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iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

178 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.96B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

193% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $35.3M | Put options by funds: $12.1M

43% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 30

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 56 (+1)

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.5B → $2.96B (+$461M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 167178 (+11)

9.35% less ownership

Funds ownership: 88.03%78.67% (-9.4%)

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 59

Holders
178
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+6.59%
% of All Funds
3.51%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
43
Increased
42
Reduced
59
Closed
30
Calls
$35.3M
Puts
$12.1M
Net Calls
+$23.2M
Net Calls Change
+$29.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RIA
176
RPG Investment Advisory
California
$4K
US Bancorp
177
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$3K -$1.77K -45 -38%
PA
178
Parallel Advisors
California
$1K
TFA
179
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1K
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
180
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
-$17.5M -480,300 Closed
Franklin Resources
181
Franklin Resources
California
-$11.6M -318,700 Closed
GH
182
GAM Holding
Switzerland
-$10.2M -281,385 Closed
COLIM
183
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
-$6.47M -178,244 Closed
CA
184
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
-$2.37M -65,271 Closed
GCA
185
Greenwood Capital Associates
South Carolina
-$1.98M -54,385 Closed
QIM
186
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
-$1.88M -51,676 Closed
Stifel Financial
187
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$1.28M -35,276 Closed
MLIC
188
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
-$1.17M -32,045 Closed
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
189
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
-$989K -27,202 Closed
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
190
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$673K -18,508 Closed
ECM
191
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
-$619K -17,025 Closed
BFEC
192
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
-$532K -14,620 Closed
BDS
193
Banco de Sabadell
Florida
-$508K -14,000 Closed
M&T Bank
194
M&T Bank
New York
-$338K -9,314 Closed
RJFSA
195
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$290K -7,981 Closed
BPCA
196
Bank Pictet & Cie (Asia)
Singapore
-$269K -7,389 Closed
VF
197
Virtu Financial
New York
-$240K -6,597 Closed
UBS AM
198
UBS AM
Illinois
-$228K -6,276 Closed
CIBC Asset Management
199
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
-$217K -5,974 Closed
LTI
200
Laffer Tengler Investments
Tennessee
-$213K -5,866 Closed

EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

178 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $2.96B — up 18% from $2.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 43 funds opened new EWT positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 42 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $188M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $70.6M.

  • 178 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q4 2019, up from 167 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $2.96B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 43 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 30 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $188M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q4 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $70.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.