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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

244 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.76B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 85 increasing their positions, 68 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

191% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $111M | Put options by funds: $38.3M

25% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 85 | Existing positions reduced: 68

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 89 (+1)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 260244 (-16)

7.09% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.62%64.52% (-7.1%)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.21B → $2.76B (-$450M)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 49

Holders
244
Holders Change
-16
Holders Change %
-6.15%
% of All Funds
3.85%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.5%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
36
Increased
85
Reduced
68
Closed
49
Calls
$111M
Puts
$38.3M
Net Calls
+$73.1M
Net Calls Change
+$62.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BBVA
51
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Spain
$7.23M -$333K -4,594 -4%
MIH
52
Meitav Investment House
Israel
$6.83M +$8.93K +123 +0.1%
NVCHI
53
New Vernon Capital Holdings II
New Jersey
$6.67M -$132K -1,819 -2%
PAG
54
Private Advisory Group
Washington
$6.58M +$6.7M +92,336 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
55
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$6.38M -$616K -8,482 -9%
BPC
56
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$6.24M -$1.53M -21,100 -19%
H6H
57
Hightower 6M Holding
Kansas
$6.2M +$6.32M +87,095 New
LI
58
LMCG Investments
Massachusetts
$6.12M +$6.23M +85,867 New
EMPI
59
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
$5.86M -$48.2M -664,800 -89%
COLIM
60
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$5.37M -$7.39M -101,866 -57%
BHCM
61
Brevan Howard Capital Management
Jersey
$5.34M +$3.81M +52,500 +233%
Franklin Resources
62
Franklin Resources
California
$5.17M -$87.2K -1,201 -2%
CIBC World Market
63
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$4.9M +$50.9K +701 +1%
Arrowstreet Capital
64
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$4.83M -$167M -2,305,892 -97%
LPL Financial
65
LPL Financial
California
$4.67M -$5.94M -81,797 -56%
TS
66
Tamar Securities
California
$4.28M +$420K +5,781 +11%
PL
67
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
$4.25M +$4.33M +59,700 New
SF
68
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$3.83M +$733K +10,101 +23%
KHLMTHM
69
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Tichoniim Havera Menahelet
Israel
$3.74M
NAM
70
Nissay Asset Management
Japan
$3.67M -$4.69M -64,651 -56%
HIIFS
71
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$3.58M
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
72
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$3.56M +$3.63M +50,000 New
N
73
Nuveen
North Carolina
$3.46M -$1.09M -15,008 -24%
KIM
74
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$3.41M -$17.5K -241 -0.5%
PWAC
75
Private Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$3.27M +$3.33M +45,943 New

EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

244 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $2.76B — down 14% from $3.21B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 49 funds closed out of EWY and 36 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 68 trimmed existing stakes and 85 added.

The largest buyer was Prudential plc, adding an estimated $277M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, cutting an estimated $167M.

  • 244 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q1 2022, down from 260 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $2.76B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q1 2022, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q1 2022 and 49 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q1 2022 was Prudential plc, an estimated $277M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q1 2022 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $167M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.