National Pension Service Revises Direct Management Benchmark from 'KOSPI 200 to KOSPI 250'

[Asia Economy Reporter Park So-yeon] Regarding reports that the National Pension Service plans to significantly increase its investment proportion in KOSDAQ stocks through direct management, the organization explained on the 19th that "the domestic stock direct management benchmark does not include KOSDAQ stocks."

The National Pension Service Fund Management Headquarters stated on the same day that "to enhance efficiency due to the increase in the scale of domestic stock assets under management, the direct management benchmark will be changed from 'KOSPI 200' to include an additional 50 KOSPI stocks, and the delegated management benchmark will be reorganized from 'KOSPI + KOSDAQ 100' to 'KOSPI + KOSDAQ 150' by adding 50 KOSDAQ stocks."

A benchmark is a sample index that institutional investors follow when setting target returns. For portfolio managers, it functions as a basket to decide which stocks to include. The National Pension Service has used KOSPI 200 as the direct management benchmark for over 20 years.

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