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iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

206 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.35B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 73 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 912 (+3)

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 57

12% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $71.3M | Put options by funds: $63.6M

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.19B → $3.35B (+$160M)

0.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 40.16%40.36% (+0.2%)

9% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 33

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 209206 (-3)

Holders
206
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-1.44%
% of All Funds
5.55%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
30
Increased
73
Reduced
57
Closed
33
Calls
$71.3M
Puts
$63.6M
Net Calls
+$7.69M
Net Calls Change
+$36.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GH
51
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$7.35M +$1.92M +59,420 +34%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
52
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$7.2M
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
53
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$7.1M +$7.25M +225,000 New
CS
54
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$6.64M -$150K -4,652 -2%
X
55
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$6.19M +$4.47M +138,773 +242%
Barclays
56
Barclays
United Kingdom
$5.91M +$465K +14,439 +8%
AC
57
AFAM Capital
Texas
$5.77M +$5.89M +182,851 New
HT
58
HAP Trading
New York
$5.62M +$4.86M +150,929 +553%
Lazard Asset Management
59
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$5.3M -$17.1K -530 -0.3%
SIA
60
Spruce Investment Advisors
Connecticut
$5.23M +$5.34M +165,610 New
AQR Capital Management
61
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$5.19M -$2.54M -78,836 -32%
Royal Bank of Canada
62
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.86M -$10.7M -330,596 -68%
LPL Financial
63
LPL Financial
California
$4.56M +$3.79M +117,672 +443%
AG
64
Ashmore Group
United Kingdom
$4.44M +$4.54M +140,707 New
Nomura Asset Management
65
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$4.44M +$38.7K +1,200 +0.9%
LOT
66
Lombard Odier Transatlantic
Quebec, Canada
$4.05M +$1.46M +45,325 +55%
CI
67
Clal Insurance
Israel
$3.95M +$127K +3,950 +3%
First Trust Advisors
68
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$3.91M -$14.1K -437 -0.4%
CLOS
69
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$3.68M +$1.21M +37,500 +47%
IG
70
ING Group
Netherlands
$3.49M
ZIM
71
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$3.44M +$349K +10,819 +11%
CA
72
Cumberland Advisors
Florida
$3.31M +$307K +9,530 +10%
CIBC World Market
73
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$3.15M +$46.6K +1,447 +1%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
74
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$3.13M -$14.8M -459,116 -82%
AI
75
Axiom Investors
Connecticut
$2.83M

EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

206 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $3.35B — up 5% from $3.19B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 33 funds closed out of EWT and 30 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 57 trimmed existing stakes and 73 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Group, adding an estimated $173M. The largest seller was National Pension Service, exiting entirely with an estimated $138M sold.

  • 206 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q2 2015, down from 209 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $3.35B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 33 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was BlackRock Group, an estimated $173M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q2 2015 was National Pension Service, an estimated $138M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.