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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

197 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.44B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

43% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 710 (+3)

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.08B → $2.44B (+$365M)

2.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 65.41%67.52% (+2.1%)

10% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 31

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 201197 (-4)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 67

26% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $139M | Put options by funds: $189M

Holders
197
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-1.99%
% of All Funds
5.25%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+42.86%
% of All Funds
0.27%
New
28
Increased
55
Reduced
67
Closed
31
Calls
$139M
Puts
$189M
Net Calls
-$49.8M
Net Calls Change
-$66.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$422M +$222K +4,600 +0.1%
Arrowstreet Capital
2
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$378M +$91.4M +1,891,823 +36%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$124M +$113M +2,345,700 New
BIT
4
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$109M -$1.29M -26,723 -1%
Bank of Nova Scotia
5
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$72.5M +$66.1M +1,368,096 +26,544%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$58.3M -$7.23M -149,569 -12%
Citigroup
7
Citigroup
New York
$57.9M -$30.4M -629,722 -36%
MAM
8
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
$54.3M +$49.7M +1,027,900 New
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$54.1M +$13.8M +286,064 +39%
Prudential Financial
10
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$52.1M +$44.5M +920,200 +1,380%
NLI
11
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$49.1M +$8.15M +168,693 +22%
CI
12
Clal Insurance
Israel
$48.7M -$967 -20 -0%
Goldman Sachs
13
Goldman Sachs
New York
$47.8M -$52.3M -1,081,591 -54%
BlackRock
14
BlackRock
New York
$46.7M -$1.4M -28,899 -3%
HMC
15
Harvard Management Company
Massachusetts
$44.4M
Axa
16
Axa
France
$41.2M +$2.63M +54,316 +7%
COLIM
17
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$36.4M +$12.4M +257,500 +60%
UIM
18
USS Investment Management
United Kingdom
$33.3M +$1.11M +23,000 +4%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$33.3M +$27M +558,030 +773%
NMIMC
20
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company
Wisconsin
$33.1M
AGM
21
Alpine Global Management
New York
$33M +$21M +434,296 +229%
HSBC Holdings
22
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$29.9M -$20.1M -415,257 -42%
Franklin Resources
23
Franklin Resources
California
$27.8M +$2.39M +49,492 +10%
H
24
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$27.3M +$516K +10,675 +2%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
25
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$27M -$50.2M -1,038,579 -67%

EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

197 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $2.44B — up 18% from $2.08B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 31 funds closed out of EWY and 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 67 trimmed existing stakes and 55 added.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $113M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $52.3M.

  • 197 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q1 2016, down from 201 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.44B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 31 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $113M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $52.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.