iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
223 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.49B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 74 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.
17% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 46
2.89% more ownership
Funds ownership: 57.25% → 60.14% (+2.9%)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 218 → 223 (+5)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 11 (0)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.66B → $2.49B (-$178M)
15% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $120M | Put options by funds: $142M
27% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 74
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Credit Agricole
Montrouge Cedex,
France
|
+$75.2M |
| 2 |
UIM
USS Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$47.2M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$47M |
| 4 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$39.7M |
| 5 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$33.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$123M |
| 2 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
-$64.5M |
| 3 |
GI
Glovista Investments
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$49.1M |
| 4 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
-$38.6M |
| 5 |
JG
Jefferies Group
New York
|
-$35.4M |
EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
223 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $2.49B — down 6.7% from $2.66B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new EWY positions and 46 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 54 added to existing stakes and 74 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Credit Agricole, adding an estimated $75.2M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, exiting entirely with an estimated $123M sold.
- 223 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q4 2014, up from 218 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $2.49B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 54 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 46 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Credit Agricole, an estimated $75.2M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $123M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.