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TWN (Taiwan Fund) 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio : 5.19% (As of Feb. 2025 )


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What is Taiwan Fund 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

6-Month Share Buyback Ratio measures the proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past six months, calculated as the percentage change in shares outstanding from two quarters ago to the current quarter. A positive ratio may indicates share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio suggests no buybacks or potential share issuance. Taiwan Fund's current 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio was 5.19%.


Competitive Comparison of Taiwan Fund's 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Taiwan Fund's 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Taiwan Fund's 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Taiwan Fund's 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Taiwan Fund's 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio falls into.


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Taiwan Fund 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

Taiwan Fund's 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 is calculated as

6-Month Share Buyback Ratio=(Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Aug. 2024 ) - Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Feb. 2025 )) / Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Aug. 2024 )
=(6.722 - 6.373) / 6.722
=5.19%

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Taiwan Fund  (NYSE:TWN) 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A positive ratio may indicates share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio suggests no buybacks or potential share issuance.


Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.


Taiwan Fund 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio Related Terms


Taiwan Fund Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company, One Lincoln Street, P.O. Box 5049, Boston, MA, USA, 02111
Taiwan Fund Inc is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation through investment predominantly in equity securities listed in Taiwan stock exchange and the Republic of China. In selecting the companies for investments fund's portfolio managers will consider overall growth prospects, competitive position in the respective industry technology, research, and development, productivity, profit margins, return on investment, capital resources, government regulation, management and other factors.
Executives
Anthony Clark director C/O ABERDEEN STANDARD INVESTMENTS, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Maria R. Premole officer: Vice President C/O JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND, WORLDWIDE PLAZA, 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Yuichi Nomoto officer: President WORLDWIDE PLAZA, 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019-7316
Warren Olsen director C/O AETOS ALTERNATIVES MANAGEMENT, LP, 875 THIRD AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Aiden Redmond officer: President 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
William Kirby director 22 CONCORD AVE., LEXINGTON MA 02421
Thomas Gregory Kamp director 5821 SOUTHWOOD DRIVE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55437
John Viggiano other: Affiliated Person 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Gem Pushpaharan other: Affiliated Person 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Peter Bonanno other: Affiliated Person 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Douglas Eu other: Affiliated Person C/O ALLIANZ GLOBAL INVESTORS U.S. LLC, 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Thomas J Fuccillo officer: President 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Xiao Corrina other: Portfolio Manager 5F, NO. 378, FUXING N ROAD, TAIPEI F5 10476
Allianz Global Investors U.s. Holdings Llc other: Affiliated Entity 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
City Of London Investment Group Plc 10 percent owner 77 GRACECHURCH STREET, LONDON X0 EC3V0AS