Marshall Wace LLP Cuts Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWT)

Marshall Wace LLP lowered its position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWT) by 31.2% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 321,349 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 145,862 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP’s holdings in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF were worth $17,414,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 1,025.5% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 5,008,838 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $271,429,000 after purchasing an additional 4,563,810 shares during the period. OLD Mission Capital LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 1,337.6% in the 4th quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC now owns 2,429,991 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $111,852,000 after acquiring an additional 2,260,960 shares during the last quarter. Sun Life Financial Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 21.2% during the 2nd quarter. Sun Life Financial Inc. now owns 1,949,950 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $105,668,000 after purchasing an additional 340,700 shares during the period. Millburn Ridgefield Corp boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 9.1% during the first quarter. Millburn Ridgefield Corp now owns 1,109,028 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $53,987,000 after purchasing an additional 92,394 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Meitav Investment House Ltd. grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 7.0% in the first quarter. Meitav Investment House Ltd. now owns 991,670 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $48,283,000 after purchasing an additional 65,000 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF Trading Down 1.6 %

NYSEARCA EWT opened at $55.50 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.88 billion, a PE ratio of 13.20 and a beta of 0.96. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $52.53 and its 200 day moving average price is $51.36. iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF has a twelve month low of $42.13 and a twelve month 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.