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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

224 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.85B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

124% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $168M | Put options by funds: $75M

45% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 38

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.73B → $1.85B (+$122M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 211224 (+13)

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 59

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 44 (0)

14.26% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.79%57.53% (-14%)

Holders
224
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+6.16%
% of All Funds
3.6%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
55
Increased
63
Reduced
59
Closed
38
Calls
$168M
Puts
$75M
Net Calls
+$93.2M
Net Calls Change
+$93.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$442M -$1.04M -19,003 -0.2%
Jane Street
2
Jane Street
New York
$145M +$140M +2,548,855 +10,094%
RCG
3
Rock Creek Group
District of Columbia
$99.8M +$37M +675,330 +65%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$99.1M +$54.2M +988,955 +129%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$71M +$56.6M +1,032,044 +457%
PF
6
Phoenix Financial
Israel
$70.5M +$68.4M +1,248,675 New
BlackRock
7
BlackRock
New York
$65.9M +$11.8M +215,689 +23%
JP Morgan Chase
8
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$41.3M +$2.02M +36,847 +5%
Citigroup
9
Citigroup
New York
$40.8M +$15.6M +284,983 +65%
Twin Tree Management
10
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$40.6M +$39.4M +718,640 New
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$33.2M -$1.72M -31,365 -5%
UIM
12
USS Investment Management
United Kingdom
$31.1M +$30.1M +549,802 New
Fidelity Investments
13
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$29M -$1.88M -34,291 -6%
HSBC Holdings
14
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$25.3M +$154K +2,814 +0.6%
RBA
15
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$24.9M -$2.19M -40,019 -8%
FMI
16
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$24.7M
Ameriprise
17
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$21.7M -$18.4K -335 -0.1%
IMPI
18
Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
$21.7M
Arrowstreet Capital
19
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$21.4M -$81M -1,477,541 -80%
OCBCO
20
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC)
Singapore
$21.4M +$20.8M +379,226 New
Wells Fargo
21
Wells Fargo
California
$20.8M +$15.9M +289,386 +368%
MIM
22
Morningstar Investment Management
Illinois
$20.4M +$552K +10,082 +3%
BBVA
23
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Spain
$19.3M +$8.64M +157,689 +86%
Susquehanna International Group
24
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$17.8M +$11.7M +213,311 +210%
PPFA
25
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$16.4M -$21.9M -400,059 -58%

EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

224 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $1.85B — up 7% from $1.73B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new EWY positions and 38 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $140M. The largest seller was Altshuler Shaham, exiting entirely with an estimated $450M sold.

  • 224 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q4 2022, up from 211 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $1.85B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q4 2022, up 7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 55 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q4 2022 and 38 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q4 2022 was Jane Street, an estimated $140M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q4 2022 was Altshuler Shaham, an estimated $450M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.