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Chief financial regulator vows additional measures to curb demand for leveraged ETFs

South Korea's top financial regulator has vowed to consider additional measures to dampen demand for single-stock leveraged ETFs, which have been blamed for market volatility. The move follows President Lee Jae Myung's call for prompt complementary measures, as the government raises minimum deposit requirements and weighs portfolio caps.

By Tertius News AI Desk 1 outlet · 2 articles Version 1 Coverage Jul 15–28, 2026 Published Aug 14

Lead

South Korea's chief financial regulator said Tuesday it will consider additional measures to dampen demand for recently introduced single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which have been blamed for heightened volatility in the stock market. The announcement follows President Lee Jae Myung's call for prompt complementary measures.

Coverage Comparison

President Lee Jae Myung called for prompt complementary measures regarding single-stock leveraged ETFs while receiving policy briefings from economy-related government ministries and agencies at the presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae, according to Yonhap News. His remarks came as the ETFs, introduced in May, have been cited as key drivers of recent volatility in the domestic stock market.

In a separate report, Yonhap detailed that Lee Eog-weon, chairman of the Financial Services Commission (FSC), said at a meeting with local brokerages and asset management firms that he will assess the impact of a new policy raising the minimum cash deposit for investing in single-stock leveraged ETFs to 30 million won (US$20,400), effective Friday. The government moved up the implementation of the deposit requirement by several weeks to help stabilize the market and protect investors.

Key Claims

The minimum cash deposit required to invest in single-stock leveraged ETFs will be raised to 30 million won, effective Friday.
The government accelerated the implementation of the deposit requirement to help stabilize the market and protect investors.
President Lee Jae Myung called for the swift implementation of such measures to calm the market.
A possible total volume management measure could cap investment in such ETFs at 20 percent or less of an individual's total financial investment portfolio.
Single-stock leveraged ETFs linked to Samsung Electronics Co. and SK hynix Inc. have been widely viewed as key drivers in recent stock market volatility.
Samsung Electronics and SK hynix account for roughly half of the KOSPI's total market capitalization.

Context

Single-stock leveraged ETFs, introduced in May, track the daily performance of Samsung Electronics and SK hynix. As these two companies account for roughly half of the Korea Composite Stock Price Index's (KOSPI) total market capitalization, the products have been cited as one of the factors contributing to heightened volatility in the benchmark index. Top policymakers, including Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol, have voiced concerns over the side effects of the ETFs and pledged to draw up complementary measures to address related problems and better protect investors, as reported by Yonhap.

At the meeting, Lee Eog-weon said, "We will also review and prepare additional measures in advance in case demand does not subside sufficiently," according to Yonhap. He proposed a total volume management measure as one possible option that would cap investment in such ETFs at 20 percent or less of an individual's total financial investment portfolio.

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Yonhap News — English as of Jul 15, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC

Framing: President calls for measures to address ETF-related volatility — Neutral

Facts Included:

President Lee Jae Myung called for prompt complementary measures regarding single-stock leveraged ETFs
Single-stock leveraged ETFs have been blamed for heightened volatility in the stock market
The ETFs track the daily performance of Samsung Electronics Co. and SK hynix Inc.
The two companies account for roughly half of the KOSPI's total market capitalization

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Yonhap News — English as of Jul 28, 2026, 2:01 AM UTC

Framing: Regulator considers additional measures to address ETF-related volatility — Informative

Facts Included:

The chief financial regulator will consider additional measures to dampen demand for single-stock leveraged ETFs
The minimum cash deposit required to invest in single-stock leveraged ETFs will be raised to 30 million won
A total volume management measure may be implemented to cap investment in such ETFs at 20 percent or less of an individual's total financial investment portfolio
President Lee Jae Myung has called for the swift implementation of such measures

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Claim	Confidence	Status
ClaimPresident Lee Jae Myung called for prompt complementary measures regarding single-stock leveraged ETFs. He made this call while receiving policy briefings from economy-related government ministries and agencies at the presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae.	ConfidenceHigh	StatusSingle-source via Yonhap News — English as of Jul 15, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC
ClaimSingle-stock leveraged ETFs have been blamed for heightened volatility in the stock market.	ConfidenceHigh	StatusSingle-source via Yonhap News — English as of Jul 15, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC
ClaimThe ETFs track the daily performance of Samsung Electronics Co. and SK hynix Inc.	ConfidenceHigh	StatusSingle-source via Yonhap News — English as of Jul 15, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC
ClaimThe two companies account for roughly half of the KOSPI's total market capitalization.	ConfidenceHigh	StatusSingle-source via Yonhap News — English as of Jul 15, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC
ClaimThe minimum cash deposit required to invest in single-stock leveraged ETFs will be raised to 30 million won.	ConfidenceHigh	StatusSingle-source via Yonhap News — English as of Jul 28, 2026, 2:01 AM UTC
ClaimA total volume management measure may be implemented to cap investment in such ETFs at 20 percent or less of an individual's total financial investment portfolio.	ConfidenceMedium	StatusSingle-source via Yonhap News — English as of Jul 28, 2026, 2:01 AM UTC

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1 outlet · 2 articles consulted: Yonhap News — English 6 claims extracted Version 1 Written 2026-08-14