Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. Acquires 84,420 Shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWT)

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWT) by 17.9% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 556,714 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 84,420 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF were worth $27,101,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Caprock Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 88.4% in the first quarter. Caprock Group LLC now owns 12,130 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $590,000 after buying an additional 5,690 shares during the last quarter. Millburn Ridgefield Corp raised its stake in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 9.1% during the 1st quarter. Millburn Ridgefield Corp now owns 1,109,028 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $53,987,000 after purchasing an additional 92,394 shares during the last quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 21.0% during the 1st quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 324,827 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $15,813,000 after purchasing an additional 56,400 shares during the last quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 2.8% during the 1st quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC now owns 48,044 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,339,000 after purchasing an additional 1,301 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PFG Investments LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $248,000.

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

NYSEARCA:EWT traded up $0.21 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $55.48. 5,517,207 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,169,285. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.20 and a beta of 0.96. iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF has a twelve month low of $42.13 and a twelve month high of $55.71. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $51.62 and a 200 day moving average of $48.26.

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.