iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
244 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.52B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 77 increasing their positions, 80 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.
38% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 11 (+3)
4% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 77 | Existing positions reduced: 80
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 252 → 244 (-8)
8.03% less ownership
Funds ownership: 66.08% → 58.05% (-8%)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.76B → $2.52B (-$248M)
13% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 47
38% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $227M | Put options by funds: $366M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$104M |
| 2 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
+$85.6M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$41.7M |
| 4 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
+$35.5M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$25.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$271M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$64.1M |
| 3 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$55.4M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$52.3M |
| 5 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$50.4M |
EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
244 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $2.52B — down 9% from $2.76B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 47 funds closed out of EWY and 41 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 80 trimmed existing stakes and 77 added.
The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $104M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $271M sold.
- 244 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q1 2018, down from 252 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $2.52B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q1 2018, down 9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 41 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 47 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $104M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $271M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.