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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

EWY

Market cap $19.3B

201 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.08B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 68 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New

Increased

Maintained

Reduced

Closed

144% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 16

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.87B → $2.08B (+$210M)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 182 → 201 (+19)

2.35% more ownership

Funds ownership: 63.05% → 65.41% (+2.4%)

7% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $262M | Put options by funds: $245M

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 7 (-1)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 68

Holders

201

Holders Change

+19

Holders Change %

+10.44%

% of All Funds

5.27%

Holding in Top 10

Holding in Top 10 Change

-1

Holding in Top 10 Change %

-12.5%

% of All Funds

0.18%

New

Increased

Reduced

Closed

Calls

$262M

Puts

$245M

Net Calls

+$17.2M

Net Calls Change

-$61.7M

Top Buyers

1	Arrowstreet Capital Boston, Massachusetts	+$210M
2	Axa Paris, France	+$37.8M
3	BFA BlackRock Fund Advisors San Francisco, California	+$37.6M
4	BNP Paribas Financial Markets Paris, France	+$33M
5	COLIM City of London Investment Management London, United Kingdom	+$21M

Top Sellers

1	Parallax Volatility Advisers San Francisco, California	-$47.7M
2	Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance) Canada, Ontario, Canada	-$39.9M
3	UIM USS Investment Management London, United Kingdom	-$33.1M
4	Jane Street New York	-$29M
5	Bank of America Charlotte, North Carolina	-$28.7M

#	Name	Holding	Trade Value	Shares Change	Change in Stake
1	1 State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury Nashville, Tennessee	$397M	+$116K	+2,200	+0%
2	2 Arrowstreet Capital Boston, Massachusetts	$262M	+$210M	+3,999,542	+316%
3	BIT 3 BlackRock Institutional Trust San Francisco, California	$104M	+$7.53M	+143,335	+7%
4	4 Goldman Sachs New York	$98.7M	+$13.7M	+260,223	+15%
5	5 Citigroup New York	$85.7M	+$1.21M	+23,036	+1%
6	6 BNP Paribas Financial Markets Paris, France	$77M	+$33M	+627,972	+68%
7	7 Bank of America Charlotte, North Carolina	$62.2M	-$28.7M	-547,053	-30%
8	8 HSBC Holdings London, United Kingdom	$48.8M	-$14.7M	-279,177	-22%
9	CI 9 Clal Insurance Tel-Aviv, Israel	$45.8M	-$2.6M	-49,558	-5%
10	10 BlackRock New York	$45.3M	–	–	–
11	HMC 11 Harvard Management Company Boston, Massachusetts	$41.8M	+$2.1M	+39,900	+5%
12	12 UBS Group Zurich, Switzerland	$38M	+$16.2M	+307,878	+67%
13	BFA 13 BlackRock Fund Advisors San Francisco, California	$37.9M	+$37.6M	+715,627	+1,493%
14	NLI 14 Nippon Life Insurance Tokyo, Japan	$37.8M	-$661K	-12,582	-2%
15	15 Morgan Stanley New York	$36.6M	-$17.4M	-331,480	-31%
16	16 Axa Paris, France	$36.1M	+$37.8M	+720,484	+12,008%
17	17 Jane Street New York	$34.1M	-$29M	-551,414	-45%
18	NMIMC 18 Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company Milwaukee, Wisconsin	$31.1M	–	–	–
19	UIM 19 USS Investment Management London, United Kingdom	$30.2M	-$33.1M	-630,000	-51%
20	H 20 Hexavest Montreal, Quebec, Canada	$25.1M	-$340K	-6,468	-1%
21	21 Franklin Resources San Mateo, California	$23.7M	-$2.93M	-55,877	-10%
22	COLIM 22 City of London Investment Management London, United Kingdom	$20.9M	+$21M	+400,461	+1,313%
23	23 Mirae Asset Global Investments Seoul, South Korea	$20.1M	+$47.3K	+900	+0.2%
24	GCM 24 Graham Capital Management Rowayton, Connecticut	$19.8M	+$1.32M	+25,184	+7%
25	25 Fidelity International Hamilton, Bermuda	$18.9M	–	–	–

EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

201 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $2.08B — up 11% from $1.87B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new EWY positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 54 added to existing stakes and 68 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, adding an estimated $210M. The largest seller was Parallax Volatility Advisers, cutting an estimated $47.7M.

201 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q4 2015, up from 182 in Q3 2015.
Funds reported $2.08B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
39 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 16 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $210M added.
The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Parallax Volatility Advisers, an estimated $47.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF EWY Market cap $19.3B