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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

295 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.55B 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, 93 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 49

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 98 | Existing positions reduced: 93

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 293295 (+2)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.58B → $4.55B (-$25.9M)

5% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $280M | Put options by funds: $294M

4.29% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.19%59.9% (-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
5.18%
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
93
Closed
49
Calls
$280M
Puts
$294M
Net Calls
-$13.6M
Net Calls Change
-$144M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$655M -$95.6M -1,051,781 -13%
AS
2
Altshuler Shaham
Israel
$461M -$18.4M -202,050 -4%
PPFA
3
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$241M -$66.2M -727,961 -20%
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$164M +$145M +1,594,312 +691%
Jane Street
5
Jane Street
New York
$155M -$83.4M -916,819 -35%
AssetMark Inc
6
AssetMark Inc
California
$147M +$149M +1,639,792 +300,879%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$130M +$30.1M +331,483 +30%
Bessemer Group
8
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$126M +$128M +1,403,336 New
Invesco
9
Invesco
Georgia
$120M +$120M +1,317,389 +7,287%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$120M +$87.5M +962,321 +258%
Temasek Holdings
11
Temasek Holdings
Singapore
$114M +$77.3M +850,000 +204%
EMPI
12
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
$108M +$20.5M +225,900 +23%
BlackRock
13
BlackRock
New York
$99.8M -$71.5M -785,977 -41%
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$89M +$18.2M +200,047 +25%
Barclays
15
Barclays
United Kingdom
$84.4M +$60.6M +666,803 +243%
PPA
16
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$81.6M +$80.1M +881,554 +3,149%
Goldman Sachs
17
Goldman Sachs
New York
$80.1M +$3.58M +39,419 +5%
Citadel Advisors
18
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$76M +$24.9M +273,463 +48%
HSBC Holdings
19
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$54.6M +$46.7M +513,493 +542%
Royal Bank of Canada
20
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$53.5M +$9.91M +109,042 +22%
Susquehanna International Group
21
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$53.1M +$20.9M +229,993 +63%
Fidelity Investments
22
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$51.4M -$3.42M -37,649 -6%
SIGI
23
Susquehanna International Group (Ireland)
Ireland
$47.9M +$42.9M +472,091 +758%
Russell Investments Group
24
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$47.2M +$33.7M +370,615 +238%
RBA
25
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$45.8M +$46.4M +510,725 New

EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

295 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $4.55B — down 0.57% from $4.58B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new EWY positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 98 added to existing stakes and 93 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 $4.55B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q1 2021, down 0.57% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 56 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 49 closed out, a net change of +7 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.