South Korean stocks are soaring. The Korean Kospi index has doubled in 2026 versus a 20% Nasdaq return over the same time period. While this is much too short of a time frame to draw any meaningful conclusions, it makes investors begin to question why South Korea is outperforming. It boils down to two names which make up nearly 50% of the index: Samsung and SK Hynix. When two memory chipmakers constitute half of a country's investible universe, that's not a good thing. However, despite the risk, every investor ought to be invested in South Korea. Here's why, and how.
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