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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
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263 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.38B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 81 increasing their positions, 74 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

44% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 36

26% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.69B → $3.38B (+$694M)

14% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 8 (+1)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 251 → 263 (+12)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 81 | Existing positions reduced: 74

0.32% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.51% → 66.19% (-0.32%)

5% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $141M | Put options by funds: $149M

Holders
263
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+4.78%
% of All Funds
3.79%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
52
Increased
81
Reduced
74
Closed
36
Calls
$141M
Puts
$149M
Net Calls
-$7.76M
Net Calls Change
+$4.21M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$327M
2
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
+$116M
3
PF
Phoenix Financial
Israel
+$102M
4
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
+$97.5M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$96.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$156M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$143M
3
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$45.5M
4
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$40.9M
5
MIH
Meitav Investment House
Israel
-$40.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FAIM
76
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$2.81M +$129K +2,029 +5%
Renaissance Technologies
77
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$2.77M +$2.62M +41,241 New
SG Americas Securities
78
SG Americas Securities
New York
$2.54M +$881K +13,882 +58%
ECM
79
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
$2.53M +$2.4M +37,749 New
GIM
80
Guild Investment Management
California
$2.45M +$390K +6,151 +20%
Legal & General Group
81
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$2.39M – – –
Stifel Financial
82
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.28M -$487K -7,680 -18%
Twin Tree Management
83
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$2.27M +$2.14M +33,762 New
IC
84
Innealta Capital
Texas
$2.25M – – –
Rockefeller Capital Management
85
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$2.14M -$33.6K -530 -2%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
86
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$2.09M +$912K +14,365 +86%
Millennium Management
87
Millennium Management
New York
$2.06M -$708K -11,159 -27%
TSS
88
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$1.95M +$983K +15,488 +114%
SPFA
89
Summit Place Financial Advisors
New Jersey
$1.95M +$149K +2,340 +9%
Invesco
90
Invesco
Georgia
$1.93M -$139K -2,195 -7%
CWM
91
Calamos Wealth Management
Illinois
$1.88M +$458K +7,218 +35%
EARNEST Partners
92
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$1.87M – – –
LJAC
93
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
$1.86M +$1.76M +27,763 New
DZ Bank
94
DZ Bank
Germany
$1.85M +$1.75M +27,499 New
FWTB
95
First Western Trust Bank
Colorado
$1.81M – – –
PHS
96
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$1.73M -$221K -3,485 -12%
MML Investors Services
97
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.71M -$335K -5,282 -17%
Nisa Investment Advisors
98
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$1.64M – – –
Prudential Financial
99
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.59M -$138K -2,181 -8%
GEM
100
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$1.58M – – –
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EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review

263 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $3.38B — up 26% from $2.69B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new EWY positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 81 added to existing stakes and 74 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $327M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $156M.

  • 263 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q1 2024, up from 251 in Q4 2023.
  • Funds reported $3.38B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q1 2024, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 52 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q1 2024 and 36 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q1 2024 was Jane Street, an estimated $327M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q1 2024 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $156M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.