Seohak Ant Love Changes from Tesla to OO

Gamestop, including Seohak ants, invested in. / Photo = AP

This year, Seohak ants, individual investors investing in overseas stocks, are increasing their investment. Seohak ants are also continuing the heat of last year by buying overseas stocks of over 5 trillion won this year. The sport that Seohak ants love most is’Tesla’, but in recent years, interest is shifting to’Game Stop.’ Seohak ants are also riding one after another in the’Game Stop Disaster’ that shakes the US stock market.

According to Savero, the Securities Information Portal of the Korea Securities Depository on the 31st, domestic individual investors net purchased 4,7286.61 million dollars (5.295 trillion won) worth of overseas stocks in January (1-28) this year. This is more than five times the amount of 84197 million dollars (939.6 billion won) in the same period last year. The statistics on the net purchase of overseas stocks are the size of foreign currency securities traded through the counters of domestic securities companies. The U.S. accounts for 86% of the total, with $4.1612 million (4.598 trillion won).

The item that Seohak ants bought the most is definitely’Tesla’. Expectations for the expansion of the electric vehicle market and the recovery of the semiconductor industry, as well as the 4Q earnings announcement, seem to have had an impact. Tesla achieved its first annual surplus since its inception. The number of Tesla stocks that domestic investors bought this year exceeds 1 trillion won, with $ 9,294.8 million (1.4 trillion won). Last year, it bought 12.24.84 million dollars (about 14,249.2 billion won), and this year, it is continuing its purchase fever.

Next is Apple. The net purchase amount is $52.85 million (583.2 billion won), which is loved by Seohak ants. The recent news that Apple is releasing the self-driving electric vehicle’Apple Car’ and the rumors of collaboration with domestic companies raised expectations. Apple said it recorded sales of $111.4 billion in the fourth quarter of last year, up 21 percent year-on-year.

Third place is TMSC, a semiconductor foundry (consignment) company in Taiwan. The net purchase amount is 22.05 million dollars (252 billion won). As expectations for a recovery in the semiconductor industry have risen, investors appear to have flocked. TMSC’s share price also surged 20% this year.

The recently added item to the floating’Top 3’in Seohak ants’ shopping cart is the US game retailer GameStop. GameStop’s stock price soared more than 680% this year. Ant investors empowered each other in online chat rooms, fighting against the short-selling forces, continuing to raise the stock price. In the war against the short-selling powers, Seohak ants also added strength.

As much as it has risen, the scale of profit-taking is also different. As of the 29th, the net sales settlement amount for GameStop through the depository was $53.96 million (about 63.6 billion won). Domestic investors bought and settled the stock for $42.86 million and sold $96.82 million. The total payment amount is $13.96 million. The daily payment amount exceeds Tesla ($12.86 million).

According to the KSD, the payment figures as of the 29th correspond to the transactions on the 26th (hereinafter, local time) in the US. On this day, GameStop shares closed at $147.98, up 92.71% from the previous day. As the stock price soared that day, it seems that the Seohak ants started to realize their profits. After that, GameStop’s stock price soared 134.84% on the 27th, plunged 44.29% on the 28th, and then jumped 67.87% on the 29th. Due to the sharp fluctuation in the stock market, the trading volume of Seohak ants is also increasing.

Meanwhile, the GamesStop crisis is shaking the entire US stock market. It is pointed out that if Seohak ants jump in quickly, they can take on a risk. Experts advised that “trading stocks aiming for short-term gains has to take that much risk.”

Hankyung.com reporter Kim Hana [email protected]

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