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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

244 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.52B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 77 increasing their positions, 80 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

38% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 811 (+3)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 77 | Existing positions reduced: 80

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 252244 (-8)

8.03% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.08%58.05% (-8%)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.76B → $2.52B (-$248M)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 47

38% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $227M | Put options by funds: $366M

Holders
244
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-3.17%
% of All Funds
5.59%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+37.5%
% of All Funds
0.25%
New
41
Increased
77
Reduced
80
Closed
47
Calls
$227M
Puts
$366M
Net Calls
-$140M
Net Calls Change
+$197M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$546M +$278K +3,700 +0.1%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
2
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$142M -$46.4M -618,435 -25%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$121M -$633K -8,424 -0.5%
PPFA
4
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$111M +$85.6M +1,140,500 +340%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$107M -$52.3M -695,945 -33%
CS
6
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$105M +$104M +1,386,426 +48,732%
BlackRock
7
BlackRock
New York
$88M -$64.1M -853,202 -42%
Citigroup
8
Citigroup
New York
$79.2M -$11.7M -155,401 -13%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$49M -$6.71M -89,421 -12%
Bessemer Group
10
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$43.5M +$35.5M +472,972 +456%
Susquehanna International Group
11
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$42.5M +$41.7M +554,832 +6,212%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
12
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$40.2M +$7.58M +100,926 +23%
AII
13
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$39.5M -$1.37M -18,301 -3%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
14
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$34.6M +$8.03M +107,002 +30%
EMPI
15
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
$30.2M +$30M +400,000 New
H
16
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$29.9M -$948K -12,622 -3%
MAM
17
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
$28.4M +$2.05M +27,326 +8%
Franklin Resources
18
Franklin Resources
California
$27.8M +$766K +10,208 +3%
Goldman Sachs
19
Goldman Sachs
New York
$27.6M -$20.4M -272,304 -43%
GI
20
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$26.4M -$9.51M -126,702 -26%
State Street
21
State Street
Massachusetts
$26.3M +$11M +147,100 +73%
Wells Fargo
22
Wells Fargo
California
$26.2M +$2.98M +39,684 +13%
American Century Companies
23
American Century Companies
Missouri
$25.5M +$9.02M +120,173 +55%
Deutsche Bank
24
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$25.3M +$25.2M +335,766 New
HIIFS
25
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$24.6M +$1.5M +20,000 +7%

EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

244 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $2.52B — down 9% from $2.76B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 47 funds closed out of EWY and 41 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 80 trimmed existing stakes and 77 added.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $104M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $271M sold.

  • 244 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q1 2018, down from 252 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $2.52B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q1 2018, down 9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 41 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 47 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $104M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $271M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.