iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
216 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 28 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 79 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.
6.38% less ownership
Funds ownership: 71.9% → 65.52% (-6.4%)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 231 → 216 (-15)
25% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 79
30% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 40
37% less capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $829M | Capital outflows: $1.32B
42% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 7 (-5)
64% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $122M | Put options by funds: $337M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
+$469M |
| 2 |
SPX Gestao de Recursos
Rio De Janeiro,
Brazil
|
+$57M |
| 3 |
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$56.1M |
| 4 |
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$52.7M |
| 5 |
Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
+$39.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$507M |
| 2 |
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
-$169M |
| 3 |
PineBridge Investments
New York
|
-$91.6M |
| 4 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
-$70.7M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$64.5M |
EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
216 of the 4,626 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 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 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.
- 216 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.
- 28 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 40 closed out, a net change of -12 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.