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.
| Filed | Insider | Role | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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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