'Value-Up' Disclosures Reach 756 Listed Companies, Accounting for 83% of Market Capitalization

[Financial News] The number of listed companies that have disclosed value-up plans has risen to 756, and their combined market capitalization accounts for more than 83% of the overall stock market.
According to the Monthly Corporate Value Enhancement Status (August 2026) released by KRX on the 3rd, nine companies, including Kakao and Daewon Gang-up, newly disclosed corporate value-enhancement plans last month.
As a result, the cumulative number of companies that have made disclosures since the value-up disclosure system was introduced in May 2024 rose to 756. By market, 354 are listed on the KOSPI Composite Index and 402 on KOSDAQ.
As more companies disclose value-up plans, their influence on the stock market is also growing. As of the end of August, the combined market capitalization of companies with value-up disclosures stood at KRW 5,074 trillion, accounting for 83.4% of the total market capitalization of the KOSPI Composite Index and KOSDAQ. On the KOSPI Composite Index in particular, companies with value-up disclosures accounted for 87.7% of market capitalization.
The Korea Value-Up Index stood at 3,240.84 points at the end of August, up 80.3% from 1,797.52 points at the end of last year. This was 18.5 percentage points higher than the KOSPI Composite Index's 61.8% gain over the same period. The combined net assets of 13 value-up-related ETFs also reached KRW 3.5 trillion, an increase of more than 600% from their initial listing.
KRX will provide on-site support to encourage more companies to participate in the value-up initiative. Starting in Seoul on the 11th, it plans to hold traveling briefings on enhancing corporate value in six cities nationwide, including Daegu, Busan, Pangyo, Daejeon, and Gwangju.
A KRX official said, "Through small-group roundtables and other programs, we will actively support high-dividend, low-PBR, and special-purpose listed companies so that they can understand tax and regulatory improvements in advance and systematically prepare their value-up disclosures."
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