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iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

175 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.3B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 64 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 810 (+2)

0.92% more ownership

Funds ownership: 36.9%37.82% (+0.92%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.33B → $2.3B (-$24.5M)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 184175 (-9)

15% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 34

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 64

81% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $13.2M | Put options by funds: $70.5M

Holders
175
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-4.89%
% of All Funds
5.08%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
29
Increased
47
Reduced
64
Closed
34
Calls
$13.2M
Puts
$70.5M
Net Calls
-$57.4M
Net Calls Change
-$57M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$293M +$4.98M +154,861 +2%
Bank of Montreal
2
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$158M -$84.4M -2,626,254 -34%
GI
3
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$157M +$9.37M +291,540 +6%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$145M +$128M +3,980,290 +520%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$132M -$27.9M -867,589 -17%
National Pension Service
6
National Pension Service
South Korea
$126M +$133M +4,137,613 New
Arrowstreet Capital
7
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$86.1M -$127M -3,948,294 -58%
U
8
UBS
Switzerland
$72.1M +$24.9M +775,246 +49%
Susquehanna International Group
9
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$69.6M +$58.8M +1,829,825 +408%
NLI
10
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$61.5M -$479K -14,910 -0.7%
PPFA
11
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$61.4M +$29.1M +904,383 +82%
BIT
12
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$60.3M +$3.81M +118,460 +6%
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$57.7M -$862K -26,828 -1%
COLIM
14
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$56.9M +$35.8M +1,113,709 +149%
JP Morgan Chase
15
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$47.6M -$2.31M -71,827 -4%
WA
16
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$45.9M +$48.3M +1,502,900 New
HSBC Holdings
17
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$37M -$3.73M -116,031 -9%
Citigroup
18
Citigroup
New York
$36.4M +$2.65M +82,361 +7%
MC
19
Martin Currie
United Kingdom
$30.9M +$8.01M +249,200 +33%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
20
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$28.6M -$7.93M -246,760 -21%
T. Rowe Price Associates
21
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$28M +$6.36M +197,800 +28%
Invesco
22
Invesco
Georgia
$27.2M
Northern Trust
23
Northern Trust
Illinois
$26.1M -$874K -27,193 -3%
State Street
24
State Street
Massachusetts
$25.4M +$10.6M +328,750 +65%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
25
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$21.8M +$23M +714,869 New

EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

175 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $2.3B — down 1.1% from $2.33B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 34 funds closed out of EWT and 29 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 64 trimmed existing stakes and 47 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $128M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, cutting an estimated $127M.

  • 175 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q3 2014, down from 184 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.3B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q3 2014, down 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 34 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $128M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $127M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.