Mirae Asset Global Investments' 'TIGER 200 ETF' sets October distribution at 725 won, five times the year-earlier amount

[Financial News] Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.'s 'TIGER 200 ETF' will pay its largest-ever distribution, driven by a special dividend from Samsung Electronics.
According to Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. on the 28th, the 'TIGER 200 ETF' will pay a distribution of 725 won per share in October, five times the 145 won paid in the same month last year. This is the largest per-payment amount since distributions began, with a distribution yield of 0.81%. The cumulative distribution so far this year has also reached 1,508 won, surpassing last year's annual payout of 890 won. The distribution will be paid to investors who purchased the ETF by today.
Samsung Electronics' special dividend for the third and fourth quarters contributed to the increase in distributions. The company is pursuing a cash dividend of around 30 trillion won, more than 10 times its regular quarterly dividend. Securities industry analysts estimate the dividend at around 4,600 won per share.
The fund's performance also stood out. As of the 27th, its year-to-date return was 47.72%, ranking first among 15 domestically listed ETFs tracking the KOSPI 200. Its cumulative distributions from 2016 through July this year also totaled 7,903 won per share, the highest among major KOSPI 200 ETFs with net assets of at least 200 billion won.
Individual investors' net purchases since the start of the year totaled 1.0402 trillion won, while net assets stood at 8.7911 trillion won. The average daily trading value this month also rose to 1.5937 trillion won, about eight times the figure for the same month last year.
Jeong Ui-hyeon, head of the ETF Management Division at Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd., said, "The domestic stock market is changing as competitiveness in AI semiconductors strengthens and companies expand shareholder returns." He added, "The 'TIGER 200 ETF' is a product that enables investment in the growth of the domestic stock market, backed by its low annual total expense ratio of 0.05%, performance and trading liquidity."

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