iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
175 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.3B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 64 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 10 (+2)
0.92% more ownership
Funds ownership: 36.9% → 37.82% (+0.92%)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.33B → $2.3B (-$24.5M)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 184 → 175 (-9)
15% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 34
27% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 64
81% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $13.2M | Put options by funds: $70.5M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$128M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$58.8M |
| 3 |
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
+$48.3M |
| 4 |
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$35.8M |
| 5 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
+$29.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$127M |
| 2 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$98.9M |
| 3 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$84.4M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$47M |
| 5 |
NIMI
Natixis Investment Managers International
Paris,
France
|
-$28.9M |
EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
175 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $2.3B — down 1.1% from $2.33B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 34 funds closed out of EWT and 29 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 64 trimmed existing stakes and 47 added.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $128M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, cutting an estimated $127M.
- 175 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q3 2014, down from 184 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $2.3B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q3 2014, down 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 29 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 34 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $128M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $127M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.