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iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

206 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.35B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 73 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 912 (+3)

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 57

12% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $71.3M | Put options by funds: $63.6M

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.19B → $3.35B (+$160M)

0.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 40.16%40.36% (+0.2%)

9% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 33

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 209206 (-3)

Holders
206
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-1.44%
% of All Funds
5.55%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
30
Increased
73
Reduced
57
Closed
33
Calls
$71.3M
Puts
$63.6M
Net Calls
+$7.69M
Net Calls Change
+$36.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$441M +$84.7M +2,627,067 +23%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
2
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$395M +$40.4M +1,252,603 +11%
BG
3
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$206M +$173M +5,369,968 +469%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$195M +$29.1M +903,189 +17%
GI
5
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$188M +$66.7M +2,069,978 +53%
Bank of Montreal
6
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$176M +$7.94M +246,485 +5%
Fisher Asset Management
7
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$151M +$4.04M +125,369 +3%
JP Morgan Chase
8
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$99.5M +$2.93M +90,755 +3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
9
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$91.6M +$64.2M +1,990,642 +218%
BIT
10
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$77.8M -$680K -21,108 -0.8%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
11
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$71.8M +$42.3M +1,313,065 +136%
NLI
12
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$70.6M +$7.74M +240,282 +12%
Arrowstreet Capital
13
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$68.6M +$38.5M +1,195,239 +122%
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$65.5M +$1.87M +57,978 +3%
Citigroup
15
Citigroup
New York
$59.1M +$6.18M +191,590 +11%
WHG
16
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
$46.2M
Bank of America
17
Bank of America
North Carolina
$45.6M +$1.13M +35,014 +2%
Wells Fargo
18
Wells Fargo
California
$44.8M -$52.7M -1,634,989 -54%
WA
19
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$42.2M
Bank of Nova Scotia
20
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$38.9M -$85.6M -2,656,514 -68%
H
21
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$36.1M +$30.9M +957,230 +516%
Credit Agricole
22
Credit Agricole
France
$33.9M -$58.1M -1,801,409 -63%
State Street
23
State Street
Massachusetts
$32.5M +$171K +5,300 +0.5%
MC
24
Martin Currie
United Kingdom
$31.9M
Invesco
25
Invesco
Georgia
$31.6M +$3.51M +108,850 +12%

EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

206 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $3.35B — up 5% from $3.19B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 33 funds closed out of EWT and 30 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 57 trimmed existing stakes and 73 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Group, adding an estimated $173M. The largest seller was National Pension Service, exiting entirely with an estimated $138M sold.

  • 206 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q2 2015, down from 209 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $3.35B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 33 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was BlackRock Group, an estimated $173M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q2 2015 was National Pension Service, an estimated $138M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.