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iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

188 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.34B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

83% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 611 (+5)

38% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.7B → $2.34B (+$641M)

2.61% more ownership

Funds ownership: 32.84%35.45% (+2.6%)

3% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 29

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 57

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 190188 (-2)

48% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.16M | Put options by funds: $15.7M

Holders
188
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.05%
% of All Funds
5.43%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+83.33%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
28
Increased
53
Reduced
57
Closed
29
Calls
$8.16M
Puts
$15.7M
Net Calls
-$7.51M
Net Calls Change
-$2.88M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$250M
SIM
2
Strategic Investment Management
Virginia
$235M
Bank of Montreal
3
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$220M +$5.25M +188,396 +3%
RCG
4
Rock Creek Group
District of Columbia
$147M -$40.8M -1,463,412 -23%
GI
5
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$143M -$9.99M -358,076 -7%
Arrowstreet Capital
6
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$138M +$88M +3,154,662 +192%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
7
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$92.8M
PPFA
8
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$63.7M +$61.7M +2,212,500 New
NLI
9
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$61.7M
BIT
10
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$52.3M +$4.95M +177,397 +11%
Bank of America
11
Bank of America
North Carolina
$52.1M -$8.18M -293,136 -14%
AllianceBernstein
12
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$46.3M +$27.1M +972,815 +153%
U
13
UBS
Switzerland
$44.9M -$6.41M -229,639 -13%
Susquehanna International Group
14
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$44.7M +$43.3M +1,553,178 New
NIMI
15
Natixis Investment Managers International
France
$36.8M +$35.6M +1,276,297 New
HSBC Holdings
16
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$32.9M -$19.9M -714,947 -38%
Citigroup
17
Citigroup
New York
$28.2M +$2.22M +79,485 +9%
Invesco
18
Invesco
Georgia
$28M -$6.97K -250 -0%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$26M +$19.8M +708,130 +362%
AII
20
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$24.5M +$2.17M +77,850 +10%
Northern Trust
21
Northern Trust
Illinois
$21.8M +$3.46M +124,165 +20%
MC
22
Martin Currie
United Kingdom
$21.2M +$6.2M +222,150 +43%
NB
23
Norinchukin Bank
Japan
$20.3M
WBG
24
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$19M
BIM
25
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$18.7M +$18.1M +649,041 New

EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

188 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $2.34B — up 38% from $1.7B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 29 funds closed out of EWT and 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 57 trimmed existing stakes and 53 added.

The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, adding an estimated $88M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $41.5M.

  • 188 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q1 2014, down from 190 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $2.34B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 38% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 29 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $88M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $41.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.