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[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] Foreign ownership in Samsung Electronics has dropped to the 48% range, marking its lowest level in approximately 12 years and six months, amid continued net selling by overseas investors.
According to the Financial Supervisory Service on March 27, foreign investors held a 48.90% stake in Samsung Electronics, the lowest since October 1, 2013 (48.87%). After recovering above the 50% threshold in July last year and rising to 52.63% in November, the ratio began to decline from late last month. It fell below 50% on March 5 and has now slipped under 49%.
Foreign selling has been heavily concentrated in Samsung Electronics. Between March 3 and 27, foreign investors recorded net sales of KRW 30.26 trillion on the KOSPI, with nearly half—KRW 15.50 trillion—accounted for by Samsung Electronics. On March 27 alone, foreign investors were estimated to have sold a net KRW 1.23 trillion worth of Samsung Electronics shares, the largest among all KOSPI-listed companies that day.
Samsung Electronics’ share price has also remained under pressure. Heightened geopolitical instability in the Middle East, coupled with market impacts linked to Google’s “TurboQuant,” led to a 4.71% decline in the previous session, followed by an additional 0.22% drop on the day. During intraday trading, the stock briefly fell to KRW 172,000.
Alphabiz Reporter Kim Jisun(stockmk2020@alphabiz.co.kr)
