KF · Insider Trading

KOREA FUND, INC

Every open-market purchase and sale reported by KF officers, directors and 10%+ beneficial owners on SEC Form 4, which must be filed within two business days of the transaction. Sales often reflect scheduled 10b5-1 plans or tax withholding rather than a directional view, so read counts alongside the size and the filer.

Form 4 Filings
50
most recent
Open-Market Buys
14
code P
Sales
36
code S
Reporting Insiders
0
current holders
KF — Recent Form 4 Transactions (latest 2024-10-21)
FiledInsiderRole TypeSharesValue
2024-10-21 Matthew J Sippel Director Buy +2,000 +$44.66K
2023-09-27 Yan Hu Director Buy +500 +$10.36K
2018-09-20 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −1,800 −$64.67K
2018-09-12 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −40,596 −$1.44M
2018-08-17 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −10,356 −$367.43K
2018-08-16 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −1,208 −$42.45K
2018-08-15 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC 10%+ Owner Sell −6,000 −$215.10K
2018-08-01 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −8,600 −$319.58K
2018-07-20 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −13,684 −$500.29K
2018-06-22 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −2,400 −$93.12K
2018-06-19 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −6,232 −$243.11K
2018-06-13 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC 10%+ Owner Sell −5,748 −$237.05K
2018-05-29 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −1,118 −$46.36K
2018-05-14 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −5,754 −$241.61K
2018-05-07 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −20,000 −$829.40K
2018-04-24 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −6,352 −$259.10K
2018-04-20 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −6,480 −$267.69K
2018-04-19 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC 10%+ Owner Sell −22,660 −$938.80K
2018-04-18 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC 10%+ Owner Sell −12,450 −$511.07K
2018-04-17 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −19,312 −$790.83K
2018-04-16 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −8,998 −$370.72K
2018-04-13 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −14,800 −$610.35K
2018-03-29 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Buy +11,042 +$442.56K
2018-03-27 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC 10%+ Owner Buy +10,746 +$434.57K
2018-03-26 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC 10%+ Owner Buy +10,000 +$400.90K
2018-03-23 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Buy +14,998 +$616.42K
2018-03-19 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −6,066 −$253.68K
2018-03-16 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC 10%+ Owner Sell −17,236 −$720.81K
2018-03-15 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −10,976 −$459.78K
2018-03-14 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC 10%+ Owner Sell −10,954 −$460.51K
2018-03-06 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −20,000 −$803.60K
2017-08-15 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC 10%+ Owner Buy +3,280 +$124.74K
2017-08-07 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC 10%+ Owner Sell −30,000 −$1.22M
2017-06-08 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Buy +24,856 +$993.87K
2017-06-06 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −673,270 −$29.10M
2017-04-21 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −87,342 −$3.24M
2014-03-06 Joseph T Grause Jr Director Buy +500 +$20.23K
2013-02-01 Christopher B Brader Director Buy +1,000 +$39.86K
2012-01-24 Richard Silver Director Buy +350 +$13.60K
2009-03-18 Richard Silver Director Buy +2,528 +$60.62K
2009-01-29 Chris Russell Director Buy +1,100 +$17.70K
2008-09-22 Chris Russell Director Buy +1,100 +$17.70K
2008-07-31 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −50,200 −$1.02M
2008-07-29 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −50,200 −$1.02M
2008-07-25 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −13,796 −$291.61K
2008-07-18 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −182,000 −$3.66M
2008-07-08 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −42,800 −$884.97K
2008-07-02 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −80,200 −$1.71M
2008-05-16 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −52,400 −$1.26M
2008-05-12 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −3,200 −$75.85K
KF Insider Trading FAQ
Who are the insiders at KF?
No current Form 4 beneficial owners are on file for KF.
Are KF insiders buying or selling?
Across the 50 most recent Form 4 filings for KF, 14 were open-market purchases (code P) and 36 were sales (code S). Sales frequently reflect scheduled 10b5-1 plans or tax withholding rather than a view on the stock.
How current is KF insider data?
Form 4 must be filed within two business days of the transaction, so this is close to real time. The most recent KF filing is dated 2024-10-21.
How to read Form 4 activity

Form 4 reports a change in beneficial ownership by an officer, director or 10%+ holder, and must be filed within two business days of the transaction — so this is close to real time, unlike the 45-day-lagged 13F institutional data.

Transaction codes matter more than the raw buy/sell count. Code P is an open-market purchase — an insider choosing to buy with their own money, which is the signal most research treats as informative. Code S is a sale, but sales are frequently pre-scheduled under a 10b5-1 plan or cover tax withholding on vesting equity, so a run of sales often says nothing directional. Codes A and M are grants and option exercises rather than open-market decisions.

Full filing history and per-insider positions are on the KF quote page; the site-wide leaderboard is on the insider transactions hub.

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