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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

295 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.55B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 98 increasing their positions, 93 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 49

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 98 | Existing positions reduced: 93

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 293295 (+2)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.58B → $4.55B (-$25.9M)

5% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $280M | Put options by funds: $294M

4.29% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.19%59.9% (-4.3%)

37% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1912 (-7)

Holders
295
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.68%
% of All Funds
5.18%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
-7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-36.84%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
56
Increased
98
Reduced
93
Closed
49
Calls
$280M
Puts
$294M
Net Calls
-$13.6M
Net Calls Change
-$144M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
26
Bank of America
North Carolina
$41.7M +$6.96M +76,555 +20%
AL
27
Appaloosa LP
New Jersey
$41.5M -$3.41M -37,500 -8%
MIS
28
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$35.8M -$700K -7,704 -2%
IWC
29
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$34.6M +$5.28M +58,047 +18%
IMPI
30
Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
$34.4M
H
31
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$30.3M -$13.4M -147,042 -30%
Ameriprise
32
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$29.6M +$24.1M +264,650 +401%
LIM
33
Longfellow Investment Management
Massachusetts
$29.4M
FMI
34
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$28.7M
SG Americas Securities
35
SG Americas Securities
New York
$28.4M +$21.5M +236,426 +295%
COLIM
36
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$27.9M -$82.4M -906,284 -74%
FTUS
37
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$27.5M +$4.09M +45,012 +17%
Rafferty Asset Management
38
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$26.2M +$13.6M +149,763 +106%
Envestnet Asset Management
39
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$25.9M +$8.33M +91,673 +47%
AII
40
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$25M -$21.1M -232,476 -45%
TD Asset Management
41
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$21.2M -$28M -308,000 -57%
N
42
Nuveen
North Carolina
$20.7M +$12.8M +141,096 +157%
SI
43
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$19.9M -$10.6M -116,495 -34%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
44
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$19.7M -$4.92M -54,123 -20%
SMFG
45
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
$19M -$13M -143,000 -40%
PVH
46
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$18.9M +$14.5M +160,000 +315%
G
47
GenTrust
Florida
$16.5M +$17.4M +191,379 New
Ninety One (UK)
48
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$14.7M -$71.3M -783,946 -83%
MC
49
Martin Currie
United Kingdom
$14.7M -$1.33M -14,623 -8%
Comerica Bank
50
Comerica Bank
Texas
$14.6M -$772K -8,493 -5%

EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

295 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $4.55B — down 0.57% from $4.58B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new EWY positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 98 added to existing stakes and 93 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AssetMark Inc, adding an estimated $149M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, cutting an estimated $680M.

  • 295 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q1 2021, up from 293 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $4.55B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q1 2021, down 0.57% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 56 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 49 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $149M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q1 2021 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $680M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.