Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership Buys 1,828,566 Shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF $EWT

Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWT) by 2,378.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,905,456 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,828,566 shares during the quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership’s holdings in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF were worth $109,373,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of EWT. Bank of Montreal Can increased its stake in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 177.2% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 2,816 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $162,000 after purchasing an additional 1,800 shares in the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 11.5% in the first quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 4,959 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $235,000 after buying an additional 512 shares in the last quarter. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $247,000. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 7.3% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 5,322 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $253,000 after acquiring an additional 364 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Townsquare Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $255,000.

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF Trading Up 0.3%

EWT stock opened at $64.85 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $64.61 and its 200 day simple moving average is $60.50. iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF has a 12-month low of $39.44 and a 12-month high of $67.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.76 billion, a PE ratio of 17.58 and a beta of 0.94.

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.