On August 6, Direxion Daily MSCI South Korea Bull 3x Shares declined 13.56% in regular trading, trading at $15.99/share, with turnover of $190 million.

On the news front, a major US memory chip company issued disappointing forward guidance, triggering a rapid transmission of bearish sentiment to Asia-Pacific markets. South Korea's KOSPI index plunged over 4% on the day, with heavyweight semiconductor names SK Hynix tumbling over 8% and Samsung Electronics falling over 5%, subjecting the sector to heavy selling pressure. As a triple-leveraged product tracking Korean equities, KORU's losses were significantly amplified.

Additionally, institutions noted that Korean retail investor leverage risk has not been fully cleared. Brokerage margin balances are contracting at the fastest pace this year, while daily forced liquidation volumes exceed 100 billion KRW, with margin call rates running at 7-8%, far above the 1% level typical in stable market conditions. Market volatility is expected to remain elevated going forward.

The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in financial instruments providing daily 3x 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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