Korea Investment CORP Raises Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF $EWT

Korea Investment CORP increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWT) by 66.5% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 397,020 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 158,548 shares during the quarter. Korea Investment CORP owned approximately 0.38% of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF worth $25,258,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 2,378.2% in the 2nd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,905,456 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $109,373,000 after acquiring an additional 1,828,566 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 393.4% during the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,085,693 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $119,719,000 after purchasing an additional 1,662,985 shares during the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 4,066.3% during the second quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 1,677,273 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $97,030,000 after purchasing an additional 1,637,015 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 2,953.1% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 602,344 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $28,599,000 after purchasing an additional 582,615 shares during the period. Finally, Meitav Investment House Ltd. boosted its position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 151.5% during the third quarter. Meitav Investment House Ltd. now owns 821,670 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $52,189,000 after purchasing an additional 495,000 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF Stock Down 0.5%

EWT opened at $70.44 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $69.82 and a 200-day moving average price of $65.77. iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF has a twelve month low of $39.44 and a twelve month high of $77.25. The company has a market capitalization of $7.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.58 and a beta of 0.94.

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. 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.