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Korea Equity Fund, Inc  as of 05/20/2013

NYSE / KEF Asset Class:  Pacific Ex Japan Funds 1 YR Lipper Avg:  25.19%

Growth of $10K

Avg Annual Total Return %
  10 YR 5 YR 1 YR YTD
Market Return 14.36% 2.25% 12.39% -6.62%
Lipper Pct. Rank 64 39 77 93
NAV Return 13.23% 1.46% 12.62% -6.05%
Lipper Pct. Rank 58 34 73 82
Premium/Discount History

Premium/Discount
10 YR Avg 5 YR Avg YTD Avg
-9.225% -10.186% -8.610%

NAV $9.48 Market Price $8.61
Net Change -$0.01 Market Change $0.05
Premium/Discount -9.18%
1 YR NAV Return 12.624%
1 YR NAV Rank 73
12-Mo Yield as of 4/30/2013 Yield Def
Income Only Yield 0.00%
Distribution Yield (Market) 12.10%
Most Recent Income Dividend $0.460
Ex-Div Date 11/28/2011
Most Recent Cap Gain Dividend $1.053
Ex-Div Date 12/20/2012
Dividend Frequency Annually
YTD Dividends --
YTD Capital Gains --
Inception Date 11/24/1993
Fund Advisor Nomura Asset Management USA Inc
Manager & Tenure Shigeto Kasahara since 2005
Phone 800-833-0018
Website www.nomura.com
Annual Report   Free Download
Total Net Assets (mil) as of 4/30/2013 $93.3
% Leveraged Assets as of 10/31/2012 --
Portfolio Turnover 77.00%
Mgmt Fees 0.845%
Expense Ratio 1.810%
Fund Objective
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation through investments primarily in equity securities of Korean equities.
Top Holdings (as of 10/31/2012)
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd ORD 19.94%
Hyundai Mobis Co Ltd ORD 11.33%
Korea Zinc Inc ORD 4.95%
Dongbu Insurance Co Ltd ORD 4.74%
Samsung Engineering Co Ltd ORD 4.11%
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co Ltd ORD 3.87%
CJ Cheiljedang Corp ORD 3.38%
SK Hynix Inc ORD 3.16%
Paradise Co Ltd ORD 3.09%
iMarketKorea Inc ORD 2.78%
Top Sectors (as of 10/31/2012)
Technology 23.27%
Consumer Goods 22.74%
Industrials 14.25%
Financials 12.78%
Consumer Services 12.72%
Basic Materials 5.98%
Non Classified Equity 3.88%
Health Care 2.03%



























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