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iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

199 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.44B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

104% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 24

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 175199 (+24)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.3B → $2.44B (+$141M)

0.31% more ownership

Funds ownership: 37.82%38.13% (+0.31%)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 56

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 106 (-4)

76% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $16.2M | Put options by funds: $67.3M

Holders
199
Holders Change
+24
Holders Change %
+13.71%
% of All Funds
5.31%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-40%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
49
Increased
55
Reduced
56
Closed
24
Calls
$16.2M
Puts
$67.3M
Net Calls
-$51.1M
Net Calls Change
+$6.22M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BG
26
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$23.6M +$16.5M +537,341 +220%
CI
27
Clal Insurance
Israel
$23.6M +$24M +781,333 New
UIM
28
USS Investment Management
United Kingdom
$22.8M +$23.2M +755,000 New
Goldman Sachs
29
Goldman Sachs
New York
$21.5M +$11.9M +388,304 +121%
NB
30
Norinchukin Bank
Japan
$21.3M
CS
31
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$21.1M +$510K +16,605 +2%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
32
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$18M +$2.47M +80,450 +16%
AllianceBernstein
33
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$17.8M +$57.8K +1,883 +0.3%
Bank of New York Mellon
34
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$16.5M +$21.9K +712 +0.1%
KWILP
35
Kiwi Wealth Investments Limited Partnership
New Zealand
$15.4M +$1.35M +44,112 +9%
Bessemer Group
36
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$15.1M +$15.4M +500,000 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
37
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$15M -$13.6M -442,476 -47%
Schroder Investment Management Group
38
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$14.7M -$1.11M -36,000 -7%
ED
39
Exane Derivatives
France
$12.7M +$12.9M +419,641 New
FMLI
40
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$11.8M
BlackRock
41
BlackRock
New York
$11.7M +$3.66M +119,293 +44%
AGA
42
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$10.2M +$5.47M +178,111 +113%
Jane Street
43
Jane Street
New York
$10.1M +$10.3M +335,532 New
CCMG
44
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$10.1M -$1.34M -43,685 -12%
P3I
45
Progeny 3 Inc
Washington
$9.7M
FTUS
46
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$9.64M +$9.8M +318,964 New
Prudential Financial
47
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$9.42M +$654K +21,300 +7%
BPC
48
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$9.39M +$3.92M +127,738 +70%
Barclays
49
Barclays
United Kingdom
$8.89M +$1.41M +45,859 +18%
GB
50
Gunma Bank
Japan
$8.67M

EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

199 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $2.44B — up 6.1% from $2.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 49 funds opened new EWT positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 55 added to existing stakes and 56 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Credit Agricole, adding an estimated $82.9M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $67.9M.

  • 199 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q4 2014, up from 175 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.44B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 6.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 49 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 24 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Credit Agricole, an estimated $82.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $67.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.