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iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

178 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.09B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 69 (+3)

2.42% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.76%42.18% (+2.4%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.17B → $2.09B (-$71M)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 188178 (-10)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 32

43% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $13M | Put options by funds: $23M

49% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 76

Holders
178
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-5.32%
% of All Funds
4.74%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.24%
New
24
Increased
39
Reduced
76
Closed
32
Calls
$13M
Puts
$23M
Net Calls
-$9.93M
Net Calls Change
+$2.48M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MC
26
Martin Currie
United Kingdom
$22.6M
Acadian Asset Management
27
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$22.3M
AGM
28
Alpine Global Management
New York
$22M +$19M +747,698 +1,628%
Royal Bank of Canada
29
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$21.9M +$17.1M +672,285 +575%
WA
30
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$21M -$19.6M -772,374 -51%
HSBC Holdings
31
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$20.6M -$1.54M -60,467 -8%
BG
32
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$19.9M -$1.31M -51,681 -7%
State Street
33
State Street
Massachusetts
$17.6M -$1.38M -54,301 -8%
Bank of New York Mellon
34
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$13.8M +$497K +19,569 +4%
SG Americas Securities
35
SG Americas Securities
New York
$11.8M +$7.34M +288,939 +211%
BJ
36
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$11.3M +$10.3M +405,845 New
COLIM
37
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$10.5M -$9.64M -379,479 -50%
BCIM
38
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
$10.4M +$9.53M +375,000 New
P3I
39
Progeny 3 Inc
Washington
$8.9M
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
40
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$8.78M
William Blair Investment Management
41
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$8.48M -$927K -36,500 -11%
JHIU
42
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$8.15M -$76.2K -3,000 -1%
GB
43
Gunma Bank
Japan
$7.96M
Wells Fargo
44
Wells Fargo
California
$7.93M -$1.33M -52,448 -16%
Victory Capital Management
45
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$7.54M -$11.9M -466,822 -63%
EA
46
Euclid Advisors
Connecticut
$7.34M +$6.73M +264,925 New
Susquehanna International Group
47
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$7M +$1.5M +59,236 +31%
GH
48
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$6.59M
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
49
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$6.24M -$1.27M -50,000 -18%
FMLI
50
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$6.14M +$2.63M +103,500 +88%

EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

178 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $2.09B — down 3.3% from $2.17B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of EWT and 24 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 76 trimmed existing stakes and 39 added.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $50.5M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, cutting an estimated $86.9M.

  • 178 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q1 2016, down from 188 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.09B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q1 2016, down 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 32 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $50.5M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $86.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.