iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF $EWT Shares Sold by BNP Paribas Financial Markets

BNP Paribas Financial Markets lessened its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWT) by 30.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,157,747 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 507,611 shares during the quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets’ holdings in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF were worth $73,552,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 2,953.1% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 602,344 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $28,599,000 after acquiring an additional 582,615 shares during the last quarter. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 494.5% in the third quarter. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL now owns 440,142 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $28,002,000 after buying an additional 366,110 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in the third quarter valued at about $22,354,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in the first quarter valued at about $15,669,000. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 310,385.9% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 285,647 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $18,147,000 after buying an additional 285,555 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF Stock Up 3.5%

Shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock opened at $106.42 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $10.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.58 and a beta of 1.07. iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF has a fifty-two week low of $52.22 and a fifty-two week high of $107.36. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $85.21 and a 200 day moving average price of $73.76.

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF Company Profile

Ishares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Taiwan IndexSM (the Index). The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.