iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
210 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.31B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
52% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 27
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 197 → 210 (+13)
4.18% more ownership
Funds ownership: 67.52% → 71.7% (+4.2%)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.44B → $2.31B (-$128M)
10% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 9 (-1)
10% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $140M | Put options by funds: $156M
16% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 67
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$72.9M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$49.2M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$44.1M |
| 4 |
GI
Glovista Investments
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$38.6M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$36.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$209M |
| 2 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$72.5M |
| 3 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
-$47.4M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$46.7M |
| 5 |
NLI
Nippon Life Insurance
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$40.8M |
EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
210 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $2.31B — down 5.2% from $2.44B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new EWY positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 56 added to existing stakes and 67 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $72.9M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, cutting an estimated $209M.
- 210 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q2 2016, up from 197 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $2.31B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q2 2016, down 5.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 41 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 27 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $72.9M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $209M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.