iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
224 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.83B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 92 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 15 (+3)
0% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.83B → $2.83B (+$1.71M)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 230 → 224 (-6)
3.77% less ownership
Funds ownership: 67.38% → 63.62% (-3.8%)
15% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 33
36% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 92
44% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $82.7M | Put options by funds: $147M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$47.7M |
| 2 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$36.1M |
| 3 |
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$30.4M |
| 4 |
MB
Mizuho Bank
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$30.1M |
| 5 |
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$22.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
-$142M |
| 2 |
GI
Glovista Investments
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$34.6M |
| 3 |
NB
Norinchukin Bank
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$29.9M |
| 4 |
QIM
Quantitative Investment Management
Charlottesville,
Virginia
|
-$16.7M |
| 5 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$15.8M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
IMS
251
Index Management Solutions
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$44K | -720 | Closed |
|
|
WAM
252
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$11K | -180 | Closed |
|
|
HCM
253
Horrell Capital Management
Little Rock,
Arkansas
| – | -$9K | -175 | Closed |
|
254
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$9.53K | -149 | Closed |
|
|
WCBA
255
Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates
Nashville,
Tennessee
| – | -$5K | -86 | Closed |
|
|
BRWM
256
B. Riley Wealth Management
Memphis,
Tennessee
| – | -$3K | -50 | Closed |
|
|
TF
257
Trutina Financial
Bellevue,
Washington
| – | -$3K | -50 | Closed |
|
|
ACS
258
Archford Capital Strategies
Swansea,
Illinois
| – | -$1.23K | -20 | Closed |
|
|
SF
259
Synovus Financial
Columbus,
Georgia
| – | -$1K | -15 | Closed |
|
EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
224 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $2.83B — up 0.06% from $2.83B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 33 funds closed out of EWY and 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 92 trimmed existing stakes and 59 added.
The largest buyer was Flow Traders U.S., opening a new position worth an estimated $47.7M. The largest seller was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, cutting an estimated $142M.
- 224 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q2 2014, down from 230 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $2.83B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 0.06% quarter-over-quarter.
- 28 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 33 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $47.7M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $142M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.