Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF (FLKR)

South Korea appears poised to maintain its 2025 run as a top-performing market, and these ETFs make it easy for investors to benefit.

Trump plans 100% tariffs on foreign-made semiconductors unless firms invest in the U.S. Apple pledges $100 billion in domestic spending.

Trump's 15% tariff on South Korea imports and $350B investment promise are shaking up ETF market. Look for gains in US infrastructure, industrials, semiconductors, and energy sectors.

South Korea's suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was removed from office Friday after the country's Constitutional Court unanimously upheld parliament's impeachment over his December martial law declaration.

The Hanwha Asset Management's KDEF ETF offers U.S. investors exposure to South Korea's defense industry. It aims to mirror the Korea Defense Industry Index and has a 0.65% expense ratio.

Political uncertainty surrounding South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has spurred heated activity on prediction market Polymarket on Wednesday.

The Asian nation is in turmoil and several stocks are taking a hit.

Leading cryptocurrencies traded flat Tuesday even as the stock market closed at new records. 

South Korean markets traded sharply lower on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2024 following a dramatic political upheaval that saw President Yoon Suk Yeol briefly impose and then quickly withdraw martial law after facing parliamentary opposition.

South Korean markets recover after President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law declaration is reversed by unanimous parliamentary vote. ETFs and currency rebound.

South Korean ETFs are trading lower Tuesday on news that the country's president declared emergency martial law.

Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, and a mystery category.