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Korea Equity Fund, Inc.

Fund Highlights - January 31, 2012
(Unaudited)

Key Statistics

Net Assets   $110,961,421
 
Net Asset Value per Share   $10.25
 
Closing NYSE Market Price   $9.50
 
Percentage Change in Net Asset Value per Share*   3.5%
 
Percentage Change in NYSE Market Price*   4.6%
*From January 1, 2012 to January 31, 2012. Includes reinvestment of any income dividends and capital gain distributions. Changes in currency rates have influenced the Fund's performance. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS.


Market Index**

    Won
  U.S. $
Korea Composite Stock Price Index   7.1%   10.2%
**From January 1, 2012 to January 31, 2012.


Average Annual Total Return***

    Return
One Year Ending 1/31/12   (6.9%)
 
Three Years Ending 1/31/12   29.6%
 
Five Years Ending 1/31/12   2.9%
 
Ten Years Ending 1/31/12   11.7%
 
Since Inception (12/03/93 to 1/31/12)   1.1%
   
***Reflects the percentage change in net asset value per share and includes reinvestment of any income dividends and capital gain distributions. Changes in currency rates have influenced the Fund's performance. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS.


Asset Allocation

Korea Stocks   98.5
 
Foreign Currency   0.9
   
Other Assets Less Liabilities, Net   0.6
 
Total Investments   100
   
TOTAL   100
 
The asset allocation reflects the Fund's investments on the date indicated and may not be representative of the Fund's current or future holdings.


Industry Diversification

    % of
Net Assets
Consumer Electronics   20.0
 
Services   16.5
 
Automotive Equipment and Parts   15.8
 
Miscellaneous Manufacturing   11.9
 
Banking and Financial Services   8.8
 
Insurance   6.4
 
Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals   6.2
 
    % of
Net Assets
Wholesale   4.5
 
Information and Software   3.5
 
Retail   3.3
 
 Transportation     1.6
 
     
 
     
 
     
The industry diversification reflects the Fund's investments on the date indicated and may not be representative of the Fund's current or future holdings.


Ten Largest Equity Holdings By Market Value

    Market
Value
  % of
Net Assets
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.   $19,747,044   17.8
 
Hyundai Mobis   14,463,905   13.0
 
Samsung Engineering Co., Ltd.   6,667,028   6.0
 
Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.   5,138,754   4.6
 
LG Chem Ltd.   4,726,919   4.3
 
Dongbu Insurance Co., Ltd.   3,773,696   3.4
 
Samsung Card Co., Ltd.   3,701,011   3.3
 
NCsoft Corporation   3,290,755   3.0
 
Hyundai Motor Company   3,084,916   2.8
 
Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.   2,980,685   2.7
         
The ten largest equity holdings by market value reflect the Fund's investments and may not be representative of the Fund's current or future holdings.

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