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$97.34 -0.05 (-0.05%)
Closing price 08/14/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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TWN vs. NUV, TY, USA, STEW, and GAB

Should you buy Taiwan Fund stock or one of its competitors? Taiwan Fund's main competitors and comparable companies include Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NUV), Tri Continental (TY), Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (USA), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), and Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "capital markets" industry.

How does Taiwan Fund compare to Nuveen Municipal Value Fund?

Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NYSE:NUV) and Taiwan Fund (NYSE:TWN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation and risk.

Nuveen Municipal Value Fund has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Taiwan Fund has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the broader market.

22.5% of Nuveen Municipal Value Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Nuveen Municipal Value Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Taiwan Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nuveen Municipal Value FundN/A N/A N/A
Taiwan Fund N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, Nuveen Municipal Value Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Taiwan Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Nuveen Municipal Value Fund and 2 mentions for Taiwan Fund. Nuveen Municipal Value Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Taiwan Fund's score of -0.50 indicating that Nuveen Municipal Value Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Taiwan Fund
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Negative

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Nuveen Municipal Value FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Taiwan FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Nuveen Municipal Value Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Taiwan Fund pays an annual dividend of $6.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%.

Summary

Nuveen Municipal Value Fund and Taiwan Fund tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Taiwan Fund compare to Tri Continental?

Taiwan Fund (NYSE:TWN) and Tri Continental (NYSE:TY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Taiwan Fund has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Tri Continental has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the broader market.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Taiwan FundN/A N/A N/A
Tri Continental N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, Taiwan Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Tri Continental. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Taiwan Fund and 1 mentions for Tri Continental. Tri Continental's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Taiwan Fund's score of -0.50 indicating that Tri Continental is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Taiwan Fund
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Negative
Tri Continental
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Taiwan FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Tri ContinentalN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Taiwan Fund pays an annual dividend of $6.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Tri Continental pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%.

10.2% of Tri Continental shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Taiwan Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Tri Continental shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Taiwan Fund and Tri Continental tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Taiwan Fund compare to Liberty All-Star Equity Fund?

Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (NYSE:USA) and Taiwan Fund (NYSE:TWN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings and risk.

9.9% of Liberty All-Star Equity Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Liberty All-Star Equity Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Taiwan Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Liberty All-Star Equity FundN/A N/A N/A
Taiwan Fund N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, Liberty All-Star Equity Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Taiwan Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Liberty All-Star Equity Fund and 2 mentions for Taiwan Fund. Liberty All-Star Equity Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Taiwan Fund's score of -0.50 indicating that Liberty All-Star Equity Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Taiwan Fund
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Negative

Liberty All-Star Equity Fund has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Taiwan Fund has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the broader market.

Liberty All-Star Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.0%. Taiwan Fund pays an annual dividend of $6.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund$172.73M10.86N/AN/AN/A
Taiwan FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Summary

Liberty All-Star Equity Fund beats Taiwan Fund on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Taiwan Fund compare to SRH Total Return Fund?

Taiwan Fund (NYSE:TWN) and SRH Total Return Fund (NYSE:STEW) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and institutional ownership.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Taiwan FundN/A N/A N/A
SRH Total Return Fund N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, Taiwan Fund and Taiwan Fund both had 2 articles in the media. SRH Total Return Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Taiwan Fund's score of -0.50 indicating that SRH Total Return Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Taiwan Fund
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Negative
SRH Total Return Fund
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Taiwan Fund has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SRH Total Return Fund has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the broader market.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Taiwan FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SRH Total Return FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

15.6% of SRH Total Return Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Taiwan Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of SRH Total Return Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Taiwan Fund pays an annual dividend of $6.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. SRH Total Return Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%.

Summary

Taiwan Fund beats SRH Total Return Fund on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Taiwan Fund compare to Gabelli Equity Trust?

Taiwan Fund (NYSE:TWN) and Gabelli Equity Trust (NYSE:GAB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Taiwan FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Gabelli Equity TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Taiwan FundN/A N/A N/A
Gabelli Equity Trust N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, Gabelli Equity Trust had 6 more articles in the media than Taiwan Fund. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Gabelli Equity Trust and 2 mentions for Taiwan Fund. Gabelli Equity Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Taiwan Fund's score of -0.50 indicating that Gabelli Equity Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Taiwan Fund
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Negative
Gabelli Equity Trust
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Taiwan Fund has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Gabelli Equity Trust has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the broader market.

Taiwan Fund pays an annual dividend of $6.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Gabelli Equity Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%.

7.2% of Gabelli Equity Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Taiwan Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Gabelli Equity Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Gabelli Equity Trust beats Taiwan Fund on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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TWN vs. The Competition

MetricTaiwan FundCapital Markets IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$564.29M$5.73B$14.17B$24.33B
Dividend Yield6.36%7.39%5.87%3.68%
P/E RatioN/A38.2529.4030.78
Price / SalesN/A1,270.63517.5424.81
Price / CashN/A48.2837.2632.61
Price / BookN/A3.692.816.82
Net IncomeN/A$417.15M$1.31B$1.06B
7 Day Performance5.51%0.60%0.77%0.55%
1 Month Performance6.15%0.76%1.56%2.90%
1 Year Performance101.63%7.79%12.52%19.10%

Taiwan Fund Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
TWN
Taiwan Fund
N/A$97.34
0.0%
N/A+103.0%$564.29MN/AN/AN/A
NUV
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund
N/A$9.08
+0.1%
N/A+4.8%$1.91BN/AN/A640
TY
Tri Continental
N/A$35.65
+1.4%
N/A+8.5%$1.87BN/AN/AN/A
USA
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund
N/A$5.98
+1.3%
N/A-8.0%$1.82BN/AN/AN/A
STEW
SRH Total Return Fund
N/A$18.76
+0.7%
N/A+3.3%$1.80BN/AN/AN/A

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This page (NYSE:TWN) was last updated on 8/15/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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