Why have immature South Koreans held Samsung Electronics shares more than 21 times in the past 4 years?

Why have underage South Koreans held shares in Samsung Electronics, South Korea's No. 1 giant electronics company, increased more than 21 times in the past 4 years?

On June 10, 2567, The Korea Times news agency reported that Based on data compiled by the Korea Securities Depository (KSD). Found that Underage South Korean shares in Samsung Electronics, South Korea's No. 1 electronics giant, have increased more than 21 times over the past four years through 4.

It found that more and more parents are buying stocks for their children to get a head start on building wealth. And parents are also keeping an eye on US tech stocks such as Tesla and Microsoft in the expectation that they will generate huge profits over the long term.

KSD's information found that There are 20 South Koreans under 391,869 years of age holding Samsung Electronics shares in 2566, with this number continuing to increase.

• In 2562, there were 18,301 cases, an increase of 3.21% from the previous year.
• In 2563, there were 115,083 cases, an increase of 5.34% from the previous year.
• In 2564, there were 358,257 cases, an increase of 7.07% from the previous year.
• In 2565, there were 431,642 cases, an increase of 7.42% from the previous year.

KSD explains that the overall number of underage shareholders of Samsung Electronics has increased 21.4 times between 2562 and 2566, noting that the number was only 2,638 in 2553 and the increase is remarkable.

when asked Why do underage Koreans own Samsung Electronics KSD shares? specify that An increasing number of parents are finding that financial education is important for their children from an early age. This is because the financial sector is growing in the country.

When considering age, people aged 40 years accounted for 22.04% of Samsung Electronics shareholders, those aged 30 years accounted for 21.1%, followed by those aged 50 years accounted for 20.8%, those aged 60 years accounted for 11.83%. and those aged 20 years accounted for 11.64%

In addition, it was found that Parents are increasingly buying blue-chip stocks overseas. Because they have a future and are more profitable than stocks in Korea. According to news sources from securities brokers in the area Citing the 500 largest companies listed on US stock exchanges, it said companies in the artificial intelligence industry, such as Nvidia, are also gaining traction.

Ready to predict that Parents are more likely to buy foreign stocks for their children. more in the coming years. Because access to stock market information is becoming easier

refer : koreatimes.co.kr