iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
201 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.01B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 84 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.
4.84% more ownership
Funds ownership: 66.68% → 71.52% (+4.8%)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 211 → 201 (-10)
14% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $199M | Put options by funds: $232M
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.35B → $2.01B (-$345M)
16% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 45
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 8 (-2)
44% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 84
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BA
Bridgewater Associates
Westport,
Connecticut
|
+$95.9M |
| 2 |
YU
Yale University
New Haven,
Connecticut
|
+$69.9M |
| 3 |
SCM
Segantii Capital Management
Hong Kong
|
+$26.5M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$22.4M |
| 5 |
GI
Glovista Investments
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$13.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$72.7M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$48.9M |
| 3 |
Axa
Paris,
France
|
-$42.3M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$28M |
| 5 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$26.6M |
EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
201 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $2.01B — down 15% from $2.35B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 45 funds closed out of EWY and 38 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 84 trimmed existing stakes and 47 added.
The largest buyer was Bridgewater Associates, adding an estimated $95.9M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $72.7M.
- 201 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q4 2016, down from 211 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $2.01B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q4 2016, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 38 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 45 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Bridgewater Associates, an estimated $95.9M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $72.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.