iShares MSCI South Korea

EWY • ARCA

iShares MSCI South Korea is an exchange-traded fund on ARCA. As of Q3 2025, 282 institutional investors hold shares in this ETF, with total holdings valued at $3.4B. State of Tennessee, Treasury Department is the largest holder with a position valued at $578.8M.

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in EWY as of Q3 2025

All Institutions

Institutions: 282
Value Held: $3.4B
Shares Held: 42.1M
Avg Position: $11.9M
Median Position: $712.7K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 31
Value Held: $407.7M
Shares Held: 5.1M
Avg Position: $13.2M
Median Position: $2.4M

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in EWY as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
S State of Tennessee, Treasury Department Institution	-	$578.8M 1.93% of portfolio	7.2M shares	Q3 2013 Held for 12y 3m	$30.1B
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	Brian T. Moynihan CEO	$281.3M 0.02% of portfolio	3.5M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 6m+	$1.33T
MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth	Jed Finn CEO	$207.5M 0.01% of portfolio	2.6M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 6m+	$1.65T
Bridgewater Associates, LP Hedge Fund•Global Macro	Nir Bar Dea CEO	$163.0M 0.64% of portfolio	2.0M shares	Q1 2024 Held for 1y 9m	$25.5B
SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC Institution	Kevin D. Strain CEO	$125.2M 6.55% of portfolio	1.6M shares	Q4 2023 Held for 2 years	$1.9B
T TD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC Institution	-	$123.1M 0.10% of portfolio	1.5M shares	Q1 2025 Held for 9 months	$123.48B
CITIGROUP INC Institution	Jane Fraser CEO	$121.9M 0.08% of portfolio	1.5M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 6m+	$144.32B
SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP RIA/Wealth	Toby James Glover CEO	$100.9M 0.08% of portfolio	1.3M shares	Q3 2019 Held for 6y 3m	$125.97B
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Institution	Jamie Dimon CEO	$96.8M 0.01% of portfolio	1.2M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 6m+	$1.56T
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Hedge Fund•Quant	Anthony Ryan CEO	$91.4M 0.06% of portfolio	1.1M shares	Q3 2018 Held for 7y 3m	$158.94B

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for EWY in Q3 2025

Traded: −$112.8M
Buyers: 149
Sellers: 114
Total Bought: +$603.4M
Total Sold: −$716.3M
Avg Position: $10.5M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	+$94.8M +1.2M shares	$281.3M 3.5M shares
T TD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC Institution	+$56.7M +708.0K shares	$123.1M 1.5M shares
R ROYAL BANK OF CANADA Institution	+$39.7M +495.2K shares	$72.8M 908.3K shares
Bridgewater Associates, LP Hedge Fund•Global Macro	+$32.6M +407.5K shares	$163.0M 2.0M shares
MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth	+$30.5M +380.3K shares	$207.5M 2.6M shares
B BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A. RIA/Wealth	+$29.2M +365.1K shares	$65.8M 823.1K shares
CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD Long Only Manager	+$25.0M +312.3K shares	$59.7M 744.8K shares
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA / Institution	+$21.0M +262.1K shares	$21.0M 262.1K shares
CAUSEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	+$17.8M +221.9K shares	$17.8M 221.9K shares
BlackRock, Inc. Institution	+$16.6M +207.1K shares	$17.6M 220.2K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
PointState Capital LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$134.1M −1.9M shares	Sold Off 0 shares
BARCLAYS PLC Institution	−$69.4M −866.8K shares	$42.7M 533.3K shares
UBS Group AG Institution	−$60.0M −749.2K shares	$26.5M 330.3K shares
S SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. Institution	−$48.8M −680.0K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	−$45.2M −630.0K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Hedge Fund•Quant	−$31.6M −394.8K shares	$91.4M 1.1M shares
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$24.1M −300.3K shares	$26.2M 326.9K shares
U USS Investment Management Ltd Institution	−$22.5M −280.5K shares	$69.5M 867.4K shares
O Owl Creek Asset Management, L.P. Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$21.8M −304.4K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
Morningstar Investment Management LLC Long Only Manager	−$20.1M −250.5K shares	$5.4M 67.9K shares

Entry and Exit Activity

Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited EWY in Q3 2025

New Positions: 21
New Value: $46.5M
Exited Positions: 38
Exited Value: $337.5M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
C CacheTech Inc. Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$13.4M 167.1K shares
A Adams Wealth Management Institution	$12.8M 159.4K shares
Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC RIA/Wealth	$6.0M 75.0K shares
C Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC Institution	$4.4M 55.3K shares
N NKCFO LLC RIA/Wealth	$3.7M 46.0K shares
E EHP Funds Inc. Institution	$1.3M 15.9K shares
Diversify Advisory Services, LLC RIA/Wealth	$867.4K 8.6K shares
Cobblestone Asset Management LLC RIA/Wealth	$644.4K 8.0K shares
D Dauntless Investment Group, LLC Institution	$534.7K 6.7K shares
A ABC ARBITRAGE SA Institution	$511.5K 6.4K shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
PointState Capital LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$134.1M 1.9M shares
S SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. Institution	$48.8M 680.0K shares
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$45.2M 630.0K shares
O Owl Creek Asset Management, L.P. Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$21.8M 304.4K shares
CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC Fund of Funds	$16.9M 235.0K shares
Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC Long Only Manager	$12.2M 170.0K shares
S Standard Life Aberdeen plc Institution	$11.4M 159.1K shares
E Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co Institution	$8.2M 114.3K shares
K KADENSA CAPITAL Ltd Institution	$7.9M 110.3K shares
L LMR Partners LLP Institution	$4.4M 61.2K shares

Options Activity

Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in EWY as of Q3 2025

Call Positions: 26
Call Value: $1.0B
Put Positions: 21
Put Value: $181.6M

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
O Owl Creek Asset Management, L.P. Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$195.5M 24.4K contracts
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$157.6M 19.7K contracts
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$111.2M 13.9K contracts
BARCLAYS PLC Institution	$110.1M 13.7K contracts
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	$98.5M 12.3K contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$76.9M 9.6K contracts
UBS Group AG Institution	$49.0M 6.1K contracts
R ROYAL BANK OF CANADA Institution	$44.5M 5.6K contracts
Jain Global LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$43.3M 5.4K contracts
SONA ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$40.1M 5.0K contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$71.6M 8.9K contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$27.9M 3.5K contracts
CITIGROUP INC Institution	$16.0M 2.0K contracts
K KINGDON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$15.2M 1.9K contracts
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN Institution	$12.0M 1.5K contracts
CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. Hedge Fund•Quant Macro	$12.0M 1.5K contracts
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	$7.0M 877.0 contracts
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	$6.1M 764.0 contracts
T Twin Tree Management, LP Hedge Fund•Vol Arbitrage	$6.0M 753.0 contracts
UBS Group AG Institution	$3.3M 410.0 contracts

Most Committed Institutions

Institutions with EWY as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
NAN FUNG TRINITY Ltd RIA/Wealth	Fredric Brian Fisher President	7.36% $73.8M	920.8K shares	Q3 2024 Held for 1y 3m	$1.0B
SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC Institution	Kevin D. Strain CEO	6.55% $125.2M	1.6M shares	Q4 2023 Held for 2 years	$1.9B
Trium Capital LLP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	Shenan Nmn Dhanani CEO	6.42% $16.4M	204.4K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 1 year	$254.9M
N New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	Arshad Rafiq Zakaria CEO	6.19% $13.4M	167.8K shares	Q3 2020 Held for 5y 3m	$217.3M
S SOROS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Institution	-	6.09% $24.6M	307.6K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 6 months	$404.5M
CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD Long Only Manager	Thomas Wayne Griffith CEO	4.41% $59.7M	744.8K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 6m+	$1.4B
M Mondrian Capital Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Thanapoom Tor Minesuk CIO	3.46% $16.1M	201.3K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 6 months	$466.2M
A Adams Wealth Management Institution	-	2.90% $12.8M	159.4K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 3 months	$440.7M
C CacheTech Inc. Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	Patrick Cormac Murphy CEO	2.86% $13.4M	167.1K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 3 months	$468.6M
V Valence8 US LP Fund of Funds	Alejandro Goldberg Partner	2.30% $6.7M	83.7K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 6 months	$291.7M