The Korea Fund (KF) Competitors $20.02 -0.11 (-0.55%) Closing price 03:49 PM EasternExtended Trading$20.02 0.00 (-0.02%) As of 04:05 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KF vs. MYN, KTF, HQL, SAR, MIY, MHN, MIN, JOF, ASG, and TPVGShould you be buying The Korea Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Korea Fund include BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN), DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF), Abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), Saratoga Investment (SAR), BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund (MIY), BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund (MHN), MFS Intermediate Income Trust (MIN), Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF), Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (ASG), and TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC (TPVG). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. The Korea Fund vs. BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund DWS Municipal Income Trust Abrdn Life Sciences Investors Saratoga Investment BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund MFS Intermediate Income Trust Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Liberty All-Star Growth Fund TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC The Korea Fund (NYSE:KF) and BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (NYSE:MYN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KF or MYN? BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund received 62 more outperform votes than The Korea Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.14% of users gave BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund an outperform vote while only 66.40% of users gave The Korea Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformThe Korea FundOutperform Votes8366.40% Underperform Votes4233.60% BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundOutperform Votes14572.14% Underperform Votes5627.86% Is KF or MYN a better dividend stock? The Korea Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Which has more risk & volatility, KF or MYN? The Korea Fund has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is KF or MYN more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The Korea FundN/A N/A N/A BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund N/A N/A N/A Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of KF or MYN? 70.0% of The Korea Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.3% of BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 59.5% of The Korea Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to KF or MYN? In the previous week, BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund had 1 more articles in the media than The Korea Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund and 1 mentions for The Korea Fund. BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat The Korea Fund's score of -1.00 indicating that BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment The Korea Fund Negative BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund Neutral Which has higher earnings & valuation, KF or MYN? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioThe Korea Fund-$25.99M-3.69N/AN/AN/ABlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund$19.20M19.81N/AN/AN/A SummaryBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund beats The Korea Fund on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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$96.01M$7.80B$11.29B$19.37BDividend Yield2.16%6.80%5.39%3.76%P/E RatioN/A3.6822.6332.79Price / Sales-3.6916.0125.5225.97Price / CashN/A7.5117.6217.55Price / BookN/A0.942.614.52Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-6.61%-1.37%-0.98%-3.09%1 Month Performance-2.59%-2.47%495.28%-4.50%1 Year Performance-21.88%1.14%536.20%1.90% The Korea Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KFThe Korea FundN/A$20.02-0.6%N/A-20.5%$96.75M$-25,989,277.000.00N/AShort Interest ↑Negative NewsMYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$10.02-0.5%N/A-5.7%$383.90M$19.20M0.00N/AKTFDWS Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.40+0.3%N/A+3.2%$368.03M$35.07M0.00N/AHQLAbrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$13.24+0.7%N/A-5.5%$361.99M$86.69M0.00N/AInsider TradeShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsSARSaratoga Investment1.53 of 5 stars$24.66+1.2%$25.08+1.7%+8.5%$353.77M$46.93M9.943,211MIYBlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality FundN/A$11.41+0.3%N/A-1.9%$335.06M$18.58M0.00N/AUpcoming EarningsMHNBlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality FundN/A$10.31-0.1%N/A-4.2%$311.64M$13.59M0.00N/AMINMFS Intermediate Income TrustN/A$2.69+0.4%N/A+1.5%$306.12M$27.88M0.00N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeJOFJapan Smaller Capitalization FundN/A$8.43flatN/A+5.4%$296.94M$38.39M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsASGLiberty All-Star Growth FundN/A$5.07+2.1%N/A-11.0%$288.86M$51.46M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑News CoverageTPVGTriplePoint Venture Growth BDC0.5394 of 5 stars$7.15-0.5%$7.45+4.3%-25.2%$286.78M$45.53M34.03N/APositive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MYN Alternatives KTF Alternatives HQL Alternatives SAR Alternatives MIY Alternatives MHN Alternatives MIN Alternatives JOF Alternatives ASG Alternatives TPVG 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 3/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA brutally honest economic warning for 2025 (see proof)New York Times best-selling financial author and world-renowned economist Addison Wiggin (a man who’s worked s...Banyan Hill Publishing | Sponsored$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. 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