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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

217 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.96B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 79 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 231217 (-14)

6.37% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.9%65.53% (-6.4%)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.52B → $2.96B (-$554M)

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 79

28% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 40

42% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 127 (-5)

64% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $122M | Put options by funds: $337M

Holders
217
Holders Change
-14
Holders Change %
-6.06%
% of All Funds
4.71%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-41.67%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
29
Increased
59
Reduced
79
Closed
40
Calls
$122M
Puts
$337M
Net Calls
-$215M
Net Calls Change
-$122M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$511M +$52.7M +888,606 +12%
PP
2
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$473M +$469M +7,902,435 New
AS
3
Altshuler Shaham
Israel
$214M +$29.7M +500,311 +16%
BA
4
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$214M -$11.8M -198,249 -5%
CS
5
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$161M +$56.1M +945,864 +54%
UIM
6
USS Investment Management
United Kingdom
$121M +$712K +12,000 +0.6%
Arrowstreet Capital
7
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$102M -$507M -8,539,062 -83%
BlackRock
8
BlackRock
New York
$91.3M -$39.8M -670,420 -31%
SGDR
9
SPX Gestao de Recursos
Brazil
$57.5M +$57M +960,000 New
COLIM
10
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$49.1M +$1.44M +24,228 +3%
PI
11
PineBridge Investments
New York
$44.8M -$91.6M -1,544,197 -67%
Bank of America
12
Bank of America
North Carolina
$43.7M +$1.93M +32,515 +5%
Bank of Nova Scotia
13
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$42.7M +$751K +12,654 +2%
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$40.8M +$23.5M +396,753 +140%
MTWSIF
15
Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund
Israel
$39.6M +$39.2M +661,200 New
AII
16
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$37.8M -$13.7M -231,221 -27%
Goldman Sachs
17
Goldman Sachs
New York
$32.3M +$6.17M +103,887 +24%
JP Morgan Chase
18
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$31.6M -$64.5M -1,086,308 -67%
UBS Group
19
UBS Group
Switzerland
$31M +$8.3M +139,841 +37%
Morgan Stanley
20
Morgan Stanley
New York
$30.7M -$21M -353,598 -41%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
21
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$29.9M
Susquehanna International Group
22
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$29.9M +$22.1M +372,772 +296%
Fidelity Investments
23
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$28.5M -$60.7M -1,023,058 -68%
Squarepoint
24
Squarepoint
New York
$24.8M -$35.2M -593,295 -59%
Barclays
25
Barclays
United Kingdom
$22.3M +$6.36M +107,223 +40%

EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

217 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $2.96B — down 16% from $3.52B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 40 funds closed out of EWY and 29 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 79 trimmed existing stakes and 59 added.

The largest buyer was Prudential plc, opening a new position worth an estimated $469M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, cutting an estimated $507M.

  • 217 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q2 2019, down from 231 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $2.96B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q2 2019, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 40 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Prudential plc, an estimated $469M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $507M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.