The Korea Fund (KF) Competitors $24.97 -0.58 (-2.27%) Closing price 03:38 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.93 -0.04 (-0.16%) As of 04:04 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. RMT, EVN, MVF, MCI, SAR, MYN, LEO, HQL, KTF, and ZTRShould you be buying The Korea Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Korea Fund include Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Saratoga Investment (SAR), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO), Abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF), and Virtus Global Dividend & Income Fund (ZTR). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. The Korea Fund vs. Its Competitors Royce Micro-Cap Trust Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust BlackRock MuniVest Fund Barings Corporate Investors Saratoga Investment BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals Abrdn Life Sciences Investors DWS Municipal Income Trust Virtus Global Dividend & Income Fund Royce Micro-Cap Trust (NYSE:RMT) and The Korea Fund (NYSE:KF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk. Do insiders & institutionals believe in RMT or KF? 35.0% of Royce Micro-Cap Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.0% of The Korea Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Royce Micro-Cap Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 59.5% of The Korea Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is RMT or KF more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Royce Micro-Cap TrustN/A N/A N/A The Korea Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RMT or KF? Royce Micro-Cap Trust received 3 more outperform votes than The Korea Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.25% of users gave Royce Micro-Cap Trust an outperform vote while only 66.40% of users gave The Korea Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRoyce Micro-Cap TrustOutperform Votes8668.25% Underperform Votes4031.75% The Korea FundOutperform Votes8366.40% Underperform Votes4233.60% Which has better earnings & valuation, RMT or KF? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRoyce Micro-Cap Trust$66.96M6.64N/AN/AN/AThe Korea Fund-$25.99M-4.64N/AN/AN/A Is RMT or KF a better dividend stock? Royce Micro-Cap Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. The Korea Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Does the media prefer RMT or KF? In the previous week, The Korea Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Royce Micro-Cap Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for The Korea Fund and 2 mentions for Royce Micro-Cap Trust. The Korea Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Royce Micro-Cap Trust's score of 0.47 indicating that The Korea Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Royce Micro-Cap Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral The Korea Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, RMT or KF? Royce Micro-Cap Trust has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Korea Fund has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryRoyce Micro-Cap Trust and The Korea Fund tied by winning 5 of the 10 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KF and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$120.68M$7.07B$11.61B$19.65BDividend Yield1.81%6.77%5.65%3.82%P/E RatioN/A3.5822.8035.03Price / Sales-4.6424.4926.7642.85Price / CashN/A7.5117.6017.51Price / BookN/A0.912.844.78Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.97%0.00%-0.32%-0.35%1 Month Performance16.30%0.87%0.15%1.04%1 Year Performance3.70%2.02%539.72%9.19% The Korea Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KFThe Korea FundN/A$24.97-2.3%N/A+5.1%$120.68M-$25.99M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑Gap DownRMTRoyce Micro-Cap TrustN/A$8.71-0.5%N/A-7.4%$441.44M$66.96M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑EVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.23-0.2%N/A+0.4%$405.87M$38.57M0.00N/APositive NewsMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.68-0.1%N/A-5.8%$402.90M$11.04M0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓MCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$19.53-6.4%N/A+18.8%$396.34M$37.92M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeSARSaratoga Investment1.2896 of 5 stars$24.59-0.8%$24.580.0%-0.7%$377.83M$42.10M9.923,211News CoverageMYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$9.51-0.3%N/A-9.7%$364.36M$1.69M0.00N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↓LEOBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/A$5.78-0.9%N/A-4.0%$360.04M$2.18M0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓HQLAbrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$12.32+0.7%N/A-6.2%$355.82M$86.69M0.00N/AKTFDWS Municipal Income TrustN/A$8.89-1.0%N/A-7.4%$348.25M$35.07M0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓ZTRVirtus Global Dividend & Income FundN/A$6.20+0.5%N/A+13.2%$344.40M$85.15M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RMT Alternatives EVN Alternatives MVF Alternatives MCI Alternatives SAR Alternatives MYN Alternatives LEO Alternatives HQL Alternatives KTF Alternatives ZTR 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 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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