[South Korea's Storage Giants See Stock Price Decline, Leading to $137 Billion Loss for National Pension Fund] BlockBeats News, October 19, due to the decline in stock prices of companies such as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, South Korea's major pension fund, the National Pension Service (NPS), has suffered a loss of 182 trillion Korean won, approximately $137 billion. According to financial data provider FnGuide, as of October 15, the valuation of NPS's investment portfolio, which holds a 5% or higher stake in 287 listed companies, has dropped from 515.93 trillion Korean won at the end of June to 333.53 trillion Korean won. This marks the fund's first quarterly decline since the fourth quarter of 2024; for NPS, which had achieved record-high returns in the first half of the year, this situation represents a dramatic reversal.