Profile: The Korea Fund, Inc. (KF)

The Korea Fund, Inc. (the Fund) is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation through investment in securities, primarily equity securities, of Korean companies. The Fund invests in various industries, including shipbuilding, semiconductors, metals and mining, insurance, construction and engineering, commercial banks, consumer finance, Internet software and services, electrical equipment, food and staples retailing, and diversified consumer services.

The Fund may engage in securities lending. The loans are secured by collateral at least equal, at all times, to the market value of the loaned securities. The Fund’s investment manager is RCM Capital Management LLC. RCM Asia Pacific Limited serves as the Fund’s sub-advisor. The Fund’s sub-administrator is Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC.