iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
243 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.75B 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, 67 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.
191% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $111M | Put options by funds: $38.3M
27% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 85 | Existing positions reduced: 67
13% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 9 (+1)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 259 → 243 (-16)
7.09% less ownership
Funds ownership: 71.61% → 64.52% (-7.1%)
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.24B → $2.75B (-$488M)
27% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 49
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
+$277M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$58.1M |
| 3 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$21.2M |
| 4 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$20.4M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$20M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$167M |
| 2 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
-$114M |
| 3 |
AS
Altshuler Shaham
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
-$98.8M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$52.5M |
| 5 |
EMPI
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance
Espoo,
Finland
|
-$48.2M |
EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review
243 of the 6,360 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $2.75B — down 15% from $3.24B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 49 funds closed out of EWY and 36 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 67 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.
- 243 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q1 2022, down from 259 in Q4 2021.
- Funds reported $2.75B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q1 2022, down 15% 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.