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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

252 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.76B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 72 increasing their positions, 81 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

117% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 29

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 218252 (+34)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 88 (0)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.87B → $2.76B (-$104M)

8.76% less ownership

Funds ownership: 74.84%66.08% (-8.8%)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 72 | Existing positions reduced: 81

70% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $146M | Put options by funds: $482M

Holders
252
Holders Change
+34
Holders Change %
+15.6%
% of All Funds
5.72%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
63
Increased
72
Reduced
81
Closed
29
Calls
$146M
Puts
$482M
Net Calls
-$336M
Net Calls Change
+$11.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$542M +$88.7K +1,200 +0%
Arrowstreet Capital
2
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$271M +$73.8M +998,368 +38%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
3
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$187M +$185M +2,495,535 New
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$158M -$7.9M -106,881 -5%
BlackRock
5
BlackRock
New York
$151M +$3.52M +47,667 +2%
Fidelity Investments
6
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$121M -$962K -13,005 -0.8%
Citigroup
7
Citigroup
New York
$90.3M +$15.5M +209,606 +21%
Schroder Investment Management Group
8
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$58.5M +$44.5M +601,281 +335%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$55.4M -$16.9M -229,155 -24%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
10
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$54.5M -$1.08M -14,594 -2%
Goldman Sachs
11
Goldman Sachs
New York
$47.8M -$62.8M -849,642 -57%
Jane Street
12
Jane Street
New York
$43.5M -$4.54M -61,463 -10%
AII
13
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$40.6M -$1.11M -14,956 -3%
GI
14
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$36M -$13.8M -186,403 -28%
BA
15
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$33.5M -$33.7M -455,220 -50%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
16
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$32.3M +$958K +12,957 +3%
H
17
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$30.7M -$5.56M -75,136 -16%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
18
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$29.4M -$3.05M -41,309 -10%
Franklin Resources
19
Franklin Resources
California
$26.9M -$7.31M -98,881 -22%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
20
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$26.3M -$8.11M -109,722 -24%
MAM
21
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
$26.2M -$2.04M -27,569 -7%
PPFA
22
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$25.1M +$10.4M +140,000 +72%
Bank of Nova Scotia
23
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$24.3M +$23.4M +317,000 +4,126%
Fidelity International
24
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$23.2M -$6.8M -91,905 -23%
Wells Fargo
25
Wells Fargo
California
$23.1M +$97K +1,312 +0.4%

EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

252 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $2.76B — down 3.6% from $2.87B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new EWY positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 34 holders — while 72 added to existing stakes and 81 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO), opening a new position worth an estimated $185M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $280M.

  • 252 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q4 2017, up from 218 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $2.76B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q4 2017, down 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 63 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 29 closed out, a net change of +34 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO), an estimated $185M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $280M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.