0.600000 14.943352
1996-09-12 6.000000 97.502756
1995-12-27 0.550000 8.116572
1994-09-12 0.100000 1.238893
1993-12-27 0.100000 1.342121
1992-09-01 2.340000 64.509665
1991-12-18 1.300000 33.357644
1991-08-26 2.700000 55.457525
1990-12-26 7.500000 203.594827
1990-08-27 14.500000 306.964804
1989-12-28 4.900000 60.885432
1989-07-28 14.650000 178.607628
1988-12-28 1.700000 27.785453
1988-12-23 1.820000 29.651861
1988-09-14 0.656667 13.182295
1988-01-06 4.876667 112.798415
1987-07-28 4.830000 77.370698
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.44
dividendYield 0.83
exDividendDate 2025-12-23
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.38
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.026037736
lastDividendValue 1.382
lastDividendDate 2025-12-23
dividendDate 2019-01-04

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 1.6420739
Address1 1,633 Broadway
Address2 43rd Floor
All Time High 510.0
All Time Low 16.44
Ask 54.79
Ask Size 200
Average Daily Volume10 Day 32,540
Average Daily Volume3 Month 26,267
Average Volume 26,267
Average Volume10Days 32,540
Beta 1.353
Bid 54.41
Bid Size 200
Book Value 42.273
City New York
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 54.8
Current Ratio 0.618
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 55.33
Day Low 54.01
Display Name The Korea Fund
Dividend Date 1,546,560,000
Dividend Rate 0.44
Dividend Yield 0.83
Earnings Timestamp End 1,614,718,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,614,718,800
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 105.554
Enterprise Value 219,390,528
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 21.84
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,766,448,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 212 739 3948
Fifty Day Average 49.0366
Fifty Day Average Change 5.763401
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.11753264
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 164.20738
Fifty Two Week High 58.59
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.790001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.06468682
Fifty Two Week Low 19.95
Fifty Two Week Low Change 34.85
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 1.7468671
Fifty Two Week Range 19.95 - 58.59
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 462,029,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 14.79
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 2,078,474
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.77412003
Implied Shares Outstanding 4,158,348
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,766,448,000
Last Dividend Value 1.382
Last Fiscal Year End 1,751,241,600
Last Split Date 1,229,904,000
Last Split Factor 1:10
Long Business Summary The Korea Fund, Inc. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC. The fund invests in the public equity markets of Korea. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in growth stocks of companies. It employs fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock picking approach, focusing on such factors as price-to-earnings ratios, dividend yields, and earnings-per-share growth to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the MSCI Korea 25/50 Index. It uses 'Grassroots Research' to make its investments. The Korea Fund, Inc. was formed on August 29, 1984 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name The Korea Fund, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 227,877,472
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_3590550
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 90,883,296
Next Fiscal Year End 1,782,777,600
Non Diluted Market Cap 220,392,444
Open 54.8
Operating Margins -0.33705002
Payout Ratio 0.02
Phone 212 739 3000
Previous Close 53.0
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.2963357
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 109.63691
Profit Margins 43.72597
Quick Ratio 0.615
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.7999992
Regular Market Change Percent 3.396225
Regular Market Day High 55.33
Regular Market Day Low 54.01
Regular Market Day Range 54.01 - 55.33
Regular Market Open 54.8
Regular Market Previous Close 53.0
Regular Market Price 54.8
Regular Market Time 1,776,454,448
Regular Market Volume 14,756
Return On Assets 0.00013
Return On Equity 0.68151003
Revenue Growth 0.08
Revenue Per Share 0.5
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 4,158,348
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0014
Shares Short 16
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 10,374
Short Name Korea Fund, Inc. (The) New
Short Ratio 0.34
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol KF
Total Cash 1,001,910
Total Cash Per Share 0.241
Total Debt 0
Total Revenue 2,078,474
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.38
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.026037736
Trailing Eps 21.84
Trailing P E 2.5091574
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 37.00605
Two Hundred Day Average Change 17.79395
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.48083892
Type Disp Equity
Volume 14,756
Website https://www.thekoreafund.com
Zip 10,019