On August 24, Direxion Daily MSCI South Korea Bull 3x Shares declined 8.52% in regular trading, trading at $18.06/share, with turnover of $169 million.

On the news front, Korea's KOSPI index closed down 3.12% at 6,696.96 points, dragging down the triple-leveraged ETF in proportion. The selloff was primarily triggered by Samsung Electronics, whose stock plunged as much as 9% intraday after the company's record shareholder return plan fell short of market expectations.

Samsung announced a shareholder return plan of 90 to 110 trillion KRW (approximately $79 billion), including a 30 trillion KRW cash dividend in Q3. While this represents a historic record — roughly five times the previous high of 20.3 trillion KRW — market participants had anticipated returns as high as 200 trillion KRW. Analysts noted the absence of a stock buyback-and-cancellation plan and the unchanged 50% free cash flow payout ratio as key disappointments. Morgan Stanley highlighted that investors need clarity on how Samsung will allocate the remaining 60-80 trillion KRW, with details expected in January.

As a triple-leveraged product tracking the MSCI South Korea Index, KORU amplified the KOSPI's decline, with its loss broadly consistent with the expected 3x relationship to the underlying index movement.

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