iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWT) Shares Purchased by Sun Life Financial Inc.

Sun Life Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWT) by 5.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,024,250 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 108,100 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF comprises about 5.8% of Sun Life Financial Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Sun Life Financial Inc. owned about 2.30% of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF worth $104,775,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 66.5% in the fourth quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 581 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 232 shares in the last quarter. Finley Financial LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $90,000. AlphaCentric Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 8.7% during the fourth quarter. AlphaCentric Advisors LLC now owns 2,516 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $130,000 after purchasing an additional 202 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $138,000. Finally, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 89.2% during the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 3,262 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $169,000 after purchasing an additional 1,538 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF Price Performance

Shares of EWT opened at $43.82 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $50.83 and its 200-day moving average is $52.80. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.03 billion, a PE ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.92. iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF has a fifty-two week low of $43.44 and a fifty-two week 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.