Young Koreans showed relatively little interest in the country's state-backed growth fund launched earlier this year, despite strong overall demand for the 600 billion-won ($420 million) fund, data showed Monday. According to data obtained by Rep. Kim Sang-hoon of the main opposition People Power Party from the Financial Services Commission (FSC), the first round of the National Growth Fund program attracted 30,038 subscribers and sold out within a week of its launch on May 22. Investors in their 50s were the largest group by both the number of subscribers and the amount invested. A total of 10,173 people in their 50s invested 231.6 billion won, accounting for 33.9 percent of all subscribers and 38.7 percent of total investment. By comparison, 5,852 investors in their 20s and 30s invested a combined 80.2 billion won. The two age groups accounted for 19.5 percent of all subscribers, and 13.4 percent of total investment. Investors in their 40s numbered 9,357 and invested 170.6 billion won. Those aged 60 and above numbered 4,588 but had the highest average investment, at 23.36 million won th