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KF

Korea Fund

27 hedge funds and large institutions have $173M invested in Korea Fund in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

75% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 4

4.57% more ownership

Funds ownership: 48.19%52.76% (+4.6%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $176M → $173M (-$2.85M)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2827 (-1)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 4

Holders
27
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-3.57%
% of All Funds
0.78%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
3
Increased
7
Reduced
4
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
$86.8M +$4.95M +114,604 +6%
Lazard Asset Management
2
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$47.7M -$2.63M -60,756 -5%
1CP
3
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$20.6M +$62.5K +1,445 +0.3%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$6.99M -$36.4K -843 -0.5%
GFM
5
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
$2.01M +$418K +9,667 +25%
SO
6
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$1.66M
LK
7
Lumbard & Kellner
New Hampshire
$1.6M +$62.5K +1,445 +4%
TJHA
8
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$1.35M -$8.64K -200 -0.6%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.34M +$95.4K +2,206 +7%
U
10
UBS
Switzerland
$624K +$431K +9,976 +197%
1IC
11
1919 Investment Counsel
Maryland
$537K
PNC Financial Services Group
12
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$427K
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$291K +$17.1K +395 +6%
FWSM
14
First Wilshire Securities Management
California
$267K
OC
15
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$207K
Bank of America
16
Bank of America
North Carolina
$194K
ST
17
Stifel Trust
Missouri
$59K
Creative Planning
18
Creative Planning
Kansas
$56K
Barclays
19
Barclays
United Kingdom
$22K +$23.1K +535 New
S
20
SignatureFD
Georgia
$21K
EWM
21
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$19K
LTFS
22
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$9K
TRCT
23
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$8K +$8.64K +200 New
BWFA
24
Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors
Maryland
$7K +$7.13K +165 New
Citigroup
25
Citigroup
New York
$4K -$26.2K -606 -86%

KF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

27 of the 3,448 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Korea Fund (KF) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $173M — down 1.6% from $176M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of KF and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 4 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.

The largest buyer was City of London Investment Management, adding an estimated $4.95M. The largest seller was Lazard Asset Management, cutting an estimated $2.63M.

  • 27 institutional investors held Korea Fund (KF) as of Q3 2014, down from 28 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $173M of Korea Fund stock for Q3 2014, down 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new Korea Fund positions in Q3 2014 and 4 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Korea Fund buyer in Q3 2014 was City of London Investment Management, an estimated $4.95M added.
  • The largest Korea Fund seller in Q3 2014 was Lazard Asset Management, an estimated $2.63M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.