KSD, Unpaid DLS Issuance Balance of 29.3016 Trillion Won in the First Half of the Year

[Asia Economy Reporter Minji Lee] As of the end of the first half of this year, the outstanding issuance balance of DLS (including DLB) stood at 29.3016 trillion KRW, showing a 9.4% increase compared to the end of the same period last year.

According to the Korea Securities Depository on the 19th, the number of DLS issuance items in the first half of this year was 729, a 19.4% decrease compared to 905 items in the same period last year. The issuance amount was 5.6617 trillion KRW, down 40.2% from 9.4626 trillion KRW in the same period last year.

By issuance type, public offerings accounted for 1.6826 trillion KRW, or 29.7% of the total issuance amount, while private placements accounted for 3.9791 trillion KRW, or 70.3%. The public offering issuance amount increased by 52.5% compared to the same period last year, whereas the private placement issuance amount decreased by 52.4% during the same period.

Looking at issuance performance by underlying asset type, interest rate-linked DLS accounted for 3.3294 trillion KRW, or 58.8% of the total issuance amount, and credit-linked DLS reached 2.2988 trillion KRW, nearly 40.6%. These two types totaled 5.6282 trillion KRW, representing 99.4% of the total.

A total of 19 companies issued DLS, with Hana Securities issuing the most at 950.9 billion KRW, followed by Samsung Securities (786 billion KRW) and Hanwha Investment & Securities (622.7 billion KRW).

Regarding redemption amounts, the total DLS redemption amount in the first half was 4.8406 trillion KRW, a 51.2% decrease compared to the same period last year. By redemption type, maturity redemptions accounted for 3.3299 trillion KRW, or 68.8% of the total redemption amount, while early redemptions and mid-term redemptions accounted for 1.4221 trillion KRW and 88.6 billion KRW, respectively, representing 29.4% and 1.8% of the total redemption amount.

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