iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
231 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.52B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 61 increasing their positions, 70 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
69% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 26
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.1B → $3.52B (+$420M)
9% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 12 (+1)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 215 → 231 (+16)
2.44% less ownership
Funds ownership: 74.34% → 71.9% (-2.4%)
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 61 | Existing positions reduced: 70
36% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $163M | Put options by funds: $256M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PI
PineBridge Investments
New York
|
+$141M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$94.1M |
| 3 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
+$73.9M |
| 4 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
+$64.7M |
| 5 |
AS
Altshuler Shaham
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
+$64.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Legal & General Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$157M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$62.1M |
| 3 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$42.5M |
| 4 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$33.1M |
| 5 |
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$31M |
EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
231 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $3.52B — up 14% from $3.1B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new EWY positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 61 added to existing stakes and 70 trimmed.
The largest buyer was PineBridge Investments, adding an estimated $141M. The largest seller was Legal & General Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $157M sold.
- 231 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q1 2019, up from 215 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $3.52B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 44 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 26 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was PineBridge Investments, an estimated $141M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Legal & General Group, an estimated $157M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.