On August 17, Direxion Daily MSCI South Korea Bull 3x Shares rose 8.11% in pre-market trading, trading at $23.3913/share, with turnover of approximately $13.42 million.

The rally reflects continued momentum in the Korean equity market. KOSPI ended a seven-week losing streak with an 11% weekly gain, led by semiconductor stocks including Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. From its July 30 low, KOSPI has cumulatively rebounded approximately 22-23%, formally re-entering technical bull market territory. The surge is driven by global AI capital expenditure acceleration, moderate U.S. inflation data, foreign capital inflows, and anticipated shareholder return plans from major chip makers.

Critically, hedge funds have significantly reduced their KOSPI exposure, leaving institutional positioning well behind the index recovery. This widening gap between index performance and fund allocation creates mounting performance pressure that may force underweight managers to chase the rally, potentially triggering a self-reinforcing short squeeze dynamic. As a 3x leveraged vehicle tracking the MSCI South Korea Index, KORU amplifies these underlying market gains.

The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in financial instruments providing daily leveraged exposure to the MSCI Korea 25/50 Index, covering approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization of South Korean issuers. It is non-diversified.

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