According to the Bank of Korea and documents submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the Central Bank of Korea completed its first gold-related investment in 13 years in the second quarter of this year. As of the end of June, the investment scale was estimated at 2500.4 million US dollars. According to US Securities and Exchange documents, the Bank of Korea purchased 679,765 shares of SPDR Gold Trust gold ETF. Also, according to Yonhap News Agency, the Bank of Korea did not confirm the specific purchase period, and it did not hold the gold ETF in the first quarter; gold ETFs are classified as securities, which are different from physical gold, and are included in foreign exchange reserve statistics.

According to the Bank of Korea and documents submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the Central Bank of Korea completed its first gold-related investment in 13 years in the second quarter of this year. As of the end of June, the investment scale was estimated at 2500.4 million US dollars. According to US Securities and Exchange documents, the Bank of Korea purchased 679,765 shares of SPDR Gold Trust gold ETF. Also, according to Yonhap News Agency, the Bank of Korea did not confirm the specific purchase period, and it did not hold the gold ETF in the first quarter; gold ETFs are classified as securities, which are different from physical gold, and are included in foreign exchange reserve statistics.