The Korea Fund (KF) Competitors $29.98 +0.19 (+0.64%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$30.00 +0.02 (+0.07%) As of 09/12/2025 05:13 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KF vs. IFN, TYG, MCI, EVN, SAR, HQL, MVF, JOF, LEO, and MYNShould you be buying The Korea Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Korea Fund include India Fund (IFN), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), Saratoga Investment (SAR), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO), and BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. The Korea Fund vs. Its Competitors India Fund Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Barings Corporate Investors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Saratoga Investment abrdn Life Sciences Investors BlackRock MuniVest Fund Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund The Korea Fund (NYSE:KF) and India Fund (NYSE:IFN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings and risk. Is KF or IFN a better dividend stock? The Korea Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. India Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. Which has more risk and volatility, KF or IFN? The Korea Fund has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, India Fund has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, KF or IFN? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioThe Korea Fund$10.18M14.24N/AN/AN/AIndia FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in KF or IFN? 70.0% of The Korea Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.8% of India Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 59.5% of The Korea Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer KF or IFN? In the previous week, India Fund had 2 more articles in the media than The Korea Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for India Fund and 2 mentions for The Korea Fund. The Korea Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat India Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that The Korea Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment The Korea Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive India Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is KF or IFN more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The Korea FundN/A N/A N/A India Fund N/A N/A N/A SummaryThe Korea Fund beats India Fund on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks. Get The Korea Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricThe Korea FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$143.98M$3.91B$12.82B$21.68BDividend Yield1.57%6.13%5.40%3.48%P/E RatioN/AN/A245.5929.69Price / Sales14.2431.4330.8470.28Price / CashN/A18.3422.3625.00Price / BookN/A1.232.314.58Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance7.36%1.40%1.03%0.65%1 Month Performance5.29%2.65%2.37%3.07%1 Year Performance26.77%3.30%539.26%14.34% The Korea Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KFThe Korea FundN/A$29.98+0.6%N/A+27.0%$143.98M$10.18M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓IFNIndia FundN/A$15.03-0.9%N/A-17.2%$467.71MN/A0.0021,000TYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$42.63-0.4%N/A+17.1%$458.91MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↑MCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$21.81+0.2%N/A+18.9%$443.32MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageShort Interest ↓EVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.46+0.5%N/A-1.6%$414.52MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsSARSaratoga Investment1.2955 of 5 stars$25.55+0.5%$24.25-5.1%+5.9%$407.41M$148.85M10.343,211News CoverageDividend AnnouncementHQLabrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$13.92+0.1%N/A-6.0%$402.77MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↓MVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.59+0.8%N/A-8.3%$398.67MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓JOFJapan Smaller Capitalization FundN/A$10.73+0.4%N/A+38.0%$377.25MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsLEOBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/A$5.93+0.7%N/A-5.8%$370.63MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓MYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$9.30+0.4%N/A-8.5%$357.08MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IFN Alternatives TYG Alternatives MCI Alternatives EVN Alternatives SAR Alternatives HQL Alternatives MVF Alternatives JOF Alternatives LEO Alternatives MYN Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:KF) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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