South Korea Equity Market as Reflected by the Russell Korea Index, Posts 10.3% Return in the Third Quarter of 2012
(firmenpresse) - SEATTLE, WA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/01/12 -- The Russell Korea Index posted a 10.3% return in the third quarter of 2012, even as the South Korean GDP fell to the slowest growth pace in any individual quarter since the fourth quarter of 2009. Month-to-date, the Russell Korea Index has reflected a loss of -4.3% through October 28, even after Samsung's positive earnings report on October 26.
The Russell Korea Index beat the 3Q12 returns of the Russell Asia Pacific Index (6.0%) and Russell Emerging Markets Index (8.1%), which includes South Korea as a constituent. Russell Indexes analyzes both macro and operational risk factors to determine whether a country classifies as a developed, emerging or frontier market.
"Samsung Electronics' recent strong performance has helped the South Korean equity market upwards, as represented by the company's 21.4% weight in the Russell Korea Index," said Gustavo Galindo, Emerging Markets Portfolio Manager for Russell Investments. "Samsung's geographic exposure to the world's global technology cycle has allowed the company to evade the negative effects of the Korean economic slowdown."
The Russell 1000® EM GeoExposure Index, which provides investors with exposure to emerging markets through an index of developed market companies, reflected 4.4% gains in the third quarter of 2012. The Index has reflected 6.2% return year-to-date through October 28.
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Opinions expressed by Mr. Galindo reflect market performance and observations as of October 28, 2012 and are subject to change at anytime based on market or other conditions without notice. Please remember that past performance does not guarantee future performance.
Returns provided are US dollar-denominated.
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