iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
EWT
186 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.38B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 51 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.
11.36% more ownership
Funds ownership: 77.42% → 88.78% (+11%)
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.13B → $3.38B (+$243M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 11 (0)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 196 → 186 (-10)
24% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 51 | Existing positions reduced: 67
27% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 33
79% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.02M | Put options by funds: $9.77M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$330M |
| 2 |
Squarepoint
New York
|
+$102M |
| 3 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$100M |
| 4 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
+$26M |
| 5 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
+$24.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fisher Asset Management
Camas,
Washington
|
-$34.9M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$27.5M |
| 3 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$23.8M |
| 4 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$17.2M |
| 5 |
H
Hexavest
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$17.1M |
EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
186 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $3.38B — up 7.8% from $3.13B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 33 funds closed out of EWT and 24 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 67 trimmed existing stakes and 51 added.
The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, adding an estimated $330M. The largest seller was Fisher Asset Management, cutting an estimated $34.9M.
- 186 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q2 2018, down from 196 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $3.38B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 24 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 33 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $330M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Fisher Asset Management, an estimated $34.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.