iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
175 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.46B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 70 reducing their positions, and 56 closing their positions.
0.98% more ownership
Funds ownership: 40.36% → 41.34% (+0.98%)
6% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $78.9M | Put options by funds: $83.8M
15% less funds holding
Funds holding: 206 → 175 (-31)
27% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.35B → $2.46B (-$889M)
39% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 70
42% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 7 (-5)
50% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 56
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$119M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$40.6M |
| 3 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
+$39.6M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$38.6M |
| 5 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$26.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BG
BlackRock Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$163M |
| 2 |
GI
Glovista Investments
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$126M |
| 3 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$108M |
| 4 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$63.2M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$56.5M |
EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
175 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $2.46B — down 27% from $3.35B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 56 funds closed out of EWT and 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 28 holders — while 70 trimmed existing stakes and 43 added.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $119M. The largest seller was BlackRock Group, cutting an estimated $163M.
- 175 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q3 2015, down from 206 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $2.46B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
- 28 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 56 closed out, a net change of -28 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $119M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q3 2015 was BlackRock Group, an estimated $163M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.