Performance analysis of KF (Korea Fund)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, KF has had an average annual return of +41.66%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.62% annual.
Over the past 5 years, KF has had an average annual return of +16.59%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.73% annual.
Over the past 10 years, KF has had an average annual return of +14.59%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.04% annual.
Since Nov 1, 1999, KF has had an average annual return of +9.65%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +8.49% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +75.47% | +99.37% | -19.27% | +12.34% | -30.08% | +8.31% | +37.14% | +6.83% | -19.29% | +42.53% | +1.13% | -3.80% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
| -9.06% | -0% | +15.41% | -6.41% | +24.93% | +3.32% | -50.40% | +28.11% | +15.82% | +51.59% | +34.74% | +34.76% |
| 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | ||||||||
| +13.16% | +24.47% | -36.84% | +30.51% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +27.67% | +23.31% | -21.48% | +32.34% | +25.72% | +0.68% | -15.26% | +75.47% | |||||
| 2025 | +6.44% | +3.89% | -2.12% | +2.51% | +9.22% | +20.49% | +3.12% | -1.55% | +11.87% | +18.29% | -4.53% | +6.45% | +99.37% |
| 2024 | -7.74% | +10.79% | +6.31% | -7.16% | -1.44% | +3.70% | +4.10% | +0.56% | -9.94% | -6.24% | -4.03% | -7.72% | -19.27% |
| 2023 | +15.75% | -9.46% | +0.63% | -2.67% | +4.30% | +3.77% | +4.15% | -8.88% | -4.24% | -11.70% | +18.74% | +6.12% | +12.34% |
| 2022 | -8.22% | -0.58% | -4.05% | -0.83% | -3.32% | -15.64% | +4.62% | -3.97% | -21.46% | +6.46% | +22.20% | -3.82% | -30.08% |
| 2021 | +3.79% | +1.24% | +2.33% | +2.12% | +2.37% | +1.76% | -3.18% | -2.57% | -5.95% | -0.39% | -4.34% | +12% | +8.31% |
| 2020 | -7.88% | -3.57% | -15.62% | +5.99% | +5.78% | +3.11% | +8.73% | +4% | +1.43% | +1.69% | +19.17% | +13.85% | +37.14% |
| 2019 | +12.18% | -0.48% | -5.86% | +2.89% | -11.20% | +7.29% | -5.20% | -5.89% | +6.61% | +1.90% | -0.18% | +7.17% | +6.83% |
| 2018 | +5.79% | -6.00% | -0.54% | +2.62% | -3.32% | -5.53% | -3.00% | -0.62% | -0.65% | -12.09% | +3.26% | +0.14% | -19.29% |
| 2017 | +8.79% | -0.38% | +6.69% | +5.12% | +3.56% | -0.22% | +3.50% | -3.64% | +1.33% | +7.86% | -0.37% | +4.50% | +42.53% |
Drawdown analysis of KF (Korea Fund)
The maximum drawdown for the KF was -79.50%, occurring on Mar 2, 2009. Recovery took 3068 trading sessions.
The current KF drawdown is -20.39%.
Since Nov 1, 1999 KF has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 50% or more: 2 times
- 40% or more: 3 times
- 30% or more: 4 times
- 20% or more: 9 times
- 10% or more: 16 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -79.50% | Oct 31, 2007 | 334 | Mar 2, 2009 | 3068 | May 7, 2021 | 3402 |
| -50.16% | Jan 3, 2000 | 315 | Apr 3, 2001 | 226 | Mar 4, 2002 | 541 |
| -47.68% | Jun 7, 2021 | 333 | Sep 30, 2022 | 753 | Oct 2, 2025 | 1086 |
| -35.82% | Apr 23, 2002 | 222 | Mar 11, 2003 | 198 | Dec 19, 2003 | 420 |
| -25.42% | Feb 26, 2026 | 22 | Mar 30, 2026 | 22 | Apr 30, 2026 | 44 |
| -25.35% | Jun 18, 2026 | 18 | Jul 16, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -24.74% | Apr 12, 2004 | 81 | Aug 6, 2004 | 70 | Nov 15, 2004 | 151 |
| -24.37% | May 8, 2006 | 25 | Jun 13, 2006 | 174 | Feb 22, 2007 | 199 |
| -20.22% | Jul 23, 2007 | 18 | Aug 16, 2007 | 28 | Sep 26, 2007 | 46 |
| -16.63% | Jun 1, 2026 | 4 | Jun 5, 2026 | 9 | Jun 18, 2026 | 13 |
| -13.70% | Mar 14, 2005 | 35 | May 3, 2005 | 50 | Jul 14, 2005 | 85 |
| -13.06% | Feb 22, 2007 | 7 | Mar 5, 2007 | 34 | Apr 23, 2007 | 41 |
| -11.49% | May 11, 2026 | 6 | May 19, 2026 | 4 | May 26, 2026 | 10 |
| -10.90% | Nov 3, 2025 | 15 | Nov 24, 2025 | 26 | Jan 2, 2026 | 41 |
| -10.66% | Aug 12, 2005 | 12 | Aug 30, 2005 | 11 | Sep 15, 2005 | 23 |
| -10.23% | Oct 4, 2005 | 12 | Oct 20, 2005 | 9 | Nov 2, 2005 | 21 |
| -9.02% | Dec 1, 2004 | 7 | Dec 10, 2004 | 13 | Dec 30, 2004 | 20 |
| -8.27% | Jan 31, 2006 | 26 | Mar 9, 2006 | 33 | Apr 26, 2006 | 59 |
| -8.13% | Mar 2, 2004 | 8 | Mar 12, 2004 | 14 | Apr 1, 2004 | 22 |
| -7.01% | Jan 13, 2006 | 4 | Jan 20, 2006 | 5 | Jan 27, 2006 | 9 |
| -6.53% | Nov 16, 1999 | 7 | Nov 26, 1999 | 7 | Dec 7, 1999 | 14 |
| -6.44% | May 7, 2021 | 6 | May 17, 2021 | 10 | Jun 1, 2021 | 16 |
| -5.83% | Oct 10, 2007 | 4 | Oct 16, 2007 | 7 | Oct 25, 2007 | 11 |
| -5.24% | Dec 31, 2004 | 4 | Jan 6, 2005 | 6 | Jan 14, 2005 | 10 |
| -4.93% | Apr 5, 2002 | 4 | Apr 11, 2002 | 3 | Apr 16, 2002 | 7 |