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iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

175 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.3B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 64 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 810 (+2)

0.92% more ownership

Funds ownership: 36.9%37.82% (+0.92%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.33B → $2.3B (-$24.5M)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 184175 (-9)

15% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 34

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 64

81% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $13.2M | Put options by funds: $70.5M

Holders
175
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-4.89%
% of All Funds
5.08%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
29
Increased
47
Reduced
64
Closed
34
Calls
$13.2M
Puts
$70.5M
Net Calls
-$57.4M
Net Calls Change
-$57M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SCM
76
Somerset Capital Management
United Kingdom
$1.49M +$1.57M +48,926 New
Natixis Advisors
77
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.43M -$770K -23,947 -34%
FM
78
Forward Management
California
$1.33M
PI
79
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$1.33M -$287K -8,928 -17%
DRZID
80
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Florida
$1.2M -$212K -6,612 -14%
Ninety One (UK)
81
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$1.14M -$108K -3,364 -8%
RCAG
82
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$1.14M -$24.2K -752 -2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
83
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.12M +$834K +25,945 +239%
PPA
84
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.12M -$25.7K -799 -2%
X
85
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$1.11M +$1.04M +32,445 +791%
MIC
86
Meridian Investment Counsel
California
$1.03M -$5.62K -175 -0.5%
BIM
87
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1.01M -$20.7M -644,195 -95%
AUIM
88
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
$981K +$1.03M +32,116 New
GAM
89
Gould Asset Management
California
$977K -$28K -872 -3%
RBA
90
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$961K +$1.01M +31,467 New
BAM
91
Baring Asset Management
United Kingdom
$917K +$965K +30,024 New
N
92
Natixis
France
$916K -$643K -20,000 -40%
Nomura Holdings
93
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$884K +$123K +3,821 +15%
VKH
94
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$872K +$635K +19,747 +224%
CCA
95
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$781K -$6.14K -191 -0.7%
LPL Financial
96
LPL Financial
California
$769K -$12.2M -379,608 -94%
MYLI
97
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance
Japan
$733K +$188K +5,835 +32%
RJA
98
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$720K -$82.5K -2,566 -10%
OC
99
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$710K -$891K -27,723 -54%
JWM
100
Jacobus Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$704K

EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

175 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $2.3B — down 1.1% from $2.33B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 34 funds closed out of EWT and 29 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 64 trimmed existing stakes and 47 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $128M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, cutting an estimated $127M.

  • 175 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q3 2014, down from 184 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.3B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q3 2014, down 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 34 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $128M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $127M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.