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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
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226 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.14B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 84 reducing their positions, and 55 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

12.53% more ownership

Funds ownership: 55.07% → 67.6% (+13%)

9% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $178M | Put options by funds: $163M

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 238 → 226 (-12)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 55

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.71B → $2.14B (-$574M)

38% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 84

43% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 4 (-3)

Holders
226
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-5.04%
% of All Funds
2.98%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-42.86%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
48
Increased
52
Reduced
84
Closed
55
Calls
$178M
Puts
$163M
Net Calls
+$14.7M
Net Calls Change
+$36.9M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$130M
2
BA
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
+$71.5M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$62.2M
4
Rafferty Asset Management
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
+$55.4M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$47.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$112M
2
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
-$108M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$73.4M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$48.3M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$45.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HI
201
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$7.17K – – –
ACA
202
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$6.36K +$7.28K +125 New
MCM
203
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$6.09K +$6.99K +120 New
National Bank of Canada
204
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$5.6K +$6.41K +110 New
BAM
205
Bellevue Asset Management
Washington
$5.09K – – –
SPIA
206
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$5.09K +$5.83K +100 New
CIA
207
Cape Investment Advisory
Georgia
$4.43K -$757 -13 -13%
AF
208
Allworth Financial
California
$4.32K +$4.49K +77 New
Russell Investments Group
209
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$3.96K -$3.32K -57 -42%
AWM
210
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$3.66K +$4.2K +72 New
PWA
211
Physician Wealth Advisors
Utah
$3.21K +$3.67K +63 New
KWM
212
Kiker Wealth Management
Georgia
$2.44K +$2.8K +48 New
SWA
213
SOA Wealth Advisors
New York
$1.93K – – –
GIA
214
GHP Investment Advisors
Colorado
$1.43K +$1.63K +28 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
215
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1.02K -$12K -206 -91%
TFA
216
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1K – – –
FHA
217
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$986 -$641 -11 -37%
AA
218
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$916 – – –
FGA
219
Fortis Group Advisors
New Jersey
$814 – – –
CFB
220
Cullen/Frost Bankers
Texas
$782 – – –
CA
221
Continuum Advisory
Idaho
$509 – – –
NFSG
222
Newbridge Financial Services Group
Florida
$407 +$466 +8 New
Toronto Dominion Bank
223
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$356 – – –
GEA
224
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$261 – – –
HNB
225
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$51 – – –
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EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review

226 of the 7,592 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $2.14B — down 21% from $2.71B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 55 funds closed out of EWY and 48 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 84 trimmed existing stakes and 52 added.

The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, adding an estimated $130M. The largest seller was Old Mission Capital, cutting an estimated $112M.

  • 226 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q4 2024, down from 238 in Q3 2024.
  • Funds reported $2.14B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q4 2024, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 48 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q4 2024 and 55 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q4 2024 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $130M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q4 2024 was Old Mission Capital, an estimated $112M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.