iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
252 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.76B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 72 increasing their positions, 81 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
117% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 29
16% more funds holding
Funds holding: 218 → 252 (+34)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 8 (0)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.87B → $2.76B (-$104M)
8.76% less ownership
Funds ownership: 74.84% → 66.08% (-8.8%)
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 72 | Existing positions reduced: 81
70% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $146M | Put options by funds: $482M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$185M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$73.8M |
| 3 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$44.5M |
| 4 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$23.4M |
| 5 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$16.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$280M |
| 2 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$105M |
| 3 |
N
Natixis
Paris,
France
|
-$72.5M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$62.8M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$38.1M |
EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
252 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $2.76B — down 3.6% from $2.87B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new EWY positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 34 holders — while 72 added to existing stakes and 81 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO), opening a new position worth an estimated $185M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $280M.
- 252 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q4 2017, up from 218 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $2.76B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q4 2017, down 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 63 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 29 closed out, a net change of +34 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO), an estimated $185M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $280M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.