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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
SWM
251
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$3.59K -$12K -200 -80%
SAM
252
Smartleaf Asset Management
Massachusetts
$3.25K
SWA
253
SOA Wealth Advisors
New York
$2.73K
CAM
254
Costello Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$2.58K
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
255
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2.44K +$840 +14 +70%
GWM
256
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$2.15K -$1.8K -30 -50%
CI
257
CX Institutional
Indiana
$2K
OA
258
Operose Advisors
Wisconsin
$1.65K +$1.38K +23 New
TFA
259
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1.32K
AA
260
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$1.29K
LFG
261
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
$1.22K
CFB
262
Cullen/Frost Bankers
Texas
$1.1K
C
263
Covestor
United Kingdom
$1K -$240 -4 -24%
FGA
264
Fortis Group Advisors
New Jersey
$574
NFSG
265
Newbridge Financial Services Group
Florida
$574
BIA
266
Bell Investment Advisors
California
$503
Toronto Dominion Bank
267
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$502
HI
268
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$431 +$360 +6 New
PWM
269
Proathlete Wealth Management
Florida
$430 +$120 +2 +50%
GEA
270
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$368
HNB
271
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$72
VCM
272
Viewpoint Capital Management
Washington
$72
OMC
273
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$44.8M -829,739 Closed
Marshall Wace
274
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
-$16.5M -305,743 Closed
KI
275
Kapitalo Investimentos
Brazil
-$9.48M -175,340 Closed

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.