Fifth Third Bancorp Takes Position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF $EWT

Fifth Third Bancorp purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWT) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 616,933 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $43,753,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of EWT. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 393.4% in the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,085,693 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $119,719,000 after buying an additional 1,662,985 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 2,779.7% during the 1st quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 1,185,627 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $84,084,000 after acquiring an additional 1,144,455 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $57,028,000. DRW Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $38,207,000. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 2,953.1% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 602,344 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $28,599,000 after acquiring an additional 582,615 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF Price Performance

EWT opened at $106.19 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $10.84 billion, a PE ratio of 17.58 and a beta of 1.08. The business has a 50 day moving average of $101.19 and a 200-day moving average of $82.19. iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF has a 52 week low of $57.56 and a 52 week high of $112.78.

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.