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iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

172 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.89B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

19% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 21

2.27% more ownership

Funds ownership: 83.44%85.71% (+2.3%)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.77B → $2.89B (+$114M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 171172 (+1)

10% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 109 (-1)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 59

71% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $895K | Put options by funds: $3.04M

Holders
172
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.58%
% of All Funds
3.72%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-10%
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
25
Increased
49
Reduced
59
Closed
21
Calls
$895K
Puts
$3.04M
Net Calls
-$2.14M
Net Calls Change
-$22.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$430M -$81.4M -2,469,852 -17%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
2
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$390M
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
3
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$318M -$19.9M -604,337 -6%
PPFA
4
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$146M +$116M +3,511,896 +463%
JP Morgan Chase
5
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$137M +$116M +3,507,331 +762%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
6
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$137M
UIM
7
USS Investment Management
United Kingdom
$125M
Goldman Sachs
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
$87.4M +$63.4M +1,925,485 +319%
Millennium Management
9
Millennium Management
New York
$73.4M +$12M +364,033 +21%
Morgan Stanley
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
$72.1M -$46.7M -1,418,393 -40%
FTUS
11
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$59.1M -$22.5M -681,394 -28%
Invesco
12
Invesco
Georgia
$56.4M -$129M -3,930,200 -71%
CS
13
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$49.8M +$9.29M +282,069 +24%
Squarepoint
14
Squarepoint
New York
$45.1M +$7.45M +226,002 +21%
Jane Street
15
Jane Street
New York
$40.9M +$13.5M +409,203 +53%
COLIM
16
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$37.3M +$27M +821,000 +320%
SG Americas Securities
17
SG Americas Securities
New York
$35.2M +$22.8M +692,116 +212%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$32.3M -$548K -16,639 -2%
Wells Fargo
19
Wells Fargo
California
$31.6M -$2.29M -69,383 -7%
IUHSA
20
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$28.4M
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$27.5M -$10.5M -318,206 -29%
Citadel Advisors
22
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$26.6M +$6.22M +188,752 +33%
Bank of New York Mellon
23
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$23.2M +$4.25M +128,993 +24%
PAM
24
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$22.9M +$16.9M +512,110 +340%
Geode Capital Management
25
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$22M

EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

172 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $2.89B — up 4.1% from $2.77B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new EWT positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 49 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, adding an estimated $116M. The largest seller was Invesco, cutting an estimated $129M.

  • 172 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q1 2019, up from 171 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.89B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 21 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $116M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Invesco, an estimated $129M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.