SK Hynix’s Hong Kong ETF Breaks Global Record as $26.5 Billion Nasdaq Listing Takes Shape
Published on 06/18/2026 at 15:15 | Redaktion boerse-global.de
The sheer scale of capital pouring into SK Hynix is rewriting the rules of ETF investing. CSOP’s leveraged single-stock product on the chipmaker has swelled to 84.6 billion Hong Kong dollars, making it the largest leveraged single-stock ETF in the world. The vehicle offers international investors a direct tap into South Korea’s semiconductor boom, and the stock itself has responded with a 292% year-to-date surge — closing in on a 300% gain. On Thursday, SK Hynix shares jumped 6.51% to end at 2,685,000 won, after earlier touching a fresh 52-week high of 2,656,000 won during intraday trading.
On the corporate front, plans for a secondary listing on the Nasdaq are crystallizing. The debut could come as early as mid-July 2026, well ahead of market expectations, with the company issuing new shares equivalent to roughly 2.5% of its outstanding capital. The move is expected to raise up to 40 trillion won — around $26.5 billion — earmarked for a massive expansion of AI-chip production capacity. Management’s goal is to build a net cash position of 100 trillion won (currently 35 trillion won at end-March), creating a financial buffer against the notorious volatility of the memory-chip cycle.
Operationally, the company is moving fast to lock in its technological lead. SK Hynix has begun shipping samples of its 12-layer HBM4E memory chips to key customers. The next-generation high-bandwidth memory delivers data rates of up to 16 gigabits per second per pin, a more than 20% improvement in energy efficiency, and roughly 17% lower thermal resistance thanks to specialized cooling technology. With a commanding 58% share of the global HBM market, these advances reinforce its position as the primary supplier for AI accelerators from Nvidia and others.
Should investors sell immediately? Or is it worth buying SK Hynix?
The fundamental case is underpinned by record quarterly earnings. In the first quarter, SK Hynix posted net profit of around 40 trillion won, driven by demand that outstrips its own production capacity. A multi-year technology partnership with Nvidia secures future sales, and Daiwa Securities has lifted its price target to 3.6 million won, citing rising memory prices in the second half. Meanwhile, the recent listing of a KOSPI 200 ETF by CSOP on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on June 18 — where technology stocks account for 66% of the index and SK Hynix is a top-five component — has opened another pipeline for fresh capital.
Yet the speed of the rally has pushed technical indicators into extreme territory. The relative strength index stands at 71.4 (some measures put it at 72), deep in overbought territory, while the stock trades 56–58% above its 50-day moving average. With annualized volatility approaching 96%, investors need steady nerves. The next test comes with second-quarter results, when SK Hynix must demonstrate that its massive capital spending on new fabrication plants is translating into further record profits.
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