Who owns iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY)
Which tracked institutional funds hold EWY, how they are positioned, and who is buying versus exiting — from SEC Form 13F-HR filings. See EWY company fundamentals →
Ownership as of the 2026-Q2 13F filings (latest filed 2026-09-02). 13F is disclosed up to 45 days after quarter-end, so the most recent quarter fills in over the following weeks.
How the tape is positioned
The tracked-fund tape on EWY is one-sided between 2026-Q1 and 2026-Q2: 306 added or opened and 90 trimmed or exited — on balance accumulating.
A prompt to read the filings, not a verdict. 13F is a quarter-end snapshot disclosed up to 45 days late; a fund adds or exits for mandate, benchmark, and timing reasons that have nothing to do with a view on the stock. This is a starting question, not a signal to trade.
Conviction spread
EWY’s largest tracked holder by dollar value, BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/, sizes it at 0.2% of its own reported 13F book, while the median holder sizes it at 0.2% of theirs — a 0.1pp gap the other way — the median holder sizes EWY more heavily than its largest holder by dollar value does.
Book-share is each fund’s reported value in EWY divided by its whole reported 13F book, so it is comparable across funds of different sizes and is unaffected by stock splits. A higher share means a fund has committed more of its book to the name — a starting question about conviction, not a verdict or a signal to trade.
Institutional & insider positioning
Between 2026-Q1 and 2026-Q2, across 569 tracked filers holding EWY, 368 increased or opened the position and 244 reduced or closed it; over the same quarter, there were no open-market insider Form 4s.
This fuses two public signals for the same quarter — how tracked institutions changed their positions and whether insiders bought or sold in the open market. It describes what was filed; it is a starting question, not a verdict or a signal to trade.
New buyers & exits
Funds opening or closing a position in EWY between the 2026-Q1 and 2026-Q2 13F filings, and the largest changes among funds holding it in both. New buyers and exits are counted on fund presence (split-invariant); adds and trims are measured on reported value.
New buyers 79
- MEITAV INVESTMENT HOUSE LTD$310M
- Clark Capital Management Group, Inc.$141M
- MY.Alpha Management HK Advisors Ltd$50M
- SOROS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$43M
- DV EQUITIES, LLC$31M
- Mizuho Bank, Ltd.$24M
Full exits 59
- Provida Pension Fund Administrator$315M
- PointState Capital LP$212M
- D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.$84M
- Qube Research & Technologies Ltd$81M
- Tairen Capital Ltd$71M
- MARSHALL WACE, LLP$37M
Largest adds
- BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/$1.4B
- BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS$946M
- MORGAN STANLEY$739M
- BlackRock, Inc.$600M
- UBS Group AG$477M
- CITIGROUP INC$476M
Largest trims
- BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA$191M
- JANE STREET GROUP, LLC$152M
- SIH Partners, LLLP$120M
- FIL Ltd$77M
- SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP$57M
- TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP$52M
Institutional holders
One row per tracked fund, most shares held first (every row is from one quarter; reported value breaks ties). “% of value” is the fund’s share of this security’s tracked institutional value — not of shares outstanding.
| Fund | Shares | Reported value | % of value | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ added | 13,476,775 | $2.7B | 15.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS added | 8,069,271 | $1.6B | 9.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| UBS Group AG added | 5,818,161 | $1.2B | 6.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| MORGAN STANLEY added | 5,696,617 | $1.2B | 6.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury trimmed | 5,259,477 | $1.1B | 6.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC added | 5,093,198 | $1.0B | 5.9% | 2026-Q2 |
| BlackRock, Inc. added | 3,992,437 | $806M | 4.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| CITIGROUP INC added | 3,175,420 | $641M | 3.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| BARCLAYS PLC added | 3,163,606 | $639M | 3.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added | 2,818,836 | $557M | 3.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Appaloosa LP added | 2,425,000 | $490M | 2.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC added | 1,667,108 | $337M | 1.9% | 2026-Q2 |
| MEITAV INVESTMENT HOUSE LTD new | 1,537,862 | $310M | 1.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP trimmed | 1,384,772 | $280M | 1.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP added | 1,278,583 | $258M | 1.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC added | 1,123,901 | $227M | 1.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. trimmed | 1,023,178 | $207M | 1.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC trimmed | 1,008,618 | $204M | 1.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| OLD MISSION CAPITAL LLC added | 893,216 | $180M | 1.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD trimmed | 850,426 | $172M | 1.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd added | 849,798 | $172M | 1.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| PRUDENTIAL PLC added | 765,782 | $155M | 0.9% | 2026-Q2 |
| Focus Partners Wealth added | 756,924 | $153M | 0.9% | 2026-Q2 |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. new | 700,133 | $141M | 0.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP trimmed | 673,408 | $133M | 0.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN added | 601,515 | $121M | 0.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| YACKTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LP trimmed | 557,535 | $113M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| FIL Ltd trimmed | 503,197 | $102M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| LPL Financial LLC added | 467,957 | $94M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC trimmed | 460,766 | $93M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| LMR Partners LLP added | 430,353 | $87M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. added | 374,018 | $76M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| Main Street Research LLC trimmed | 360,865 | $73M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| FMR LLC trimmed | 353,792 | $71M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC added | 341,538 | $69M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE added | 303,408 | $61M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| MIRAE ASSET SECURITIES (USA) INC. added | 300,589 | $61M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. added | 290,484 | $59M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA added | 278,224 | $56M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ trimmed | 265,836 | $54M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Jump Financial, LLC added | 245,659 | $50M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| MY.Alpha Management HK Advisors Ltd new | 245,400 | $50M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Tradewinds Capital Management, LLC trimmed | 243,624 | $49M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co trimmed | 239,064 | $48M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| YOUSIF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC trimmed | 236,159 | $48M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC added | 232,371 | $47M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP trimmed | 226,269 | $46M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Ehrenkranz Partners L.P. | 221,979 | $45M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| SOROS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added | 212,188 | $43M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC trimmed | 201,699 | $41M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Private Advisory Group LLC trimmed | 197,723 | $40M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC added | 194,824 | $39M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC added | 172,600 | $35M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co trimmed | 169,474 | $34M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA trimmed | 164,440 | $33M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A. trimmed | 162,592 | $33M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| DV EQUITIES, LLC new | 155,525 | $31M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS added | 150,058 | $30M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC added | 146,942 | $30M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Westerkirk Capital Inc. added | 141,667 | $29M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC added | 137,129 | $25M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd added | 132,371 | $27M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Jordan Park Group LLC added | 127,282 | $26M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Union Bancaire Privee, UBP SA added | 124,286 | $22M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Mizuho Bank, Ltd. new | 120,000 | $24M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| CacheTech Inc. trimmed | 116,564 | $24M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC added | 112,796 | $23M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. trimmed | 112,004 | $23M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Optiver Holding B.V. added | 109,926 | $22M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Adams Wealth Management trimmed | 109,609 | $22M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Lido Advisors, LLC added | 108,874 | $22M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC trimmed | 106,911 | $22M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. added | 105,502 | $21M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. added | 104,066 | $21M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. trimmed | 103,510 | $21M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Cetera Investment Advisers added | 103,408 | $21M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| USS Investment Management Ltd added | 101,661 | $21M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Walleye Capital LLC new | 100,754 | $20M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Murchinson Ltd. new | 100,000 | $20M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Jain Global LLC added | 96,412 | $19M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Castle Hook Partners LP new | 95,290 | $19M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC added | 94,010 | $19M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Nuveen, LLC trimmed | 91,702 | $19M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| DRW Securities, LLC trimmed | 87,844 | $18M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. trimmed | 84,708 | $17M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC trimmed | 80,925 | $16M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Gunderson Capital Management LLC added | 78,577 | $16M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC added | 78,487 | $16M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Circle Wealth Management, LLC added | 77,932 | $16M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| United Capital Management of KS, Inc. trimmed | 77,847 | $16M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| VMS Asset Management Limited new | 76,878 | $16M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Madrid Financial Services trimmed | 75,563 | $15M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd added | 73,109 | $15M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund Ltd. (Under Special Management) | 73,000 | $15M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Naman Capital Ltda | 71,018 | $14M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Venturi Wealth Management, LLC trimmed | 66,984 | $14M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Invesco Ltd. added | 65,601 | $13M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| University of Illinois Foundation trimmed | 64,809 | $13M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Nilsine Partners, LLC added | 63,977 | $13M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD | 63,900 | $13M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
Ownership over time
Tracked institutional holder count and total shares held by filing quarter (independent scales). The curated-era tail and any mid-ingest latest quarter are handled honestly — a partial quarter is not drawn as a collapse.
Reading this table
Funds hold the same stock for different reasons — an index fund “holds” almost everything, an active manager sizes a name to a mandate and a benchmark, and each fund entered at its own price and time. Because 13F is filed up to 45 days after quarter-end, every row is a backward-looking snapshot; a manager may have traded since. Share-class siblings (a company’s A and C shares) are rolled up to one line so a dual-class name is never double-counted. Compare like-for-like. A large holder is not an endorsement, and a fund exiting is not a warning — this is a starting question, not a verdict.
About 13F filings
A Form 13F is a quarterly disclosure that institutional investment managers with over $100 million in US-listed equities must file with the SEC. In plain English: it is a snapshot of the long stock positions a fund held at the end of a quarter. It covers long US-listed equities only — not short positions, options, cash, or private holdings — and the funds shown are the large sample we track, not the complete 13F universe.