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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
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223 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.49B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 74 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 46

2.89% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.25% → 60.14% (+2.9%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 218 → 223 (+5)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 11 (0)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.66B → $2.49B (-$178M)

15% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $120M | Put options by funds: $142M

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 74

Holders
223
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+2.29%
% of All Funds
5.95%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
54
Increased
54
Reduced
74
Closed
46
Calls
$120M
Puts
$142M
Net Calls
-$21.7M
Net Calls Change
+$22.5M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Credit Agricole
Credit Agricole
France
+$75.2M
2
UIM
USS Investment Management
United Kingdom
+$47.2M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$47M
4
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$39.7M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$33.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$123M
2
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
-$64.5M
3
GI
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
-$49.1M
4
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
-$38.6M
5
JG
Jefferies Group
New York
-$35.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of Nova Scotia
226
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
– -$123M -2,030,000 Closed
JG
227
Jefferies Group
New York
– -$35.4M -584,300 Closed
BGDI
228
BW Gestao de Investimentos
Brazil
– -$21.2M -350,000 Closed
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
229
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
– -$20.6M -340,700 Closed
FMLI
230
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
– -$9.08M -150,000 Closed
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
231
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
– -$7.26M -120,000 Closed
Balyasny Asset Management
232
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
– -$5.79M -95,607 Closed
MLL
233
Moody Lynn & Lieberson
Massachusetts
– -$3.79M -62,605 Closed
Fiera Capital (Canada)
234
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
– -$3.71M -61,300 Closed
BFG
235
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
– -$3.25M -53,626 Closed
GPC
236
Glacier Peak Capital
Washington
– -$3.03M -50,000 Closed
MLM
237
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
– -$1.27M -21,067 Closed
JWM
238
Jacobus Wealth Management
Wisconsin
– -$1.18M -19,515 Closed
Millennium Management
239
Millennium Management
New York
– -$954K -15,768 Closed
Natixis Advisors
240
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$845K -13,960 Closed
Verition Fund Management
241
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
– -$842K -13,920 Closed
JHIU
242
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
– -$841K -13,900 Closed
CC
243
Curian Capital
Colorado
– -$768K -12,700 Closed
CPS
244
Counsel Portfolio Services
Ontario, Canada
– -$689K -11,383 Closed
SB
245
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
– -$580K -9,607 Closed
Asset Management One
246
Asset Management One
Japan
– -$575K -9,500 Closed
M&T Bank
247
M&T Bank
New York
– -$544K -8,988 Closed
B
248
Baird
Wisconsin
– -$503K -8,316 Closed
Rafferty Asset Management
249
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
– -$477K -7,881 Closed
Brown Advisory
250
Brown Advisory
Maryland
– -$457K -7,550 Closed
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EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

223 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $2.49B — down 6.7% from $2.66B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new EWY positions and 46 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 54 added to existing stakes and 74 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Credit Agricole, adding an estimated $75.2M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, exiting entirely with an estimated $123M sold.

  • 223 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q4 2014, up from 218 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.49B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 54 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 46 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Credit Agricole, an estimated $75.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $123M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.