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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
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252 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.76B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 72 increasing their positions, 81 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

117% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 29

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 218 → 252 (+34)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 8 (0)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.87B → $2.76B (-$104M)

8.76% less ownership

Funds ownership: 74.84% → 66.08% (-8.8%)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 72 | Existing positions reduced: 81

70% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $146M | Put options by funds: $482M

Holders
252
Holders Change
+34
Holders Change %
+15.6%
% of All Funds
5.72%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
63
Increased
72
Reduced
81
Closed
29
Calls
$146M
Puts
$482M
Net Calls
-$336M
Net Calls Change
+$11.8M

Top Buyers

1
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
+$185M
2
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$73.8M
3
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
+$44.5M
4
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$23.4M
5
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$16.1M

Top Sellers

1
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$280M
2
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$105M
3
N
Natixis
France
-$72.5M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$62.8M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$38.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PNC Financial Services Group
176
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$325K -$172K -2,330 -35%
Bank of Montreal
177
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$323K +$237K +3,200 +290%
MYAM
178
Meiji Yasuda Asset Management
Japan
$315K -$29.4K -397 -9%
BCM
179
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$315K +$311K +4,200 New
CCM
180
Crabel Capital Management
California
$307K +$303K +4,100 New
Axa
181
Axa
France
$300K – – –
SAM
182
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$287K +$283K +3,830 New
SSWM
183
Smith Salley Wealth Management
North Carolina
$282K -$4.58K -62 -2%
CG
184
Cutler Group
California
$273K +$269K +3,644 New
Aristotle Capital Management
185
Aristotle Capital Management
California
$268K – – –
CAG
186
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$267K +$263K +3,561 New
US Bancorp
187
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$261K +$12.9K +174 +5%
MML Investors Services
188
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$260K +$256K +3,469 New
M&T Bank
189
M&T Bank
New York
$259K -$30.2K -408 -11%
PAG
190
Private Advisory Group
Washington
$248K +$244K +3,305 New
Dimensional Fund Advisors
191
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$244K -$2.12M -28,664 -90%
CAN
192
Claraphi Advisory Network
United States
$238K +$235K +3,172 New
BF
193
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$233K -$51.3K -694 -18%
RPC
194
Rossmore Private Capital
Connecticut
$226K +$223K +3,010 New
DADC
195
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$220K – – –
CS
196
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$213K -$280M -3,780,542 -100%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
197
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$204K -$110K -1,487 -35%
PFS
198
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$201K +$198K +2,684 New
EVC
199
Eidelman Virant Capital
Missouri
$173K +$110K +1,489 +181%
KHLMVGHM
200
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Ve Gananot Havera Menahelet
Israel
$164K – – –
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EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

252 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $2.76B — down 3.6% from $2.87B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new EWY positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 34 holders — while 72 added to existing stakes and 81 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO), opening a new position worth an estimated $185M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $280M.

  • 252 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q4 2017, up from 218 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $2.76B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q4 2017, down 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 63 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 29 closed out, a net change of +34 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO), an estimated $185M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $280M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.