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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY

252 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.76B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 72 increasing their positions, 81 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

117% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 29

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 218 → 252 (+34)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 8 (0)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.87B → $2.76B (-$104M)

8.76% less ownership

Funds ownership: 74.84% → 66.08% (-8.8%)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 72 | Existing positions reduced: 81

70% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $146M | Put options by funds: $482M

Holders
252
Holders Change
+34
Holders Change %
+15.6%
% of All Funds
5.72%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
63
Increased
72
Reduced
81
Closed
29
Calls
$146M
Puts
$482M
Net Calls
-$336M
Net Calls Change
+$11.8M

Top Buyers

1
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
+$185M
2
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$73.8M
3
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
+$44.5M
4
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$23.4M
5
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$16.1M

Top Sellers

1
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$280M
2
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$105M
3
N
Natixis
France
-$72.5M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$62.8M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$38.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PCM
101
Penserra Capital Management
California
$2.01M +$1.99M +26,880 New
MLIC
102
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
$2M -$133K -1,800 -6%
IG
103
ING Group
Netherlands
$1.96M – – –
UCFA
104
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$1.9M -$366K -4,944 -16%
LJAC
105
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
$1.88M +$496K +6,707 +37%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
106
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$1.82M +$1.8M +24,340 New
BC
107
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.82M -$233K -3,145 -11%
Invesco
108
Invesco
Georgia
$1.74M +$148K +2,000 +9%
MIFH
109
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$1.73M -$13.8K -187 -0.8%
Bank of New York Mellon
110
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.71M -$214K -2,896 -11%
BCM
111
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.69M +$1.66M +22,500 New
WGCA
112
Wolf Group Capital Advisors
Virginia
$1.67M +$106K +1,436 +7%
MPA
113
Marvin & Palmer Associates
Delaware
$1.57M +$296K +4,000 +24%
AIA
114
AGF Investments America
Ontario, Canada
$1.52M +$40.4K +547 +3%
EF
115
Empirical Finance
Pennsylvania
$1.45M – – –
TYCC
116
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$1.39M – – –
Allianz Asset Management
117
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$1.36M -$478K -6,460 -26%
Balyasny Asset Management
118
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$1.33M +$1.31M +17,771 New
GEM
119
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$1.31M – – –
Wellington Management Group
120
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$1.25M -$5.23M -70,782 -81%
LTFS
121
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.24M +$98K +1,325 +9%
RCAG
122
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$1.19M -$419K -5,669 -26%
MYLI
123
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance
Japan
$1.17M – – –
FDCDDQ
124
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$1.13M +$303K +4,092 +37%
GRP
125
Global Retirement Partners
California
$1.06M +$6.58K +89 +0.6%
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EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

252 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $2.76B — down 3.6% from $2.87B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new EWY positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 34 holders — while 72 added to existing stakes and 81 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO), opening a new position worth an estimated $185M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $280M.

  • 252 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q4 2017, up from 218 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $2.76B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q4 2017, down 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 63 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 29 closed out, a net change of +34 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO), an estimated $185M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $280M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.