6,974 Shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF $EWT Acquired by Meridian Investment Counsel Inc.

Meridian Investment Counsel Inc. bought a new position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWT) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 6,974 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $787,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of EWT. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $103,684,000. Boltwood Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $1,688,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 2,779.7% during the first quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 1,185,627 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $84,084,000 after purchasing an additional 1,144,455 shares during the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $698,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 22.4% during the first 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 during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF Stock Down 2.2%

Shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock opened at $110.94 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $12.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.58 and a beta of 1.10. The company’s 50 day moving average is $109.96 and its 200 day moving average is $100.12. iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF has a twelve month low of $59.96 and a twelve month high of $118.47.

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. 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.