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Korea Fund, Inc  as of 06/19/2013

NYSE / KF Asset Class:  Pacific Ex Japan Funds 1 YR Lipper Avg:  10.77%

Growth of $10K

Avg Annual Total Return %
  10 YR 5 YR 1 YR YTD
Market Return 7.94% -7.16% -6.37% -15.63%
Lipper Pct. Rank 82 93 93 85
NAV Return 6.13% -7.63% -4.73% -13.98%
Lipper Pct. Rank 84 90 91 91
Premium/Discount History

Premium/Discount
10 YR Avg 5 YR Avg YTD Avg
-8.784% -8.852% -8.400%

NAV $39.08 Market Price $34.81
Net Change -$0.74 Market Change -$0.74
Premium/Discount -10.93%
1 YR NAV Return -4.729%
1 YR NAV Rank 91
12-Mo Yield as of 4/30/2013 Yield Def
Income Only Yield 0.00%
Distribution Yield (Market) 0.00%
Most Recent Income Dividend $0.300
Ex-Div Date 12/29/2010
Most Recent Cap Gain Dividend $5.450
Ex-Div Date 12/28/2011
Dividend Frequency Annually
YTD Dividends --
YTD Capital Gains --
Inception Date 8/22/1984
Fund Advisor RCM Capital Management LLC
Manager & Tenure Chan since 2007
Kim since 2007
Phone 800-331-1710
Website www.thekoreafund.com
Annual Report   Free Download
Total Net Assets (mil) as of 5/31/2013 $365.1
% Leveraged Assets as of 6/30/2012 --
Portfolio Turnover 43.00%
Mgmt Fees 0.739%
Expense Ratio 1.120%
Fund Objective
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation through investment in securities, primarily equity securities, of Korean companies.
Top Holdings (as of 12/31/2012)
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd ORD 25.53%
Hyundai Motor Co ORD 4.74%
Hyundai Mobis Co Ltd ORD 3.83%
LG Chem Ltd ORD 3.75%
Korea Zinc Inc ORD 3.19%
KIA Motors Corp ORD 3.11%
Posco ORD 3.11%
Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd ORD 2.89%
LG Display Co Ltd ORD 2.41%
Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd ORD 2.36%
Top Sectors (as of 12/31/2012)
Technology 29.03%
Consumer Goods 19.04%
Industrials 15.34%
Basic Materials 14.33%
Financials 9.62%
Consumer Services 5.94%
Oil & Gas 2.18%
Non Classified Equity 1.45%
Health Care 1.16%



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