iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
218 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.66B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 63 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 63
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 224 → 218 (-6)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.83B → $2.66B (-$163M)
6.37% less ownership
Funds ownership: 63.62% → 57.25% (-6.4%)
11% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 38
27% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 11 (-4)
34% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $85.3M | Put options by funds: $129M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$57M |
| 2 |
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
+$54.7M |
| 3 |
GI
Glovista Investments
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$44.7M |
| 4 |
JG
Jefferies Group
New York
|
+$37.9M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$23.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$75.1M |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$48.5M |
| 3 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
-$43.8M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$40.1M |
| 5 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$27.5M |
EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
218 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $2.66B — down 5.8% from $2.83B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 38 funds closed out of EWY and 34 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 63 trimmed existing stakes and 70 added.
The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, adding an estimated $57M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $75.1M.
- 218 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q3 2014, down from 224 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $2.66B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q3 2014, down 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 34 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 38 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $57M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $75.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.