Mirae Asset's "TIGER Korea Nuclear Power ETF" Ranks No. 1 in Year-to-Date Returns

Focused Investment in Core Nuclear Power Export Stocks of 'Team Korea'
No. 1 Year-to-Date Return Among Domestic Equity ETFs

Mirae Asset Global Investments announced on March 24 that the “TIGER Korea Nuclear Power Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)” recorded the highest year-to-date return among domestic equity ETFs.

According to the Korea Exchange, as of the previous day's closing price, the year-to-date return of the “TIGER Korea Nuclear Power ETF” stood at 108.7%, ranking first among domestic equity ETFs. This also far exceeded the KOSPI Index return of +25.4% during the same period.

Recently, the industry landscape has been favorable, highlighted by large-scale nuclear power contracts signed by global big tech firms and the expansion of strategic cooperation with the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In particular, heightened geopolitical risks in the Middle East have led to increased volatility in international oil prices, drawing renewed attention to nuclear power as an alternative to fossil fuels. Against this backdrop, individual investors injected approximately 210 billion won of net buying into the “TIGER Korea Nuclear Power ETF” since the beginning of the year, making it the top nuclear power-themed ETF by net individual purchases.

The “TIGER Korea Nuclear Power ETF” has allocated a high weighting to leading companies in the nuclear power export value chain, which is core to “Team Korea.” It tracks the iSelect Korea Nuclear Power Index and, as of the previous day, holds major domestic players in nuclear plant construction and equipment, including Hyundai Engineering & Construction (25.8%), Doosan Enerbility (15.1%), Wooree Technologies (13.4%), and Daewoo Engineering & Construction (11.2%).

Jung Eehyun, Head of ETF Management at Mirae Asset Global Investments, stated, “As the era of AI agents accelerates, nuclear power is solidifying its status as essential infrastructure. The TIGER Korea Nuclear Power ETF is a product that enables efficient investment in the growth momentum of Korea’s nuclear power industry by focusing on the globally competitive domestic nuclear export value chain.”

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