iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
211 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.39B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.
64% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 25
63% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 13 (+5)
19% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2B → $2.39B (+$384M)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 201 → 211 (+10)
0.77% more ownership
Funds ownership: 71.38% → 72.15% (+0.77%)
14% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $211M | Put options by funds: $247M
26% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 76
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$134M |
| 2 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$78.9M |
| 3 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$74.8M |
| 4 |
QIM
Quantitative Investment Management
Charlottesville,
Virginia
|
+$47.3M |
| 5 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$41.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$56.4M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$53.9M |
| 3 |
YU
Yale University
New Haven,
Connecticut
|
-$26.3M |
| 4 |
GI
Glovista Investments
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$24.8M |
| 5 |
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$19M |
EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
211 of the 4,034 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $2.39B — up 19% from $2B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new EWY positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 56 added to existing stakes and 76 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, opening a new position worth an estimated $134M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $56.4M.
- 211 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q1 2017, up from 201 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $2.39B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 41 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 25 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $134M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $56.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.