iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
260 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.21B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 72 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.
33% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 39
10% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $108M | Put options by funds: $98.1M
8.88% more ownership
Funds ownership: 62.74% → 71.62% (+8.9%)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 251 → 260 (+9)
5% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 72 | Existing positions reduced: 76
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.8B → $3.21B (-$587M)
27% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 8 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
+$93.4M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$64.1M |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$53.3M |
| 4 |
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$50.1M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$29.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Seattle,
Washington
|
-$154M |
| 2 |
AS
Altshuler Shaham
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
-$128M |
| 3 |
Temasek Holdings
Singapore
|
-$66.5M |
| 4 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$51.9M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$33.4M |
EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review
260 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $3.21B — down 15% from $3.8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new EWY positions and 39 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 72 added to existing stakes and 76 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, adding an estimated $93.4M. The largest seller was Parametric Portfolio Associates, cutting an estimated $154M.
- 260 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q4 2021, up from 251 in Q3 2021.
- Funds reported $3.21B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q4 2021, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 52 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q4 2021 and 39 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q4 2021 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $93.4M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q4 2021 was Parametric Portfolio Associates, an estimated $154M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.