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Top 30 Stock Valuations Up 89% in 3 Years
EcoPro Chairman's Sister Enters 10th Place

Analysis results show that the stock valuation of the top 30 female stockholders in South Korea has increased by nearly 90% over the past 3 years and 4 months. In particular, the three daughters of the Samsung family solidified their positions as the top three female stockholders as their inherited shares increased.

Former Leeum Museum Director Hong Ra-hee (center), Lee Boo-jin, President of Hotel Shilla (right), and Lee Seo-hyun, Chairperson of Samsung Welfare Foundation.
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According to Leaders Index, a corporate analysis research institute, as of the closing price on the 12th, the total stock valuation held by the top 30 female stockholders among domestic corporate owner families was 23.7173 trillion KRW.

This represents an 88.8% increase compared to the valuation of 12.5632 trillion KRW as of the closing price on January 20, 2020.

Leaders Index analyzed, "During the COVID-19 period, many inheritances and gifts took place, and the shares held by owner family mothers and daughters also increased, causing a sharp rise in stock valuations."

In particular, the three daughters of the Samsung family maintained their positions as the top three female stockholders as their shares increased by 169.5% through inheritance following the death of the late Chairman Lee Kun-hee.

The stock value held by Hong Ra-hee, former director of the Leeum Museum of Art, ranked first, increased by 128.5% from 3.3791 trillion KRW to 7.7204 trillion KRW.

Lee Boo-jin, President and CEO of Hotel Shilla, ranked second with a stock valuation of 5.9473 trillion KRW, and Lee Seo-hyun, Chairwoman of the Samsung Welfare Foundation, ranked third with a stock valuation of 5.0775 trillion KRW. These represent increases of 232.8% and 184.1%, respectively, compared to before COVID-19.

Ranked fourth was Choi Ki-won, Chairman of the SK Happiness Foundation and younger brother of SK Group Chairman Choi Tae-won. His stock valuation was 793.8 billion KRW, a 31.5% decrease compared to before COVID-19.

Fifth place was Kim Young-sik with a stock valuation of 548.5 billion KRW, and eighth place was Koo Yeon-kyung, CEO of the LG Welfare Foundation, with a stock valuation of 405.4 billion KRW. Koo Yeon-su's stock valuation was 99.7 billion KRW, ranking 18th.

The mother-daughter duo of the Shinsegae Group, Chairwoman Lee Myung-hee and General Manager Jung Yoo-kyung, recorded stock valuations of 442.3 billion KRW and 476.7 billion KRW, ranking seventh and sixth, respectively.

Since 2020, General Manager Jung Yoo-kyung has become the largest shareholder by holding an 18.56% stake in Shinsegae through on-market purchases and gifts from Chairwoman Lee Myung-hee.

Chairwoman Lee Myung-hee's stock valuation decreased by 62.1% compared to before COVID-19 due to gifts.

Lee Hwa-kyung, Vice Chairman of Orion, ranked ninth with a stock valuation of 230.9 billion KRW, and Lee Sun-yi, younger sister of Chairman Lee Dong-chae of EcoPro, ranked tenth with a stock valuation of 207.8 billion KRW.

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