iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
184 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.33B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 62 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.
1.45% more ownership
Funds ownership: 35.45% → 36.9% (+1.5%)
3% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 31
4% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.52M | Put options by funds: $8.88M
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 188 → 184 (-4)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.51B → $2.33B (-$184M)
15% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 62
27% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 8 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$139M |
| 2 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$92.5M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$59.1M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$42.2M |
| 5 |
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$22.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AG
Ashmore Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$172M |
| 2 |
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Rotterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$92.8M |
| 3 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
-$33.2M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$33.1M |
| 5 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$30.6M |
EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
184 of the 3,491 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $2.33B — down 7.3% from $2.51B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 31 funds closed out of EWT and 30 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 62 trimmed existing stakes and 53 added.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $139M. The largest seller was Ashmore Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $172M sold.
- 184 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q2 2014, down from 188 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $2.33B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q2 2014, down 7.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 30 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 31 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $139M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Ashmore Group, an estimated $172M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.