Roundhill files for Samsung Group ETF to target US investors locked out of Korean markets

Roundhill Investments has filed for a Samsung Group ETF designed to capture the sprawling network of Samsung-affiliated companies that US investors currently can’t touch through traditional brokerage accounts. The filing, dated August 12, 2026, targets a specific problem: most of Samsung’s constellation of companies trade exclusively on Korean exchanges, with no American depositary receipts to bridge the gap. For US investors who want exposure beyond Samsung Electronics, the options have been essentially nonexistent. Beyond a single stock The proposed ETF would expand beyond a single issuer to potentially cover multiple Samsung-affiliated companies trading on the Korean market. This approach contrasts with Roundhill’s earlier Samsung-focused product. Back in August 2022, the firm filed for the Roundhill TRAX Samsung Shares ETF, ticker SAMS, which was designed to track Samsung Electronics specifically through swaps and derivatives. The new filing takes a fundamentally different approach by casting a wider net across the group’s corporate family tree. Roundhill’s semiconductor momentum The firm’s DRAM Memory ETF, which launched on April 2, 2026, crossed $1 billion in assets just 10 t...