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KF

Korea Fund
KF

24 hedge funds and large institutions have $165M invested in Korea Fund in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 0 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 3

26% more funds holding

Funds holding: 19 → 24 (+5)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $155M → $165M (+$10.8M)

0.13% more ownership

Funds ownership: 52.18% → 52.31% (+0.13%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
24
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+26.32%
% of All Funds
0.64%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
5
Increased
6
Reduced
3
Closed
–
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
+$1.35M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$634K
3
CLOS
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
+$549K
4
CIBC Asset Management
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$253K
5
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
+$207K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$2.88M
2
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
-$82.1K
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$38.6K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
COLIM
1
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$87.9M +$1.35M +34,450 +2%
Lazard Asset Management
2
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$40M -$2.88M -73,581 -7%
1CP
3
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$20M -$82.1K -2,100 -0.4%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$8.42M +$634K +16,224 +8%
GFM
5
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
$2.47M +$141K +3,599 +6%
SO
6
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$1.6M – – –
TJHA
7
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$1.32M – – –
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$655K +$37.2K +951 +6%
CLOS
9
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$563K +$549K +14,035 New
PNC Financial Services Group
10
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$424K +$12K +306 +3%
PBT
11
Pictet Bank & Trust
Bahamas
$360K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$264K +$6.18K +158 +2%
CIBC Asset Management
13
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$260K +$253K +6,478 New
FWSM
14
First Wilshire Securities Management
California
$257K – – –
DA
15
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$212K +$207K +5,298 New
OC
16
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$200K +$195K +4,981 New
Bank of America
17
Bank of America
North Carolina
$187K – – –
UBS Group
18
UBS Group
Switzerland
$117K -$38.6K -986 -25%
Creative Planning
19
Creative Planning
Kansas
$62K – – –
S
20
SignatureFD
Georgia
$20K – – –
EWM
21
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$18K – – –
LTFS
22
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$8K +$8.25K +211 New
MWP
23
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$3K – – –
LNB
24
Ledyard National Bank
$2K – – –

KF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

24 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Korea Fund (KF) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $165M — up 7% from $155M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new KF positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 6 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.

The largest buyer was City of London Investment Management, adding an estimated $1.35M. The largest seller was Lazard Asset Management, cutting an estimated $2.88M.

  • 24 institutional investors held Korea Fund (KF) as of Q1 2015, up from 19 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $165M of Korea Fund stock for Q1 2015, up 7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Korea Fund positions in Q1 2015 and 0 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Korea Fund buyer in Q1 2015 was City of London Investment Management, an estimated $1.35M added.
  • The largest Korea Fund seller in Q1 2015 was Lazard Asset Management, an estimated $2.88M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.