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iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

170 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.35B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

37% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $25.8M | Put options by funds: $18.9M

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 67 (+1)

0.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.67%78.57% (-0.1%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 178170 (-8)

11% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 38

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 54

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.96B → $2.35B (-$613M)

Holders
170
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-4.49%
% of All Funds
3.75%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
34
Increased
44
Reduced
54
Closed
38
Calls
$25.8M
Puts
$18.9M
Net Calls
+$6.91M
Net Calls Change
-$16.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of Montreal
26
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$13.4M -$1.16M -30,583 -7%
GI
27
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$13.1M +$8.16M +214,537 +118%
Korea Investment Corp
28
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$12.2M
Wellington Management Group
29
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$10.9M +$4.82M +126,926 +62%
AIM
30
ARGA Investment Management
Connecticut
$10.7M +$4.44M +116,689 +56%
CCA
31
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$10.4M -$1.75M -46,160 -13%
MRC
32
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$10.4M -$1.75M -46,160 -13%
ED
33
Exane Derivatives
France
$9.81M -$2.86M -75,241 -20%
Comerica Bank
34
Comerica Bank
Texas
$9.18M
FMLI
35
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$7.3M
H
36
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$7.22M -$11.5M -301,402 -58%
BPC
37
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$6.78M -$210K -5,516 -3%
Vanguard Group
38
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$6.62M +$3.31M +87,100 +77%
PAM
39
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$6.05M -$341K -8,982 -5%
HSBC Holdings
40
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$6.01M +$921K +24,234 +15%
Citigroup
41
Citigroup
New York
$5.81M +$6.6M +173,532 +6,482%
SCM
42
Somerset Capital Management
United Kingdom
$5.79M
Mirae Asset Global Investments
43
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$5.78M +$1.35M +35,520 +25%
MAM
44
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
$5.48M -$1.37M -36,029 -18%
Susquehanna International Group
45
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$5.19M +$3.9M +102,480 +187%
Wolverine Trading
46
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$5M +$3.2M +84,249 +127%
CA
47
Cumberland Advisors
Florida
$4.82M -$158K -4,160 -3%
IG
48
ING Group
Netherlands
$4.59M
6M
49
6 Meridian
Kansas
$4.42M -$28.4K -746 -0.6%
CIBC World Market
50
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$4.28M +$49.7K +1,307 +1%

EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

170 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $2.35B — down 21% from $2.96B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 38 funds closed out of EWT and 34 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 54 trimmed existing stakes and 44 added.

The largest buyer was State Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $183M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $165M.

  • 170 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q1 2020, down from 178 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $2.35B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q1 2020, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 38 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was State Street, an estimated $183M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q1 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $165M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.