iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
215 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.1B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 61 increasing their positions, 82 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.
38% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 11 (+3)
27% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.44B → $3.1B (+$656M)
12.17% more ownership
Funds ownership: 62.17% → 74.34% (+12%)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 227 → 215 (-12)
23% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 43
26% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 61 | Existing positions reduced: 82
30% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $158M | Put options by funds: $226M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$612M |
| 2 |
BA
Bridgewater Associates
Westport,
Connecticut
|
+$171M |
| 3 |
Legal & General Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$161M |
| 4 |
AS
Altshuler Shaham
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
+$115M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$91.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
-$208M |
| 2 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$70.6M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$35.4M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$29M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$28.7M |
EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
215 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $3.1B — up 27% from $2.44B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 43 funds closed out of EWY and 33 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 82 trimmed existing stakes and 61 added.
The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, adding an estimated $612M. The largest seller was Prudential plc, exiting entirely with an estimated $208M sold.
- 215 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q4 2018, down from 227 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $3.1B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q4 2018, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 43 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $612M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Prudential plc, an estimated $208M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.