iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
206 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.35B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 73 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 12 (+3)
28% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 57
12% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $71.3M | Put options by funds: $63.6M
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.19B → $3.35B (+$160M)
0.2% more ownership
Funds ownership: 40.16% → 40.36% (+0.2%)
9% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 33
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 209 → 206 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BG
BlackRock Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$173M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$84.7M |
| 3 |
GI
Glovista Investments
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$66.7M |
| 4 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$64.2M |
| 5 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$42.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
National Pension Service
Jeonju-Si, Jeollabuk-Do,
South Korea
|
-$138M |
| 2 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$85.6M |
| 3 |
Credit Agricole
Montrouge Cedex,
France
|
-$58.1M |
| 4 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
-$54.4M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$52.7M |
EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
206 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $3.35B — up 5% from $3.19B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 33 funds closed out of EWT and 30 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 57 trimmed existing stakes and 73 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Group, adding an estimated $173M. The largest seller was National Pension Service, exiting entirely with an estimated $138M sold.
- 206 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q2 2015, down from 209 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $3.35B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 30 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 33 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was BlackRock Group, an estimated $173M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q2 2015 was National Pension Service, an estimated $138M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.