Korean Stocks You Can Buy on US Exchanges: The ADR List

KOREASTOCKCHECK MAGAZINE · UPDATED AUGUST 2026

You do not always need a Korean brokerage connection to own a Korean company. A short list of them trade on the NYSE and Nasdaq as American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) — in dollars, during US hours. Here is the current list, what changed in 2026, and the fine print that trips people up.

Listed on NYSE / Nasdaq (verified August 2026)

COMPANY	TICKER	EXCHANGE
SK Hynix	SKHY	Nasdaq — listed July 10, 2026; 10 ADRs = 1 common share
POSCO Holdings	PKX	NYSE
KB Financial Group	KB	NYSE
Shinhan Financial Group	SHG	NYSE
Woori Financial Group	WF	NYSE
SK Telecom	SKM	NYSE
LG Display	LPL	NYSE
Korea Electric Power (KEPCO)	KEP	NYSE
Gravity	GRVY	Nasdaq

The 2026 headline: SK Hynix — the AI-memory maker at the center of the KOSPI's historic run — completed the largest-ever US listing by a foreign company in July 2026. Note the 10:1 ratio: one ADR represents a tenth of a Seoul-listed share.

What about Samsung Electronics?

The one everyone asks about is the one that is not there. Samsung Electronics has no US exchange listing — its depositary receipts trade in London (GDR: SMSN), and in the US only over the counter as SSNLF, an unsponsored ticker with thin liquidity and wide spreads. For most US investors, practical Samsung exposure means a Korea ETF, the London GDR, or a broker with direct KRX access (see our broker guide). Hyundai Motor is similar: OTC only (HYMTF).

The fine print on ADRs

Coverage is narrow. Nine names on US exchanges versus ~2,700 companies on the KRX. Everything mid-cap and below — where most of Korea's action is — has no ADR.
Ratios differ. An ADR can equal 1 share, half a share, or a tenth (SKHY). Compare prices per underlying share, not per ticker.
OTC is not an exchange listing. Unsponsored OTC tickers (SSNLF, HYMTF) can have minimal volume and stale quotes.
Same company, same filings. An ADR does not shield you from what happens in Seoul — dilution, sanctions, and delisting risk flow through from the Korean listing, announced in Korean on DART.

ADR or original shares, the company's public record is the same. KoreaStockCheck shows any listed Korean company's ten-year filing history — capital raises, auditor history, exchange sanctions — in plain English, every claim linked to the source. Look up a company's filing history →

Listings verified August 2026 against exchange and company sources; listings change — confirm with your broker. Educational content, not investment advice; no recommendation of any security is made or implied.