iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
189 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.17B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 69 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.
68% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 22
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 175 → 189 (+14)
1.7% less ownership
Funds ownership: 41.35% → 39.65% (-1.7%)
13% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.5B → $2.17B (-$328M)
13% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $80.5M | Put options by funds: $92.9M
14% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 6 (-1)
33% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 69
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$138M |
| 2 |
GI
Glovista Investments
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$52.4M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$30.4M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$19.7M |
| 5 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$16.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$412M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$51.9M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$29.7M |
| 4 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$28.2M |
| 5 |
Credit Agricole
Montrouge Cedex,
France
|
-$19.1M |
EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
189 of the 3,824 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $2.17B — down 13% from $2.5B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 37 funds opened new EWT positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 46 added to existing stakes and 69 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, adding an estimated $138M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $412M.
- 189 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q4 2015, up from 175 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $2.17B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 37 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 22 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $138M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $412M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.