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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

182 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.87B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 74 reducing their positions, and 64 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

37% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $293M | Put options by funds: $215M

2.77% more ownership

Funds ownership: 60.28%63.05% (+2.8%)

11% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 98 (-1)

18% less funds holding

Funds holding: 223182 (-41)

24% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.44B → $1.87B (-$573M)

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 74

61% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 64

Holders
182
Holders Change
-41
Holders Change %
-18.39%
% of All Funds
5.08%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-11.11%
% of All Funds
0.22%
New
25
Increased
48
Reduced
74
Closed
64
Calls
$293M
Puts
$215M
Net Calls
+$78.9M
Net Calls Change
+$125M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$390M +$229K +4,600 +0.1%
BIT
2
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$94.9M +$483K +9,696 +0.5%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$87.8M -$31.1M -623,926 -26%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$84.2M +$28.7M +575,102 +50%
Citigroup
5
Citigroup
New York
$83.1M -$13.4M -269,544 -14%
Arrowstreet Capital
6
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$61.8M -$23.3M -466,955 -27%
HSBC Holdings
7
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$61.5M +$857K +17,186 +1%
Jane Street
8
Jane Street
New York
$60.4M +$61.7M +1,237,844 New
UIM
9
USS Investment Management
United Kingdom
$60.4M -$11.8M -237,500 -16%
Morgan Stanley
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
$52.1M -$89.2M -1,788,686 -63%
CI
11
Clal Insurance
Israel
$47.4M -$911K -18,270 -2%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
12
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$44.9M +$14.1M +283,336 +44%
BlackRock
13
BlackRock
New York
$44.5M +$11.6M +232,748 +34%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
14
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$44.3M +$45.2M +907,585 +90,758,500%
HMC
15
Harvard Management Company
Massachusetts
$39.1M
NLI
16
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$37.7M -$9.17M -183,863 -19%
NMIMC
17
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company
Wisconsin
$30.5M
Credit Agricole
18
Credit Agricole
France
$29M -$8.2M -164,548 -22%
Franklin Resources
19
Franklin Resources
California
$26M +$20M +400,351 +303%
H
20
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$25M -$703K -14,109 -3%
UBS Group
21
UBS Group
Switzerland
$22.3M -$2.53M -50,839 -10%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
22
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$19.7M -$912K -18,300 -4%
Fidelity International
23
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$18.6M -$105K -2,100 -0.5%
CS
24
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$18.2M +$8.31M +166,711 +80%
GCM
25
Graham Capital Management
Connecticut
$18.2M +$3.01M +60,378 +19%

EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

182 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $1.87B — down 24% from $2.44B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 64 funds closed out of EWY and 25 opened new positions — a net loss of 39 holders — while 74 trimmed existing stakes and 48 added.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $61.7M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $89.2M.

  • 182 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q3 2015, down from 223 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.87B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 64 closed out, a net change of -39 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Jane Street, an estimated $61.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $89.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.