Korean Equities/Dividend & Value-up
Understanding Korean Preferred Shares: Higher Yield, Lower Voting Power
Korean preferred shares (우선주) typically carry no voting rights but receive a small fixed additional dividend over common shares — usually just tens to a few hundred Won per share annually — and because they usually trade at a meaningful discount to the common share price, that fixed extra dividend translates into a noticeably higher percentage yield. This article is part of our Top High-Dividend..