iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
197 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.44B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.
43% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 10 (+3)
18% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.08B → $2.44B (+$365M)
2.11% more ownership
Funds ownership: 65.41% → 67.52% (+2.1%)
10% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 31
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 201 → 197 (-4)
18% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 67
26% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $139M | Put options by funds: $189M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$113M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$91.4M |
| 3 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$66.1M |
| 4 |
MAM
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
|
+$49.7M |
| 5 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$44.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$52.3M |
| 2 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$50.2M |
| 3 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$33.6M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$30.4M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$26.7M |
EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
197 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $2.44B — up 18% from $2.08B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 31 funds closed out of EWY and 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 67 trimmed existing stakes and 55 added.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $113M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $52.3M.
- 197 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q1 2016, down from 201 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $2.44B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 28 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 31 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $113M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $52.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.