iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
218 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.87B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 75 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
17% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 29
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.84B → $2.87B (+$29.3M)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 216 → 218 (+2)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 8 (0)
0.66% less ownership
Funds ownership: 75.5% → 74.84% (-0.66%)
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 75
59% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $248M | Put options by funds: $601M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$156M |
| 2 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$81.4M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$49M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$26M |
| 5 |
Squarepoint
New York
|
+$18.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$171M |
| 2 |
BA
Bridgewater Associates
Westport,
Connecticut
|
-$92.2M |
| 3 |
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
-$29.8M |
| 4 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$27M |
| 5 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$17.2M |
EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
218 of the 4,022 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $2.87B — up 1% from $2.84B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new EWY positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 69 added to existing stakes and 75 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, adding an estimated $156M. The largest seller was Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO), exiting entirely with an estimated $171M sold.
- 218 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q3 2017, up from 216 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $2.87B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 34 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 29 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $156M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO), an estimated $171M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.