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iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

167 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.5B invested in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.37% more ownership

Funds ownership: 87.66%88.03% (+0.37%)

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 26

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.63B → $2.5B (-$128M)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 169167 (-2)

17% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 65 (-1)

32% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $13M | Put options by funds: $19.2M

52% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 65

Holders
167
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.18%
% of All Funds
3.66%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.67%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
25
Increased
31
Reduced
65
Closed
26
Calls
$13M
Puts
$19.2M
Net Calls
-$6.22M
Net Calls Change
-$3.46M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$501M +$26.6M +755,422 +6%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$374M -$36M -1,022,296 -9%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
3
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$263M -$36.4M -1,032,250 -12%
BA
4
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$145M +$141M +3,996,522 New
Dimensional Fund Advisors
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$137M -$7.12M -202,000 -5%
JP Morgan Chase
6
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$81.4M +$62.3M +1,765,959 +373%
CS
7
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$67.5M -$36.1M -1,023,963 -36%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$63M -$2.9M -82,175 -5%
Goldman Sachs
9
Goldman Sachs
New York
$61.1M -$43M -1,218,539 -42%
Jane Street
10
Jane Street
New York
$51.7M +$27.8M +787,565 +124%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
11
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$43.6M +$42.3M +1,200,000 New
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$42.5M +$1.1M +31,069 +3%
Invesco
13
Invesco
Georgia
$38.7M -$16M -455,100 -30%
Janus Henderson Group
14
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$32.5M +$2.94M +83,247 +10%
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$29.7M -$1.89M -53,461 -6%
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$26.8M +$56.4K +1,600 +0.2%
Geode Capital Management
17
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$23.2M
Susquehanna International Group
18
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$21.6M +$12.7M +359,458 +154%
Bank of America
19
Bank of America
North Carolina
$20.3M -$1.02M -28,882 -5%
IMPI
20
Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
$20M +$19.4M +549,048 New
EMPI
21
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
$17.8M
SG Americas Securities
22
SG Americas Securities
New York
$17.6M -$19.8M -561,614 -54%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
23
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$17.5M +$16.9M +480,300 New
Legal & General Group
24
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$16.3M +$176K +5,000 +1%
DCM
25
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$16.2M

EWT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

167 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $2.5B — down 4.9% from $2.63B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 26 funds closed out of EWT and 25 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 65 trimmed existing stakes and 31 added.

The largest buyer was Bridgewater Associates, opening a new position worth an estimated $141M. The largest seller was USS Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $99.2M sold.

  • 167 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) as of Q3 2019, down from 169 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $2.5B of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock for Q3 2019, down 4.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 26 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Bridgewater Associates, an estimated $141M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seller in Q3 2019 was USS Investment Management, an estimated $99.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.