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iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

167 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.5B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.37% more ownership

Funds ownership: 87.66%88.03% (+0.37%)

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 26

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.63B → $2.5B (-$128M)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 169167 (-2)

17% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 65 (-1)

32% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $13M | Put options by funds: $19.2M

52% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 65

Holders
167
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.18%
% of All Funds
3.66%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.67%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
25
Increased
31
Reduced
65
Closed
26
Calls
$13M
Puts
$19.2M
Net Calls
-$6.22M
Net Calls Change
-$3.46M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of Montreal
26
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$16.1M +$404K +11,460 +3%
CCA
27
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$15.2M
MRC
28
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$15.2M
Korea Investment Corp
29
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$13.5M +$13M +370,000 New
H
30
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$13.4M +$3.23M +91,618 +33%
X
31
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$12.4M -$3.06M -86,752 -20%
Franklin Resources
32
Franklin Resources
California
$11.6M -$425K -12,050 -4%
Wellington Management Group
33
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$11.5M -$2.48M -70,254 -18%
Comerica Bank
34
Comerica Bank
Texas
$11.4M +$289K +8,200 +3%
SCCM
35
Schafer Cullen Capital Management
New York
$10.6M +$1.62M +45,918 +19%
GH
36
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$10.2M
Ninety One (UK)
37
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$10.2M +$2.27M +64,481 +30%
UBS Group
38
UBS Group
Switzerland
$9.31M -$324K -9,198 -3%
ED
39
Exane Derivatives
France
$9.26M +$8.39M +237,855 +1,419%
Squarepoint
40
Squarepoint
New York
$9.22M -$25.8M -731,165 -74%
MAM
41
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
$8.6M -$450K -12,748 -5%
BPC
42
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$8.11M -$389K -11,035 -5%
FMLI
43
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$8.05M
AIM
44
ARGA Investment Management
Connecticut
$7.55M -$2.88M -81,652 -28%
COLIM
45
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$6.47M -$57.5M -1,630,056 -90%
SCM
46
Somerset Capital Management
United Kingdom
$6.36M
CA
47
Cumberland Advisors
Florida
$6.22M -$254K -7,200 -4%
PAM
48
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$6.09M +$917 +26 +0%
Royal Bank of Canada
49
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$6.04M -$96.9K -2,747 -2%
HSBC Holdings
50
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$5.11M -$65.4K -1,855 -1%

EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

167 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $2.5B — down 4.9% from $2.63B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 26 funds closed out of EWT and 25 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 65 trimmed existing stakes and 31 added.

The largest buyer was Bridgewater Associates, opening a new position worth an estimated $141M. The largest seller was USS Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $99.2M sold.

  • 167 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q3 2019, down from 169 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $2.5B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q3 2019, down 4.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 26 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Bridgewater Associates, an estimated $141M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q3 2019 was USS Investment Management, an estimated $99.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.