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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
NFG
101
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$2.17M +$300K +5,000 +20%
Cerity Partners
102
Cerity Partners
New York
$2.16M
Wells Fargo
103
Wells Fargo
California
$2.13M -$144K -2,402 -8%
WC
104
Westerkirk Capital
$2.11M +$1.77M +29,432 New
UBP
105
Union Bancaire Privee
Switzerland
$2.11M +$672K +11,202 +58%
IMC Chicago
106
IMC Chicago
Illinois
$2.02M +$1.69M +28,145 New
IC
107
Innealta Capital
Texas
$1.97M +$1.06M +17,590 +179%
SPFA
108
Summit Place Financial Advisors
New Jersey
$1.9M +$29.1K +485 +2%
BBP
109
Banco BTG Pactual
Brazil
$1.87M +$1.32M +22,000 +550%
EARNEST Partners
110
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$1.83M
SCP
111
Stamos Capital Partners
California
$1.81M +$1.51M +25,182 New
AAS
112
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$1.78M +$55K +917 +4%
Stifel Financial
113
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.77M -$5.31M -88,481 -78%
Commonwealth Equity Services
114
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.77M +$999K +16,655 +209%
MCM
115
Monument Capital Management
Virginia
$1.72M +$1.44M +23,999 New
EGM
116
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$1.7M +$1.42M +23,700 New
OCBCO
117
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC)
Singapore
$1.65M -$48.8K -813 -3%
IWC
118
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$1.6M +$1.34M +22,274 New
SG Americas Securities
119
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.58M +$1.32M +22,078 New
YIH
120
Y-Intercept (HK)
Hong Kong
$1.58M +$1.32M +22,036 New
Lido Advisors
121
Lido Advisors
California
$1.57M +$1.31M +21,818 New
MMRF
122
Michelson Medical Research Foundation
California
$1.45M
D.E. Shaw & Co
123
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$1.43M +$1.2M +19,933 New
Prudential Financial
124
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.36M +$180K +3,000 +19%
Capstone Investment Advisors
125
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
$1.36M +$1.13M +18,919 New

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.