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Capital Research and Management Raises KT&G Stake to 8.22% With 1.04 Million-Share Addition

7/3/2026

Capital Research and Management, an American asset manager, acquired an additional 1.04 million shares of South Korean tobacco company KT&G (KRX: 033780) as of July 3, 2026, bringing its disclosed stake to 8.22% — the third consecutive monthly increase in a buying campaign that opened at 5.61% just two months prior.

Three Months, Three Disclosures The accumulation pattern is the data point worth marking.

Capital Research and Management reported a 5.61% position in May, filed again at 7.21% in June, and has now disclosed 8.22% in July.

That is a gain of more than 2.6 percentage points across three months, a cadence that reflects deliberate, sustained conviction rather than a one-off rebalancing.

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