iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWT) Shares Acquired by Principal Financial Group Inc.

Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWT) by 163.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 271,168 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 168,341 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF were worth $14,608,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 885.4% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 946 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 850 shares during the last quarter. WestEnd Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 25.4% in the 3rd quarter. WestEnd Advisors LLC now owns 1,147 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $62,000 after purchasing an additional 232 shares during the last quarter. Friedenthal Financial purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $124,000. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 10.2% in the second quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. now owns 5,820 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $315,000 after buying an additional 540 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Boltwood Capital Management boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 30.3% in the third quarter. Boltwood Capital Management now owns 6,775 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $365,000 after buying an additional 1,575 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF Price Performance

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock opened at $53.32 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $54.35 and its 200 day moving average price is $53.02. The company has a market cap of $4.69 billion, a PE ratio of 13.20 and a beta of 0.96. iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF has a 1-year low of $42.13 and a 1-year high of $57.69.

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.