Foreign Holdings of Taiwanese Assets Climb to Nearly 3 Times Taiwan's Foreign Exchange Reserves, as the Battle to Defend NT$33 Tests Taiwan's Central Bank
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Taiwan's stock market plunged 3,737.67 points intraday on the 6th, the largest intraday point drop on record, and the Taiwan dollar briefly weakened…
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- EWT iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF-1.9% 17d
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF holds stocks listed in Taiwan, which this story is about (“taiwan”).
- CEW WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund
WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund holds emerging-market currencies, which move on news like this from Taiwan.
- EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF+0.3% 6d
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF holds emerging-market government bonds, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Taiwan
- EMLC VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF-2.9% 30d
VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF holds emerging-market bonds in local currencies, which move with rate and currency news like this from Taiwan.
- EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF-4.4% 17d
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF is a broad fund of emerging-market stocks that includes Taiwan
- ASX ASE Technology Holding-3.7% 18d
ASE Technology Holding (semiconductors and related devices) is one of the largest Taiwan-based companies traded in the US, so news about Taiwan (“taiwan”) reaches its shares.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWT | +12.86% | +8.78% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| CEW | +0.00% | +0.00% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| EMB | -0.23% | +0.42% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| EMLC | -0.30% | +0.30% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| EEM | +3.03% | +3.88% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| ASX | +23.89% | +18.53% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
Foreign Holdings of Taiwanese Assets Climb to Nearly 3 Times Taiwan's Foreign Exchange Reserves, as the Battle to Defend NT$33 Tests Taiwan's Central Bank BigGo Finance
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Ishares (EWT) since this story, compared with the market
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASE Technology Holding (ASX) | three days earlier | +18.53% | final price |
| ASE Technology Holding (ASX) | five days earlier | +23.89% | final price |
| Wisdomtree Tr (CEW) | three days earlier | 0.00% | final price |
| Wisdomtree Tr (CEW) | five days earlier | 0.00% | final price |
| Ishares Tr (EEM) | three days earlier | +3.88% | final price |
| Ishares Tr (EEM) | five days earlier | +3.03% | final price |
| Ishares Tr (EMB) | three days earlier | +0.42% | final price |
| Ishares Tr (EMB) | five days earlier | -0.23% | final price |
| Vaneck J. P. Morgan Em Local Currency Bond Etf (EMLC) | three days earlier | +0.30% | final price |
| Vaneck J. P. Morgan Em Local Currency Bond Etf (EMLC) | five days earlier | -0.30% | final price |
| Ishares (EWT) | three days earlier | +8.78% | final price |
| Ishares (EWT) | five days earlier | +12.86% | final price |
Who gains and who loses around Ishares (EWT)
Companies mentioned with this story
- EWT Ishares
Ishares (EWT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 8 Nov 2026 story “Foreign Holdings of Taiwanese Assets Climb to Nearly 3 Times Taiwan's Foreign Exchange Reserves, as the Battle to Defend NT$33 Tests Taiwan's Central Bank.” Reason on file: iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF holds stocks listed in Taiwan, which this story is about (“taiwan”)
- CEW Wisdomtree Tr
Wisdomtree Tr (CEW) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 8 Nov 2026 story “Foreign Holdings of Taiwanese Assets Climb to Nearly 3 Times Taiwan's Foreign Exchange Reserves, as the Battle to Defend NT$33 Tests Taiwan's Central Bank.” Reason on file: WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund holds emerging-market currencies, which move on news like this from Taiwan
- EMB Ishares Tr
Ishares Tr (EMB) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 8 Nov 2026 story “Foreign Holdings of Taiwanese Assets Climb to Nearly 3 Times Taiwan's Foreign Exchange Reserves, as the Battle to Defend NT$33 Tests Taiwan's Central Bank.” Reason on file: iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF holds emerging-market government bonds, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Taiwan
- EMLC Vaneck J. P. Morgan Em Local Currency Bond Etf
For “Foreign Holdings of Taiwanese Assets Climb to Nearly 3 Times Taiwan's Foreign Exchange Reserves, as the Battle to Defend NT$33 Tests Taiwan's Central Bank,” Vaneck J. P. Morgan Em Local Currency Bond Etf (EMLC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF holds emerging-market bonds in local currencies, which move with rate and currency news like this from Taiwan
- EEM Ishares Tr
For “Foreign Holdings of Taiwanese Assets Climb to Nearly 3 Times Taiwan's Foreign Exchange Reserves, as the Battle to Defend NT$33 Tests Taiwan's Central Bank,” Ishares Tr (EEM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF is a broad fund of emerging-market stocks that includes Taiwan
- ASX ASE Technology Holding
In “Foreign Holdings of Taiwanese Assets Climb to Nearly 3 Times Taiwan's Foreign Exchange Reserves, as the Battle to Defend NT$33 Tests Taiwan's Central Bank,” ASE Technology Holding (ASX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: ASE Technology Holding (semiconductors and related devices) is one of the largest Taiwan-based companies traded in the US, so news about Taiwan (“taiwan”) reaches its shares
Ishares (EWT)
Ishares (EWT) is the company in “Foreign Holdings of Taiwanese Assets Climb to Nearly 3 Times Taiwan's Foreign Exchange Reserves, as the Battle to Defend NT$33 Tests Taiwan's Central Bank,” the 8 Nov 2026 this story story.
The link for Ishares (EWT) is this: iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF holds stocks listed in Taiwan, which this story is about (“taiwan”)
Also listed, Wisdomtree Tr (CEW): WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund holds emerging-market currencies, which move on news like this from Taiwan
Price levels for Ishares (EWT)
EMB traded between 90.23 and 91.35 across 6 sessions. The latest close on file is 91.26. EWT traded between 111.75 and 118.47 across 13 sessions. The latest close on file is 113.48.
A simple score for Ishares (EWT)
46 out of 100
“Foreign Holdings of Taiwanese Assets Climb to Nearly 3 Times Taiwan's Foreign Exchange Reserves, as the Battle to Defend NT$33 Tests Taiwan's Central Bank” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.