Korea Fund

The Korea Fund, Inc. operates as a closed-end non-diversified management investment fund. The firm intends to seek a long-term capital appreciation through investment in securities. It invests in various industries, such as chemicals, commercial banks, commercial services and supplies, communications, construction and engineering, consumer discretionary, consumer finance, diversified consumer services, electrical equipment, electronic equipment and instruments, entertainment, financial services, food and staples retailing, insurance, Internet software and services, metals and mining, pharmaceuticals, retail, semi-conductors, shipbuilding, tobacco, wholesale and wireless telecommunications services. The company was founded on August 29, 1984 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

The Korea Fund is designed to provide capital appreciation through investments in securities. Their firm screens stocks based on a broad range of variables, including price-to-earnings ratios, dividend yields and earnings-per-share growth.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Korea Fund, Inc. (NYSE:KF) (the “Fund”) announced today that it will resume the operation of its Discount Management Program (the "Program"), which was temporarily halted on Thursday, December 24, 2020 in advance of the Fund's transition of its investment management and administration to JPMorgan Asset Management (Asia Pacific) Limited and its affiliates on Friday, January 1st 2021. The Board has determined the resumption of

The Korea Fund, Inc. Resumes Its Discount Management Program

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Korea Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE: KF), a non-diversified, closed-end investment company, which seeks long-term capital appreciation through investment in securities, primarily equity securities of Korean companies, today announced its results for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2020. At December 31. 2020 2019 Net Assets $236,390,356 $174,443,680 Shares Outstanding 5,019,976 (a) 5,071,095 Net Asset Value ("NAV") $47.09 $34.40 Market Price $40.35 $29.83 Dis

The Korea Fund, Inc. Reports Results for the Fiscal Quarter Ended December 31, 2020

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Korea Fund, Inc. (NYSE:KF) (the “Fund”) announced today that it is temporarily halting its Discount Management Program (“DMP”) in advance of the Fund's transition of its investment management and administration to JP Morgan Asset Management (Asia Pacific) Limited and its affiliates, which is expected to take effect on or about December 31, 2020. The Korea Fund, Inc. is a non-diversified, closed-end investment company. The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation

The Korea Fund, Inc. Temporarily Halts Its Discount Management Program

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of The Korea Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) (NYSE: KF) announced today they have declared a net investment income dividend of $0.5255 per share, payable on January 11, 2021, to stockholders of record on December 28, 2020, with an ex-dividend date of December 24, 2020. The actual composition and character of the distributions stated above may be materially different from the composition or characterization of such distributions that existed at the time

The Korea Fund, Inc. Declares Year-End Distribution

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Korea Fund, Inc. (NYSE: KF) (the “Fund”) has announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has adopted a policy (the “Policy”) pursuant to which it will cause the Fund to conduct an issuer tender offer for up to twenty-five percent (25%) of its then issued and outstanding shares of common stock on or before September 30, 2024, and thereafter on each third year anniversary of September 30, 2024, if the Fund's total return investment performance measured on a

Korea Fund Announces Adoption of Conditional Tender Offer Policy

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Korea Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE: KF), a non-diversified, closed-end investment company, which seeks long-term capital appreciation through investment in securities, primarily equity securities of Korean companies, today announced its results for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2020. At September 30, 2020   2019   Net Assets $177,292,794   $159,378,771   Shares Outstanding 5,031,219   (a) 5,094,360   Net Asset Value ("NAV") $35.24   $31.29   Market Price

The Korea Fund, Inc. Reports Results for the Fiscal Quarter Ended September 30, 2020

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Korea Fund, Inc. (NYSE: KF) announces that there will be a public portfolio manager call, in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, on October 21, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Chris Leung, CFA, lead portfolio manager, and ChungJun Yun, portfolio manager of The Korea Fund, Inc., will present an economic update on the Korean market, its development and outlook. Mr. Leung, a senior portfolio manager with Allianz Global Investors, is a country special

The Korea Fund, Inc. Announces a Public Call with the Portfolio Manager

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Korea Fund, Inc. (NYSE:KF) (the “Fund”) announced today that it is pursuing arrangements with JPMorgan Asset Management (Asia Pacific) Limited (“JPMorgan”) to serve as investment manager and administrator of the Fund.

The Korea Fund, Inc. Announces Proposed Changes to Investment Manager and Administrator of the Fund

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Korea Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE: KF), a non-diversified, closed-end investment company, which seeks long-term capital appreciation through investment in securities, primarily equity securities of Korean companies, today announced its results for the fiscal quarter and twelve months ended June 30, 2020.

The Korea Fund, Inc. Reports Results for the Fiscal Quarter and Twelve Months Ended June 30, 2020

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