We are live on ! Find out more
EWY icon

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

230 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.83B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 75 reducing their positions, and 55 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.58% less ownership

Funds ownership: 67.96%67.38% (-0.58%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 245230 (-15)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.01B → $2.83B (-$186M)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 75

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1512 (-3)

24% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 55

47% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $99.9M | Put options by funds: $189M

Holders
230
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-6.12%
% of All Funds
6.64%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.35%
New
42
Increased
66
Reduced
75
Closed
55
Calls
$99.9M
Puts
$189M
Net Calls
-$89.5M
Net Calls Change
-$135M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SOMRS
51
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$9.22M
BPC
52
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$8.66M +$1.93M +32,154 +30%
Wellington Management Group
53
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$8.63M -$29.6M -493,038 -78%
DCM
54
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$8.11M +$486K +8,103 +7%
UBS AM
55
UBS AM
Illinois
$7.94M +$284K +4,738 +4%
Allianz Asset Management
56
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$6.13M -$1.37M -22,830 -19%
GB
57
Gunma Bank
Japan
$6.03M
Invesco
58
Invesco
Georgia
$5.77M -$13M -216,710 -70%
EM
59
EnTrustPermal Management
New York
$5.7M
H
60
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$5.5M -$174M -2,899,124 -97%
AC
61
AFAM Capital
Texas
$5.22M -$348K -5,806 -6%
JCP
62
Jabre Capital Partners
Switzerland
$4.92M -$11.1M -185,000 -70%
Bank of New York Mellon
63
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$4.83M -$295K -4,924 -6%
COPPSERS
64
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$4.67M +$3.6M +60,000 +376%
SG Americas Securities
65
SG Americas Securities
New York
$4.5M +$2.62M +43,737 +149%
Natixis Advisors
66
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$4.46M +$3.01M +50,272 +226%
BGIM
67
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$4M +$1.14M +18,982 +41%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
68
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$3.96M -$677K -11,300 -15%
MLL
69
Moody Lynn & Lieberson
Massachusetts
$3.84M +$3.74M +62,378 New
KC
70
Kingfisher Capital
North Carolina
$3.81M +$1.14M +18,937 +44%
WBG
71
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$3.78M -$226K -3,764 -6%
CIBC World Market
72
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$3.75M +$15.5K +259 +0.4%
MTB
73
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$3.64M +$37.6K +628 +1%
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
74
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$3.57M -$54K -901 -2%
ZIM
75
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$2.52M -$63.8K -1,064 -3%

EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

230 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $2.83B — down 6.2% from $3.01B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 55 funds closed out of EWY and 42 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 75 trimmed existing stakes and 66 added.

The largest buyer was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, adding an estimated $167M. The largest seller was Hexavest, cutting an estimated $174M.

  • 230 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q1 2014, down from 245 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $2.83B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q1 2014, down 6.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 55 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $167M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Hexavest, an estimated $174M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.