iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
224 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.85B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.
124% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $168M | Put options by funds: $75M
45% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 38
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.73B → $1.85B (+$122M)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 211 → 224 (+13)
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 59
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
14.26% less ownership
Funds ownership: 71.79% → 57.53% (-14%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$140M |
| 2 |
PF
Phoenix Financial
Givatayim,
Israel
|
+$68.4M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$56.6M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$54.2M |
| 5 |
Twin Tree Management
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$39.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AS
Altshuler Shaham
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
-$450M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$81M |
| 3 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
-$25.3M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$25.1M |
| 5 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
-$21.9M |
EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review
224 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $1.85B — up 7% from $1.73B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new EWY positions and 38 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $140M. The largest seller was Altshuler Shaham, exiting entirely with an estimated $450M sold.
- 224 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q4 2022, up from 211 in Q3 2022.
- Funds reported $1.85B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q4 2022, up 7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 55 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q4 2022 and 38 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q4 2022 was Jane Street, an estimated $140M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q4 2022 was Altshuler Shaham, an estimated $450M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.