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iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWT) saw a large decline in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,974,308 shares, a decline of 33.4% from the January 15th total of 2,962,949 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 6,445,156 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock traded up $0.15 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $33.35. The stock had a trading volume of 3,194,848 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,865,418. iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF has a 12 month low of $30.22 and a 12 month high of $38.89.
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Money Design Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 12.7% during the third quarter. Money Design Co. Ltd. now owns 294,113 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $11,088,000 after purchasing an additional 33,158 shares in the last quarter. USS Investment Management Ltd grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 107.5% during the fourth quarter. USS Investment Management Ltd now owns 3,600,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $113,778,000 after purchasing an additional 1,865,000 shares in the last quarter. Van Berkom & Associates Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 19.4% during the third quarter. Van Berkom & Associates Inc. now owns 13,263 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $500,000 after purchasing an additional 2,159 shares in the last quarter. CIBC World Markets Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 11.1% during the third quarter. CIBC World Markets Inc. now owns 134,931 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,087,000 after purchasing an additional 13,532 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF during the third quarter worth about $4,471,000.
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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.
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