iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
202 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.04B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 69 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
150% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 16
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 182 → 202 (+20)
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.9B → $2.04B (+$135M)
1.17% more ownership
Funds ownership: 63.05% → 64.22% (+1.2%)
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)
23% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 69
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$210M |
| 2 |
Axa
Paris,
France
|
+$37.8M |
| 3 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$37.6M |
| 4 |
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$21M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$16.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
202 of the 3,824 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $2.04B — up 7.1% from $1.9B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new EWY positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 69 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, adding an estimated $210M. The largest seller was Parallax Volatility Advisers, cutting an estimated $47.7M.
- 202 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q4 2015, up from 182 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $2.04B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 7.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 40 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 16 closed out, a net change of +24 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.