Declines in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix shares reduced the market value of
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) by roughly 182 trillion won (about
$137 billion), FnGuide data show. As of Oct. 15 the NPS’s portfolio stakes of 5%
or more in 287 listed companies were valued at 333.53 trillion won, down from
515.93 trillion won at end-June. This marks the fund’s first quarter-on-quarter
drop since Q4 2024 after record returns in 1H.
