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 36 closing their positions.
8.13% more ownership
Funds ownership: 65.52% → 73.65% (+8.1%)
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.96B → $2.99B (+$24.3M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 216 → 211 (-5)
11% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 36
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$176M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$136M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$102M |
| 4 |
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$94.1M |
| 5 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
+$70.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
-$428M |
| 2 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$51.3M |
| 3 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$42.7M |
| 4 |
SGDR
SPX Gestao de Recursos
Rio De Janeiro,
Brazil
|
-$35.6M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$27.6M |
EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review
211 of the 4,574 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: 36 funds closed out of EWY and 32 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 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 216 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 36 closed out, a net change of -4 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.