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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

271 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.34B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 71 funds opening new positions, 80 increasing their positions, 70 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

263% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $774M | Put options by funds: $213M

133% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 37 (+4)

109% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 71 | Existing positions closed: 34

69% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.97B → $3.34B (+$1.37B)

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 236271 (+35)

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 80 | Existing positions reduced: 70

0.93% less ownership

Funds ownership: 69.56%68.63% (-0.93%)

Holders
271
Holders Change
+35
Holders Change %
+14.83%
% of All Funds
3.57%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+133.33%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
71
Increased
80
Reduced
70
Closed
34
Calls
$774M
Puts
$213M
Net Calls
+$561M
Net Calls Change
+$465M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PFM
226
Phillips Financial Management
Indiana
$29.1K
WT
227
Whittier Trust
California
$28K
CAL
228
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$25K -$3.54K -59 -14%
NS
229
NBC Securities
Alabama
$25K +$21.7K +362 New
Optiver Holding
230
Optiver Holding
Netherlands
$24.5K +$20.5K +342 New
Franklin Resources
231
Franklin Resources
California
$23.4K +$9.06K +151 +86%
WAM
232
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$21.5K +$18K +300 New
AWM
233
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$20.7K -$5.82K -97 -25%
National Bank of Canada
234
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$20.4K +$5.16K +86 +43%
4FG
235
4Thought Financial Group
New York
$18.5K +$120 +2 +0.8%
HI
236
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$17.7K +$6.3K +105 +74%
CIA
237
Cape Investment Advisory
Georgia
$15.3K +$4.14K +69 +48%
GC
238
Garde Capital
Washington
$14.7K
CIEC
239
Crédit Industriel et Commercial
France
$14.3K -$413K -6,886 -97%
US Bancorp
240
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$12.2K -$7.08K -118 -41%
TRCT
241
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$11.6K +$9.06K +151 +1,510%
NB
242
NBT Bank
New York
$11.3K
TFM
243
TFC Financial Management
Massachusetts
$11.2K
OSAM
244
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$10.8K
ACA
245
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$8.97K
MCM
246
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$8.02K -$480 -8 -7%
BAM
247
Bellevue Asset Management
Washington
$7.18K
AF
248
Allworth Financial
California
$5.53K
Fifth Third Bancorp
249
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$4.88K -$5.4K -90 -57%
PWA
250
Physician Wealth Advisors
Utah
$4.52K

EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

271 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $3.34B — up 69% from $1.97B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 71 funds opened new EWY positions and 34 closed out — a net gain of 37 holders — while 80 added to existing stakes and 70 trimmed.

The largest buyer was PointState Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $112M. The largest seller was New Vernon Capital Holdings II, cutting an estimated $75.8M.

  • 271 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q2 2025, up from 236 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $3.34B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q2 2025, up 69% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 71 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 34 closed out, a net change of +37 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was PointState Capital, an estimated $112M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q2 2025 was New Vernon Capital Holdings II, an estimated $75.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.