iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
251 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.69B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 80 increasing their positions, 70 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.
75% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 7 (+3)
33% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.03B → $2.69B (+$661M)
32% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 38
14% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 80 | Existing positions reduced: 70
9.57% more ownership
Funds ownership: 56.94% → 66.51% (+9.6%)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 242 → 251 (+9)
24% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $37.3M | Put options by funds: $49.2M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$128M |
| 2 |
SLF
Sun Life Financial
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$92.1M |
| 3 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
+$79.1M |
| 4 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$57.2M |
| 5 |
UIM
USS Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$52.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$83.2M |
| 2 |
Temasek Holdings
Singapore
|
-$57.2M |
| 3 |
PF
Phoenix Financial
Givatayim,
Israel
|
-$38.8M |
| 4 |
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
-$22.2M |
| 5 |
Squarepoint
New York
|
-$20.4M |
EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review
251 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $2.69B — up 33% from $2.03B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 50 funds opened new EWY positions and 38 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 80 added to existing stakes and 70 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $128M. The largest seller was HSBC Holdings, cutting an estimated $83.2M.
- 251 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q4 2023, up from 242 in Q3 2023.
- Funds reported $2.69B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q4 2023, up 33% quarter-over-quarter.
- 50 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q4 2023 and 38 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $128M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q4 2023 was HSBC Holdings, an estimated $83.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.