iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
EWT
190 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.7B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.
29% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 28
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 183 → 190 (+7)
5.7% less ownership
Funds ownership: 38.53% → 32.84% (-5.7%)
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 55
19% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.09B → $1.7B (-$393M)
31% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $10.3M | Put options by funds: $14.9M
40% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 6 (-4)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GI
Glovista Investments
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$67.9M |
| 2 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$55.4M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$37M |
| 4 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$30M |
| 5 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$29.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$330M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$44.5M |
| 3 |
PI
PineBridge Investments
New York
|
-$41.4M |
| 4 |
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$32.2M |
| 5 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$29.7M |
EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
190 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $1.7B — down 19% from $2.09B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new EWT positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 49 added to existing stakes and 55 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Glovista Investments, adding an estimated $67.9M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $330M.
- 190 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q4 2013, up from 183 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $1.7B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q4 2013, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 36 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 28 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Glovista Investments, an estimated $67.9M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $330M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.