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iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
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194 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.98B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 20

57% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 11 (+4)

32% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.26B → $2.98B (+$722M)

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 56

8.93% more ownership

Funds ownership: 82.69% → 91.62% (+8.9%)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 183 → 194 (+11)

93% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.53M | Put options by funds: $63.3M

Holders
194
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+6.01%
% of All Funds
4.83%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+57.14%
% of All Funds
0.27%
New
36
Increased
66
Reduced
56
Closed
20
Calls
$4.53M
Puts
$63.3M
Net Calls
-$58.8M
Net Calls Change
-$30.1M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$139M
2
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$123M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$122M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$109M
5
MBA
Maple-Brown Abbott
Australia
+$50.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GI
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
-$25.5M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$23.7M
3
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$23.6M
4
6CM
683 Capital Management
New York
-$18.3M
5
H
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
-$17.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
State Street
76
State Street
Massachusetts
$3.34M – – –
RJA
77
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.12M +$1.41M +44,141 +89%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
78
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$3M -$1.15M -35,817 -28%
6CM
79
683 Capital Management
New York
$2.99M -$18.3M -570,000 -86%
PPA
80
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.69M +$1.2M +37,371 +86%
LPL Financial
81
LPL Financial
California
$2.28M -$23.7M -740,718 -92%
BCI
82
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$2.27M +$1.22M +38,196 +126%
LOAMS
83
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland)
Switzerland
$2.17M +$1.17M +36,400 +126%
Capstone Investment Advisors
84
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
$2.17M -$1.78M -55,478 -46%
AllianceBernstein
85
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.16M -$2.15M -67,056 -51%
Millennium Management
86
Millennium Management
New York
$2.16M -$4.26M -132,930 -67%
CCA
87
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$2.09M +$921K +28,753 +84%
PAM
88
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.07M +$241K +7,541 +14%
PNAA
89
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
$2.04M +$1.96M +61,251 New
American Century Companies
90
American Century Companies
Missouri
$1.98M -$563K -17,592 -23%
Russell Investments Group
91
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$1.93M +$1.85M +57,830 New
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
92
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$1.9M +$10.4K +326 +0.6%
IPC
93
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$1.82M +$1.75M +54,733 New
NVCHI
94
New Vernon Capital Holdings II
New Jersey
$1.77M +$1.43M +44,537 +509%
B
95
Bailard
California
$1.73M +$442K +13,800 +36%
Neuberger Berman Group
96
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$1.72M +$36.3K +1,134 +2%
CCM
97
Causeway Capital Management
California
$1.66M +$263K +8,200 +20%
LS
98
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$1.58M +$16K +500 +1%
BCM
99
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.58M +$1.52M +47,600 New
Susquehanna International Group
100
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.37M -$7.77M -242,746 -85%
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EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

194 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $2.98B — up 32% from $2.26B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new EWT positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 66 added to existing stakes and 56 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $139M. The largest seller was Glovista Investments, cutting an estimated $25.5M.

  • 194 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q1 2017, up from 183 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $2.98B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 20 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $139M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Glovista Investments, an estimated $25.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.