iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
223 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.44B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 63 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.
8% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 63
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.4B → $2.44B (+$37.3M)
0.56% less ownership
Funds ownership: 60.84% → 60.28% (-0.56%)
3% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 34
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 226 → 223 (-3)
18% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 9 (-2)
22% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $167M | Put options by funds: $213M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$100M |
| 2 |
SGDR
SPX Gestao de Recursos
Rio De Janeiro,
Brazil
|
+$59.8M |
| 3 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$50.4M |
| 4 |
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$43.1M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$38.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$59.1M |
| 2 |
Credit Agricole
Montrouge Cedex,
France
|
-$39.8M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$32.3M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$31.3M |
| 5 |
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
|
-$21.8M |
EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
223 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $2.44B — up 1.6% from $2.4B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 34 funds closed out of EWY and 33 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 63 trimmed existing stakes and 68 added.
The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, adding an estimated $100M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $59.1M.
- 223 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q2 2015, down from 226 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $2.44B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 34 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $100M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $59.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.