Akros Korea Shareholder Return High Dividend Index
Concentrated exposure to the top 30 financially robust Korean companies maximizing total shareholder return through dividends and share buybacks.
Sentiment Summary
Recent Events
Importance is estimated as Low as no market reaction has occurred yet; Q2 2026 earnings release scheduled.
Q2 2026 earnings release scheduled. Market impact is estimated at 5% based on historical quarterly volatility.
Next earnings release for 2Q 2026 is scheduled for 2026-08-18; analysts forecast a significant increase in operating profit to 33.3 billion KRW, well above the 17.7 billion KRW consensus, which is expected to have a medium impact, expected.
Q2 2026 earnings release scheduled for 2026-08-07. Analysts forecast continued strong performance with a net profit of around 468.5 billion KRW, approximately 20% above market consensus, forecasted.
Q2 2026 earnings release, with medium importance estimated due to expected price volatility on July 24, 2026, is scheduled.
Successfully issued its first-ever global bond on June 23, 2026, raising $500 million. The 5-year note was 4 times oversubscribed, indicating strong investor confidence; analysts estimate high market impact due to the significant scale of the issuance; scheduled.
DB Financial Investment analysts maintained a 'Buy' rating and forecasted a slight YoY increase in 2Q 2026 earnings, citing AI-driven cost efficiencies and expansion in emerging markets, forecasted.
Announced in its 2026 sustainability report that it secured an order for body panel parts for Boston Dynamics' next-generation robot 'ODIE' and will also handle OEM assembly for Hyundai Robotics Lab's 'MobED' mobile robot.
KT announced the 'K-PATH 2026' open innovation program to recruit up to 20 AI startups, aiming to foster partners for its AI transformation (AX) business; 1% price impact estimated from ecosystem expansion.
Hana Securities selected Samsung Securities as a top pick for the sector, citing a high dividend yield of 5.6% and strong asset management performance.
Largest shareholder, Samyang Corp., continued its sale of JB Financial Group shares, selling a block of shares between June 17-19, 2026, to manage its ownership stake due to the company's ongoing share buyback program.