Record outflows, a leveraged ETF crash, and a 20% Hormuz fee — Korea's market risk map just got more complicated.<br />Foreign investors pulled a record $32.37 billion out of Korean stocks in June, the second straight monthly record, even as Goldman Sachs traced this week's circuit-breaker crash to leveraged ETF selling rather than weaker fundamentals. Bond inflows kept building on WGBI index inclusion, pointing to a split between equity caution and fixed-income confidence. Meanwhile, Trump's proposed 20% Hormuz transit fee threatens to reprice Korea's energy imports, and Samsung's early talks on a U.S. ADR listing could open a new channel for foreign capital into Korean chipmakers.<br />Sources:<br /><br />Goldman Sachs: Leveraged ETF Selling, Not Fundamentals, Drove Korea's Stock Plunge — Seoul Economic Daily, July 14, 2026<br />Foreign Stock Outflows From Korea Hit Another Monthly Record in June — Seoul Economic Daily, July 14, 2026<br />Trump Proposes 20% Hormuz Transit Fee as U.S.-Iran Conflict Escalates — Seoul Economic Daily, July 14, 2026<br />Bloomberg: Samsung Electronics Reconsiders U.S. ADR Listing — Seoul Economic Daily, July 14, 2026<br /><br />About AI PRISM:<br />AI PRISM is Seoul Economic Daily's WAN-IFRA award-winning newsroom AI series, delivering Korean economic news adapted for global audiences. Episodes are produced with AI assistance and reviewed by a human editor.<br />Tags:<br />#ForeignOutflows #KoreaETF #Hormuz #SamsungADR #KOSPI #AIPRISM #SeoulEconomicDaily #WANIFRA
