iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
230 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.86B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 82 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.
1.66% less ownership
Funds ownership: 64.52% → 62.87% (-1.7%)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 243 → 230 (-13)
24% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $48.5M | Put options by funds: $63.4M
27% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 82
29% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 38
32% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.75B → $1.86B (-$888M)
56% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 4 (-5)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$65.4M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$26.9M |
| 3 |
BA
Bridgewater Associates
Westport,
Connecticut
|
+$14M |
| 4 |
RCG
Rock Creek Group
Washington,
District of Columbia
|
+$12.4M |
| 5 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$12.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
-$207M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$51.8M |
| 3 |
Temasek Holdings
Singapore
|
-$43.4M |
| 4 |
MB
Mizuho Bank
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$39.2M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$34.5M |
EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review
230 of the 5,959 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $1.86B — down 32% from $2.75B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 38 funds closed out of EWY and 27 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 82 trimmed existing stakes and 60 added.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $65.4M. The largest seller was Prudential plc, cutting an estimated $207M.
- 230 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q2 2022, down from 243 in Q1 2022.
- Funds reported $1.86B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q2 2022, down 32% quarter-over-quarter.
- 27 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q2 2022 and 38 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q2 2022 was Jane Street, an estimated $65.4M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q2 2022 was Prudential plc, an estimated $207M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.