iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
188 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.17B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 69 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.
64% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 22
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 175 → 188 (+13)
1.58% less ownership
Funds ownership: 41.34% → 39.76% (-1.6%)
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.46B → $2.17B (-$293M)
13% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $80.5M | Put options by funds: $92.9M
14% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 6 (-1)
33% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 69
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$138M |
| 2 |
GI
Glovista Investments
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$52.4M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$30.4M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$19.7M |
| 5 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$16.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$412M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$51.9M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$29.7M |
| 4 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$28.2M |
| 5 |
Credit Agricole
Montrouge Cedex,
France
|
-$19.1M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BCA
201
Bray Capital Advisors
Naples,
Florida
| – | -$158K | -6,000 | Closed |
|
|
CWM
202
Concert Wealth Management
San Jose,
California
| – | -$158K | -5,940 | Closed |
|
|
CFSG
203
Community Financial Services Group
Newport,
Vermont
| – | -$69K | -2,615 | Closed |
|
|
WAM
204
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$25.9K | -945 | Closed |
|
205
Walleye Trading
New York
| – | -$10.5K | -382 | Closed |
|
206
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$9.7K | -354 | -100% |
|
|
RPG
207
Risk Paradigm Group
Austin,
Texas
| – | -$671 | -26 | Closed |
|
208
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
| – | -$438 | -16 | -89% |
|
209
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | +$82 | +3 | New |
|
|
BCI
210
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
| – | +$493 | +18 | New |
|
EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
188 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $2.17B — down 12% from $2.46B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new EWT positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 46 added to existing stakes and 69 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, adding an estimated $138M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $412M.
- 188 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q4 2015, up from 175 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $2.17B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 36 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 22 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $138M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $412M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.