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iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

178 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.09B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 69 (+3)

2.42% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.76%42.18% (+2.4%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.17B → $2.09B (-$71M)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 188178 (-10)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 32

43% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $13M | Put options by funds: $23M

49% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 76

Holders
178
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-5.32%
% of All Funds
4.74%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.24%
New
24
Increased
39
Reduced
76
Closed
32
Calls
$13M
Puts
$23M
Net Calls
-$9.93M
Net Calls Change
+$2.48M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$347M +$207K +8,150 +0.1%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$139M -$17.9M -705,032 -12%
Fisher Asset Management
3
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$133M -$2.27M -89,483 -2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$104M
BlackRock
5
BlackRock
New York
$85.5M -$3.59M -141,437 -4%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
6
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$73.2M +$4.34M +171,018 +7%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$72.7M -$842K -33,141 -1%
CS
8
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$60.4M +$50.5M +1,989,875 +1,049%
NLI
9
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$59.7M +$6.38M +251,321 +13%
Goldman Sachs
10
Goldman Sachs
New York
$53.3M -$31.9M -1,255,321 -39%
Prudential Financial
11
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$53.1M +$23.4M +921,450 +93%
Arrowstreet Capital
12
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$49.6M -$86.9M -3,422,530 -66%
WHG
13
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
$47.3M +$3.85M +151,499 +10%
ZIG
14
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$39.2M +$6.01M +236,660 +20%
Citigroup
15
Citigroup
New York
$37.3M -$15.2M -598,210 -31%
GI
16
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$33.2M -$54.8M -2,157,700 -64%
Bank of Montreal
17
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$32.1M +$214K +8,442 +0.7%
Bank of America
18
Bank of America
North Carolina
$31.3M +$3.15M +123,866 +12%
Jane Street
19
Jane Street
New York
$30.6M +$9.28M +365,338 +50%
UBS Group
20
UBS Group
Switzerland
$29.9M -$6.14M -241,842 -18%
FTUS
21
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$28.5M +$26.1M +1,027,769 New
Invesco
22
Invesco
Georgia
$27.7M
H
23
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$26.7M -$2.6M -102,435 -10%
OMC
24
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$24.9M +$22.9M +899,534 New
Northern Trust
25
Northern Trust
Illinois
$24.4M +$660K +25,984 +3%

EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

178 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $2.09B — down 3.3% from $2.17B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of EWT and 24 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 76 trimmed existing stakes and 39 added.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $50.5M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, cutting an estimated $86.9M.

  • 178 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q1 2016, down from 188 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.09B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q1 2016, down 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 32 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $50.5M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $86.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.