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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

295 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.56B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 98 increasing their positions, 92 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 48

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 98 | Existing positions reduced: 92

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 293295 (+2)

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.58B → $4.56B (-$16.4M)

5% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $290M | Put options by funds: $306M

4.32% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.19%59.88% (-4.3%)

37% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1912 (-7)

Holders
295
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.68%
% of All Funds
5.17%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
-7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-36.84%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
56
Increased
98
Reduced
92
Closed
48
Calls
$290M
Puts
$306M
Net Calls
-$16.7M
Net Calls Change
-$147M

EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

295 of the 5,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $4.56B — down 0.36% from $4.58B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new EWY positions and 48 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 98 added to existing stakes and 92 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AssetMark Inc, adding an estimated $149M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, cutting an estimated $680M.

  • 295 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q1 2021, up from 293 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $4.56B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q1 2021, down 0.36% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 56 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 48 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $149M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q1 2021 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $680M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.