iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWT) Shares Purchased by BNP Paribas Financial Markets

BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWT) by 2,905.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 76,729 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 74,176 shares during the quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets’ holdings in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF were worth $3,971,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in EWT. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 341.6% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 582,368 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $30,143,000 after buying an additional 450,481 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF during the fourth quarter worth $15,582,000. Wealthfront Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF during the fourth quarter worth $14,046,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 21.9% during the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,492,767 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $77,266,000 after buying an additional 268,617 shares in the last quarter. Finally, OLD Mission Capital LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 1,788.9% during the fourth quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC now owns 254,208 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $13,158,000 after buying an additional 240,750 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EWT opened at $53.77 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $47.89 and its 200 day moving average price is $51.23. iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF has a 1 year low of $39.44 and a 1 year high of $57.69. The company has a market capitalization of $5.39 billion, a PE ratio of 17.30 and a beta of 0.91.

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF 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.