iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF $EWT Shares Sold by Aberdeen Group plc

Aberdeen Group plc cut its stake in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWT) by 10.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 141,606 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 17,000 shares during the quarter. Aberdeen Group plc owned about 0.14% of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF worth $6,674,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. CX Institutional purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Barclays PLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Private Wealth Management Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $71,000. WestEnd Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 175.6% during the first quarter. WestEnd Advisors LLC now owns 3,142 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $149,000 after purchasing an additional 2,002 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fairtree Asset Management Pty Ltd purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $167,000.

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF Trading Down 2.2%

EWT opened at $58.78 on Thursday. iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF has a twelve month low of $39.44 and a twelve month high of $61.35. The firm has a market cap of $6.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.58 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $58.47 and a 200 day simple moving average of $53.10.

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.