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iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

190 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.7B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 28

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 183190 (+7)

5.7% less ownership

Funds ownership: 38.53%32.84% (-5.7%)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 55

19% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.09B → $1.7B (-$393M)

31% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10.3M | Put options by funds: $14.9M

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 106 (-4)

Holders
190
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+3.83%
% of All Funds
5.52%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-40%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
36
Increased
49
Reduced
55
Closed
28
Calls
$10.3M
Puts
$14.9M
Net Calls
-$4.63M
Net Calls Change
+$5.44M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$250M
Bank of Montreal
2
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$215M +$55.4M +1,945,468 +35%
GI
3
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$154M +$67.9M +2,381,565 +81%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
4
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$93M
NLI
5
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$61.9M
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$60.7M -$7.51M -263,352 -11%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$56.5M -$330M -11,583,568 -86%
HSBC Holdings
8
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$53.6M +$5.79M +202,994 +12%
U
9
UBS
Switzerland
$51.6M +$29.2M +1,025,816 +134%
Arrowstreet Capital
10
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$47.4M +$37M +1,299,859 +379%
BIT
11
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$47.3M -$29.7M -1,043,364 -39%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
12
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$30.3M +$30M +1,051,294 New
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$29.5M +$294K +10,320 +1%
Invesco
14
Invesco
Georgia
$28.1M +$4.1M +143,750 +17%
Citigroup
15
Citigroup
New York
$26M +$214K +7,500 +0.8%
AII
16
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$22.3M +$22M +772,506 New
NB
17
Norinchukin Bank
Japan
$20.3M
WBG
18
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$19.1M -$205K -7,198 -1%
Bank of New York Mellon
19
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$18.6M +$3.47M +121,604 +23%
AllianceBernstein
20
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$18.3M +$3.54M +124,301 +24%
Northern Trust
21
Northern Trust
Illinois
$18.3M -$9.45M -331,500 -34%
TGA
22
Trilogy Global Advisors
Florida
$16.3M +$1.66M +58,350 +11%
Schroder Investment Management Group
23
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$16.2M
AI
24
Axiom Investors
Connecticut
$15.1M +$14.9M +523,100 New
MC
25
Martin Currie
United Kingdom
$14.8M +$6.67M +234,100 +84%

EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

190 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $1.7B — down 19% from $2.09B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new EWT positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 49 added to existing stakes and 55 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Glovista Investments, adding an estimated $67.9M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $330M.

  • 190 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q4 2013, up from 183 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $1.7B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q4 2013, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 28 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Glovista Investments, an estimated $67.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $330M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.