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Korea Fund, Inc. (KF)

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Registered as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company.

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ETF (Exchange Traded Fund or Note) (1456), Small Cap (1645), Pacific Ex Japan Funds (24), International (160)
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Korea Fund, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price: $33.08
Last Trade Time: 2/9/2010 3:55 PM
Open: $32.91
Previous Close: $32.23
Daily Range: $32.75 - $33.27
52-Week Range: $16.44 - $37.84
Volume: 9,916
Market Cap: $806.65M
P/E Ratio: 9.77
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Korea Fund, Inc. (KF)

Avatar mcingram (31.19) Submitted: 8/05/08 10:13 AM

I am very pleased to add this one to my portfolio. I believe Brazil, Hungary, Israel, Israel, and Korea will see enormous growth over the next ten years. This fund offers the opportunity to capture one of those key elements at a value. Check out the EPS, Price/Book, Debt to equity ratios and dividen...More

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Avatar cjlee001 (78.27) Submitted: 11/17/09 12:26 AM : Outperform Start Price: $33.55 KF Score: 1.93

asia strategy: long korea (cheap) + short japan

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Avatar ArfytheSeal (84.10) Submitted: 10/19/09 10:31 PM : Outperform Start Price: $34.65 KF Score: -2.05

I like this closed end mutual fund for the long haul but have a few caveats. First the positives - this fund looks undervalued for three distinct reason: 1) The investments in the fund trade at roughly 6x cash flow and 1.5x book on average; 2) many believe the Korean Won is oversold; and 3) the fund trades at a discount of roughly 10%, which is over its historical average. On the negative side, the fund manager looks like he is underperforming the overall Korean market YTD, and 2) a war on the Korean peninsula, while unlikely, would be catastrophic here. My view is that KF returns 50-100% if you can wait the five years.

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Avatar Rickenbacker108 (< 20) Submitted: 9/23/09 6:25 PM : Outperform Start Price: $34.48 KF Score: -4.82

This is underfollowed on CAPS--a problem with CAPS discussed with one of the Gardner guys in Chapel Hill last year. The currency is strong and it is in the ASIA where regional trade is increasing. It is a paltry fraction of its 52 week high and would seem to be a screaming buy. What's wrong with this picture?? I'm all ears.

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Avatar 3DeeFool (86.59) Submitted: 8/04/09 3:50 PM : Outperform Start Price: $31.73 KF Score: -2.66

A result of my 'stock in distress' screen:

CAPS Rating
3 - 5 on 2009-08-03 Current Price
>= 10 % Below 12 Month High
>= 75 Current Dividend Yield %
>= 25

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Avatar apex1k (49.21) Submitted: 7/20/09 1:26 AM : Outperform Start Price: $30.00 KF Score: -3.52

Korea is coming on strong, a high tech tiger in Asia.

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