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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

271 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.34B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 71 funds opening new positions, 80 increasing their positions, 70 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

263% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $774M | Put options by funds: $213M

133% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 37 (+4)

109% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 71 | Existing positions closed: 34

69% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.97B → $3.34B (+$1.37B)

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 236271 (+35)

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 80 | Existing positions reduced: 70

0.93% less ownership

Funds ownership: 69.56%68.63% (-0.93%)

Holders
271
Holders Change
+35
Holders Change %
+14.83%
% of All Funds
3.57%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+133.33%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
71
Increased
80
Reduced
70
Closed
34
Calls
$774M
Puts
$213M
Net Calls
+$561M
Net Calls Change
+$465M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Raymond James Financial
76
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$4.5M +$603K +10,057 +19%
AssetMark Inc
77
AssetMark Inc
California
$4.43M +$2.19M +36,480 +145%
LP
78
LMR Partners
United Kingdom
$4.4M
WC
79
Wexford Capital
Florida
$4.34M +$3.63M +60,462 New
Bessemer Group
80
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$4.26M +$2M +33,410 +129%
DZ Bank
81
DZ Bank
Germany
$4.23M +$3.53M +58,908 New
PCM
82
Pinnbrook Capital Management
New York
$4.21M +$3.52M +58,617 New
LI
83
LMCG Investments
Massachusetts
$3.98M -$151K -2,513 -4%
Group One Trading
84
Group One Trading
Illinois
$3.94M +$1.81M +30,179 +122%
QOP
85
Quinn Opportunity Partners
Virginia
$3.75M -$9.36M -156,098 -75%
Millennium Management
86
Millennium Management
New York
$3.74M +$1.72M +28,729 +123%
DS
87
DRW Securities
Illinois
$3.6M -$15.5M -257,903 -84%
Cetera Investment Advisers
88
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$3.56M +$2.44M +40,687 +457%
First Trust Advisors
89
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$3.29M -$136K -2,275 -5%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
90
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$3.19M -$12.6M -209,583 -82%
CM
91
Cercano Management
Washington
$3.1M +$2.59M +43,201 New
PG
92
Prostatis Group
Maryland
$3.04M +$2.54M +42,334 New
CHAM
93
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$2.96M +$593K +9,890 +32%
RCG
94
Rock Creek Group
District of Columbia
$2.9M +$2.42M +40,361 New
FFG
95
Fiduciary Financial Group
California
$2.82M -$93.7K -1,562 -4%
DCM
96
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$2.74M +$2.29M +38,126 New
SAMU
97
SONA Asset Management (US)
New York
$2.66M +$2.22M +37,000 New
N
98
Nuveen
North Carolina
$2.61M -$629K -10,494 -22%
Legal & General Group
99
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$2.55M
CCA
100
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$2.22M +$97.5K +1,626 +6%

EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

271 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $3.34B — up 69% from $1.97B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 71 funds opened new EWY positions and 34 closed out — a net gain of 37 holders — while 80 added to existing stakes and 70 trimmed.

The largest buyer was PointState Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $112M. The largest seller was New Vernon Capital Holdings II, cutting an estimated $75.8M.

  • 271 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q2 2025, up from 236 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $3.34B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q2 2025, up 69% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 71 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 34 closed out, a net change of +37 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was PointState Capital, an estimated $112M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q2 2025 was New Vernon Capital Holdings II, an estimated $75.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.