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iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
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191 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.39B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 72 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

19% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 26

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 186 → 191 (+5)

5% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $20.2M | Put options by funds: $19.2M

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.38B → $3.39B (+$13M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 11 (0)

5.83% less ownership

Funds ownership: 88.78% → 82.95% (-5.8%)

38% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 72

Holders
191
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+2.69%
% of All Funds
4.35%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.25%
New
31
Increased
45
Reduced
72
Closed
26
Calls
$20.2M
Puts
$19.2M
Net Calls
+$1.03M
Net Calls Change
+$8.79M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$164M
2
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
+$90.8M
3
UIM
USS Investment Management
United Kingdom
+$64.3M
4
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$40.7M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$28.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$248M
2
Fisher Asset Management
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
-$77.9M
3
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
-$49.2M
4
Squarepoint
Squarepoint
New York
-$46.8M
5
MBA
Maple-Brown Abbott
Australia
-$44.4M

EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

191 of the 4,391 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $3.39B — up 0.39% from $3.38B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new EWT positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 72 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $164M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, cutting an estimated $248M.

  • 191 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q3 2018, up from 186 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $3.39B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 0.39% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 26 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $164M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $248M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.