iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
227 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.44B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 87 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.14B → $2.44B (+$307M)
5.49% more ownership
Funds ownership: 56.68% → 62.17% (+5.5%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 232 → 227 (-5)
11% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 47
38% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 87
38% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 8 (-5)
69% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $84.7M | Put options by funds: $273M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
+$201M |
| 2 |
UIM
USS Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$112M |
| 3 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$82.3M |
| 4 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$79M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$74.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$74.6M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$71M |
| 3 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$60.4M |
| 4 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$30.8M |
| 5 |
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$23.4M |
EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
227 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $2.44B — up 14% from $2.14B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 47 funds closed out of EWY and 42 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 87 trimmed existing stakes and 54 added.
The largest buyer was Prudential plc, opening a new position worth an estimated $201M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $74.6M.
- 227 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q3 2018, down from 232 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $2.44B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 42 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 47 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Prudential plc, an estimated $201M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $74.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.