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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

117% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 29

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 218252 (+34)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 88 (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

Holders
252
Holders Change
+34
Holders Change %
+15.6%
% of All Funds
5.72%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
63
Increased
72
Reduced
81
Closed
29
Calls
$146M
Puts
$482M
Net Calls
-$336M
Net Calls Change
+$11.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HIIFS
26
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$23M -$296K -4,000 -1%
SCCM
27
Schafer Cullen Capital Management
New York
$22.5M +$1.66M +22,475 +8%
PPA
28
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$21M -$258K -3,496 -1%
JP Morgan Chase
29
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$20.8M -$15.6M -211,096 -43%
RBA
30
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$17.9M +$2.14M +28,891 +14%
FTUS
31
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$17.2M +$998K +13,504 +6%
American Century Companies
32
American Century Companies
Missouri
$16.4M +$16.1M +218,210 New
Envestnet Asset Management
33
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$15.5M +$3.66M +49,465 +32%
COLIM
34
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$15.2M +$2.94M +39,700 +24%
State Street
35
State Street
Massachusetts
$15.1M +$9.88M +133,559 +197%
Royal Bank of Canada
36
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$14.7M +$10M +135,543 +225%
MIH
37
Meitav Investment House
Israel
$12.5M +$12.3M +166,290 New
CCA
38
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$11.2M +$1.94M +26,250 +21%
MRC
39
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$11.2M +$1.94M +26,250 +21%
GH
40
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$10.5M -$332K -4,484 -3%
HSBC Holdings
41
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$10M +$2.15M +29,050 +28%
UBS Group
42
UBS Group
Switzerland
$10M -$38.1M -515,043 -79%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
43
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$9.74M +$4.81M +65,004 +100%
TA
44
Teachers Advisors
New York
$9.5M +$3.44M +46,460 +58%
Janus Henderson Group
45
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$9.33M +$5.35M +72,400 +139%
AC
46
AFAM Capital
Texas
$8.6M +$631K +8,531 +8%
NAM
47
Nissay Asset Management
Japan
$7.94M +$7.84M +105,988 New
Bessemer Group
48
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$7.77M +$2.14M +28,971 +39%
UBS AM
49
UBS AM
Illinois
$7.64M +$7.54M +102,000 New
Barclays
50
Barclays
United Kingdom
$7.54M -$2.44M -33,033 -25%

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.