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iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

194 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.98B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 20

57% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 711 (+4)

32% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.26B → $2.98B (+$722M)

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 56

8.93% more ownership

Funds ownership: 82.69%91.62% (+8.9%)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 183194 (+11)

93% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.53M | Put options by funds: $63.3M

Holders
194
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+6.01%
% of All Funds
4.83%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+57.14%
% of All Funds
0.27%
New
36
Increased
66
Reduced
56
Closed
20
Calls
$4.53M
Puts
$63.3M
Net Calls
-$58.8M
Net Calls Change
-$30.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$443M +$115K +3,600 +0%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$241M +$122M +3,799,813 +110%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
3
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$187M +$4.8M +150,014 +3%
Fisher Asset Management
4
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$184M +$10.9M +340,553 +7%
Invesco
5
Invesco
Georgia
$154M +$109M +3,391,000 +271%
CS
6
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$145M +$139M +4,335,707 +12,865%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
7
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$134M +$6.39M +199,618 +5%
Arrowstreet Capital
8
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$128M +$123M +3,851,216 New
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$126M -$134K -4,184 -0.1%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
10
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$125M
WHG
11
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
$58.5M
ZIG
12
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$55.2M -$6.99M -218,473 -12%
MBA
13
Maple-Brown Abbott
Australia
$52M +$50.1M +1,563,800 New
Goldman Sachs
14
Goldman Sachs
New York
$50.3M +$32.6M +1,017,794 +205%
H
15
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$42.9M -$17.7M -551,944 -30%
Citigroup
16
Citigroup
New York
$40.5M +$671K +20,956 +2%
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$39.3M -$4.03M -125,981 -10%
SG Americas Securities
18
SG Americas Securities
New York
$37.2M +$20.1M +628,486 +128%
QIM
19
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$36M +$34.7M +1,082,600 New
Prudential Financial
20
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$34.8M +$717K +22,400 +2%
Bank of America
21
Bank of America
North Carolina
$33.3M +$232K +7,236 +0.7%
MC
22
Martin Currie
United Kingdom
$28.1M +$5.47M +170,800 +25%
UBS Group
23
UBS Group
Switzerland
$28.1M -$10.4M -323,704 -28%
Northern Trust
24
Northern Trust
Illinois
$25.8M -$315K -9,842 -1%
GI
25
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$25.5M -$25.5M -796,358 -51%

EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

194 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $2.98B — up 32% from $2.26B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new EWT positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 66 added to existing stakes and 56 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $139M. The largest seller was Glovista Investments, cutting an estimated $25.5M.

  • 194 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q1 2017, up from 183 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $2.98B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 20 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $139M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Glovista Investments, an estimated $25.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.