On August 17, Direxion Daily MSCI South Korea Bull 3x Shares rose 8.73% in regular trading, trading at $23.35/share, with turnover of $118 million.

On the news front, the Korean KOSPI index has surged over 22% from its July 30 low, officially entering a technical bull market. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix posted significant gains as AI memory chip optimism became the primary catalyst. Global tech giants continue to increase AI capital expenditure, reinforcing bullish sentiment across the semiconductor supply chain.

Additionally, hedge funds had previously slashed Korean equity exposure substantially, leaving institutional positioning well behind the index rally. As the market continues to advance, underweight funds face mounting performance pressure and are being forced to chase gains, creating a positive feedback loop of rising prices and position rebuilding. Market participants are increasingly pricing in a short-squeeze scenario.

As a triple-leveraged product, KORU amplifies the underlying Korean market returns, magnifying both the index rebound and the momentum from forced institutional buying.

The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in financial instruments providing daily leveraged exposure to the MSCI South Korea Index, covering approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization of South Korean issuers. It is non-diversified.

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