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KOREA FUND INC

KOREA FUND INC is a corporation registered in the United States, active since 1984.² It is headquartered in Lutherville Timonium, United States.² Its shares trade on NYSE under the symbol KF.²

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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TickerKF on NYSE²
HeadquartersLutherville Timonium, United States²
Incorporated inMD³
Business addressJpmorgan Asset Management, 60 Victoria Embankment, London³
Legal formStock Corporation²
LEI549300M4Y1IG0WPTKC03²
StatusActive²
LEI statusIssued and current²
Registered address2405 YORK ROAD SUITE 201, 21093 Lutherville Timonium, United States²
Registered withBusiness Services (Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation), D01713700²

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Corporate structure

KOREA FUND INC sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of KOREA FUND INC

LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Filed SCHEDULE 13G on KOREA FUND INC, latest May 15, 2026 (8 filings since Feb 10, 2022)
Saba Capital Management, L.P. Filed SCHEDULE 13D on KOREA FUND INC, latest Mar 4, 2026
CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on KOREA FUND INC, latest Feb 13, 2026 (10 filings since Feb 11, 2022)
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO Filed SCHEDULE 13D/A on KOREA FUND INC, latest Jan 7, 2026 (4 filings since Mar 24, 2022)
1607 Capital Partners, LLC Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on KOREA FUND INC, latest Nov 14, 2025 (6 filings since Feb 14, 2022)
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on KOREA FUND INC, latest Jul 14, 2025 (5 filings since Jan 18, 2022)

KOREA FUND INC Lutherville Timonium, Maryland, United States

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Leadership

Who has led KOREA FUND INC, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

Joseph Quirk2014

President

2010201520202025

Chief executive officerJoseph Quirk Mar 20, 2014 to Mar 20, 2014⁴
PresidentJoseph Quirk Mar 20, 2014 to Mar 20, 2014⁴
PresidentMichael G. Clark Jul 14, 2006 to Jul 14, 2006⁵

Board members and other officers (24)

Chief Compliance OfficerDavid Anthony Buttke Jr. Aug 5, 2026 to now⁶
OfficerSimon M. Elliott Aug 17, 2026 to now⁷
OfficerNeil S. Martin Jan 7, 2021 to Jan 7, 2021⁸
Vice President & SecretaryPaul Francis Winship Jan 7, 2021 to Jan 7, 2021⁹
Chief Compliance OfficerStephen M. Ungerman Jan 7, 2021 to Jan 7, 2021¹⁰
OfficerSimon James Crinage Jan 13, 2021 to Jan 13, 2021¹¹
Assistant TreasurerOrhan Dzemaili Nov 10, 2016 to Nov 10, 2016¹²
Chief Compliance OfficerThomas L. Harter Apr 25, 2013 to Apr 25, 2013¹³
Assistant TreasurerRichard J. Cochran Jan 29, 2009 to Jan 29, 2009¹⁴
TreasurerBrian S. Shlissel Apr 2, 2007 to Apr 2, 2007¹⁵
Assistant SecretaryLagan Srivastava Apr 2, 2007 to Apr 2, 2007¹⁶
Assistant TreasurerLawrence G. Altadonna Apr 2, 2007 to Apr 2, 2007¹⁷
Chief Compliance OfficerYouse Guia Apr 2, 2007 to Apr 2, 2007¹⁸
Board memberYan Hu Nov 10, 2021 to Sep 27, 2023¹⁹
Board memberMatthew J. Sippel Sep 2, 2020 to Oct 21, 2024²⁰
Board memberChristopher B. Brader Nov 5, 2012 to Feb 1, 2013²¹
Board memberJoseph T. Grause Jr. Nov 5, 2012 to Mar 6, 2014²²
Board memberMarran H. Ogilvie Nov 5, 2012 to Nov 5, 2012²³
Board memberChris Russell Sep 22, 2008 to Jan 29, 2009²⁴
Board memberJulian Reid Mar 16, 2007 to Mar 16, 2007²⁵
Board memberRichard Silver Jul 19, 2006 to Jan 24, 2012²⁶
General counselCarmine Lekstutis Jan 7, 2021 to Jan 7, 2021²⁷
General counselAngela Borreggine May 14, 2019 to May 14, 2019²⁸
General counselThomas J. Fuccillo Apr 2, 2007 to Apr 2, 2007²⁹

Timeline

Mar 20, 2014New chief executive Joseph Quirk becomes CEO⁴
May 15, 1984Founded KOREA FUND INC is founded²

Filings

111 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 6 insider forms, 34 large holders, 71 other. The latest 20:

Sep 10, 2026N-CEN EDGAR
Aug 28, 2026DEF 14A EDGAR
Aug 27, 2026N-CSR THE KOREA FUND, INC. EDGAR
Aug 26, 2026NPORT-P EDGAR
Aug 24, 2026N-PX EDGAR
Aug 17, 20263 EDGAR
Aug 5, 20263 EDGAR
May 21, 2026NPORT-P EDGAR
May 21, 202640-17G KOREA FUND INC EDGAR
May 15, 2026SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR
Apr 22, 202640-17F2 KOREA FUND, INC. EDGAR
Apr 9, 202640-17F2 KOREA FUND, INC. EDGAR
Mar 4, 2026SCHEDULE 13D EDGAR
Mar 2, 2026N-CSRS THE KOREA FUND, INC. EDGAR
Feb 23, 2026NPORT-P EDGAR
Feb 17, 2026SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR
Feb 13, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
Jan 15, 20263 EDGAR
Jan 7, 2026SCHEDULE 13D/A EDGAR
Nov 24, 2025NPORT-P EDGAR

The 111 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

3 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 3 buys and 0 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

Date	Who	Trade	Shares	Price	Value	Filing
Oct 18, 2024	Sippel Matthew JDirector	Buy	1,000	$22.41	$22.4K	Form 4
Oct 17, 2024	Sippel Matthew JDirector	Buy	1,000	$22.25	$22.2K	Form 4
Sep 26, 2023	Hu YanDirector	Buy	500	$20.72	$10.4K	Form 4

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLCSCHEDULE 13G, 8 filings Feb 10, 2022 to May 15, 2026³⁰
Saba Capital Management, L.P.SCHEDULE 13D, 1 filing Mar 4, 2026³¹
CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTDSCHEDULE 13G/A, 10 filings Feb 11, 2022 to Feb 13, 2026³²
Employees Retirement System Of Ohio PublicSCHEDULE 13D/A, 4 filings Mar 24, 2022 to Jan 7, 2026³³
1607 Capital Partners, LLCSCHEDULE 13G/A, 6 filings Feb 14, 2022 to Nov 14, 2025³⁴
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLCSCHEDULE 13G/A, 5 filings Jan 18, 2022 to Jul 14, 2025³⁵

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 38. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

Fund	Shares	Value	Share of the fund	Change
City Of London Investment Management Co Ltd	1,637,368	$123.1M	7.4%	+36,672
Lazard Asset Management LLC	412,494	$31.0M	0.0%	+35,143
Saba Capital Management, L.P.	220,140	$16.6M	0.5%	+2,001
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC	168,633	$12.7M	0.0%	+69,811
1607 Capital Partners, LLC	129,981	$9.8M	0.9%	+20,695
Public Employees Retirement System Of Ohio	119,014	$9.0M	0.0%	+29,953
Matisse Capital	82,265	$6.2M	2.5%	No change
Mraz, Amerine & Associates, Inc.	67,225	$5.1M	0.7%	−555
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc.	49,834	$3.7M	1.2%	+49,454
Logan Stone Capital, LLC	47,813	$3.6M	0.8%	New
Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC	29,628	$2.2M	0.1%	+445
Royal Bank Of Canada	28,438	$2.1M	0.0%	−38
Strs Ohio	19,796	$1.5M	0.0%	No change
Shaker Financial Services, LLC	17,500	$1.3M	0.4%	No change
Wolverine Asset Management LLC	16,466	$1.2M	0.0%	−12,161
Morgan Stanley	14,526	$1.1M	0.0%	−16,548
XTX Topco Ltd	10,273	$772.6K	0.0%	New
Stifel Financial Corp	6,799	$511.3K	0.0%	New
Nations Financial Group Inc, /ia/ /adv	5,801	$436.3K	0.0%	−200
Chemistry Wealth Management LLC	5,654	$425.2K	0.1%	−6,070
Jane Street Group, LLC	5,407	$406.7K	0.0%	−3,510
Corient Private Wealth LP	4,783	$359.7K	0.0%	New
Css Llc/il	4,612	$346.9K	0.0%	−5,043
Verition Fund Management LLC	4,267	$320.9K	0.0%	New
Mercer Global Advisors Inc /adv	3,865	$290.7K	0.0%	New

13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.

SEC filer profile

How KOREA FUND INC is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

Name on EDGARKOREA FUND INC¹
CIK0000748691
Employer ID (EIN)13-3226146¹
Incorporated inMaryland¹
Fiscal year endsJune 30¹
Business addressJpmorgan Asset Management, 60 Victoria Embankment, London, United Kingdom¹
Phone447841433568¹
On EDGAR sinceFeb 25, 1994¹
Filings769 in all: 3 (111), 4 (103), SC 13G/A (62), SC 13D/A (39), DEF 14A (35), N-Q (29), NPORT-P (28), NSAR-A (27)¹
All 49 form types
40-17G (25), N-CSR (25), N-PX (23), 4/A (22), N-CSRS (22), NSAR-B (22), DEFA14A (18), N-30D (17), SC 13G (17), 40-17F2 (16), SC TO-I/A (16), N-CEN (9), NT-NSAR (9), SCHEDULE 13G/A (9), PRE 14A (8), SC TO-I (7), 8-K (6), SC 13D (6), SC TO-C (6), 3/A (5), DFAN14A (5), N-2/A (5), CORRESP (4), DEFS14A (4), PRES14A (4), SCHEDULE 13G (4), 497 (2), N-2 (2), N-CSR/A (2), N-PX/A (2), NSAR-B/A (2), SCHEDULE 13D/A (2), 25 (1), 40-6C (1), 40-6C/A (1), DEFC14A (1), N-30D/A (1), N-CSRS/A (1), NPORT-EX (1), PREC14A (1), SCHEDULE 13D (1)
Latest filingsProxy statement (DEF 14A) Aug 28, 2026
Latest 8-K (8-K) Jul 7, 2020

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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SEC EDGARKOREA FUND INC filings on SEC EDGAR
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GLEIFKOREA FUND INC LEI record (549300M4Y1IG0WPTKC03)
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SEC EDGARKOREA FUND INC filings on SEC EDGAR
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SEC EDGARJoseph Quirk, Chief executive officer
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SEC EDGARMichael G. Clark, President
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SEC EDGARDavid Anthony Buttke Jr., Chief Compliance Officer
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SEC EDGARSimon M. Elliott, Officer
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SEC EDGARNeil S. Martin, Officer
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SEC EDGARPaul Francis Winship, Vice President & Secretary
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SEC EDGARStephen M. Ungerman, Chief Compliance Officer
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SEC EDGARSimon James Crinage, Officer
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SEC EDGAROrhan Dzemaili, Assistant Treasurer
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SEC EDGARThomas L. Harter, Chief Compliance Officer
14
SEC EDGARRichard J. Cochran, Assistant Treasurer
15
SEC EDGARBrian S. Shlissel, Treasurer
16
SEC EDGARLagan Srivastava, Assistant Secretary
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SEC EDGARLawrence G. Altadonna, Assistant Treasurer
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SEC EDGARYouse Guia, Chief Compliance Officer
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SEC EDGARYan Hu, Board member
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SEC EDGARMatthew J. Sippel, Board member
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SEC EDGARChristopher B. Brader, Board member
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SEC EDGARJoseph T. Grause Jr., Board member
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SEC EDGARMarran H. Ogilvie, Board member
24
SEC EDGARChris Russell, Board member
25
SEC EDGARJulian Reid, Board member
26
SEC EDGARRichard Silver, Board member
27
SEC EDGARCarmine Lekstutis, General counsel
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SEC EDGARAngela Borreggine, General counsel
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SEC EDGARThomas J. Fuccillo, General counsel
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SEC EDGARLAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC SCHEDULE 13G on KOREA FUND INC
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SEC EDGARSaba Capital Management, L.P. SCHEDULE 13D on KOREA FUND INC
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SEC EDGARCITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD SCHEDULE 13G/A on KOREA FUND INC
33
SEC EDGAREmployees Retirement System Of Ohio Public SCHEDULE 13D/A on KOREA FUND INC
34
SEC EDGAR1607 Capital Partners, LLC SCHEDULE 13G/A on KOREA FUND INC
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SEC EDGARAllspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC SCHEDULE 13G/A on KOREA FUND INC