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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

271 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.34B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 71 funds opening new positions, 80 increasing their positions, 70 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

263% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $774M | Put options by funds: $213M

133% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 37 (+4)

109% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 71 | Existing positions closed: 34

69% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.97B → $3.34B (+$1.37B)

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 236271 (+35)

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 80 | Existing positions reduced: 70

0.93% less ownership

Funds ownership: 69.56%68.63% (-0.93%)

Holders
271
Holders Change
+35
Holders Change %
+14.83%
% of All Funds
3.57%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+133.33%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
71
Increased
80
Reduced
70
Closed
34
Calls
$774M
Puts
$213M
Net Calls
+$561M
Net Calls Change
+$465M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$521M -$10.2M -170,341 -2%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$167M -$2.63M -43,877 -2%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$159M +$17M +283,390 +15%
PC
4
PointState Capital
New York
$134M +$112M +1,868,227 New
SLF
5
Sun Life Financial
Ontario, Canada
$119M +$6.66M +111,000 +7%
BA
6
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$117M +$7.4M +123,392 +8%
Citigroup
7
Citigroup
New York
$115M +$77.4M +1,290,637 +416%
Arrowstreet Capital
8
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$110M -$73.3M -1,221,224 -44%
Barclays
9
Barclays
United Kingdom
$100M +$41.5M +691,457 +98%
HSBC Holdings
10
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$93M +$73.6M +1,226,315 +1,753%
UIM
11
USS Investment Management
United Kingdom
$82.4M +$8.42M +140,350 +14%
UBS Group
12
UBS Group
Switzerland
$77.5M -$16.9M -281,829 -21%
Goldman Sachs
13
Goldman Sachs
New York
$77.2M +$50.1M +835,342 +348%
PPFA
14
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$76.6M -$20.8M -347,030 -25%
JP Morgan Chase
15
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$76.5M +$62.6M +1,043,238 +4,532%
Schroder Investment Management Group
16
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$75.4M +$63.7M +1,062,207 +31,122%
Rafferty Asset Management
17
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$70.7M +$5.86M +97,762 +11%
NFT
18
Nan Fung Trinity
Hong Kong
$66.1M
TD Asset Management
19
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$59.5M
Temasek Holdings
20
Temasek Holdings
Singapore
$52.9M +$40.8M +679,500 +1,194%
SMFG
21
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
$48.8M +$40.8M +680,000 New
Susquehanna International Group
22
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$45.2M +$2.4M +40,092 +7%
Citadel Advisors
23
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$45M +$18.8M +313,546 +100%
Fidelity Investments
24
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$36.9M -$180 -3 -0%
BBVA
25
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Spain
$32.8M +$23.2M +387,224 +547%

EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

271 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $3.34B — up 69% from $1.97B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 71 funds opened new EWY positions and 34 closed out — a net gain of 37 holders — while 80 added to existing stakes and 70 trimmed.

The largest buyer was PointState Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $112M. The largest seller was New Vernon Capital Holdings II, cutting an estimated $75.8M.

  • 271 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q2 2025, up from 236 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $3.34B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q2 2025, up 69% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 71 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 34 closed out, a net change of +37 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was PointState Capital, an estimated $112M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q2 2025 was New Vernon Capital Holdings II, an estimated $75.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.