iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
230 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.83B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 75 reducing their positions, and 55 closing their positions.
0.58% less ownership
Funds ownership: 67.96% → 67.38% (-0.58%)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 245 → 230 (-15)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.01B → $2.83B (-$186M)
12% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 75
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 12 (-3)
24% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 55
47% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $99.9M | Put options by funds: $189M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
+$167M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$62.1M |
| 3 |
GI
Glovista Investments
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$53.4M |
| 4 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$34.5M |
| 5 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
+$31.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
H
Hexavest
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$174M |
| 2 |
Tudor Investment Corp
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$162M |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$50.5M |
| 4 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$29.6M |
| 5 |
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$27M |
EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
230 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $2.83B — down 6.2% from $3.01B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 55 funds closed out of EWY and 42 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 75 trimmed existing stakes and 66 added.
The largest buyer was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, adding an estimated $167M. The largest seller was Hexavest, cutting an estimated $174M.
- 230 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q1 2014, down from 245 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $2.83B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q1 2014, down 6.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 42 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 55 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $167M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Hexavest, an estimated $174M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.