The Korea Fund, Inc. (KF)Financial Services | Asset Management | New York, United States | NYSE
64.23 USD
-0.64
(-0.987%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 3:56 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 64.23 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:59 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is cautiously constructive, driven by a sharp technical rebound where the price has recovered significantly from recent lows and is now trading above key moving averages, suggesting a short-term bounce is underway. However, the long-term picture remains murky due to severe structural issues: the company is generating massive losses with operating margins of -33.7%, and despite a low P/E ratio, the price-to-sales multiple is absurdly high at 128x, indicating the market is pricing in impossible future growth that hasn't materialized. The recent news highlights a 'closed-end wrapper' effect that amplified a market crash, signaling that the fund's structure creates excessive volatility rather than providing stability. While the dividend yield looks attractive on the surface, the payout ratio is suspiciously low at 2%, which combined with the erratic dividend history suggests the distribution is likely unsustainable or being funded by capital erosion rather than earnings. Ultimately, this is a speculative vehicle for beta exposure to the Korean market, not a fundamental investment. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.192682 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.261704 |
| AutoETS | 0.285840 |
| MSTL | 0.306191 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 41% |
| H-stat | 10.93 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.377 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.51 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2025-12-22 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2025-12-22 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.549 |
| Market Cap | 267,090,704 |
| Trailing P/E | 1.10 |
| Profit Margins | 10628.41% |
| Website | https://www.thekoreafund.com |
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.90% | 3.90% | 2.11% | 9.77% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | 1.382000 | 3.902852 |
| 2024-12-27 | 0.454000 | 2.423919 |
| 2022-12-23 | 3.319000 | 15.394249 |
| 2021-12-23 | 9.110000 | 27.129242 |
| 2020-12-24 | 0.526000 | 1.383482 |
| 2019-12-20 | 0.071000 | 0.240027 |
| 2018-12-21 | 5.226000 | 18.996728 |
| 2017-12-22 | 4.025000 | 10.100377 |
| 2016-12-22 | 0.328000 | 1.040609 |
| 2015-12-23 | 4.350000 | 13.331290 |
| 2011-12-28 | 5.450000 | 15.474162 |
| 2010-12-29 | 0.300000 | 0.689497 |
| 2009-03-17 | 0.008000 | 0.038760 |
| 2008-12-29 | 90.300000 | 282.011239 |
| 2007-12-27 | 14.700000 | 5.454545 |
| 2007-11-29 | 159.400000 | 56.585017 |
| 2006-12-27 | 71.200000 | 20.667634 |
| 2005-12-28 | 8.500000 | 2.453811 |
| 2004-12-29 | 6.500000 | 2.769493 |
| 2003-12-29 | 3.000000 | 1.714286 |
| 2002-12-27 | 6.750000 | 4.927007 |
| 2001-12-27 | 1.200000 | 0.966962 |
| 2001-06-13 | 0.150000 | 0.141376 |
| 2001-03-01 | 14.060000 | 13.717073 |
| 2000-12-27 | 1.700000 | 1.674877 |
| 1997-09-12 | 0.600000 | 0.480000 |
| 1996-09-12 | 6.000000 | 3.116883 |
| 1995-12-27 | 0.550000 | 0.251429 |
| 1994-09-12 | 0.100000 | 0.038278 |
| 1993-12-27 | 0.100000 | 0.041451 |
| 1992-09-01 | 2.340000 | 1.991489 |
| 1991-12-18 | 1.300000 | 1.009709 |
| 1991-08-26 | 2.700000 | 1.661538 |
| 1990-12-26 | 7.500000 | 6.000000 |
| 1990-08-27 | 14.500000 | 8.529412 |
| 1989-12-28 | 4.900000 | 1.537255 |
| 1989-07-28 | 14.650000 | 4.439394 |
| 1988-12-28 | 1.700000 | 0.660194 |
| 1988-12-23 | 1.820000 | 0.700000 |
| 1988-09-14 | 0.656667 | 0.309020 |
| 1988-01-06 | 4.876667 | 2.636036 |
| 1987-07-28 | 4.830000 | 1.761702 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 1.4070501 |
| Address1 | 1,633 Broadway |
| Address2 | 43rd Floor |
| All Time High | 510.0 |
| All Time Low | 16.44 |
| Ask | 69.93 |
| Ask Size | 400 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 31,850 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 26,351 |
| Average Volume | 26,351 |
| Average Volume10Days | 31,850 |
| Bid | 64.17 |
| Bid Size | 300 |
| Book Value | 87.883 |
| City | New York |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 64.23 |
| Current Ratio | 1.888 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 66.065 |
| Day Low | 63.875 |
| Display Name | The Korea Fund |
| Dividend Date | 1,546,560,000 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.44 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.67 |
| Earnings Growth | 4.03 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 4.03 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,614,718,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,614,718,800 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 116.259 |
| Enterprise Value | 265,626,128 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 58.39 |
| 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 | 64.6286 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.39859772 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.006167513 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 140.70502 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 81.94 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -17.71 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.21613374 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 26.79 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 37.440002 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.3975364 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 26.79 - 81.94 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 462,029,400,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 14.79 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Fullday Change | -0.639999 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.986588 |
| Fullday Price | 64.23 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 1.0 |
| Gross Profits | 2,284,786 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.75334 |
| 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 | 1,782,777,600 |
| 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 | 267,090,704 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_3590550 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 242,836,480 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,814,313,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 269,752,034 |
| Open | 65.49 |
| Operating Margins | 0.02116 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0075 |
| Phone | 212 739 3000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 64.23 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,600 |
| Previous Close | 64.87 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.7308581 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 116.89966 |
| Profit Margins | 106.28412 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.816 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.639999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.986588 |
| Regular Market Day High | 66.065 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 63.875 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 63.875 - 66.065 |
| Regular Market Open | 65.49 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 64.87 |
| Regular Market Price | 64.23 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,946,984 |
| Regular Market Volume | 24,059 |
| Return On Assets | -0.00057 |
| Return On Equity | 0.98353 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.158 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.549 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Sector Disp | Financial Services |
| Sector Key | financial-services |
| Shares Outstanding | 4,158,348 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.00029999999 |
| Shares Short | 4,344 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 3,757 |
| Short Name | Korea Fund, Inc. (The) New |
| Short Ratio | 0.05 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | KF |
| Total Cash | 1,464,570 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.352 |
| Total Debt | 0 |
| Total Revenue | 2,284,786 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 58.39 |
| Trailing P E | 1.1000172 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 53.3523 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 10.877705 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.20388447 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 24,059 |
| Website | https://www.thekoreafund.com |
| Zip | 10,019 |