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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

279 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.21B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 92 increasing their positions, 96 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1215 (+3)

2.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 59.9%62.6% (+2.7%)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 92 | Existing positions reduced: 96

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 295279 (-16)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.55B → $4.21B (-$340M)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 46

39% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $162M | Put options by funds: $265M

Holders
279
Holders Change
-16
Holders Change %
-5.42%
% of All Funds
4.86%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.26%
New
31
Increased
92
Reduced
96
Closed
46
Calls
$162M
Puts
$265M
Net Calls
-$103M
Net Calls Change
-$89.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Comerica Bank
51
Comerica Bank
Texas
$11.4M -$1.85M -20,160 -13%
LPL Financial
52
LPL Financial
California
$11M +$3.34M +36,327 +44%
MFWM
53
Motley Fool Wealth Management
Virginia
$10.6M +$44.1K +479 +0.4%
NVCHI
54
New Vernon Capital Holdings II
New Jersey
$10.6M +$8.19M +89,019 +360%
NAM
55
Nissay Asset Management
Japan
$10.1M
BPC
56
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$10.1M -$221K -2,400 -2%
SG Americas Securities
57
SG Americas Securities
New York
$9.47M -$19.8M -215,040 -68%
CM
58
Capula Management
Cayman Islands
$9.32M +$9.2M +100,000 New
Aristotle Capital Management
59
Aristotle Capital Management
California
$8.87M +$103K +1,116 +1%
GHA
60
GW Henssler & Associates
Georgia
$8.76M +$629K +6,835 +8%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
61
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$8.69M +$8.58M +93,308 New
KIM
62
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$8.37M +$247K +2,680 +3%
MRC
63
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$8.22M +$398K +4,329 +5%
CCA
64
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$8.17M +$388K +4,213 +5%
ECM
65
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
$8.1M +$5.65M +61,383 +241%
BBVA
66
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Spain
$7.46M +$5.89M +64,019 +419%
6M
67
6 Meridian
Kansas
$7.36M +$242K +2,629 +3%
ECM
68
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$7.32M +$269K +2,923 +4%
HF
69
HRT Financial
New York
$7.27M +$7.18M +78,022 New
MIH
70
Meitav Investment House
Israel
$7.04M +$570K +6,199 +9%
FTUS
71
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$6.46M -$21.8M -236,762 -77%
CIBC World Market
72
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$6.4M +$56.4K +613 +0.9%
QIM
73
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$6.19M +$2.23M +24,273 +58%
OR
74
Olympiad Research
Connecticut
$5.69M -$3.49M -37,990 -38%
Squarepoint
75
Squarepoint
New York
$5.53M +$2.81M +30,584 +106%

EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

279 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $4.21B — down 7.5% from $4.55B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 46 funds closed out of EWY and 31 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 96 trimmed existing stakes and 92 added.

The largest buyer was Temasek Holdings, adding an estimated $74.4M. The largest seller was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, cutting an estimated $233M.

  • 279 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q2 2021, down from 295 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $4.21B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q2 2021, down 7.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q2 2021 and 46 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q2 2021 was Temasek Holdings, an estimated $74.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q2 2021 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $233M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.