Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC Lowers Position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF $EWT

Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC lessened its holdings in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWT) by 11.3% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,079,103 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 137,144 shares during the period. iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF accounts for approximately 1.3% of Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest holding. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC owned approximately 1.02% of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF worth $61,941,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in EWT. New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 3,512.4% in the first quarter. New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC now owns 5,216,485 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $247,679,000 after buying an additional 5,072,082 shares in the last quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 1,647.4% in the first quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd now owns 1,953,011 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $92,729,000 after buying an additional 1,841,246 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 2,953.1% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 602,344 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $28,599,000 after buying an additional 582,615 shares in the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in the first quarter worth $26,388,000. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its stake in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 122.4% in the first quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 669,531 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $31,789,000 after acquiring an additional 368,491 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF Stock Down 0.1%

EWT opened at $65.09 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $6.79 billion, a PE ratio of 17.58 and a beta of 0.86. iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF has a 52 week low of $39.44 and a 52 week high of $65.78. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $62.08 and its 200 day simple moving average is $56.41.

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.