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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
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224 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.85B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

124% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $168M | Put options by funds: $75M

45% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 38

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.73B → $1.85B (+$122M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 211 → 224 (+13)

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 59

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

14.26% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.79% → 57.53% (-14%)

Holders
224
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+6.16%
% of All Funds
3.6%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
55
Increased
63
Reduced
59
Closed
38
Calls
$168M
Puts
$75M
Net Calls
+$93.2M
Net Calls Change
+$93.6M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$140M
2
PF
Phoenix Financial
Israel
+$68.4M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$56.6M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$54.2M
5
Twin Tree Management
Twin Tree Management
Texas
+$39.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AS
Altshuler Shaham
Israel
-$450M
2
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$81M
3
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$25.3M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$25.1M
5
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
-$21.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Fifth Third Bancorp
201
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$5.65K – – –
BAM
202
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$5.65K +$5.48K +100 New
TCOV
203
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$5.65K +$5.48K +100 New
AWM
204
Accurate Wealth Management
Florida
$4.29K +$3.84K +70 New
VNIM
205
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
$4K – – –
TC
206
Truvestments Capital
Florida
$3.78K +$3.67K +67 New
CWP
207
Concord Wealth Partners
Virginia
$3.58K +$3.45K +63 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
208
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$3.39K -$57K -1,040 -95%
FWM
209
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$3.11K +$3.01K +55 New
MSCM
210
McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management
Texas
$3.11K +$3.01K +55 New
Franklin Resources
211
Franklin Resources
California
$2.88K -$2.08M -37,918 -100%
SWA
212
SOA Wealth Advisors
New York
$2.15K – – –
AA
213
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$2K – – –
TFA
214
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$2K – – –
TWC
215
TD Waterhouse Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.99K +$1.97K +36 New
SBL
216
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$1.13K – – –
IGWM
217
ICA Group Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.13K +$1.1K +20 New
SPIA
218
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$1.07K -$3.94K -72 -79%
JIR
219
James Investment Research
Ohio
$1K – – –
GEA
220
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$621 – – –
NFSG
221
Newbridge Financial Services Group
Florida
$452 +$438 +8 New
CA
222
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
$282 +$274 +5 New
TCM
223
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$226 – – –
VCM
224
Viewpoint Capital Management
Washington
$56 – – –
AS
225
Altshuler Shaham
Israel
– -$450M -9,328,548 Closed
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EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

224 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $1.85B — up 7% from $1.73B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new EWY positions and 38 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $140M. The largest seller was Altshuler Shaham, exiting entirely with an estimated $450M sold.

  • 224 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q4 2022, up from 211 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $1.85B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q4 2022, up 7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 55 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q4 2022 and 38 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q4 2022 was Jane Street, an estimated $140M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q4 2022 was Altshuler Shaham, an estimated $450M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.