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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

271 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.34B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 71 funds opening new positions, 80 increasing their positions, 70 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

263% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $774M | Put options by funds: $213M

133% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 37 (+4)

109% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 71 | Existing positions closed: 34

69% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.97B → $3.34B (+$1.37B)

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 236271 (+35)

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 80 | Existing positions reduced: 70

0.93% less ownership

Funds ownership: 69.56%68.63% (-0.93%)

Holders
271
Holders Change
+35
Holders Change %
+14.83%
% of All Funds
3.57%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+133.33%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
71
Increased
80
Reduced
70
Closed
34
Calls
$774M
Puts
$213M
Net Calls
+$561M
Net Calls Change
+$465M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SL
201
SWMG LLC
Texas
$202K +$167K +2,778 New
BCV
202
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise
Switzerland
$192K -$3.84K -64 -2%
BPAMU
203
BTG Pactual Asset Management US
New York
$164K -$52.6K -877 -28%
Bank Julius Baer & Co
204
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Switzerland
$151K -$69.6K -1,161 -36%
Bank of Montreal
205
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$132K -$254K -4,234 -70%
Deutsche Bank
206
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$127K -$106K -1,763 -50%
BTI
207
Blue Trust Inc
Georgia
$122K -$196K -3,264 -66%
WA
208
WestEnd Advisors
North Carolina
$106K +$88.2K +1,470 New
EDRH
209
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$99.5K
PWMG
210
Private Wealth Management Group
New Jersey
$94.8K +$36K +600 +83%
William Blair & Company
211
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$80K
ETC
212
Exchange Traded Concepts
Oklahoma
$76.5K +$1.38K +23 +2%
AAS
213
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$76.4K +$63.9K +1,065 New
SS
214
SBI Securities
Japan
$69.4K -$2.88K -48 -5%
MCM
215
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$64.6K
BIM
216
Breakwater Investment Management
Washington
$54.8K -$9.54K -159 -17%
BWM
217
BigSur Wealth Management
Florida
$53.8K
PTC
218
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$49.9K -$660 -11 -2%
HC
219
Hara Capital
Washington
$47.4K -$16.2K -270 -29%
FAM
220
Fairtree Asset Management
South Africa
$46.2K -$221K -3,688 -85%
WB
221
Webster Bank
Connecticut
$43.1K
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
222
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$43K +$27.4K +457 +329%
FFA
223
Farther Finance Advisors
California
$39.5K
LAM
224
LOM Asset Management
$37K +$30.6K +510 New
KFI
225
Key Financial Inc
Pennsylvania
$32.4K

EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

271 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $3.34B — up 69% from $1.97B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 71 funds opened new EWY positions and 34 closed out — a net gain of 37 holders — while 80 added to existing stakes and 70 trimmed.

The largest buyer was PointState Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $112M. The largest seller was New Vernon Capital Holdings II, cutting an estimated $75.8M.

  • 271 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q2 2025, up from 236 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $3.34B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q2 2025, up 69% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 71 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 34 closed out, a net change of +37 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was PointState Capital, an estimated $112M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q2 2025 was New Vernon Capital Holdings II, an estimated $75.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.