iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
251 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.8B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 99 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.
0.14% more ownership
Funds ownership: 62.6% → 62.74% (+0.14%)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.21B → $3.8B (-$415M)
10% less funds holding
Funds holding: 279 → 251 (-28)
27% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 11 (-4)
28% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $135M | Put options by funds: $187M
30% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 99
45% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 53
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$136M |
| 2 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
+$111M |
| 3 |
AS
Altshuler Shaham
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
+$76.3M |
| 4 |
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$75M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$62.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$205M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$175M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$53.7M |
| 4 |
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$39.8M |
| 5 |
EMPI
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance
Espoo,
Finland
|
-$39.6M |
EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review
251 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $3.8B — down 9.9% from $4.21B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 53 funds closed out of EWY and 29 opened new positions — a net loss of 24 holders — while 99 trimmed existing stakes and 69 added.
The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $136M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $205M.
- 251 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q3 2021, down from 279 in Q2 2021.
- Funds reported $3.8B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q3 2021, down 9.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 29 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 53 closed out, a net change of -24 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $136M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q3 2021 was Jane Street, an estimated $205M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.