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KEF

Korea Equity Fund

Delisted

KEF was delisted on the 17th of July, 2017.

23 hedge funds and large institutions have $53M invested in Korea Equity Fund in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 1 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $46.7M → $53M (+$6.31M)

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2623 (-3)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 9

75% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 1 | Existing positions closed: 4

Holders
23
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-11.54%
% of All Funds
0.75%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
1
Increased
6
Reduced
9
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
COLIM
1
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$25.1M +$1.48M +180,505 +7%
Lazard Asset Management
2
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$16.9M +$687K +83,700 +5%
1CP
3
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$4.09M
GFM
4
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
$1.61M -$123K -15,000 -7%
AG
5
Ashmore Group
United Kingdom
$1.2M -$60.3K -7,338 -5%
SO
6
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$1.04M
KIM
7
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$896K -$13.3K -1,619 -2%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$552K +$12.3K +1,502 +2%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$503K -$8.21K -1,000 -2%
FWSM
10
First Wilshire Securities Management
California
$204K -$7.29K -887 -4%
DA
11
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$200K -$119K -14,465 -39%
OC
12
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$183K -$15.6K -1,900 -8%
Barclays
13
Barclays
United Kingdom
$121K +$41.1K +5,002 +49%
GC
14
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$112K
Bank of America
15
Bank of America
North Carolina
$97K -$8.21K -1,000 -8%
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$66K
PNC Financial Services Group
17
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$58K +$16.4K +2,000 +43%
Citigroup
18
Citigroup
New York
$39K +$2.04K +248 +6%
LTFS
19
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$33K
U
20
UBS
Switzerland
$16K -$62K -7,551 -80%
HCM
21
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$11.6K
JFA
22
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$2K +$1.94K +236 New
PSI
23
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$1K
WG
24
Winchester Group
New York
-$515K -65,940 Closed
WAM
25
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$205K -26,294 Closed

KEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

23 of the 3,085 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Korea Equity Fund (KEF) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $53M — up 14% from $46.7M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of KEF and 1 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 9 trimmed existing stakes and 6 added.

The largest buyer was City of London Investment Management, adding an estimated $1.48M. The largest seller was Winchester Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $515K sold.

  • 23 institutional investors held Korea Equity Fund (KEF) as of Q3 2013, down from 26 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $53M of Korea Equity Fund stock for Q3 2013, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 1 fund opened new Korea Equity Fund positions in Q3 2013 and 4 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Korea Equity Fund buyer in Q3 2013 was City of London Investment Management, an estimated $1.48M added.
  • The largest Korea Equity Fund seller in Q3 2013 was Winchester Group, an estimated $515K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.