iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
EWT
174 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.17B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.
34% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $20.9M | Put options by funds: $15.6M
3.43% more ownership
Funds ownership: 42.18% → 45.61% (+3.4%)
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.09B → $2.17B (+$78M)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 178 → 174 (-4)
14% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 28
16% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 57
56% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 4 (-5)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$148M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$32.6M |
| 3 |
MAM
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
|
+$24.8M |
| 4 |
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$21.1M |
| 5 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
+$14.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NLI
Nippon Life Insurance
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$52.1M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$42.2M |
| 3 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
-$33.4M |
| 4 |
AGM
Alpine Global Management
New York
|
-$22M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$20.6M |
EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
174 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $2.17B — up 3.7% from $2.09B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 28 funds closed out of EWT and 24 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 57 trimmed existing stakes and 48 added.
The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, adding an estimated $148M. The largest seller was Nippon Life Insurance, cutting an estimated $52.1M.
- 174 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q2 2016, down from 178 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $2.17B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q2 2016, up 3.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 24 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 28 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $148M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Nippon Life Insurance, an estimated $52.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.