iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
192 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.4B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 72 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
23% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 26
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 186 → 192 (+6)
5% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $20.2M | Put options by funds: $19.2M
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.38B → $3.4B (+$23.4M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 11 (0)
5.48% less ownership
Funds ownership: 88.78% → 83.3% (-5.5%)
38% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 72
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$164M |
| 2 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
+$90.8M |
| 3 |
UIM
USS Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$64.3M |
| 4 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$40.7M |
| 5 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$28.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$248M |
| 2 |
Fisher Asset Management
Camas,
Washington
|
-$77.9M |
| 3 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
-$49.2M |
| 4 |
Squarepoint
New York
|
-$46.8M |
| 5 |
MBA
Maple-Brown Abbott
Barangaroo,
Australia
|
-$44.4M |
EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
192 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $3.4B — up 0.69% from $3.38B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new EWT positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 72 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $164M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, cutting an estimated $248M.
- 192 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q3 2018, up from 186 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $3.4B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 0.69% quarter-over-quarter.
- 32 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 26 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $164M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $248M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.