The Korea Fund (KF) Competitors $20.34 -0.14 (-0.69%) As of 03:39 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KF vs. MYN, KTF, HQL, SAR, MIY, MIN, JOF, MHN, ASG, and IIFShould 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), MFS Intermediate Income Trust (MIN), Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF), BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund (MHN), Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (ASG), and Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund (IIF). 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 MFS Intermediate Income Trust Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund Liberty All-Star Growth Fund Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund The Korea Fund (NYSE:KF) and BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (NYSE:MYN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, KF or MYN? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioThe Korea Fund-$25.99M-3.77N/AN/AN/ABlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund$1.69M219.05N/AN/AN/A Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of KF or MYN? 70.0% of The Korea Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.3% of BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 59.5% of The Korea Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, KF or MYN? The Korea Fund has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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 2.2%. BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Does the media favor KF or MYN? In the previous week, BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund had 2 more articles in the media than The Korea Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund and 0 mentions for The Korea Fund. BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat The Korea Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment The Korea Fund Neutral BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund Very Positive 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 SummaryBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund beats The Korea Fund on 7 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 {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$98.04M$7.30B$11.12B$18.87BDividend Yield2.26%7.08%5.91%4.15%P/E RatioN/A3.4822.0232.48Price / Sales-3.7723.6625.8428.46Price / CashN/A7.5117.6017.53Price / BookN/A0.892.634.44Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance1.17%2.04%2.39%3.20%1 Month Performance-3.50%-3.72%-2.14%-5.67%1 Year Performance-13.75%1.80%536.69%4.04% The Korea Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KFThe Korea FundN/A$20.34-0.7%N/A-12.6%$98.21M$-25,989,277.000.00N/AMYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$9.46-1.3%N/A-4.6%$362.44M$1.69M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsKTFDWS Municipal Income TrustN/A$8.85-1.2%N/A-4.0%$346.68M$35.07M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsHQLAbrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$11.76-0.5%N/A-4.1%$339.54M$86.69M0.00N/ASARSaratoga Investment1.4729 of 5 stars$23.25-1.0%$25.08+7.9%+2.9%$333.54M$46.93M9.383,211MIYBlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality FundN/A$10.96-1.4%N/A+1.2%$321.84M$4.66M0.00N/APositive NewsMINMFS Intermediate Income TrustN/A$2.63-0.4%N/A+3.3%$299.29M$27.88M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsJOFJapan Smaller Capitalization FundN/A$8.33-0.6%N/A+15.8%$293.42M$38.39M0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeMHNBlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality FundN/A$9.54-1.8%N/A-3.7%$288.51M$1.30M0.00N/APositive NewsASGLiberty All-Star Growth FundN/A$4.44-3.5%N/A-7.0%$258.57M$51.46M0.00N/APositive NewsIIFMorgan Stanley India Investment FundN/A$25.40+1.9%N/A+12.4%$248.69M$63.07M0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MYN Alternatives KTF Alternatives HQL Alternatives SAR Alternatives MIY Alternatives MIN Alternatives JOF Alternatives MHN Alternatives ASG Alternatives IIF 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 4/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredFeds Just Admitted It—They Can Take Your CashHere’s the cold truth: If your money is sitting idle in a bank account, it’s vulnerable. 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