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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

223 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.49B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 74 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 46

2.89% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.25%60.14% (+2.9%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 218223 (+5)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1111 (0)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.66B → $2.49B (-$178M)

15% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $120M | Put options by funds: $142M

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 74

Holders
223
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+2.29%
% of All Funds
5.95%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
54
Increased
54
Reduced
74
Closed
46
Calls
$120M
Puts
$142M
Net Calls
-$21.7M
Net Calls Change
+$22.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$330M
PP
2
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$236M +$11.9M +209,400 +5%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$162M -$27.1M -476,837 -14%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$112M +$47M +826,508 +69%
BIT
5
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$107M +$2.58M +45,290 +2%
Goldman Sachs
6
Goldman Sachs
New York
$92.5M +$14.6M +256,071 +18%
Citigroup
7
Citigroup
New York
$83.4M +$12.7M +223,651 +17%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$78.3M -$8.01M -140,797 -9%
Credit Agricole
9
Credit Agricole
France
$75.1M +$75.2M +1,320,717 +2,287%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
10
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$71.7M -$38.6M -678,194 -34%
HSBC Holdings
11
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$60.8M -$4.5M -79,078 -7%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
12
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$60.7M +$39.7M +697,553 +175%
CI
13
Clal Insurance
Israel
$56M +$57.6M +1,012,496 New
COLIM
14
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$55.8M -$6.91M -121,386 -11%
UIM
15
USS Investment Management
United Kingdom
$45.9M +$47.2M +830,000 New
NLI
16
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$45.3M
HMC
17
Harvard Management Company
Massachusetts
$44.9M +$6.26M +110,000 +16%
PVH
18
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$36.1M -$11.6M -203,982 -24%
MSA
19
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$34.8M
CS
20
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$34.3M +$17.8M +313,154 +102%
FTUS
21
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$32.7M +$33.6M +590,997 New
Arrowstreet Capital
22
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$26.5M +$27.3M +479,162 New
MB
23
Mizuho Bank
Japan
$25.4M
BlackRock
24
BlackRock
New York
$25M +$25.8M +453,010 New
Mirae Asset Global Investments
25
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$24.1M +$615K +10,800 +3%

EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

223 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $2.49B — down 6.7% from $2.66B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new EWY positions and 46 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 54 added to existing stakes and 74 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Credit Agricole, adding an estimated $75.2M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, exiting entirely with an estimated $123M sold.

  • 223 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q4 2014, up from 218 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.49B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 54 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 46 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Credit Agricole, an estimated $75.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $123M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.