{"id":7449,"date":"2024-04-03T19:57:45","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T19:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goldenpi.com\/blog\/?p=7449"},"modified":"2026-02-26T10:41:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T10:41:58","slug":"bond-funds-are-alluring-south-korean-these-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goldenpi.com\/blog\/essentials\/bond-funds-are-alluring-south-korean-these-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Bond Funds Are Alluring South Koreans These Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The popularly known stock market, though it came into existence after the bond market, remains in people&#8217;s sanity for its attractive returns.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the inception of bonds, they have been slowly growing but investors&#8217; interest in them has begun to spike.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no doubt that booming economies are the hotspots for growing investments and India is in one such spot &#8211; more attractive than China and an alternative to US stocks these days.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The announcement of bond inclusion in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpmorgan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">JP Morgan<\/a> is alarming news. On the other hand, the stable Indian rupee is something an investor is attracted to.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/goldenpi.com\/blog\/essentials\/bond-funds-are-alluring-south-korean-these-days\/#Bond_Funds_Taking_Attention\" >Bond Funds Taking Attention\u00a0<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/goldenpi.com\/blog\/essentials\/bond-funds-are-alluring-south-korean-these-days\/#The_difference_between_bond_funds_and_bonds\" >The difference between bond funds and bonds\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/goldenpi.com\/blog\/essentials\/bond-funds-are-alluring-south-korean-these-days\/#Rupees_Stable_Performance\" >Rupee&#8217;s Stable Performance<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/goldenpi.com\/blog\/essentials\/bond-funds-are-alluring-south-korean-these-days\/#How_to_leverage_volatility\" >How to leverage volatility?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/goldenpi.com\/blog\/essentials\/bond-funds-are-alluring-south-korean-these-days\/#The_difference_between_bond_and_bond_funds\" >The difference between bond and bond funds<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/goldenpi.com\/blog\/essentials\/bond-funds-are-alluring-south-korean-these-days\/#The_good_side_of_bonds_and_bond_fund_investments\" >The good side of bonds and bond fund investments\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/goldenpi.com\/blog\/essentials\/bond-funds-are-alluring-south-korean-these-days\/#The_not-so-good_side_of_the_investments\" >The not-so-good side of the investments\u00a0<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/goldenpi.com\/blog\/essentials\/bond-funds-are-alluring-south-korean-these-days\/#Difference_between_listed_and_unlisted_bonds\" >Difference between listed and unlisted bonds<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/goldenpi.com\/blog\/essentials\/bond-funds-are-alluring-south-korean-these-days\/#Lets_get_back_to_Korea\" >Let\u2019s get back to Korea\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bond_Funds_Taking_Attention\"><\/span><strong>Bond Funds Taking Attention\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have been reading but aren&#8217;t aware of what bond funds are, you&#8217;ll get an idea here.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bond funds are more like your mutual funds and they also get the name debt funds. These funds are a basket of bonds and debt securities, which is a pool managed by a fund manager.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s known that these bonds will mature at a predetermined time and earn a monthly interest rate. The bond fund manager is so interested in diversification and earnings that they rarely keep them till maturity but rather buy and sell frequently based on the conditions in the market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are the funds that the South Koreans are allured by in India, due to vibrant <a href=\"https:\/\/goldenpi.com\/blog\/essentials\/bond-market\/bond-market-will-now-look-more-attractive-to-the-private-sector\/\">bond market scenarios and its attractive returns<\/a> backed by the growth of India and its inclusion in the index.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are interested in <a href=\"https:\/\/goldenpi.com\/collections\/high-yield-bonds\">high-yield bond<\/a> funds. With a higher yield, the prices of the bonds are lower as they are inversely related to each other and that&#8217;s what has become attractive to investors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So far, they have invested in US bond funds, and they believe in increasing the investment in Indian bond funds. Their funds in Indian debt have grown to a massive $22.5 billion, which was $17.7 billion at the end of last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The interest is rising in the minds of retail investors, which earlier was limited to a few institutional investors. Japanese investor interest has also increased in this regard.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_difference_between_bond_funds_and_bonds\"><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goldenpi.com\/blog\/essentials\/bond-market\/what-makes-bond-funds-different-from-bonds\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_Bond_Funds\">The difference between bond funds and bonds\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rupees_Stable_Performance\"><\/span><strong>Rupee&#8217;s Stable Performance<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among all the currencies in the emerging market, India has stood out as the top performer and strongly against the dollar, it is up by 0.4%. Adding to that, its volatility has just been lower.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why does the stability of the rupee matter in deciding on any investment, especially for foreign inflows?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The depreciation of the currency can\u2019t make much money for the investors when they have initially invested in the instrument at a higher currency value. After all, the result is to make more money and hence the currency value should either be stable or higher for foreign investors to see any investment as beneficial.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s why stability matters a lot! Currently, the Indian currency is stable!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7450 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d2zny4996dl67j.cloudfront.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03190851\/Currency-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"463\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2zny4996dl67j.cloudfront.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03190851\/Currency-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d2zny4996dl67j.cloudfront.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03190851\/Currency-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2zny4996dl67j.cloudfront.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03190851\/Currency-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d2zny4996dl67j.cloudfront.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03190851\/Currency-1170x658.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/d2zny4996dl67j.cloudfront.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03190851\/Currency-585x329.jpg 585w, https:\/\/d2zny4996dl67j.cloudfront.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03190851\/Currency.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-02-27\/south-korea-s-retail-investors-join-craze-for-india-bonds\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bloomberg\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While this has been one of the major factors in considering Indian bonds for foreign investors, the other thing to consider is that the inflation has lowered, there is fairly no risk in politics, and India follows its fiscal policy disciplinedly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are interested in knowing how the Indian rupee has been stable so far, the significant reason is the \u201ccurrent account deficit\u201d and includes other fundamentals of a strong economy. Let\u2019s speak in terms of CAD, which is quantifiable, to understand its impact on currency stability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A current account of the country is the sum of the goods and services exported and imported. If imports are greater than exports, it creates a deficit, namely the \u201ccurrent account deficit.\u201d. This deficit means the country is paying more for imports, which is not from earnings but rather from external sources.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This creates a demand for other foreign currencies; basically, in India\u2019s case, the US currency looks more attractive and gets the demand. Earlier, the deficit was 3.8%, but now it has dropped to 1%, therefore taking the demand back to Indian currency again.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the reasons for a stable currency is the lowered current account deficit!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_leverage_volatility\"><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goldenpi.com\/blog\/essentials\/how-to-leverage-volatility\/\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_Bond_Funds\">How to leverage volatility?<\/a><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_difference_between_bond_and_bond_funds\"><\/span><strong>The difference between bond and bond funds<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You must be aware of how these instruments work, let\u2019s focus on how both make a difference concerning investment choices.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_good_side_of_bonds_and_bond_fund_investments\"><\/span><strong>The good side of bonds and bond fund investments\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are invested in bonds, you certainly get a predictable income where the interest rates are fixed on any bonds in which you invest. Well, the noteworthy point is that, in case of any risk, the bondholder gets first precedence in claiming the assets over the equity holders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diversification of bonds with a stock portfolio lowers the risk of the portfolio at any given time as the stock and bond have no direct correlations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While diversification is the good side of the investment even in bond funds, as it\u2019s a portfolio of bonds with different maturities, it can lower the risk of your portfolio too. Also, when handled by a proficient fund manager, you are well-managed in terms of your portfolio.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to liquidity, bond funds get the upper hand as there are more buyers and sellers in the market.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_not-so-good_side_of_the_investments\"><\/span><strong>The not-so-good side of the investments\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One simple thing to understand in the bond market, which also holds good for bond funds, is that the bond price and the interest rates are inversely related, meaning when one goes up, the other declines.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, interest rate risk is the same for both instruments. In a situation where the interest rates are hiked by the RBI, the bond price will be lower and when you sell in the secondary market, what you receive is a lower return.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While bond funds are more liquid in the market, bonds are not, so you\u2019ll have a bit of a hard time finding buyers and sellers. If we continue thinking further, when inflation rises in the economy, the returns from the bond may not beat the inflation rates if the interest rate is lower. So you should always keep the inflation rate and the interest rate in check!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The last risk to take care of in terms of the bond funds is the credit risk. Since you have a portfolio of bonds, if one or two default, your portfolio gets a hard hit by lowering the overall return, which isn\u2019t the same in a portfolio of bonds and stocks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lastly, if debt funds are mutual funds, the fund manager needs some part of your money as they are managing your portfolio.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyond this, it\u2019s up to your logic and opinion to find out what\u2019s good for you in terms of making good returns.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Difference_between_listed_and_unlisted_bonds\"><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goldenpi.com\/blog\/market-view\/a-comparison-of-listed-and-unlisted-bonds-what-you-need-to-know\/\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_Bond_Funds\">Difference between listed and unlisted bonds<\/a><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lets_get_back_to_Korea\"><\/span><strong>Let\u2019s get back to Korea\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The US dollar bond issuance by South Korea has reached a record high in 2024, as you can see below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7451 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d2zny4996dl67j.cloudfront.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03191108\/unnamed-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2zny4996dl67j.cloudfront.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03191108\/unnamed-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/d2zny4996dl67j.cloudfront.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03191108\/unnamed-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/d2zny4996dl67j.cloudfront.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03191108\/unnamed-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/d2zny4996dl67j.cloudfront.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03191108\/unnamed-585x317.png 585w, https:\/\/d2zny4996dl67j.cloudfront.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03191108\/unnamed.png 1104w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/rates-bonds\/skoreas-dollar-bond-deals-rise-record-15-bln-firms-lock-overseas-funding-2024-02-13\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reuters\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now look at the foreign investment inflows on a monthly basis in Asian bonds, India is gradually picking up investors\u2019 interest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-7452 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d2zny4996dl67j.cloudfront.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03191252\/Foreign-inflows-in-asian-bonds-1024x448.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2zny4996dl67j.cloudfront.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03191252\/Foreign-inflows-in-asian-bonds-1024x448.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/d2zny4996dl67j.cloudfront.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03191252\/Foreign-inflows-in-asian-bonds-300x131.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/d2zny4996dl67j.cloudfront.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03191252\/Foreign-inflows-in-asian-bonds-768x336.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/d2zny4996dl67j.cloudfront.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03191252\/Foreign-inflows-in-asian-bonds-1170x512.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/d2zny4996dl67j.cloudfront.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03191252\/Foreign-inflows-in-asian-bonds-585x256.jpeg 585w, https:\/\/d2zny4996dl67j.cloudfront.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03191252\/Foreign-inflows-in-asian-bonds.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/in.tradingview.com\/news\/reuters.com,2024:newsml_L3N3FX3AC:0-asian-bonds-draw-hefty-inflows-on-us-rate-cut-hopes-strong-exports\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reuters<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The overseas capital inflows in Indian bonds came to an investment of $2.7 billion, which is the highest ever since 2017 monthly inflows.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The inclusion news alone will lure an inflow of $30 billion, which will exceed the current foreign investment holding size of the Indian sovereign bonds. South Korea\u2019s Mirae Asset Management\u2019s global fixed income division head, Kim Jin Ha, has been managing the India Fund ever since 2013.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s what he looks forward to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His preference to invest is in Indian rupee bonds issued by supranational corporations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40% of the fund will be holding these securities, while the remaining will be taken by those debts that are issued by the country\u2019s state companies. Also including the currency and the Treasury.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He decided to increase the duration of holding the bond, considering the FED\u2019s rate cut later this year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the past 12 months, this fund has returned about 9.6%.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, just imagine how much more inflow can be seen after the inclusion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you been thinking about investing in bonds lately? While foreign investors are attracted to keeping tabs on the growing economy, what are you waiting for? <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/goldenpi.com\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_Bond_Funds\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bonds<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The popularly known stock market, though it came into existence after the bond market, remains in people&#8217;s sanity for its attractive returns.\u00a0&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":12210,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bond-market","category-essentials"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bond Funds Are Alluring South Koreans These Days - GoldenPi | Blogs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bond Funds Are Alluring South Koreans These Days\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/goldenpi.com\/blog\/essentials\/bond-funds-are-alluring-south-korean-these-days\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bond Funds Are Alluring South Koreans These Days - GoldenPi | Blogs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bond Funds Are Alluring South Koreans These Days\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/goldenpi.com\/blog\/essentials\/bond-funds-are-alluring-south-korean-these-days\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"GoldenPi | Blogs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/goldenpitech\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"goldenpitech\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-04-03T19:57:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-26T10:41:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/d2zny4996dl67j.cloudfront.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/26104152\/Bond-Funds-Attract-South-Korean-Investors.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"731\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"347\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Abhijit Roy, CEO &amp; 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