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iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

183 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.26B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 79 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

36.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 46.58%82.69% (+36%)

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 67 (+1)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 35

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 186183 (-3)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.63B → $2.26B (-$369M)

37% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 79

37% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $49M | Put options by funds: $77.6M

Holders
183
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-1.61%
% of All Funds
4.58%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
35
Increased
50
Reduced
79
Closed
35
Calls
$49M
Puts
$77.6M
Net Calls
-$28.6M
Net Calls Change
-$9.57M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$391M +$198K +6,449 +0%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
2
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$161M -$3.94M -127,941 -2%
Fisher Asset Management
3
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$152M -$42.1K -1,370 -0%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
4
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$113M +$117M +3,795,453 +7,262%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$111M -$13.7M -445,155 -11%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
6
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$110M
BlackRock
7
BlackRock
New York
$102M +$646K +20,989 +0.6%
BIT
8
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$93.6M +$2.23M +72,388 +2%
ZIG
9
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$55.2M +$580K +18,845 +1%
H
10
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$54.1M +$28.4M +921,967 +100%
WHG
11
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
$51.7M -$801K -26,050 -1%
GI
12
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$46M +$48.1M +1,564,582 New
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$38.5M -$6.26M -203,550 -13%
Invesco
14
Invesco
Georgia
$36.8M -$31 -1 -0%
Citigroup
15
Citigroup
New York
$35.2M -$18.6M -606,174 -34%
UBS Group
16
UBS Group
Switzerland
$34.4M +$4.12M +133,805 +13%
Prudential Financial
17
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$30.1M -$591K -19,203 -2%
Bank of America
18
Bank of America
North Carolina
$29.2M -$498K -16,172 -2%
Bank of Montreal
19
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$26.3M -$16.1M -524,300 -38%
LPL Financial
20
LPL Financial
California
$24.1M +$22M +716,307 +774%
Acadian Asset Management
21
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$23.6M -$31 -1 -0%
Northern Trust
22
Northern Trust
Illinois
$23.1M +$550K +17,886 +2%
MC
23
Martin Currie
United Kingdom
$19.9M
6CM
24
683 Capital Management
New York
$19.4M +$17.3M +563,500 +584%
BG
25
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$18.6M -$93.7K -3,046 -0.5%

EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

183 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $2.26B — down 14% from $2.63B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in EWT was balanced in Q4 2016: 35 funds opened new positions, 35 closed out, 50 added to existing stakes and 79 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO), adding an estimated $117M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $266M sold.

  • 183 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q4 2016, down from 186 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $2.26B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q4 2016, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 35 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO), an estimated $117M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $266M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.