Foreign Investors Net Buy NT$60.1 Billion, 7th Largest in History; Reduce Holdings in Popular Active ETFs
The Taiwanese stock market continued its hot streak, hitting a new record high driven by tech heavyweights and high-priced stocks. Foreign investors made a net purchase of NT$60.1 billion, the 7th largest in history. However, they reduced their holdings in some popular actively managed ETFs.
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Taipei, April 21 (CNA) - As tech heavyweights and high-priced stocks frequently hit new highs, the Taiwanese stock market continues to heat up. The TAIEX closed up 646.31 points at 37,605.11 today, a new record high, with a turnover of NT$981.525 billion. According to the Taiwan Stock Exchange, the three major institutional investors had a total net buy of NT$67.656 billion.
Looking at the movements of the three major institutional investors, foreign and mainland Chinese investors (excluding foreign dealers) had a net buy of NT$601.53 billion today, marking the 7th largest single-day net buy in history, and the second consecutive day of net buying. Investment trusts also had a net buy of NT$8.216 billion, while securities dealers slightly reduced their holdings by NT$713 million.
In terms of individual stocks, the top three stocks bought by foreign investors today were Taiwan Glass with 36,618 shares, the active Capital US Growth ETF (00997A) with 28,535 shares, and Wistron with 27,712 shares.
On the sell list, the top three stocks sold by foreign investors were the active UPN TAIWAN GROWTH ETF (00981A) with 43,007 shares, AU Optronics with 32,101 shares, and the active CAPITAL TIP TAIWAN INNOVATION ETF (00992A) with 27,651 shares. Two popular active ETFs were on the list.
Tseng Yen-yu, Vice President of the research department at Capital Investment Management, analyzed that although the Taiwanese stock market has been constantly hitting new highs, the gains are not widespread. Capital is flowing to the most efficient areas, highly concentrated in AI-related tech stocks. After TSMC's earnings call, its stock price rose again today after two days of minor declines. He is optimistic that the TAIEX still has higher points to reach.
Tseng observed that compared to the previous two years when high-dividend ETFs and market-cap ETFs were all the rage, this year it is the turn of active ETFs to create a stir. Active ETFs have professional managers at the helm, and their operational logic follows the mainstream, thus causing capital to be even more concentrated in popular AI-related stocks.
Tseng believes that the trend of active ETFs is another key point to watch in the Taiwanese stock market going forward. As capital continues to flow into active ETFs, it supports the unabated rise of the Taiwanese stock market. (Editor: Lin Chia-hsien) 1150421
Looking at the movements of the three major institutional investors, foreign and mainland Chinese investors (excluding foreign dealers) had a net buy of NT$601.53 billion today, marking the 7th largest single-day net buy in history, and the second consecutive day of net buying. Investment trusts also had a net buy of NT$8.216 billion, while securities dealers slightly reduced their holdings by NT$713 million.
In terms of individual stocks, the top three stocks bought by foreign investors today were Taiwan Glass with 36,618 shares, the active Capital US Growth ETF (00997A) with 28,535 shares, and Wistron with 27,712 shares.
On the sell list, the top three stocks sold by foreign investors were the active UPN TAIWAN GROWTH ETF (00981A) with 43,007 shares, AU Optronics with 32,101 shares, and the active CAPITAL TIP TAIWAN INNOVATION ETF (00992A) with 27,651 shares. Two popular active ETFs were on the list.
Tseng Yen-yu, Vice President of the research department at Capital Investment Management, analyzed that although the Taiwanese stock market has been constantly hitting new highs, the gains are not widespread. Capital is flowing to the most efficient areas, highly concentrated in AI-related tech stocks. After TSMC's earnings call, its stock price rose again today after two days of minor declines. He is optimistic that the TAIEX still has higher points to reach.
Tseng observed that compared to the previous two years when high-dividend ETFs and market-cap ETFs were all the rage, this year it is the turn of active ETFs to create a stir. Active ETFs have professional managers at the helm, and their operational logic follows the mainstream, thus causing capital to be even more concentrated in popular AI-related stocks.
Tseng believes that the trend of active ETFs is another key point to watch in the Taiwanese stock market going forward. As capital continues to flow into active ETFs, it supports the unabated rise of the Taiwanese stock market. (Editor: Lin Chia-hsien) 1150421