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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

293 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.58B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 92 funds opening new positions, 74 increasing their positions, 90 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

241% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 92 | Existing positions closed: 27

171% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 719 (+12)

64% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $334M | Put options by funds: $204M

38% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.33B → $4.58B (+$1.25B)

27% more funds holding

Funds holding: 230293 (+63)

3.22% less ownership

Funds ownership: 67.41%64.19% (-3.2%)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 74 | Existing positions reduced: 90

Holders
293
Holders Change
+63
Holders Change %
+27.39%
% of All Funds
5.18%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
+12
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+171.43%
% of All Funds
0.34%
New
92
Increased
74
Reduced
90
Closed
27
Calls
$334M
Puts
$204M
Net Calls
+$130M
Net Calls Change
+$199M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$719M -$18.3M -247,152 -3%
Arrowstreet Capital
2
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$647M +$14.5M +196,449 +3%
AS
3
Altshuler Shaham
Israel
$459M +$390M +5,271,407 +8,158%
Jane Street
4
Jane Street
New York
$227M +$171M +2,312,011 +703%
PPFA
5
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$224M -$208M -2,805,608 -44%
BlackRock
6
BlackRock
New York
$163M -$21.3M -288,384 -13%
COLIM
7
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$105M -$17.5M -235,983 -16%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$96.2M +$10.9M +147,154 +15%
EMPI
9
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
$84M +$45.5M +615,100 +170%
Ninety One (UK)
10
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$81.6M +$11.5M +154,980 +20%
IC
11
Iconiq Capital
California
$77.6M +$19.2M +259,042 +40%
Goldman Sachs
12
Goldman Sachs
New York
$73.5M +$6.3M +85,083 +11%
UBS Group
13
UBS Group
Switzerland
$68.2M +$20.8M +281,183 +55%
Fidelity Investments
14
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$52.5M -$14.7M -198,898 -25%
Citadel Advisors
15
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$49.3M +$33M +446,364 +352%
TD Asset Management
16
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$46.8M +$15.3M +206,700 +61%
AII
17
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$44M -$3.26M -44,105 -8%
AL
18
Appaloosa LP
New Jersey
$43M +$37M +500,000 New
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$41.9M +$2.78M +37,584 +8%
H
20
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$41.8M -$1.3M -17,511 -3%
OMC
21
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$41.5M +$35.7M +482,768 New
Temasek Holdings
22
Temasek Holdings
Singapore
$35.9M
MIS
23
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$35.4M -$4.68M -63,225 -13%
CS
24
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$35.1M -$26.5M -357,876 -47%
Bank of America
25
Bank of America
North Carolina
$33.4M +$4.87M +65,840 +20%

EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

293 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $4.58B — up 38% from $3.33B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 92 funds opened new EWY positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 65 holders — while 74 added to existing stakes and 90 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Altshuler Shaham, adding an estimated $390M. The largest seller was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, cutting an estimated $208M.

  • 293 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q4 2020, up from 230 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $4.58B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q4 2020, up 38% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 92 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 27 closed out, a net change of +65 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was Altshuler Shaham, an estimated $390M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q4 2020 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $208M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.