"Invested 95% in Hynix and Reached 10 Billion Won"... Japanese Investor's Proof Post Goes Viral

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A Japanese individual investor has become a hot topic online after posting a certification post stating that they achieved nearly 10 billion won in assets by concentrating most of their holdings in SK hynix. As SK hynix and other domestic semiconductor stocks show strong performance, interest from overseas individual investors in the Korean stock market is also increasing.

A Japanese investor (@esheep) posted a profit certification post about SK hynix on their social media. Screenshot of X.

On May 11th, Japanese investor A posted on their X (formerly Twitter) account, writing "Achieved total assets of 1 billion yen" and revealing a screenshot of their securities account. They stated, "Since June 2024, I invested 96.5% of my assets in SK hynix," adding, "Thanks to this, my assets have grown eightfold."

The published account screenshot showed that the valuation of SK hynix holdings reached approximately 993.69 million yen (about 9.4 billion won). The reported return rate was around 720%, with the average purchase price known to be around 216,000 won per share.

A has introduced themselves as a programmer with 10 years of investment experience and is known to have consistently shared their investment status on social networking services (SNS). In addition to investing most of their assets in SK hynix, they disclosed that they also hold shares of Micron Technology and Samsung Electronics through NISA, Japan's tax-free investment account.

The reason A's investment certification post has drawn attention is the recent sharp increase in SK hynix's stock price. On May 13th, SK hynix closed at 1,976,000 won, up 7.68% from the previous day, coming close to surpassing the 2 million won mark.

The strong stock price appears to be influenced by growing expectations for artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor demand and rising memory prices. In the securities industry, analysts are raising their target prices for SK hynix in response to expectations of improved earnings.

Regarding the outlook for the AI semiconductor market, A commented, "The capital expenditure (CAPEX) trends of major cloud companies are important," noting that investment could continue into 2027. However, they also analyzed that it is necessary to monitor whether the growth rate will slow down.

Nevertheless, A expressed a cautious approach regarding future portfolio management. In response to questions such as "Is your next goal 3 billion yen?" they replied, "I have no special goal," and stated that they intend to gradually shift to a more diversified investment strategy for stable management going forward.

Meanwhile, as SK hynix and other domestic semiconductor stocks continue to perform strongly, interest from overseas individual investors in the Korean stock market is increasing. With the KOSPI posting one of the highest growth rates among major stock markets globally this year, securities firms are expanding services to improve overseas individual investors' access to trading Korean stocks.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.