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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

246 hedge funds and large institutions have $2B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 77 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

65% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $39M | Put options by funds: $23.5M

24% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 38

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 77 | Existing positions reduced: 65

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 237246 (+9)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.1B → $2B (-$95.7M)

5.03% less ownership

Funds ownership: 62.97%57.94% (-5%)

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 87 (-1)

Holders
246
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+3.8%
% of All Funds
3.86%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-12.5%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
47
Increased
77
Reduced
65
Closed
38
Calls
$39M
Puts
$23.5M
Net Calls
+$15.4M
Net Calls Change
-$2.94M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$497M +$228K +3,642 +0%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$137M -$1.08M -17,188 -0.8%
PPFA
3
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$112M +$21M +335,327 +23%
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$94.4M +$29M +462,862 +45%
BlackRock
5
BlackRock
New York
$93.8M +$5.77M +92,042 +7%
Arrowstreet Capital
6
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$65.8M +$30.2M +481,305 +87%
HSBC Holdings
7
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$64.9M +$21.8M +347,598 +51%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$47.1M +$2.67M +42,637 +6%
IWC
9
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$36.6M +$35.9M +572,998 +13,581%
Citigroup
10
Citigroup
New York
$35.6M -$27M -431,204 -43%
Fidelity Investments
11
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$32.6M +$36K +575 +0.1%
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$31.9M +$5.28M +84,215 +20%
Goldman Sachs
13
Goldman Sachs
New York
$30.7M +$12.3M +196,711 +68%
FMI
14
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$27.7M
Mirae Asset Global Investments
15
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$27.3M +$14.2M +226,241 +103%
Bank of America
16
Bank of America
North Carolina
$26.4M -$44.8M -715,867 -63%
MIS
17
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$26.1M +$16.4M +261,971 +172%
IMPI
18
Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
$24.3M
FFM
19
Fullerton Fund Management
Singapore
$23.7M -$699K -11,164 -3%
MIM
20
Morningstar Investment Management
Illinois
$23.6M -$1.37M -21,880 -6%
OCBCO
21
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC)
Singapore
$22.5M -$570K -9,093 -2%
Allspring Global Investments
22
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$17.4M +$1.21M +19,300 +8%
RhumbLine Advisers
23
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$17.2M +$17M +270,828 New
RBA
24
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$16.6M -$11.9M -189,917 -42%
Rafferty Asset Management
25
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$16.5M +$29.3K +467 +0.2%

EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

246 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $2B — down 4.6% from $2.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new EWY positions and 38 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 77 added to existing stakes and 65 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Integrated Wealth Concepts, adding an estimated $35.9M. The largest seller was Old Mission Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $54.9M sold.

  • 246 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q2 2023, up from 237 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $2B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q2 2023, down 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q2 2023 and 38 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q2 2023 was Integrated Wealth Concepts, an estimated $35.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q2 2023 was Old Mission Capital, an estimated $54.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.