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Weiss Korea Opportunity Ord

WKOF:LSE

Weiss Korea Opportunity Ord

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  • Price (GBX)176.50
  • Today's Change0.00 / 0.00%
  • Shares traded978.00
  • 1 Year change+0.86%
  • Beta1.0399
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About the company

Weiss Korea Opportunity Fund Ltd. is a closed-ended investment company. The investment objective and investment policy of the Company is to provide shareholders with an attractive return on their investment, predominantly through long-term capital appreciation, by investing primarily in listed South Korean preference shares. Specifically, the Company invests primarily in listed preference shares issued by companies incorporated in South Korea (Korea), which in many cases trade at a discount to the corresponding common shares of the same companies. The Company may, in accordance with its investment policy, also invest some portion of its assets in other securities, including exchange-traded funds, futures contracts, options, swaps and derivatives related to Korean equities, and cash and cash equivalents. The Company does not have any concentration limits. The Company’s alternative investment fund manager is Weiss Asset Management LP.

  • Revenue in GBP (TTM)976.41k
  • Net income in GBP-3.91m
  • Incorporated2013
  • Employees0.00
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Profile

Management group(s)Weiss Asset Management LP
AIC sectorCountry Specialist
ISINGG00B933LL68
Launch date14 May 2013
Share typeOrdinary Share
StructureInvestment Trust
Base currencyGBP

Objective

The investment objective is to provide shareholders with an attractive return on their investment, predominantly through long-term capital appreciation. The company is geographically focussed on South Korean companies. Specifically companies invest primarily in listed preferred shares issued by companies incorporated in South Korea, which in many cases have traded and continue to trade at a discount to the corresponding common shares of the same companies.

Managed by

Andrew Weiss, Ethan Lim

Management & contract fees

Management fee of 1.5% p.a. of the NAV. No performance fee. Contract terminable on 12 months notice.

Peer analysis

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Kings Arms Yard VCT PLC4.75m2.12m112.49m0.0051.290.935--23.700.00390.00390.00960.21280.0427--2.48--1.916.931.927.0054.3675.2444.6170.58----0.0079.71-82.94-7.39-95.47-26.58--3.01
Rights and Issues Investment Trust PLC4.89m3.59m112.95m0.0034.010.89--23.100.61160.61160.835323.370.0359--8.76--2.642.852.642.8686.30--73.5081.64------50.30109.21--106.63----6.42
Northern 2 VCT plc5.87m3.21m113.73m0.0032.540.9305--19.390.01680.01680.03070.58570.0516--25.73--2.825.622.835.7264.9072.8054.7167.41----0.00126.36-126.07---475.30-----9.71
Northern 3 VCT PLC5.86m3.16m115.90m0.0033.790.9391--19.770.0250.0250.04620.89980.0506--25.71--2.735.992.736.1163.9273.7353.9468.91----0.0098.17-76.1520.15-1,552.94-----3.93
Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust PLC-25.02m-27.35m115.95m0.00--0.7096-----0.441-0.441-0.40352.66-0.135-------14.75-3.23-15.28-3.28------------0.034--87.47--84.99-----20.93
Blackrock Latin Amercn Invstmnt Trst PLC44.61m42.22m116.47m0.002.950.8291--2.611.341.341.344.770.3433--39.05--32.49-2.1234.12-2.3097.01--94.65------0.00--167.24-24.53148.81-26.51--14.25
Us Solar Fund PLC-28.45m-34.06m118.26m0.00--0.5789-----0.1296-0.1296-0.10830.7774-0.1228-------14.71---14.89-------------1,303.730.00---285.40---397.04------
Weiss Korea Opportunity Fund Ltd976.41k-3.91m122.25m0.00--1.02--125.21-0.0565-0.05650.01411.720.0078--25.72---3.132.84-3.142.87--76.29-400.6447.16----0.0086.23-481.89---2,056.09----9.40
Record Plc44.10m9.86m123.61m97.0012.224.3411.672.800.05080.05080.22740.1431.23--3.49454,628.9027.4922.3833.9527.5899.8599.1722.3524.47----0.028791.9527.1313.4031.3813.0331.2014.37
Seraphim Space Investment Trust PLC7.33m3.31m124.29m--37.720.5541--16.960.01390.01390.03070.94570.0328--200.77--1.48--1.48--61.91--45.13------0.00---262.19---602.20------
Octopus AIM VCT plc-21.82m-24.88m124.93m0.00--0.9158-----0.1413-0.1413-0.12460.6716-0.1677-------19.12-1.90-19.24-1.96---1,136.98---1,459.50----0.00---92.83---71.71-----1.89
M&G Credit Income Investment Trust PLC8.93m7.03m127.39m0.0018.290.9601--14.270.04940.04940.06270.94160.064--5.53--5.04--5.20--89.39--78.76----29.700.00---109.35---142.70------
Amati AIM VCT PLC-40.86m-44.66m129.61m0.00--0.7849-----0.2952-0.2952-0.26991.10-0.2088-------22.81-1.69-22.97-1.70---435.76---517.25----0.00---209.60---160.06-----3.81
Puma VCT 13 PLC3.12m-160.00k130.24m0.00204.850.9338--41.760.0060.0060.04421.310.0348--7.76---0.178311.12-0.179811.4116.2972.83-5.1368.88----0.000.00-56.29---70.94------
Albion Development VCT PLC6.45m3.47m130.38m0.0035.450.9482--20.230.02450.02450.05010.91750.0533--2.51--2.878.102.898.2059.8775.2553.8071.96----0.00---97.41-38.23-112.90------
abrdn Equity Income Trust PLC6.15m3.03m131.88m0.0043.200.8774--21.430.06390.06390.12983.150.0345--3.11--1.69-3.131.97-3.6361.93--49.16------0.1226--157.18-16.44122.98-24.80--3.50
Data as of Mar 28 2024. Currency figures normalised to Weiss Korea Opportunity Ord's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX

Institutional shareholders

61.19%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
City of London Investment Management Co. Ltd.as of 05 Feb 202414.45m20.86%
Degroof Petercam Asset Management SAas of 31 Dec 202210.13m14.62%
Merrill Lynch International (Investment Management)as of 31 Dec 20227.00m10.11%
JBF Capital, Inc.as of 31 Dec 20224.26m6.15%
Mount Capital Ltd.as of 31 Dec 20222.53m3.66%
Jupiter Asset Management Ltd.as of 30 Nov 2023850.00k1.23%
abrdn Investments Ltd.as of 02 Sep 2023800.00k1.16%
Unicorn Asset Management Ltd.as of 02 Sep 2023800.00k1.16%
Ruffer LLPas of 30 Jun 2023800.00k1.16%
CG Asset Management Ltd.as of 29 Feb 2024768.19k1.11%
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