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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
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224 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.85B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

124% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $168M | Put options by funds: $75M

45% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 38

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.73B → $1.85B (+$122M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 211 → 224 (+13)

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 59

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

14.26% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.79% → 57.53% (-14%)

Holders
224
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+6.16%
% of All Funds
3.6%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
55
Increased
63
Reduced
59
Closed
38
Calls
$168M
Puts
$75M
Net Calls
+$93.2M
Net Calls Change
+$93.6M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$140M
2
PF
Phoenix Financial
Israel
+$68.4M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$56.6M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$54.2M
5
Twin Tree Management
Twin Tree Management
Texas
+$39.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AS
Altshuler Shaham
Israel
-$450M
2
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$81M
3
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$25.3M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$25.1M
5
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
-$21.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Millennium Management
226
Millennium Management
New York
– -$25.1M -458,573 Closed
CCM
227
Causeway Capital Management
California
– -$12.5M -263,224 Closed
Balyasny Asset Management
228
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
– -$8.12M -148,172 Closed
Renaissance Technologies
229
Renaissance Technologies
New York
– -$6.78M -143,200 Closed
PL
230
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
– -$3.92M -82,700 Closed
TS
231
Tamar Securities
California
– -$2.87M -60,501 Closed
Citadel Advisors
232
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$2.86M -52,216 Closed
SCP
233
Stamos Capital Partners
California
– -$2.46M -51,990 Closed
KIM
234
Karpus Investment Management
New York
– -$2.22M -46,852 Closed
PAG
235
Private Advisory Group
Washington
– -$1.81M -38,206 Closed
WC
236
Weil Company
California
– -$1.51M -31,822 Closed
Squarepoint
237
Squarepoint
New York
– -$1.49M -31,505 Closed
TI
238
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
– -$899K -18,983 Closed
EMPI
239
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
– -$848K -17,900 Closed
BA
240
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
– -$618K -13,042 Closed
YIH
241
Y-Intercept (HK)
Hong Kong
– -$596K -12,591 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
242
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– -$505K -10,659 Closed
AGA
243
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
– -$496K -10,478 Closed
NW
244
Naviter Wealth
Arkansas
– -$483K -10,200 Closed
IUHSA
245
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
– -$359K -7,571 Closed
DTL
246
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
– -$358K -7,564 Closed
NIG
247
NFJ Investment Group
Texas
– -$570K -5,384 Closed
Walleye Trading
248
Walleye Trading
New York
– -$89K -1,876 Closed
EW
249
Evoke Wealth
California
– -$33K -700 Closed
AP
250
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
– -$32K -663 Closed
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EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

224 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $1.85B — up 7% from $1.73B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new EWY positions and 38 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $140M. The largest seller was Altshuler Shaham, exiting entirely with an estimated $450M sold.

  • 224 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q4 2022, up from 211 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $1.85B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q4 2022, up 7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 55 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q4 2022 and 38 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q4 2022 was Jane Street, an estimated $140M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q4 2022 was Altshuler Shaham, an estimated $450M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.