iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NYSEARCA:EWT)

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWT – Get Free Report) saw unusually large options trading activity on Monday. Traders bought 10,697 put options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 111% compared to the average daily volume of 5,060 put options.

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWT opened at $98.27 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $110.02 and its 200 day moving average price is $93.43. iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF has a 12 month low of $59.96 and a 12 month high of $118.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.58 and a beta of 1.16.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Point Nemo Capital LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 42.5% during the third quarter. Point Nemo Capital LLC now owns 73,711 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,322,000 after buying an additional 22,002 shares in the last quarter. AlphaCentric Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 6.6% in the third quarter. AlphaCentric Advisors LLC now owns 1,780 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $201,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 2,313.2% in the third quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 6,588 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $744,000 after acquiring an additional 6,315 shares in the last quarter. Providence First Trust Co purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in the third quarter valued at $1,695,000. Finally, Arrow Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in the third quarter valued at $524,000.

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF Company Profile

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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. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

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