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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
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260 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.21B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 72 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 39

10% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $108M | Put options by funds: $98.1M

8.88% more ownership

Funds ownership: 62.74% → 71.62% (+8.9%)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 251 → 260 (+9)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 72 | Existing positions reduced: 76

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.8B → $3.21B (-$587M)

27% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 8 (-3)

Holders
260
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+3.59%
% of All Funds
4%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-27.27%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
52
Increased
72
Reduced
76
Closed
39
Calls
$108M
Puts
$98.1M
Net Calls
+$10.2M
Net Calls Change
+$62.4M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
+$93.4M
2
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$64.1M
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$53.3M
4
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
+$50.1M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$29.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
-$154M
2
AS
Altshuler Shaham
Israel
-$128M
3
Temasek Holdings
Temasek Holdings
Singapore
-$66.5M
4
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$51.9M
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$33.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SBL
251
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$2K – – –
SWA
252
SOA Wealth Advisors
New York
$2K – – –
C
253
Covestor
United Kingdom
$2K +$2.13K +27 New
FAG
254
Fortitude Advisory Group
Washington
$2K +$2.45K +31 New
FHA
255
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$1K – – –
SPIA
256
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$1K – – –
Toronto Dominion Bank
257
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$1K – – –
FGAM
258
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$720 +$135K +1,707 +18,967%
OMC
259
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
– -$51.9M -643,199 Closed
DS
260
DRW Securities
Illinois
– -$19.7M -244,123 Closed
Boston Partners
261
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
– -$19.7M -243,793 Closed
Schroder Investment Management Group
262
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
– -$15.7M -194,346 Closed
AG
263
AIA Group
Hong Kong
– -$14.4M -178,680 Closed
GHA
264
GW Henssler & Associates
Georgia
– -$8.96M -111,129 Closed
Ninety One (UK)
265
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
– -$4.53M -56,179 Closed
CI
266
Cavalier Investments
Georgia
– -$3.03M -38,350 -100%
BS
267
Banco Santander
Spain
– -$2.6M -32,273 Closed
Macquarie Group
268
Macquarie Group
Australia
– -$1.79M -22,186 Closed
PVH
269
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
– -$1.56M -19,400 Closed
QFA
270
Quattro Financial Advisors
Texas
– -$1.54M -19,109 Closed
RJA
271
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
– -$1.11M -13,757 Closed
YIH
272
Y-Intercept (HK)
Hong Kong
– -$1.08M -13,436 Closed
TSS
273
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$934K -11,585 Closed
SC
274
Solstein Capital
California
– -$619K -7,670 Closed
FFN
275
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
– -$582K -7,212 Closed
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EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

260 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $3.21B — down 15% from $3.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new EWY positions and 39 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 72 added to existing stakes and 76 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, adding an estimated $93.4M. The largest seller was Parametric Portfolio Associates, cutting an estimated $154M.

  • 260 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q4 2021, up from 251 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $3.21B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q4 2021, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 52 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q4 2021 and 39 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q4 2021 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $93.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q4 2021 was Parametric Portfolio Associates, an estimated $154M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.