IFP Advisors Inc Buys 92,117 Shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF $EWT

IFP Advisors Inc raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWT) by 73,693.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 92,242 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 92,117 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc owned 0.08% of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF worth $5,860,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in EWT. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 393.4% during the 2nd 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. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 2,953.1% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 602,344 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $28,599,000 after purchasing an additional 582,615 shares during the last quarter. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 494.5% during the 3rd quarter. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL now owns 440,142 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $28,002,000 after buying an additional 366,110 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $22,354,000. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $15,669,000.

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF Trading Up 2.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA EWT opened at $91.92 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $80.53 and its 200-day moving average price is $71.80. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.58 and a beta of 1.07. iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF has a 12-month low of $51.87 and a 12-month high of $97.26.

About iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

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.