The Korea Fund, Inc.

SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

Investments

   Shares      Value ($)  
               

COMMON STOCKS—99.1%

 

Aerospace & Defense—1.0%

 

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.

     29,400        1,171,711  
     

 

 

 

Automobile Components—2.0%

 

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

     14,300        2,368,309  
     

 

 

 

Automobiles—7.5%

 

Hyundai Motor Co.

     17,200        3,203,373  

Hyundai Motor Co. (Preference)

     19,200        2,581,125  

Kia Corp.

     37,700        2,870,696  
     

 

 

 
        8,655,194  
     

 

 

 

Banks—9.8%

 

BNK Financial Group, Inc.

     164,000        1,130,952  

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

     118,300        5,308,351  

KakaoBank Corp.

     31,900        514,451  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

     104,000        4,410,906  
     

 

 

 
        11,364,660  
     

 

 

 

Biotechnology—1.6%

 

APRILBIO Co. Ltd.*

     39,950        682,746  

Hugel, Inc.*

     6,100        1,114,336  
     

 

 

 
        1,797,082  
     

 

 

 

Capital Markets—3.3%

 

KIWOOM Securities Co. Ltd.

     9,500        942,151  

Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.

     23,900        1,335,592  

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

     46,800        1,555,474  
     

 

 

 
        3,833,217  
     

 

 

 

Chemicals—8.5%

 

Dongsung Finetec Co. Ltd.

     76,100        663,752  

Hansol Chemical Co. Ltd.

     12,000        1,229,456  

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.

     18,000        2,162,512  

LG Chem Ltd.

     18,200        4,939,986  

Soulbrain Co. Ltd.

     4,700        797,358  
     

 

 

 
        9,793,064  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail—0.9%

 

BGF retail Co. Ltd.

     12,550        1,096,516  
     

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment—2.2%

 

Doosan Enerbility Co. Ltd.*

     82,000        1,122,188  

POSCO Future M Co. Ltd.

     4,500        857,589  

Vitzrocell Co. Ltd.

     42,500        604,768  
     

 

 

 
        2,584,545  
     

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components—6.2%

 

Park Systems Corp.

     2,190        323,967  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

     17,800        1,799,473  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

     15,200        4,388,777  

SOLUM Co. Ltd.*

     40,000        621,650  
     

 

 

 
        7,133,867  
     

 

 

 

Entertainment—2.0%

 

SHIFT UP Corp.*

     12,000        518,468  

SM Entertainment Co. Ltd.

     35,230        1,799,166  
     

 

 

 
        2,317,634  
     

 

 

 

Financial Services—0.6%

 

NHN KCP Corp.

     119,000        693,641  
     

 

 

 

Food Products—1.2%

 

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

     6,100        1,414,692  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—0.5%

 

Nextbiomedical Co. Ltd.*

     17,500        527,262  
     

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates—1.3%

 

SK, Inc.

     12,700        1,485,086  
     

 

 

 

Insurance—1.8%

 

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

     28,800        2,056,903  
     

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services—4.0%

 

Kakao Corp.

     28,800        793,571  

NAVER Corp.

     29,800        3,838,394  
     

 

 

 
        4,631,965  
     

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services—3.7%

 

LigaChem Biosciences, Inc.*

     15,200        1,140,364  

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd.*(a)

     4,300        3,198,363  
     

 

 

 
        4,338,727  
     

 

 

 

Machinery—3.5%

 

Hanwha Ocean Co. Ltd.*

     74,000        1,720,869  

Hy-Lok Corp.

     33,200        636,870  

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.*

     217,100        1,665,427  
     

 

 

 
        4,023,166  
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—2.1%

 

S-Oil Corp.

     52,300        2,453,943  
     

 

 

 

Passenger Airlines—1.3%

 

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.

     86,400        1,482,014  
     

 

 

 

Personal Care Products—1.5%

 

APR Corp.*

     3,000        616,911  

Cosmax, Inc.

     10,000        1,112,716  
     

 

 

 
        1,729,627  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals—2.0%

 

Hanmi Pharm Co. Ltd.

     5,550        1,364,401  

HK inno N Corp.

     25,500        953,183  
     

 

 

 
        2,317,584  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—10.9%

 

Eugene Technology Co. Ltd.

     17,700        514,470  

HAESUNG DS Co. Ltd.

     33,000        742,853  

SK Hynix, Inc.

     84,500        11,309,208  
     

 

 

 
        12,566,531  
     

 

 

 

Specialty Retail—0.7%

 

K Car Co. Ltd.

     83,200        823,462  
     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—19.0%

 

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

     401,000        18,742,265  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Preference)

     84,000        3,262,300  
     

 

 

 
        22,004,565  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(COST $90,023,789)

 

     114,664,967  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments—99.1% (Cost $90,023,789)

 

     114,664,967  

Other Assets Less Liabilities—0.9%

 

     1,025,912  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets—100.0%

 

     115,690,879  
  

 

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets.

 

Preference    A special type of equity investment that shares in the earnings of the company, has limited voting rights, and may have a dividend preference. Preference shares may also have liquidation preference.
(a)    Security exempt from registration pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Regulation S applies to securities offerings that are made outside of the United States and do not involve direct selling efforts in the United States and as such may have restrictions on resale.
*    Non-income producing security.


The Korea Fund, Inc.

SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

A. Valuation of Investments – Investments are valued in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and the Fund’s valuation policies set forth by, and under the supervision and responsibility of, the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”), which established the following approach to valuation, as described more fully below: (i) investments for which market quotations are readily available shall be valued at their market value and (ii) all other investments for which market quotations are not readily available shall be valued at their fair value as determined in good faith by the Board.

Under Section 2(a)(41) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 Act, the Board is required to determine fair value for securities that do not have readily available market quotations. Under SEC Rule 2a-5 (Good Faith Determinations of Fair Value), the Board may designate the performance of these fair valuation determinations to a valuation designee. The Board has designated the Adviser as the “Valuation Designee” to perform fair valuation determinations for the Fund on behalf of the Board subject to appropriate oversight by the Board. The Adviser, as Valuation Designee, leverages the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Americas Valuation Committee (“AVC”) to help oversee and carry out the policies for the valuation of investments held in the Funds. The Adviser, as Valuation Designee, remains responsible for the valuation determinations. This oversight by the AVC includes monitoring the appropriateness of fair values based on results of ongoing valuation oversight including, but not limited to, consideration of macro or security specific events, market events, and pricing vendor and broker due diligence. The Administrator is responsible for discussing and assessing the potential impacts to the fair values on an ongoing basis, and, at least on a quarterly basis, with the AVC and the Board.

Equities and other exchange-traded instruments are valued at the last sale price or official market closing price on the primary exchange on which the instrument is traded before the net asset values (“NAV”) of the Fund are calculated on a valuation date.

Certain foreign equity instruments are valued by applying international fair value factors provided by an approved Pricing Service. The factors seek to adjust the local closing price for movements of local markets post-closing, but prior to the time the NAVs are calculated.

Valuations reflected in this report are as of the report date. As a result, changes in valuation due to market events and/or issuer-related events after the report date and prior to issuance of the report are not reflected herein.

The various inputs that are used in determining the valuation of the Fund’s investments are summarized into the three broad levels listed below.

 

   

Level 1 — Unadjusted inputs using quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

 

   

Level 2 — Other significant observable inputs including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar investments, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for investments (such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) or other market corroborated inputs.

 

   

Level 3 — Significant inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input, both individually and in the aggregate, that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs or methodology used for valuing instruments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those instruments.


The Korea Fund, Inc.

SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

The following table represents each valuation input as presented on the Schedule of Portfolio Investments:

The Korea Fund, Inc.

 

    Level 1
Quoted prices
    Level 2
Other significant

observable
inputs
    Level 3
Significant

unobservable
inputs
    Total  

Investments in Securities

 

   

Common Stocks

 

   

Aerospace & Defense

  $     $ 1,171,711     $     $ 1,171,711  

Automobile Components

          2,368,309             2,368,309  

Automobiles

          8,655,194             8,655,194  

Banks

          11,364,660             11,364,660  

Biotechnology

          1,797,082             1,797,082  

Capital Markets

          3,833,217             3,833,217  

Chemicals

          9,793,064             9,793,064  

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail

          1,096,516             1,096,516  

Electrical Equipment

          2,584,545             2,584,545  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

          7,133,867             7,133,867  

Entertainment

    518,468       1,799,166             2,317,634  

Financial Services

          693,641             693,641  

Food Products

          1,414,692             1,414,692  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

    527,262                   527,262  

Industrial Conglomerates

          1,485,086             1,485,086  

Insurance

          2,056,903             2,056,903  

Interactive Media & Services

          4,631,965             4,631,965  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

          4,338,727             4,338,727  

Machinery

          4,023,166             4,023,166  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

          2,453,943             2,453,943  

Passenger Airlines

          1,482,014             1,482,014  

Personal Care Products

          1,729,627             1,729,627  

Pharmaceuticals

          2,317,584             2,317,584  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

          12,566,531             12,566,531  

Specialty Retail

          823,462             823,462  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

          22,004,565             22,004,565  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

  $ 1,045,730     $ 113,619,237     $     $ 114,664,967  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 1,045,730     $ 113,619,237     $     $ 114,664,967  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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