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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

232 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.14B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 82 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

18% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1113 (+2)

1.37% less ownership

Funds ownership: 58.05%56.68% (-1.4%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 244232 (-12)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 82

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.52B → $2.14B (-$380M)

23% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 43

79% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $75.4M | Put options by funds: $353M

Holders
232
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-4.92%
% of All Funds
5.31%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+18.18%
% of All Funds
0.3%
New
33
Increased
71
Reduced
82
Closed
43
Calls
$75.4M
Puts
$353M
Net Calls
-$277M
Net Calls Change
-$138M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$490M
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$106M -$3.35M -45,928 -3%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$97.5M +$2.04M +27,960 +2%
PPFA
4
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$94.5M -$4.6M -63,000 -4%
Citigroup
5
Citigroup
New York
$80M +$9.57M +131,113 +12%
Schroder Investment Management Group
6
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$60.4M +$62.8M +860,290 +2,017%
Goldman Sachs
7
Goldman Sachs
New York
$53M +$30.5M +417,454 +114%
BlackRock
8
BlackRock
New York
$45.5M -$36.1M -494,319 -42%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$42.1M -$1.98M -27,089 -4%
Bessemer Group
10
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$41.7M +$2.81M +38,489 +7%
CS
11
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$39.6M -$58.7M -804,821 -58%
AII
12
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$37.8M +$2.56M +35,016 +7%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
13
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$31.7M -$4.65M -63,723 -12%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
14
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$30.8M -$104M -1,422,000 -76%
Barclays
15
Barclays
United Kingdom
$29.3M +$17.4M +238,261 +123%
EMPI
16
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
$27.1M
Mirae Asset Global Investments
17
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$24.7M -$6.83M -93,657 -20%
Millennium Management
18
Millennium Management
New York
$24.3M +$12.4M +169,676 +90%
Franklin Resources
19
Franklin Resources
California
$24.2M -$847K -11,610 -3%
COLIM
20
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$24.1M +$9.09M +124,614 +54%
MAM
21
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
$24M -$1.64M -22,517 -6%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
22
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$23.4M +$3.72M +50,939 +17%
Wells Fargo
23
Wells Fargo
California
$22.3M -$1.31M -17,911 -5%
SCCM
24
Schafer Cullen Capital Management
New York
$21.1M +$149K +2,045 +0.7%
HIIFS
25
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$21M -$1.17M -16,000 -5%

EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

232 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $2.14B — down 15% from $2.52B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 43 funds closed out of EWY and 33 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 82 trimmed existing stakes and 71 added.

The largest buyer was Schroder Investment Management Group, adding an estimated $62.8M. The largest seller was Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO), cutting an estimated $104M.

  • 232 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q2 2018, down from 244 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.14B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q2 2018, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 43 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Schroder Investment Management Group, an estimated $62.8M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO), an estimated $104M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.