Five stocks, including K Bank and Seongho Electronics, were newly added to the MSCI Korea Small Cap Index.
The Korea Standard Index maintains existing constituents without new additions or deletions.
Quick Look
- MSCI announced the results of its regular review for November 2026.
- Five stocks, including K-Bank, Samhyun, Seongho Electronics, Korea Optical Communication, and Woori Technology, were included in the Korea Small Cap Index, and four stocks, including Hanwha Machinery Services, Orum Therapeutic, SNT Dynamics, and STX Engine, were deleted.
- There is no change in the Korean Standard Index.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
MSCI is one of the most influential global stock indices worldwide and serves as a benchmark index for global investors. If it is included in the index, there may be an inflow of global passive funds that track the index, and if it is deleted, there may be an outflow of funds. MSCI adjusts stocks included in the index based on total market capitalization and floating market capitalization through regular reviews in February, May, August, and November every year.
Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI), a global stock index calculation company, announced the results of its regular review for November 2026 on the 11th (local time).
In this review, there were no new additions or deletions to the MSCI Korea Standard Index, so there were no changes to existing constituents.
In the case of the MSCI Korea Small Cap Index, five stocks were included, including K-Bank, Samhyun, Seongho Electronics, Korea Optical Communication, and Woori Technology, and four stocks were deleted, including Hanwha Machinery Services, Orum Therapeutic, SNT Dynamics, and STX Engine.
Index rebalancing (readjustment) will take place after the market closes on the 30th.
The MSCI index is one of the most influential global stock indices worldwide and serves as a benchmark index for global investors.
If it is included in the index, there may be an inflow of global passive funds that track the index, and if it is deleted, there may be an outflow of funds.
MSCI adjusts stocks included in the index based on total market capitalization and floating market capitalization through regular reviews in February, May, August, and November every year.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Global passive funds will flow into the five stocks included, and funds will flow out of the four stocks deleted.
Likely · Within days
Open Questions
- What is the specific market capitalization change of stocks included and deleted?
- What is the specific impact on the stock price of each stock after rebalancing?
