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iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

178 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.96B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

193% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $35.3M | Put options by funds: $12.1M

43% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 30

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 56 (+1)

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.5B → $2.96B (+$461M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 167178 (+11)

9.35% less ownership

Funds ownership: 88.03%78.67% (-9.4%)

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 59

Holders
178
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+6.59%
% of All Funds
3.51%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
43
Increased
42
Reduced
59
Closed
30
Calls
$35.3M
Puts
$12.1M
Net Calls
+$23.2M
Net Calls Change
+$29.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
ED
26
Exane Derivatives
France
$15.4M +$4.66M +118,215 +46%
IWC
27
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$15.4M +$14.7M +373,484 New
UBS Group
28
UBS Group
Switzerland
$15.2M +$4.5M +114,203 +45%
Korea Investment Corp
29
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$15.2M
CCA
30
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$14.9M -$2.17M -55,121 -13%
MRC
31
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$14.9M -$2.17M -55,121 -13%
Janus Henderson Group
32
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$14.8M -$21M -532,940 -60%
Squarepoint
33
Squarepoint
New York
$13M +$2.45M +62,164 +25%
SCCM
34
Schafer Cullen Capital Management
New York
$12.3M +$343K +8,697 +3%
NAM
35
Nissay Asset Management
Japan
$12.1M +$7.58M +192,525 +188%
Comerica Bank
36
Comerica Bank
Texas
$10M -$1.44M -36,582 -12%
FFM
37
Fullerton Fund Management
Singapore
$9.81M +$9.39M +238,440 New
FMLI
38
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$9.11M
Royal Bank of Canada
39
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$8.81M +$1.89M +47,914 +29%
BPC
40
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$8.68M -$478K -12,140 -5%
AIM
41
ARGA Investment Management
Connecticut
$8.54M
Wellington Management Group
42
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$8.43M -$4.36M -110,725 -35%
MAM
43
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
$8.29M -$1.36M -34,516 -15%
PAM
44
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$7.92M +$982K +24,940 +15%
Wells Fargo
45
Wells Fargo
California
$7.58M -$24.9M -633,264 -77%
GI
46
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$7.44M +$6.33M +160,608 +774%
SCM
47
Somerset Capital Management
United Kingdom
$7.16M
HSBC Holdings
48
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$6.5M +$694K +17,607 +13%
CA
49
Cumberland Advisors
Florida
$6.18M -$824K -20,930 -12%
DS
50
DRW Securities
Illinois
$5.98M +$5.73M +145,430 New

EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

178 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $2.96B — up 18% from $2.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 43 funds opened new EWT positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 42 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $188M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $70.6M.

  • 178 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q4 2019, up from 167 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $2.96B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 43 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 30 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $188M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q4 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $70.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.