iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
232 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.14B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 82 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.
18% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 13 (+2)
1.37% less ownership
Funds ownership: 58.05% → 56.68% (-1.4%)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 244 → 232 (-12)
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 82
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.52B → $2.14B (-$380M)
23% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 43
79% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $75.4M | Put options by funds: $353M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$62.8M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$30.5M |
| 3 |
MC
Maplelane Capital
New York
|
+$19.3M |
| 4 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$17.4M |
| 5 |
TAM
Tiverton Asset Management
Wilimington,
Delaware
|
+$16.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$104M |
| 2 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$58.7M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$38.8M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$36.1M |
| 5 |
H
Hexavest
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$27.7M |
EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
232 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $2.14B — down 15% from $2.52B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 43 funds closed out of EWY and 33 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 82 trimmed existing stakes and 71 added.
The largest buyer was Schroder Investment Management Group, adding an estimated $62.8M. The largest seller was Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO), cutting an estimated $104M.
- 232 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q2 2018, down from 244 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $2.14B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q2 2018, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 43 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Schroder Investment Management Group, an estimated $62.8M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO), an estimated $104M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.