The Taiwan Fund, Inc. (NYSE:TWN) Short Interest Update

The Taiwan Fund, Inc. (NYSE:TWN) saw a large decrease in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 3,000 shares, a decrease of 43.4% from the February 13th total of 5,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 27,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On The Taiwan Fund

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in TWN. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. boosted its position in shares of The Taiwan Fund by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. now owns 17,653 shares of the company’s stock valued at $775,000 after purchasing an additional 222 shares in the last quarter. Walleye Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of The Taiwan Fund during the 3rd quarter valued at about $220,000. HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in The Taiwan Fund by 5.9% in the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 5,831 shares of the company’s stock worth $255,000 after acquiring an additional 324 shares in the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new position in The Taiwan Fund in the third quarter worth approximately $14,483,000. Finally, Matisse Capital boosted its holdings in The Taiwan Fund by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Matisse Capital now owns 70,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,706,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter.

The Taiwan Fund Stock Up 1.4 %

Shares of The Taiwan Fund stock traded up $0.49 on Friday, hitting $34.85. 3,309 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 20,577. The Taiwan Fund has a one year low of $34.18 and a one year high of $47.24. The company has a fifty day moving average of $37.77 and a two-hundred day moving average of $41.66.

About The Taiwan Fund

The Taiwan Fund, Inc is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Nomura Asset Management U.SA Inc It invests in the public equity markets of Taiwan. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It employs fundamental analysis focusing on such factors as overall growth prospects, competitive position in the respective industry, technology, research, and development, productivity, labor costs, raw material costs and sources, profit margins, return on investment, capital resources, government regulation, and management to create its portfolio.