Vontobel Holding Ltd. Makes New $8.98 Million Investment in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF $EWT

Vontobel Holding Ltd. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWT) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 79,506 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $8,976,000. Vontobel Holding Ltd. owned approximately 0.07% of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in the second quarter valued at $103,684,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 1,144,455 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $43,753,000. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 22.4% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 598,887 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $42,473,000 after purchasing an additional 109,496 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 10.0% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 576,657 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $40,897,000 after purchasing an additional 52,499 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EWT opened at $106.26 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $110.16 and a 200-day simple moving average of $100.44. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.60 billion, a PE ratio of 17.58 and a beta of 1.10. iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF has a 1 year low of $59.96 and a 1 year high of $118.47.

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.