iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

EWY

Market cap $19.3B

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.