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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

260 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.21B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 72 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 39

10% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $108M | Put options by funds: $98.1M

8.88% more ownership

Funds ownership: 62.74%71.62% (+8.9%)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 251260 (+9)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 72 | Existing positions reduced: 76

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.8B → $3.21B (-$587M)

27% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 118 (-3)

Holders
260
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+3.59%
% of All Funds
4%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-27.27%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
52
Increased
72
Reduced
76
Closed
39
Calls
$108M
Puts
$98.1M
Net Calls
+$10.2M
Net Calls Change
+$62.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$615M +$50.1M +632,996 +9%
AS
2
Altshuler Shaham
Israel
$375M -$128M -1,624,106 -25%
PPFA
3
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$221M +$93.4M +1,180,396 +73%
Arrowstreet Capital
4
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$185M +$64.1M +810,232 +52%
Temasek Holdings
5
Temasek Holdings
Singapore
$139M -$66.5M -840,300 -32%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$116M +$26M +328,650 +28%
Citadel Advisors
7
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$74.5M +$29.5M +373,560 +64%
BlackRock
8
BlackRock
New York
$74M -$19.2M -242,676 -20%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$70.5M -$21.3M -268,742 -23%
JP Morgan Chase
10
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$62.8M +$21.7M +274,655 +52%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$61.1M -$9.6M -121,410 -13%
EMPI
12
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
$58.2M
MB
13
Mizuho Bank
Japan
$54.5M
State Street
14
State Street
Massachusetts
$52.5M +$53.3M +673,600 New
Morgan Stanley
15
Morgan Stanley
New York
$45.8M -$27.7M -350,539 -37%
PP
16
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$43.4M +$6.95M +87,880 +19%
Fidelity Investments
17
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$42.8M +$47.1K +596 +0.1%
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$42.4M -$4.21M -53,225 -9%
HSBC Holdings
19
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$40.6M -$10.2M -128,881 -20%
Ameriprise
20
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$39.9M +$516K +6,525 +1%
RBA
21
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$37.7M -$3.13M -39,585 -8%
Bessemer Group
22
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$32M +$1.9M +24,055 +6%
SIGI
23
Susquehanna International Group (Ireland)
Ireland
$31.6M +$8M +101,199 +33%
IMPI
24
Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
$29.9M
Susquehanna International Group
25
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$25.7M +$17.5M +221,822 +204%

EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

260 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $3.21B — down 15% from $3.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new EWY positions and 39 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 72 added to existing stakes and 76 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, adding an estimated $93.4M. The largest seller was Parametric Portfolio Associates, cutting an estimated $154M.

  • 260 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q4 2021, up from 251 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $3.21B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q4 2021, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 52 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q4 2021 and 39 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q4 2021 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $93.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q4 2021 was Parametric Portfolio Associates, an estimated $154M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.