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iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

209 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.19B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 77 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

57% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 77 | Existing positions reduced: 49

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 69 (+3)

38% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 29

30% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.44B → $3.19B (+$743M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 199209 (+10)

2.03% more ownership

Funds ownership: 38.13%40.16% (+2%)

48% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $31M | Put options by funds: $60M

Holders
209
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+5.03%
% of All Funds
5.57%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.24%
New
40
Increased
77
Reduced
49
Closed
29
Calls
$31M
Puts
$60M
Net Calls
-$29M
Net Calls Change
+$22.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$357M +$332M +10,643,135 +1,499%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
2
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$354M +$52.4M +1,678,231 +18%
Bank of Montreal
3
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$168M +$4.62M +148,082 +3%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$166M +$6.62M +212,143 +4%
Fisher Asset Management
5
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$147M +$145M +4,657,473 New
National Pension Service
6
National Pension Service
South Korea
$135M +$26.5M +849,000 +25%
Bank of Nova Scotia
7
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$122M +$62.9M +2,015,514 +108%
GI
8
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$122M -$68.2M -2,187,192 -36%
JP Morgan Chase
9
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$96.4M +$800K +25,648 +0.8%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$96.2M -$32.7M -1,046,751 -26%
Credit Agricole
11
Credit Agricole
France
$90.5M +$3.26M +104,438 +4%
BIT
12
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$78.3M +$13M +416,545 +20%
PPFA
13
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$72.3M +$8.97M +287,489 +14%
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$63.5M -$9.66M -309,444 -13%
NLI
15
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$62.9M -$507K -16,238 -0.8%
Citigroup
16
Citigroup
New York
$52.9M +$11.5M +370,055 +28%
WHG
17
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
$46.1M +$44.4M +1,421,701 +3,357%
Bank of America
18
Bank of America
North Carolina
$44.4M -$10.8M -345,363 -20%
WA
19
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$42.1M -$3.93M -125,929 -9%
BG
20
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$36.1M +$11.4M +364,237 +47%
State Street
21
State Street
Massachusetts
$32.2M
MC
22
Martin Currie
United Kingdom
$31.8M
HSBC Holdings
23
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$31.1M -$1.08M -34,511 -3%
Arrowstreet Capital
24
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$30.8M -$4.48M -143,489 -13%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
25
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$30.3M +$1.01M +32,500 +3%

EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

209 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $3.19B — up 30% from $2.44B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new EWT positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 77 added to existing stakes and 49 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $332M. The largest seller was Glovista Investments, cutting an estimated $68.2M.

  • 209 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q1 2015, up from 199 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $3.19B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 30% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 29 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $332M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Glovista Investments, an estimated $68.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.