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- Samsung KODEX Leverage ETF (122630.KS) is an exchange-traded fund launched and managed by Samsung Asset Management Co., Ltd. that seeks to deliver daily investment results, before fees and expenses, equal to 200% of the performance of the KOSPI 200 Index. The fund employs leverage through equity-derivatives and a fund-of-funds (FoF) structure to invest in the public equity markets of South Korea, targeting large-cap companies across diversified sectors including technology, finance, consumer goods, and industrials; it primarily utilizes swaps, futures, and other derivatives benchmarked to twice the daily percentage change of the KOSPI 200 Stock Price Index, which comprises the 200 largest and most liquid stocks listed on the Korea Exchange. Domiciled in South Korea with shares issued by Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd., the ETF maintains an expense ratio of 0.64%, assets under management exceeding 2.4 trillion KRW, and does not pay dividends, focusing instead on amplified daily returns for sophisticated investors seeking leveraged exposure to the domestic benchmark. Established on February 17, 2010, and listed on the Korea Exchange on February 22, 2010, the fund operates exclusively within the South Korean market, serving institutional and retail investors targeting leveraged equity strategies. Samsung KODEX Leverage ETF forms part of the broader KODEX suite of ETFs issued by Samsung Asset Management, without notable subsidiaries or parent fund relationships beyond its issuer affiliation. In recent developments, the ETF has experienced significant fund outflows of over 818 billion KRW over the past year amid volatile market conditions, alongside trading at variable premiums or discounts to net asset value (NAV), such as -0.8% recently, reflecting heightened liquidity and price dynamics. Samsung Asset Management, the fund's manager, has pursued aggressive product innovation in the leveraged ETF space, including the launch of KODEX Semiconductor Leveraged (up 135.6% year-to-date as of September 2025) and KODEX K Defense TOP10 Leverage (10.3% return on debut in 2025), alongside renaming initiatives like KODEX Media & Entertainment to KODEX K Content in July 2025 to better align with thematic investing trends, though no direct changes such as mergers, acquisitions, or structural shifts have been reported for the Leverage ETF itself within the last 1-2 years. These broader issuer activities underscore Samsung Asset Management's expansion into high-growth sectors like semiconductors, AI, and defense, enhancing its leveraged ETF portfolio amid rising global demand for tactical equity exposure.