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iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

183 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.09B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 51 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

89% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 18

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.81B → $2.09B (+$286M)

11% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 910 (+1)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 168183 (+15)

4.49% more ownership

Funds ownership: 34.05%38.53% (+4.5%)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 51 | Existing positions reduced: 54

23% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $34M | Put options by funds: $44.1M

Holders
183
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+8.93%
% of All Funds
5.93%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+11.11%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
34
Increased
51
Reduced
54
Closed
18
Calls
$34M
Puts
$44.1M
Net Calls
-$10.1M
Net Calls Change
-$890K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$377M +$38.3M +1,399,942 +12%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
2
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$242M +$238M +8,684,560 New
RCG
3
Rock Creek Group
District of Columbia
$155M +$19.4M +708,219 +15%
Bank of Montreal
4
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$153M +$7.17M +262,110 +5%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
5
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$89.8M +$684K +25,000 +0.8%
GI
6
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$82M -$55.2M -2,020,111 -41%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$74.7M +$55.6M +2,032,920 +313%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$65.9M -$12.3M -449,011 -16%
NLI
9
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$59.7M -$6.44M -235,575 -10%
State Street
10
State Street
Massachusetts
$56.5M +$1.11M +40,500 +2%
HSBC Holdings
11
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$46.1M +$3.23M +117,944 +8%
PI
12
PineBridge Investments
New York
$41.4M
USAA
13
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$32.2M +$10.7M +389,418 +51%
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$28.2M +$4.3M +157,202 +18%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$26.9M +$94.6K +3,460 +0.4%
CS
16
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$25.2M -$12.6M -460,247 -34%
Citigroup
17
Citigroup
New York
$24.9M +$6.76M +247,159 +38%
Goldman Sachs
18
Goldman Sachs
New York
$24.5M +$12.2M +446,213 +103%
Invesco
19
Invesco
Georgia
$23.1M -$169K -6,162 -0.7%
U
20
UBS
Switzerland
$21.2M +$801K +29,295 +4%
NB
21
Norinchukin Bank
Japan
$19.6M
WBG
22
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$18.6M
Jane Street
23
Jane Street
New York
$17.5M +$16.9M +617,756 +5,912%
Schroder Investment Management Group
24
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$15.6M +$15.3M +560,877 New
Bank of New York Mellon
25
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$14.5M -$34.9M -1,275,442 -71%

EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

183 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $2.09B — up 16% from $1.81B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new EWT positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 51 added to existing stakes and 54 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Institutional Trust, adding an estimated $55.6M. The largest seller was Glovista Investments, cutting an estimated $55.2M.

  • 183 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q3 2013, up from 168 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $2.09B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q3 2013, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 18 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was BlackRock Institutional Trust, an estimated $55.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Glovista Investments, an estimated $55.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.