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iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

188 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.34B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

83% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 611 (+5)

38% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.7B → $2.34B (+$641M)

2.61% more ownership

Funds ownership: 32.84%35.45% (+2.6%)

3% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 29

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 57

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 190188 (-2)

48% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.16M | Put options by funds: $15.7M

Holders
188
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.05%
% of All Funds
5.43%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+83.33%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
28
Increased
53
Reduced
57
Closed
29
Calls
$8.16M
Puts
$15.7M
Net Calls
-$7.51M
Net Calls Change
-$2.88M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HighTower Advisors
126
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$465K +$451K +16,152 New
SIA
127
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$456K
SCM
128
Stuyvesant Capital Management
New York
$453K +$4.18K +150 +1%
Nomura Holdings
129
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$397K -$221K -7,921 -36%
1IA
130
1834 Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$315K
PP
131
PDT Partners
New York
$313K +$304K +10,900 New
GC
132
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$295K -$18.1K -650 -6%
BT
133
Beacon Trust
New Jersey
$290K -$14.1K -507 -5%
FSA
134
Franklin Street Advisors
North Carolina
$288K
AGA
135
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$286K -$4.02M -144,219 -94%
PI
136
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$282K -$390K -13,989 -59%
PG
137
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$282K +$273K +9,800 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
138
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$277K -$53.2K -1,908 -17%
BEAM
139
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Washington
$250K
Nisa Investment Advisors
140
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$245K
PNC Financial Services Group
141
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$239K -$70.9K -2,542 -23%
Renaissance Technologies
142
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$227K +$80.9K +2,900 +58%
CANY
143
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
$226K -$662K -23,750 -75%
GC
144
Gruss & Co
Florida
$216K
UOC
145
UBS O'Connor
Illinois
$205K +$199K +7,117 New
BMO
146
Beck Mack & Oliver
New York
$184K
AG
147
Ashmore Group
United Kingdom
$172K -$1.24M -44,545 -56%
CCM
148
Covington Capital Management
California
$164K
VNB
149
Valley National Bancorp
New York
$163K -$93.6K -3,357 -37%
WB
150
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
$157K

EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

188 of the 3,463 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $2.34B — up 38% from $1.7B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 29 funds closed out of EWT and 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 57 trimmed existing stakes and 53 added.

The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, adding an estimated $88M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $41.5M.

  • 188 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q1 2014, down from 190 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $2.34B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 38% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 29 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $88M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $41.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.