iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
EWT
178 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.09B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 9 (+3)
2.42% more ownership
Funds ownership: 39.76% → 42.18% (+2.4%)
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.17B → $2.09B (-$71M)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 188 → 178 (-10)
25% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 32
43% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $13M | Put options by funds: $23M
49% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 76
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$50.5M |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$26.1M |
| 3 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$23.4M |
| 4 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$22.9M |
| 5 |
AGM
Alpine Global Management
New York
|
+$19M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$86.9M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$81.8M |
| 3 |
GI
Glovista Investments
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$54.8M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$31.9M |
| 5 |
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
-$19.6M |
EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
178 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $2.09B — down 3.3% from $2.17B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of EWT and 24 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 76 trimmed existing stakes and 39 added.
The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $50.5M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, cutting an estimated $86.9M.
- 178 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q1 2016, down from 188 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $2.09B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q1 2016, down 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 24 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 32 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $50.5M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $86.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.