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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

244 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.76B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 85 increasing their positions, 68 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

191% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $111M | Put options by funds: $38.3M

25% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 85 | Existing positions reduced: 68

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 89 (+1)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 260244 (-16)

7.09% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.62%64.52% (-7.1%)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.21B → $2.76B (-$450M)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 49

Holders
244
Holders Change
-16
Holders Change %
-6.15%
% of All Funds
3.85%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.5%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
36
Increased
85
Reduced
68
Closed
49
Calls
$111M
Puts
$38.3M
Net Calls
+$73.1M
Net Calls Change
+$62.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$563M +$379K +5,225 +0.1%
PP
2
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$312M +$277M +3,822,254 +685%
AS
3
Altshuler Shaham
Israel
$246M -$98.8M -1,361,920 -28%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$125M +$58.1M +800,235 +84%
Temasek Holdings
5
Temasek Holdings
Singapore
$96.2M -$31.9M -440,000 -25%
PPFA
6
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$86.9M -$114M -1,575,447 -56%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$70.6M +$6.2M +85,408 +9%
JP Morgan Chase
8
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$66.8M +$9.53M +131,299 +16%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$61.3M -$45.2M -622,524 -42%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$58.8M +$2.95M +40,695 +5%
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$53.6M +$11.9M +163,850 +28%
Goldman Sachs
12
Goldman Sachs
New York
$42.6M +$20M +275,609 +85%
SIGI
13
Susquehanna International Group (Ireland)
Ireland
$40.7M +$12.1M +166,087 +41%
MB
14
Mizuho Bank
Japan
$39.2M -$10.9M -150,000 -21%
Fidelity Investments
15
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$39M -$76K -1,047 -0.2%
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$36.9M -$1.85M -25,481 -5%
RBA
17
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$35.4M +$898K +12,380 +3%
Bessemer Group
18
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$32.4M +$3.24M +44,618 +11%
HSBC Holdings
19
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$31.5M -$5.79M -79,771 -15%
Ameriprise
20
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$31M -$5.52M -76,098 -15%
Citadel Advisors
21
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$28.2M -$40.7M -560,654 -59%
IMPI
22
Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
$27.3M
Citigroup
23
Citigroup
New York
$26.2M +$8.65M +119,243 +48%
Susquehanna International Group
24
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$25.8M +$2.33M +32,122 +10%
CS
25
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$21.4M +$21.2M +292,003 +3,508%

EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

244 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $2.76B — down 14% from $3.21B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 49 funds closed out of EWY and 36 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 68 trimmed existing stakes and 85 added.

The largest buyer was Prudential plc, adding an estimated $277M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, cutting an estimated $167M.

  • 244 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q1 2022, down from 260 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $2.76B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q1 2022, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q1 2022 and 49 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q1 2022 was Prudential plc, an estimated $277M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q1 2022 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $167M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.