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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

245 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.01B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 83 increasing their positions, 62 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

51% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 35

34% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 83 | Existing positions reduced: 62

32% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $185M | Put options by funds: $140M

26% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.39B → $3.01B (+$625M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 227245 (+18)

7% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1415 (+1)

5.1% more ownership

Funds ownership: 62.86%67.96% (+5.1%)

Holders
245
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+7.93%
% of All Funds
7.11%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+7.14%
% of All Funds
0.44%
New
53
Increased
83
Reduced
62
Closed
35
Calls
$185M
Puts
$140M
Net Calls
+$45.4M
Net Calls Change
+$106M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$351M
PP
2
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$294M +$288M +4,539,900 New
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$199M -$9.39M -148,057 -5%
H
4
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$193M -$1.58M -24,899 -0.8%
Tudor Investment Corp
5
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$162M +$159M +2,500,000 New
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$110M +$25.8M +407,311 +31%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
7
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$102M +$30.1M +475,000 +43%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$95.1M -$35.4M -557,799 -27%
HSBC Holdings
9
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$90.6M -$35.6M -560,838 -29%
Morgan Stanley
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
$87.5M -$76M -1,198,510 -47%
Goldman Sachs
11
Goldman Sachs
New York
$85.6M -$16.5M -259,985 -16%
Citigroup
12
Citigroup
New York
$60.9M +$5.32M +83,843 +10%
NLI
13
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$57.5M
FTUS
14
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$50.5M +$6.77M +106,770 +16%
MSA
15
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$45.4M +$6.97M +109,900 +19%
HMC
16
Harvard Management Company
Massachusetts
$42.1M -$1.15M -18,050 -3%
Wellington Management Group
17
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$41M +$40.2M +633,438 New
USAA
18
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$40.1M +$34.9M +550,544 +786%
Barclays
19
Barclays
United Kingdom
$38.2M +$18.6M +292,669 +96%
PPFA
20
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$36.4M +$36.2M +570,500 New
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
21
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$35.5M +$4.56M +71,900 +15%
Envestnet Asset Management
22
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$32.4M +$30.5M +480,922 +2,485%
U
23
UBS
Switzerland
$31.4M +$4.31M +67,950 +16%
RIG
24
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$27M +$628K +9,897 +2%
CA
25
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$26.2M +$25.8M +406,822 +1,127%

EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

245 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $3.01B — up 26% from $2.39B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new EWY positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 83 added to existing stakes and 62 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Prudential plc, opening a new position worth an estimated $288M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $76M.

  • 245 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q4 2013, up from 227 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $3.01B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q4 2013, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 35 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Prudential plc, an estimated $288M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $76M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.