Arete Wealth Advisors LLC Lowers Holdings in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWT)

Arete Wealth Advisors LLC lowered its holdings in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWT) by 15.5% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,497 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 826 shares during the quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF were worth $241,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Zacks Investment Management raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 54.3% in the 3rd quarter. Zacks Investment Management now owns 39,702 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,139,000 after acquiring an additional 13,967 shares during the period. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 14.8% in the 3rd quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 4,729 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $255,000 after purchasing an additional 609 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 5.3% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 991,195 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $53,396,000 after purchasing an additional 49,532 shares during the period. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF during the third quarter worth $404,000. Finally, Centiva Capital LP purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF during the third quarter worth $264,000.

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF Trading Up 1.1 %

Shares of NYSEARCA EWT opened at $54.65 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.80 billion, a PE ratio of 13.20 and a beta of 0.96. iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF has a twelve month low of $42.13 and a twelve month high of $57.69. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $54.70 and a 200-day simple moving average of $53.67.

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.