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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

295 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.55B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 98 increasing their positions, 93 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 49

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 98 | Existing positions reduced: 93

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 293295 (+2)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.58B → $4.55B (-$25.9M)

5% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $280M | Put options by funds: $294M

4.29% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.19%59.9% (-4.3%)

37% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1912 (-7)

Holders
295
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.68%
% of All Funds
5.18%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
-7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-36.84%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
56
Increased
98
Reduced
93
Closed
49
Calls
$280M
Puts
$294M
Net Calls
-$13.6M
Net Calls Change
-$144M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GAM
76
Goldentree Asset Management
New York
$6.25M -$4.79M -52,740 -43%
Franklin Resources
77
Franklin Resources
California
$6.25M +$1.01M +11,069 +19%
CIBC World Market
78
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$6.11M +$50.8K +559 +0.8%
FF
79
Friedenthal Financial
New Jersey
$6.09M +$6.17M +67,896 New
AIM
80
Aurora Investment Managers
Florida
$5.87M +$2.58M +28,332 +76%
AAM
81
Ameraudi Asset Management
New York
$5.33M -$511K -5,620 -9%
WC
82
Wexford Capital
Florida
$5.16M +$516K +5,679 +11%
BA
83
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$5.15M -$754K -8,295 -13%
EW
84
Evoke Wealth
California
$4.84M +$4.91M +54,000 New
KHLMTHM
85
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Tichoniim Havera Menahelet
Israel
$4.74M
Legal & General Group
86
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$4.48M
ACP
87
Aveo Capital Partners
Colorado
$4.25M +$4.31M +47,394 New
MSAGDF
88
Moneda SA Administradora General de Fondos
Chile
$4.2M +$148K +1,630 +4%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
89
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$4.04M +$4.09M +45,000 New
Northern Trust
90
Northern Trust
Illinois
$3.92M -$167K -1,833 -4%
SC
91
Sepio Capital
Utah
$3.9M -$146K -1,607 -4%
QIM
92
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$3.78M +$3.83M +42,121 New
MM
93
Main Management
California
$3.76M +$229K +2,522 +6%
Renaissance Technologies
94
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$3.53M +$2.76M +30,400 +338%
TS
95
Tamar Securities
California
$3.52M +$492K +5,411 +16%
Simplex Trading
96
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$3.5M +$1.81M +19,908 +104%
CCA
97
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$3.45M +$42.9K +472 +1%
Arrowstreet Capital
98
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$3.19M -$680M -7,479,244 -100%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
99
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$3.19M -$16.9M -185,520 -84%
PE
100
Point72 Europe
United Kingdom
$3.14M +$3.18M +35,000 New

EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

295 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $4.55B — down 0.57% from $4.58B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new EWY positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 98 added to existing stakes and 93 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AssetMark Inc, adding an estimated $149M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, cutting an estimated $680M.

  • 295 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q1 2021, up from 293 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $4.55B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q1 2021, down 0.57% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 56 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 49 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $149M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q1 2021 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $680M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.