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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

211 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.99B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

8.12% more ownership

Funds ownership: 65.53%73.65% (+8.1%)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.96B → $2.99B (+$24.4M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 77 (0)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 217211 (-6)

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 37

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 67

53% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $133M | Put options by funds: $281M

Holders
211
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-2.76%
% of All Funds
4.63%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
32
Increased
55
Reduced
67
Closed
37
Calls
$133M
Puts
$281M
Net Calls
-$148M
Net Calls Change
+$67.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$526M +$44.6M +805,662 +9%
Arrowstreet Capital
2
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$276M +$176M +3,189,020 +187%
AS
3
Altshuler Shaham
Israel
$236M +$37.5M +677,909 +19%
BA
4
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$200M -$1.34M -24,240 -0.7%
JP Morgan Chase
5
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$168M +$136M +2,449,627 +465%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$133M +$102M +1,848,654 +361%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
7
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$124M +$94.1M +1,700,000 +340%
CS
8
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$98.8M -$51.3M -927,611 -35%
UIM
9
USS Investment Management
United Kingdom
$98M -$15.6M -282,000 -14%
Squarepoint
10
Squarepoint
New York
$91.9M +$67.3M +1,216,602 +293%
BlackRock
11
BlackRock
New York
$87.3M +$1.38M +25,027 +2%
PPFA
12
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$70.2M +$70.1M +1,267,163 New
PI
13
PineBridge Investments
New York
$46.6M +$4.35M +78,637 +11%
Citadel Advisors
14
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$40M +$30.5M +551,968 +349%
COLIM
15
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$39.2M -$6.88M -124,241 -15%
MTWSIF
16
Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund
Israel
$37.3M
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
17
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$36.9M +$33.6M +606,812 +1,269%
AII
18
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$33.4M -$2.11M -38,050 -6%
Bank of America
19
Bank of America
North Carolina
$29.2M -$11.7M -211,931 -29%
Goldman Sachs
20
Goldman Sachs
New York
$27.4M -$2.9M -52,405 -10%
Fidelity Investments
21
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$23.3M -$3.49M -62,990 -13%
IMPI
22
Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
$21.6M +$21.2M +383,400 New
DS
23
DRW Securities
Illinois
$19.8M +$19.5M +352,022 New
Wells Fargo
24
Wells Fargo
California
$18.6M -$19.4M -350,671 -51%
SGDR
25
SPX Gestao de Recursos
Brazil
$17.8M -$35.6M -643,270 -67%

EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

211 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $2.99B — up 0.82% from $2.96B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 37 funds closed out of EWY and 32 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 67 trimmed existing stakes and 55 added.

The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, adding an estimated $176M. The largest seller was Prudential plc, cutting an estimated $428M.

  • 211 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q3 2019, down from 217 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $2.99B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q3 2019, up 0.82% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 37 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $176M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Prudential plc, an estimated $428M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.