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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY

236 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.97B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 61 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

133% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $167M | Put options by funds: $71.7M

28% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 40

25% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 61

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 226 → 236 (+10)

1.96% more ownership

Funds ownership: 67.6% → 69.56% (+2%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.14B → $1.97B (-$165M)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)

Holders
236
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+4.42%
% of All Funds
3.16%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
51
Increased
76
Reduced
61
Closed
40
Calls
$167M
Puts
$71.7M
Net Calls
+$95.4M
Net Calls Change
+$80.7M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NVCHI
New Vernon Capital Holdings II
New Jersey
+$77.5M
2
TD Asset Management
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$45.9M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$22.3M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$19.9M
5
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
+$17.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$94.3M
2
BA
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
-$91.5M
3
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
-$57.2M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$45.5M
5
AIMCA
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
-$36.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ACA
226
Atlas Capital Advisors
Wyoming
$918 +$943 +17 New
CFB
227
Cullen/Frost Bankers
Texas
$831 – – –
TRCT
228
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$540 -$23.3K -420 -98%
FGA
229
Fortis Group Advisors
New Jersey
$432 -$444 -8 -50%
NFSG
230
Newbridge Financial Services Group
Florida
$432 – – –
BIA
231
Bell Investment Advisors
California
$379 +$388 +7 New
Toronto Dominion Bank
232
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$378 – – –
WGS
233
Washington Growth Strategies
District of Columbia
$325 +$2.99K +54 New
GEA
234
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$277 – – –
PWM
235
Proathlete Wealth Management
Florida
$216 +$222 +4 New
HNB
236
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$54 – – –
VCM
237
Viewpoint Capital Management
Washington
$54 – – –
D.E. Shaw & Co
238
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
– -$45.5M -893,742 Closed
AIMCA
239
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
– -$36.1M -709,774 Closed
QC
240
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
– -$22.4M -440,045 Closed
FMI
241
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
– -$22.2M -437,000 Closed
PF
242
Phoenix Financial
Israel
– -$20.4M -400,919 Closed
TC
243
Trium Capital
United Kingdom
– -$18.7M -367,075 Closed
QIM
244
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
– -$5.88M -115,473 Closed
SAM
245
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
– -$5.72M -112,382 Closed
MPM
246
MBB Public Markets
Illinois
– -$5.2M -102,169 Closed
SCP
247
Sender Company & Partners
New York
– -$4.33M -85,010 Closed
YIH
248
Y-Intercept (HK)
Hong Kong
– -$3.87M -76,113 Closed
CC
249
Centiva Capital
New York
– -$3.1M -60,900 Closed
Wellington Management Group
250
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
– -$2.36M -46,376 Closed
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EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

236 of the 7,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $1.97B — down 7.7% from $2.14B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 51 funds opened new EWY positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 76 added to existing stakes and 61 trimmed.

The largest buyer was New Vernon Capital Holdings II, adding an estimated $77.5M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $94.3M.

  • 236 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q1 2025, up from 226 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $1.97B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q1 2025, down 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 51 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 40 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was New Vernon Capital Holdings II, an estimated $77.5M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q1 2025 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $94.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.