TIGER 200 IT (139260) 🔎 In-depth

The benchmark index is the KOSPI 200 Information Technology index. It is a sector index built by selecting only the information technology names (semiconductors, electronics, IT hardware, and the like) from the KOSPI 200 calculated by the Korea Exchange (KRX), with larger-cap names carrying bigger weights. Because it focuses only on the IT sector within KOSPI 200 rather than the whole index, it moves more sensitively to the semiconductor and electronics cycle than the overall market. This ETF follows the index by actually buying and holding its constituent names.

As a plain (1x, not leveraged or inverse) ETF, this ETF generally rises when the KOSPI 200 IT index rises and falls when it falls. However, because the weight of large semiconductor stocks such as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix is very high, on days when these names swing sharply it can move far more than the market average. Composed of Korean stocks, it is unaffected by FX moves. Its volatility tends to increase depending on the semiconductor cycle (memory prices, HBM demand, and so on) and trends in US tech stocks and AI investment.

This is a 'sector and growth' ETF that invests intensively in Korea's IT and semiconductor sector. When the semiconductor cycle is strong it can rise more than the overall market, whereas when the semiconductor cycle turns down its declines can be equally large, so its volatility tends to be high. Because it is concentrated in a small number of large caps, its 'diversification effect' is limited, and it should be approached with an understanding that it is effectively a product driven largely by the direction of two large semiconductor stocks.

On July 13, 2026, the close was ₩135,800 and the NAV (the actual asset value of one ETF share) was ₩136,473, with a daily change of -14.35%, a large decline. AUM (net assets) was about ₩2.67 trillion and market capitalization about ₩2.64 trillion. In the first half of 2026, the Korean stock market showed severe semiconductor concentration, with the two large semiconductor stocks Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix accounting for roughly half of KOSPI's market capitalization, and because this ETF has a high weight in those two names, it moved closely in step with semiconductor share prices.

In a word, it is a basket that holds Korea's leading IT and semiconductor stocks all at once. Just remember that the weight of large semiconductor stocks such as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix is high, so it can rise more than the market when the semiconductor cycle is good and fall more sharply when it is bad.