Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. Raises Stock Position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF $EWT

Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWT) by 6.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 167,482 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 10,606 shares during the period. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. owned approximately 0.15% of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF worth $10,640,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise now owns 37,937 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,414,000 after buying an additional 158 shares during the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 8,069 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $513,000 after buying an additional 168 shares during the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 5,065 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $291,000 after buying an additional 178 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 7,815 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $497,000 after buying an additional 198 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Boltwood Capital Management grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Boltwood Capital Management now owns 9,900 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $629,000 after buying an additional 250 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock opened at $107.11 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $85.21 and its 200-day moving average price is $73.76. iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF has a 52-week low of $52.81 and a 52-week high of $107.36. The company has a market cap of $10.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.58 and a beta of 1.07.

About iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

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.