Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC Boosts Position in The Taiwan Fund, Inc. (NYSE:TWN)

Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in The Taiwan Fund, Inc. (NYSE:TWN) by 20.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,366 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 400 shares during the period. Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in The Taiwan Fund were worth $91,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. increased its position in The Taiwan Fund by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. now owns 17,653 shares of the company’s stock valued at $775,000 after purchasing an additional 222 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its position in The Taiwan Fund by 5.9% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 5,831 shares of the company’s stock valued at $255,000 after purchasing an additional 324 shares during the period. Matisse Capital increased its position in The Taiwan Fund by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Matisse Capital now owns 70,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,706,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the period. Walleye Capital LLC purchased a new position in The Taiwan Fund during the 3rd quarter valued at about $220,000. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio purchased a new position in The Taiwan Fund during the 3rd quarter valued at about $14,483,000.

The Taiwan Fund Price Performance

NYSE TWN opened at $36.17 on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $38.17 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $42.04. The Taiwan Fund, Inc. has a one year low of $35.59 and a one year high of $47.24.

The Taiwan Fund Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed an annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 27th were given a $7.3984 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 27th. This represents a dividend yield of 16.17%. This is an increase from The Taiwan Fund’s previous annual dividend of $0.44.

The Taiwan Fund Company Profile

The Taiwan Fund, Inc is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Nomura Asset Management U.SA Inc It invests in the public equity markets of Taiwan. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It employs fundamental analysis focusing on such factors as overall growth prospects, competitive position in the respective industry, technology, research, and development, productivity, labor costs, raw material costs and sources, profit margins, return on investment, capital resources, government regulation, and management to create its portfolio.