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KF

Korea Fund
KF

27 hedge funds and large institutions have $154M invested in Korea Fund in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 3

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 25 → 27 (+2)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $153M → $154M (+$794K)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

0.91% less ownership

Funds ownership: 65.56% → 64.64% (-0.91%)

43% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 7

Holders
27
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+8%
% of All Funds
0.61%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
5
Increased
4
Reduced
7
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
+$489K
2
CA
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
+$307K
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$295K
4
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$289K
5
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
+$239K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$2.73M
2
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$805K
3
GFM
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
-$322K
4
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$220K
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$84K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
COLIM
1
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$85.5M – – –
Lazard Asset Management
2
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$26.5M -$2.73M -63,580 -9%
1CP
3
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$18.2M +$489K +11,383 +3%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$8.23M +$40.9K +951 +0.5%
GFM
5
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
$5.69M -$322K -7,500 -5%
CA
6
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$1.67M +$307K +7,135 +21%
Citigroup
7
Citigroup
New York
$1.5M -$805K -18,716 -34%
SO
8
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$1.42M – – –
Deutsche Bank
9
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.16M – – –
CL
10
CSS LLC
Illinois
$671K -$4.3K -100 -0.6%
TJHA
11
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$483K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
12
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$433K – – –
LCM
13
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$319K -$9.29K -216 -3%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$283K +$295K +6,850 New
GC
15
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$277K +$289K +6,714 New
6M
16
6 Meridian
Kansas
$252K +$262K +6,099 New
DA
17
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$230K +$239K +5,567 New
FWSM
18
First Wilshire Securities Management
California
$204K – – –
Morgan Stanley
19
Morgan Stanley
New York
$202K -$84K -1,954 -28%
Bank of America
20
Bank of America
North Carolina
$137K +$25.8K +600 +22%
UBS Group
21
UBS Group
Switzerland
$117K -$32.5K -755 -21%
Barclays
22
Barclays
United Kingdom
$68K – – –
WAM
23
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$21K – – –
GF
24
Goodman Financial
Texas
$20K +$21.1K +491 New
EWM
25
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$18K – – –
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KF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

27 of the 4,410 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Korea Fund (KF) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $154M — up 0.52% from $153M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new KF positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 4 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was 1607 Capital Partners, adding an estimated $489K. The largest seller was Lazard Asset Management, cutting an estimated $2.73M.

  • 27 institutional investors held Korea Fund (KF) as of Q4 2017, up from 25 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $154M of Korea Fund stock for Q4 2017, up 0.52% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Korea Fund positions in Q4 2017 and 3 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Korea Fund buyer in Q4 2017 was 1607 Capital Partners, an estimated $489K added.
  • The largest Korea Fund seller in Q4 2017 was Lazard Asset Management, an estimated $2.73M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.