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The Korea Fund, Inc. (the Fund) is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund's investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation through investment in securities, primarily equity securities, of Korean companies. The Fund Primarily invests in equity securities listed on the Korea Stock Exchange. The Fund directly invests in foreign currencies or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues in, foreign currencies, or in derivatives that provide exposure to foreign currencies. It invests in various sectors, including automobile components, biotechnology, chemicals, construction & engineering, consumer staples distribution & retail, electronic equipment, instruments & components, entertainment, food products, industrial conglomerates, interactive media & services, marine transportation, oil, gas & consumable fuels, semiconductors & semiconductors equipment, and others. Its investment adviser is JPMorgan Asset Management (Asia Pacific) Limited.
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- Incorporated1984
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- LocationKorea Fund Inc1633 BroadwayNEW YORK 10019United StatesUSA
- Phone+1 (212) 739-3000
- Websitehttps://www.thekoreafund.com/
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| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM) | EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on avg assets (TTM) | Return on avg assets (5 yr avg) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr avg) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr avg) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 yr avg) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr avg) | Revenue (YOY change %) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (YOY change %) | Net income (5 yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) |
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| MFS High Income Municipal Trust | 10.24m | 2.45m | 114.60m | -- | 46.74 | 0.9077 | -- | 11.19 | 0.0778 | 0.0778 | 0.3248 | 4.00 | 0.048 | -- | 13.69 | -- | 1.15 | -0.1788 | 1.16 | -0.181 | 46.96 | 61.46 | 23.94 | -4.13 | -- | 2.01 | 0.3922 | -- | 5.73 | -5.80 | 107.15 | -11.32 | -- | -11.66 |
| Bynordic Acquisition Corp | 0.00 | 3.41m | 114.68m | -- | 66.36 | 3.96 | 33.66 | -- | 0.1682 | 0.1682 | 0.00 | 2.82 | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | 3.07 | -- | 3.18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.1455 | -- | -- | -- | 193.47 | -- | -- | -- |
| Corner Growth Acquisition Corp | 0.00 | -3.49m | 114.74m | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -0.3114 | -0.3114 | 0.00 | -0.7705 | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -34.14 | -- | -61.55 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -119.73 | -- | -- | -- |
| High Income Securities Fund | -100.00bn | -100.00bn | 115.00m | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| MV Oil Trust | 18.07m | 16.79m | 115.58m | 0.00 | 6.88 | 21.18 | -- | 6.40 | 1.46 | 1.46 | 1.57 | 0.4744 | 2.93 | -- | -- | -- | 272.13 | 148.83 | 272.13 | 148.83 | -- | -- | 92.92 | 92.51 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 100.00 | -33.58 | 1.05 | -34.23 | 0.5571 | -- | 1.30 |
| abrdn Australia Equity Fund, Inc | -100.00bn | -100.00bn | 115.78m | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Project Energy Reimagined Acqutn Corp | 0.00 | 3.65m | 117.37m | -- | 73.39 | 1.40 | 32.17 | -- | 0.1207 | 0.1207 | 0.00 | 6.32 | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | 1.82 | -- | 1.84 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.0045 | -- | -- | -- | -72.52 | -- | -- | -- |
| OFS Credit Company Inc | 31.66m | -2.11m | 117.54m | -- | -- | 0.9591 | -- | 3.71 | -0.4779 | -0.4779 | 2.44 | 7.68 | 0.1798 | -- | 49.21 | -- | -1.20 | -1.17 | -1.21 | -1.20 | 57.00 | 53.01 | -6.65 | -7.25 | -- | 0.892 | 0.3282 | -- | 17.07 | 144.57 | 86.10 | -- | -- | -- |
| Perception Capital Corp IV | 0.00 | 4.74m | 118.23m | -- | 52.88 | 2.73 | -- | -- | 0.2124 | 0.2124 | 0.00 | 4.11 | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | 3.25 | -- | 3.27 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.0226 | -- | -- | -- | -65.78 | -- | -- | -- |
| Korea Fund Inc | -100.00bn | -100.00bn | 118.66m | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Trilinc Global Impact Fund LLC | 15.85m | 414.61k | 118.98m | -- | 350.98 | 0.5341 | -- | 7.51 | 0.0087 | 0.0087 | 0.3319 | 5.71 | 0.0534 | -- | 0.7564 | -- | 0.1397 | -0.1422 | 0.1438 | -0.1458 | 12.95 | 51.74 | 2.62 | -1.51 | -- | 2.08 | 0.00 | -- | -41.97 | -18.87 | 101.24 | -52.27 | -- | -- |
| Pioneer Floating Rate Fund Inc | -100.00bn | -100.00bn | 119.79m | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| John Hancock Investors Trust | -100.00bn | -100.00bn | 120.06m | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Lument Finance Trust Inc | 109.19m | 14.97m | 120.19m | 0.00 | 8.02 | 0.6551 | -- | 1.10 | 0.2867 | 0.2867 | 2.09 | 4.61 | 0.0848 | -- | 15.18 | -- | 1.53 | 1.21 | 6.79 | 5.27 | 31.50 | 40.90 | 18.05 | 20.00 | -- | 189.19 | 0.8321 | 132.57 | 92.63 | 33.70 | 192.26 | -- | -- | -1.46 |
| Blue Ocean Acquisition Corp | 0.00 | 4.42m | 121.00m | 0.00 | 46.04 | 2.19 | 27.36 | -- | 0.2411 | 0.2411 | 0.00 | 5.06 | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | 3.34 | -- | 3.41 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.0221 | -- | -- | -- | -65.06 | -- | -- | -- |
| InFintT Acquisition Corp | 0.00 | 3.15m | 121.67m | -- | 57.69 | 2.09 | 50.71 | -- | 0.1993 | 0.1993 | 0.00 | 5.51 | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | 2.15 | -- | 2.21 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.0044 | -- | -- | -- | 383.06 | -- | -- | -- |
Data as of May 09 2024. Currency figures normalised to Korea Fund Inc's reporting currency: US Dollar USD
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|---|---|---|
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Data from 31 Dec 2023 - 31 Mar 2024Source: FactSet Research Systems Inc.
