Mount Lucas Management LP Purchases Shares of 16,562 iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF $EWT

Mount Lucas Management LP bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWT) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund bought 16,562 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $951,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Legacy Capital Group California Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 4.4% during the first quarter. Legacy Capital Group California Inc. now owns 8,366 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $397,000 after buying an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 7.3% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 5,322 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $253,000 after acquiring an additional 364 shares during the period. Gould Asset Management LLC CA raised its stake in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter. Gould Asset Management LLC CA now owns 16,460 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $945,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares during the period. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 0.3% during the second quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 151,780 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,712,000 after purchasing an additional 480 shares during the period. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC increased its holdings 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 valued at $235,000 after purchasing an additional 512 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EWT stock opened at $65.17 on Monday. iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF has a 52 week low of $39.44 and a 52 week high of $67.58. The company has a market capitalization of $6.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.58 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $64.54 and a 200 day simple moving average of $59.54.

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.