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iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

183 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.09B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 51 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

89% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 18

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.81B → $2.09B (+$286M)

11% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 910 (+1)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 168183 (+15)

4.49% more ownership

Funds ownership: 34.05%38.53% (+4.5%)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 51 | Existing positions reduced: 54

23% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $34M | Put options by funds: $44.1M

Holders
183
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+8.93%
% of All Funds
5.93%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+11.11%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
34
Increased
51
Reduced
54
Closed
18
Calls
$34M
Puts
$44.1M
Net Calls
-$10.1M
Net Calls Change
-$890K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AllianceBernstein
26
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$14.2M +$57.7K +2,110 +0.4%
TGA
27
Trilogy Global Advisors
Florida
$14.1M +$3.44M +125,678 +33%
Legal & General Group
28
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$13.9M +$13.6M +498,500 New
PAM
29
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$11.2M
FTUS
30
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$11M +$10.9M +396,806 New
FMLI
31
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$10.8M
JP Morgan Chase
32
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$9.97M +$558K +20,416 +6%
Arrowstreet Capital
33
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$9.54M -$54.8M -2,003,598 -85%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
34
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$9.47M -$1.01M -36,930 -10%
BlackRock
35
BlackRock
New York
$8.71M -$363K -13,275 -4%
UBS AM
36
UBS AM
Illinois
$8.03M +$7.88M +288,310 New
GB
37
Gunma Bank
Japan
$7.99M -$1.04M -38,000 -12%
MC
38
Martin Currie
United Kingdom
$7.75M
MLM
39
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
$7.02M +$5.99M +218,889 +655%
Prudential Financial
40
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$6.84M +$1.04M +38,200 +18%
Artisan Partners
41
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$6.74M -$5.96M -217,963 -47%
Royal Bank of Canada
42
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$6.66M -$1.03M -37,531 -14%
Natixis Advisors
43
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$6.52M +$6.41M +234,292 New
Ameriprise
44
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$6.36M +$6.2M +226,817 +13,655%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
45
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$6.2M -$1.27M -46,572 -17%
Deutsche Bank
46
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$5.9M +$3.48M +127,350 +150%
BG
47
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$5.78M +$5.68M +207,630 New
COPPSERS
48
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$5.69M -$3.88M -141,700 -41%
EPIM
49
Echo Point Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$5.55M -$935K -34,205 -15%
Susquehanna International Group
50
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$5.4M -$26.6M -971,528 -83%

EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

183 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $2.09B — up 16% from $1.81B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new EWT positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 51 added to existing stakes and 54 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Institutional Trust, adding an estimated $55.6M. The largest seller was Glovista Investments, cutting an estimated $55.2M.

  • 183 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q3 2013, up from 168 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $2.09B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q3 2013, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 18 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was BlackRock Institutional Trust, an estimated $55.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Glovista Investments, an estimated $55.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.