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iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

187 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.11B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 25

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 183187 (+4)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 60

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.27B → $3.11B (-$165M)

5.62% less ownership

Funds ownership: 88.67%83.04% (-5.6%)

10% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 109 (-1)

41% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $12.7M | Put options by funds: $21.8M

Holders
187
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.19%
% of All Funds
4.24%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-10%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
30
Increased
55
Reduced
60
Closed
25
Calls
$12.7M
Puts
$21.8M
Net Calls
-$9.02M
Net Calls Change
-$2.28M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$387M +$334K +9,000 +0.1%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$329M +$16.4M +441,866 +5%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
3
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$233M +$17.6M +474,314 +8%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$181M -$12.5M -338,191 -6%
Arrowstreet Capital
5
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$179M -$27.6M -744,018 -13%
Fisher Asset Management
6
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$179M -$9.91M -267,100 -5%
Invesco
7
Invesco
Georgia
$168M
Dimensional Fund Advisors
8
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$136M -$1.44M -38,701 -1%
Goldman Sachs
9
Goldman Sachs
New York
$76.7M -$41.1M -1,107,253 -34%
MBA
10
Maple-Brown Abbott
Australia
$65.9M
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
11
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$63.8M -$6.68M -179,900 -9%
ZIG
12
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$63.6M -$315K -8,485 -0.5%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
13
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$58.4M +$59.8M +1,611,504 +679,959%
WHG
14
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
$50.7M -$13.3M -358,662 -20%
Citigroup
15
Citigroup
New York
$47.2M -$1.63M -43,933 -3%
Prudential Financial
16
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$44M +$7.16M +193,024 +19%
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$43.9M -$1.38M -37,134 -3%
BA
18
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$35.5M -$69.1K -1,862 -0.2%
Northern Trust
19
Northern Trust
Illinois
$29.8M -$985K -26,544 -3%
Bank of America
20
Bank of America
North Carolina
$29.2M -$118K -3,187 -0.4%
GI
21
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$28.5M -$15.2M -409,831 -34%
Ameriprise
22
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$28.5M +$28.8M +776,614 +7,502%
UBS Group
23
UBS Group
Switzerland
$26.4M -$32.2M -868,730 -54%
AAMU
24
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$25.5M +$26.1M +702,874 New
Geode Capital Management
25
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$25M

EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

187 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $3.11B — down 5% from $3.27B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new EWT positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 55 added to existing stakes and 60 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), adding an estimated $59.8M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $133M.

  • 187 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q4 2017, up from 183 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $3.11B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q4 2017, down 5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 25 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $59.8M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $133M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.